Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sajik Swimming Pool | |||||||||
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| Date | October 3, 2002 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| ← 1998 | 2006 → | |||||||||
| Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games  | ||||
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
| 4×200 m | men | women | ||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Main article: Swimming at the 2002 Asian Games
The men's 100 metre backstroke swimming competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 3 October at the Sajik Swimming Pool.
Schedule
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 3 October 2002 | 10:00 | Heats |
| 19:00 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.
| World Record |  Lenny Krayzelburg (USA) | 53.60 | Sydney, Australia | 24 August 1999 |
| Asian Record |  Daichi Suzuki (JPN) | 55.05 | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
| Games Record |  Alex Lim (MAS) | 55.53 | Bangkok, Thailand | 11 December 1998 |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Atsushi Nishikori (JPN) |
55.06 | GR |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | Tomomi Morita (JPN) |
56.16 | |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Alex Lim (MAS) |
56.70 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 |  Ouyang Kunpeng (CHN) |
56.84 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | Yu Rui (CHN) |
57.96 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 |  Sung Min (KOR) |
57.98 | |
| 7 | 2 | 2 |  Gerald Koh (SIN) |
59.30 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 |  Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) |
59.66 | |
| 9 | 1 | 6 |  Alex Fong (HKG) |
1:00.49 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Dickson Fai (HKG) |
1:00.57 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 |  Akbar Ali Mir (IND) |
1:01.74 | |
| 12 | 2 | 8 |  Albert Galyautdinov (UZB) |
1:02.31 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 |  Rubel Rana (BAN) |
1:03.14 | |
| 14 | 2 | 1 |  Ganboldyn Urnultsaikhan (MGL) |
1:09.03 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 |  Rashid Al-Mohannadi (QAT) |
1:09.84 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Atsushi Nishikori (JPN) |
55.17 | |
 | 3 | Alex Lim (MAS) |
55.18 | |
 | 5 | Tomomi Morita (JPN) |
55.32 | |
| 4 | 6 | Ouyang Kunpeng (CHN) |
55.61 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sung Min (KOR) |
56.23 | |
| 6 | 2 | Yu Rui (CHN) |
56.29 | |
| 7 | 8 | Dulyarit Phuangthong (THA) |
59.04 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gerald Koh (SIN) |
59.41 |