| Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 30 and August 1, at the Swimming Stadium. This swimming event used the backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Contents |
| Gold | Yoshi Oyakawa United States (USA) |
| Silver | Gilbert Bozon France (FRA) |
| Bronze | Jack Taylor United States (USA) |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshi Oyakawa | United States | 1:05.4 | OR | |
| Gilbert Bozon | France | 1:06.2 | ||
| Jack Taylor | United States | 1:06.4 | ||
| 4 | Allen Stack | United States | 1:07.6 | |
| 5 | Pedro Galvão | Argentina | 1:07.7 | |
| 6 | Bert Wardrop | Great Britain | 1:07.8 | |
| 7 | Boris Škanata | Yugoslavia | 1:08.1 | |
| 8 | Lin Meiring | South Africa | 1:08.3 |
Key: OR = Olympic record