| Swimming at the 1960 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 | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | women | |||
| 200 m | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1960 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Contents |
| Gold | David Theile Australia (AUS) |
| Silver | Frank McKinney United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Robert Bennett United States (USA) |
Five heats were held; the fastest sixteen swimmers advanced to the Semifinals. The swimmers that advanced to the Semifinals are highlighted.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:04.4 |
| 2 | József Csikány | Hungary | 1:04.5 |
| 3 | Wolfgang Wagner | Germany | 1:04.7 |
| 4 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:04.7 |
| 5 | Herman Verbauwen | Belgium | 1:05.0 |
| 6 | Julio Cabrera | Spain | 1:06.5 |
| 7 | Raúl Cerqueira | Portugal | 1:06.7 |
| 8 | Dimitrios Kolovos | Greece | 1:13.8 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Bennett | United States | 1:02.0 |
| 2 | Leonid Barbiyer | Soviet Union | 1:03.5 |
| 3 | Jürgen Dietze | Germany | 1:04.0 |
| 4 | Jan Jiskoot | Netherlands | 1:05.9 |
| 5 | Friedrich Suda | Austria | 1:06.0 |
| 6 | Mihovil Dorčić | Yugoslavia | 1:06.0 |
| 7 | Joram Shnider | Israel | 1:11.1 |
| 8 | Ünsal Fikirci | Turkey | 1:15.2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:04.0 |
| 2 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:04.8 |
| 3 | Bob Wheaton | Canada | 1:05.7 |
| 4 | Bengt-Olov Almstedt | Sweden | 1:05.9 |
| 5 | Alejandro Gaxiola | Mexico | 1:05.9 |
| 6 | Athos de Oliveira Filho | Brazil | 1:07.9 |
| 7 | Rudy Muller | Luxembourg | 1:12.3 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Theile | Australia | 1:03.1 |
| 2 | Veiko Siimar | Soviet Union | 1:04.6 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Avellone | Italy | 1:05.4 |
| 4 | Haydn Rigby | Great Britain | 1:06.2 |
| 5 | Kazuo Watanabe | Japan | 1:08.4 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Cortez | Philippines | 1:08.7 |
| 7 | Rolf Burggraf | Switzerland | 1:11.0 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:02.4 |
| 2 | Pedro Diz | Argentina | 1:04.7 |
| 3 | Stig-Olof Grenner | Finland | 1:04.7 |
| 4 | Claude Raffy | France | 1:05.8 |
| 5 | Gilberto Elsa | Italy | 1:05.8 |
| 6 | Enrique Rabell | Mexico | 1:08.0 |
| 7 | János Konrád | Hungary | 1:19.9 |
Two heats were held; the fastest eight swimmers advanced to the Finals. Those that advanced are highlighted.
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Theile | Australia | 1:03.1 |
| 2 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:03.7 |
| 3 | Bob Bennett | United States | 1:03.7 |
| 4 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:03.8 |
| 5 | Veiko Siimar | Soviet Union | 1:04.6 |
| 6 | Kazuo Tomita | Japan | 1:05.2 |
| 7 | Stig-Olof Grenner | Finland | 1:05.2 |
| 8 | Herman Verbauwen | Belgium | 1:06.2 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank McKinney | United States | 1:03.8 |
| 2 | Wolfgang Wagner | Germany | 1:03.9 |
| 3 | Leonid Barbiyer | Soviet Union | 1:04.3 |
| 4 | Jürgen Dietze | Germany | 1:04.7 |
| 5 | Graham Sykes | Great Britain | 1:04.7 |
| 6 | Pedro Diz | Argentina | 1:05.0 |
| 7 | József Csikány | Hungary | 1:05.2 |
| 8 | Giuseppe Avellone | Italy | 1:06.5 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Theile | Australia | 1:01.9 | OR | |
| Frank McKinney | United States | 1:02.1 | ||
| Robert Bennett | United States | 1:02.3 | ||
| 4 | Robert Christophe | France | 1:03.2 | |
| 5 | Leonid Barbiyer | Soviet Union | 1:03.5 | |
| 6 | Wolfgang Wagner | Germany | 1:03.5 | |
| 7 | John Monckton | Australia | 1:04.1 | |
| 8 | Veiko Siimar | Soviet Union | 1:04.6 |
Key: OR = Olympic record