Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly
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The men's 100 metre butterfly
event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31. This swimming
event used the butterfly stroke
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Key: WR = World record
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 30 and 31. This swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
event used the butterfly stroke
Butterfly stroke
The butterfly is a swimming stroke swum on the breast, with both arms moving simultaneously. The butterfly kick was developed separately, and is also known as the "dolphin kick"...
. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mark Spitz Mark Spitz Mark Andrew Spitz is a retired American swimmer. He won seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, an achievement only surpassed by Michael Phelps who won eight golds at the 2008 Olympics.... |
54.27 | WR | |
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Bruce Robertson | 55.56 | ||
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Jerry Heidenreich Jerry Heidenreich Jerry Heidenreich was an American swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he received a gold medal in 4×100 m medley relay, and a gold medal in 4×100 m freestyle relay. He received a silver medal in 100 m freestyle, and a... |
55.74 | ||
| 4 | Roland Matthes Roland Matthes Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered... |
55.87 | ||
| 5 | Dave Edgar | 56.11 | ||
| 6 | Byron MacDonald | 57.27 | ||
| 7 | Hartmut Flöckner | 57.40 | ||
| 8 | Neil Rogers | 57.90 |
Key: WR = World record