| Men's 50 metre backstroke at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Manchester Aquatics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 30–31 July 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 25.65 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 19982006 → | ||||||||||
The men's 50 metre backstroke event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place 30–31 July. The heats and the semi were held on 30 July, the final on 31 July.
Results
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Matt Welsh |  Australia |
25.65 | GR |
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6 | Alex Lim |  Malaysia |
25.67 | |
 |
3 | Gerhard Zandberg |  South Africa |
25.89 | |
| 4 | 5 | Riley Janes |  Canada |
26.05 | |
| 5 | 7 | James Veldman | Canada |
26.20 | |
| 6 | 2 | Ethan Rolff | Australia |
26.47 | |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Harris |  England |
26.56 | |
| 8 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
26.67 |
Key: WR = World record
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Matt Welsh | Australia |
25.86 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Riley Janes | Canada |
25.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | Gerhard Zandberg | South Africa |
26.05 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | Alex Lim | Malaysia |
26.20 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Ethan Rolff | Australia |
26.23 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | James Veldman | Canada |
26.33 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Robert van der Zant | Australia |
26.45 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | Martin Harris | England |
26.49 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | Gregor Tait |  Scotland |
26.52 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Adam Ruckwood | England |
26.54 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Ryan Pini |  Papua New Guinea |
26.64 | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Simon Burnett | England |
26.78 | |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | Cameron Gibson |  New Zealand |
26.97 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | Nicholas Neckles |  Barbados |
27.12 | |
| 15 | 2 | 8 | Jonathan Winter | New Zealand |
27.43 | |
| 16 | 1 | 8 | Mark Chay |  Singapore |
27.50 |
