Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle

The men's 100 freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...

was held on September 22, 1988, with both preliminaries and finals on the same day.

Records

The existing World and Olympic records at the time of the competition were:

A Final

Rank	Name	Time	Notes
	Matt Biondi Matt Biondi Matthew Nicholas Biondi is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals...	48.63	OR
	Chris Jacobs Chris Jacobs (swimmer) Christopher Charles Jacobs is an Olympic swimmer from Livingston, New Jersey who won two gold medals and a silver medal representing the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Sources:**...	49.08
	Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron, sometimes spelled Stéphane Caron, is a former freestyle swimmer from France.Caron won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle at the Summer Olympics twice in a row, starting in 1988. In 1985, he won the European title in the 100 m freestyle.-References:*...	49.62
4	Gennadiy Prigoda Gennadiy Prigoda Gennadiy Prigoda is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992....	49.75
5	Yuri Bashkatov Yuri Bashkatov Yuri Bashkatov is a former freestyle swimmer from the USSR.Bashkatov competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, winning silver medals in the 4X100metre freestyle relay on both occasions....	50.08
6	Andrew Baildon Andrew Baildon Andrew James Baildon is a former freestyle swimming champion from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988....	50.23
7	Per Johansson Per Johansson (swimmer) Per Lennart Johansson is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won two bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle in 1980 and 1984. Johansson was nicknamed Senan.-Long course :-References:*...	50.35
8	Tommy Werner Tommy Werner Tommy Henrik Werner was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander...	50.54

B Final

Place	Name	Time
9	Tom Stachewicz	50.71
10	Sandy Goss Sandy Goss Donald Alexander "Sandy" Goss is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Goss was a freestyle and backstroke specialist who was an Olympic silver medalist.- Early life and education :...	50.73
11	Stefan Volery Stefan Volery Stéfan Voléry, born 17 September 1961, is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland.Stéfan competed in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in a time of 22.84 seconds....	50.74
12	Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics....	51.00
13	Franz Mortenson	51.05
14	Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle in the B final...	51.12
15	Tzvetan Golomeev	51.16
16	Hilton Woods	51.25

Heats

Rank	Heat (Heat Place)	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	10 (1)	Matt Biondi Matt Biondi Matthew Nicholas Biondi is a three-time U.S. Olympic swimmer in the 1984, 1988, and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a total of 11 medals...		49.04	q-A OR
2	8 (1)	Chris Jacobs Chris Jacobs (swimmer) Christopher Charles Jacobs is an Olympic swimmer from Livingston, New Jersey who won two gold medals and a silver medal representing the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea.-Sources:**...		49.20	q-A OR
3	9 (1)	Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron Stéphan Caron, sometimes spelled Stéphane Caron, is a former freestyle swimmer from France.Caron won the bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle at the Summer Olympics twice in a row, starting in 1988. In 1985, he won the European title in the 100 m freestyle.-References:*...		49.37	q-A
4	9 (2)	Yuri Bashkatov Yuri Bashkatov Yuri Bashkatov is a former freestyle swimmer from the USSR.Bashkatov competed at the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games, winning silver medals in the 4X100metre freestyle relay on both occasions....		50.08	q-A
5	10 (2)	Gennadiy Prigoda Gennadiy Prigoda Gennadiy Prigoda is a former freestyle swimmer from Russia, who competed twice at the Summer Olympics first for the Soviet Union in 1988, and then for the Unified Team in 1992....		50.13	q-A
6	8 (2)	Per Johansson Per Johansson (swimmer) Per Lennart Johansson is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won two bronze medals in the 100 m freestyle in 1980 and 1984. Johansson was nicknamed Senan.-Long course :-References:*...		50.22	q-A
7	9 (3)	Andrew Baildon Andrew Baildon Andrew James Baildon is a former freestyle swimming champion from Australia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988....		50.34	q-A
8	8 (3)	Tommy Werner Tommy Werner Tommy Henrik Werner was a freestyle swimmer from Sweden. He won the silver medal in the men's 4×200 m freestyle relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics together Christer Wallin, Anders Holmertz and Lars Frölander...		50.45	q-A
9	7 (1)	Hilton Woods		50.73	q-B
9	10 (3)	Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the Summer Olympics. His best result was a silver medal, on the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside Uwe Dassler, Thomas Flemming, and Sven Lodziewski in Seoul, South Korea. He swam...		50.73	q-B Scratched final
11	8 (4)	Franz Mortenson		50.74	q-B
12	8 (5)	Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski Sven Lodziewski is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics....		50.77	q-B
13	9 (4)	Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner Thomas Fahrner is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Fahrner earned two medals bronze in the 200 m freestyle and silver in 4×200 m freestyle relay. He also set an Olympic record for the 400 m freestyle in the B final...		50.78	q-B
14	10 (4)	Sandy Goss Sandy Goss Donald Alexander "Sandy" Goss is a former college and international swimmer from Canada. Goss was a freestyle and backstroke specialist who was an Olympic silver medalist.- Early life and education :...		50.81	q-B
15	9 (5)	Tzvetan Golomeev		50.82	q-B
16	9 (6)	Tom Stachewicz		50.90	q-B
17	10 (5)	Stefan Volery Stefan Volery Stéfan Voléry, born 17 September 1961, is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland.Stéfan competed in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea, finishing fifth in the Championship Final in a time of 22.84 seconds....		50.96
18		Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria Roberto Gleria , born 15 October 1968, is a former freestyle swimmer from Italy.Gleria swam for Australia in the mid 1980s before taking up on an offer to swim for Italy leading up to the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games...	Italy	50.97
19		Torsten Wiegel		51.02
20		Christophe Kalfayan Christophe Kalfayan Christophe Kalfayan is a retired male freestyle swimmer from France, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He twice won the silver medal in the men's 50 m freestyle at the European LC Championships : in 1993 and 1995.-References:*...	France	51.05
21		Andy Jameson	United Kingdom	51.18
22		Roland Lee	United Kingdom	51.20
23		Dano Halsall Dano Halsall Dano Halsall is a former freestyle swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His mother is from Swiss origin, his father was born in Jamaica....	Switzerland	51.21
24		Manuel Guzman Manuel Guzmán Manuel Guzmán Flores is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics in...	Puerto Rico	51.25
25		Peter Rohde	Denmark	51.38
26		Petr Kladiva		51.39
27		Jianqiang Shen	People's Republic of China	51.40
28		Rodrigo Gozalez	Mexico	51.46
29		Hans Kroes Hans Kroes Hans Kroes is a former freestyle and backstroke swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best individual result in Los Angeles, California was the eighth place in the 100 m backstroke .-References:*...	Netherlands	51.65
30		Patrick Dybiona Patrick Dybiona Patrick Stefan Bernard Dybiona is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....	Netherlands	51.79
31		Magnus Olafsson	Iceland	52.01
32		Shigeo Ogata Shigeo Ogata is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan. He represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was the 5th place in the Men's 4×100 metres Medley Relay event at the 1988 Summer Olympics, alongside Daichi Suzuki, Hironobu Nagahata...	Japan	52.08
33		Jorge Fernandes Jorge Fernandes (swimmer) Jorge Luiz Fernandes Leite is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980....	Brazil	52.23
34		Jean-Marie Arnould	Belgium	52.26
35		Yves Clausse	Luxembourg	52.27
36		Ross Anderson Ross Anderson (swimmer) Ross Woods Anderson is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for the latter country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was eliminated in the qualifying heats of the 100m Freestyle, and 100m and 200m Butterfly...	New Zealand	52.33
37		Emanuel Nascimento Emanuel Nascimento Emanuel Nascimento Fortes is a former international freestyle swimmer from Brazil, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was the 6th place in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle in 1992.-References:*...	Brazil	52.41
38		Qiangblao Feng	People's Republic of China	52.45
39		Carlos Scanavino Carlos Scanavino Carlos A. Scanavino Villavicenio is a former international freestyle swimmer from Uruguay.He participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. His best result was the 12th place in the Men's 400m Freestyle Relay in Seoul, South Korea.-References:*...	Uruguay	52.52
40		Peng Siong Ang	Singapore	52.53
41		Markus Opatril	Austria	52.66
42		Mihály-Richard Bodór	Hungary	52.77
43		Jin Gee Oon	Singapore	53.26
44		Murat Tahir	Turkey	53.27
45		Mostafa Amer	Egypt	53.57
46		Vaughan Smith	Zimbabwe	53.58
47		Richard Bera	Indonesia	53.59
48		Garvin Ferguson	The Bahamas	53.62
49		Michael Wright		53.64
50		Li Khai-kam Li Khai-kam Johnny Li Khai-kam is a two-time Hong Kong Olympic swimmer in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. He is a 1983 graduate of Wan Chai, Hong Kong's Wah Yan College. As of 2004, he served as Hong Kong's representative to the Olympic swimming committee.-External links:*...		53.70
51		Rene Concepcion	Philippines	53.84
52		Hakan Eskioglu	Turkey	53.95
53		Jonathan Sakovich	Guam	54.24
54		Hans Foerster	United States Virgin Islands	54.29
55		Sang-Won Kwon	South Korea	54.31
56		Ignacio Escamilla Ignacio Escamilla Ignacio Escamilla is a retired freestyle swimmer from Mexico. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was the oldest member of the Mexican Swimming Team .-References:*...	Mexico	54.56
57		Kwang-Sun Song	South Korea	54.63
58		Ronald Pickard	United States Virgin Islands	54.72
59		Mouhamedou Diop	Senegal	54.93
60		Graham Thompson	Zimbabwe	55.20
61		Paul Yelle	Barbados	55.35
62		Pedro Lima Pedro Lima Pedro Manuel Barata Lima is a former Olympic swimmer from Angola. He represented Angola in 1988 and 1992.Lima participated in several swimming contests but never advanced past preliminaries. In 1988, he was disqualified from the Men's 50 m Freestyle, finished 62nd in the Men's 100 m Freestyle,...	Angola	55.53
63		Chi-Li Chiang	Chinese Taipei	55.87
64		Plutarco Castellanos	Honduras	56.11
65		Hasan Alshammari	Kuwait	56.44
66		Warren Sorby	Fiji	56.66
67		Sergio Faftine	Mozambique	57.10
68		Pablo Barahona	Honduras	57.97
69		Michele Piva	San Marino	57.99
70		Jason Chute	Fiji	58.14
71		Filippo Piva	San Marino	58.39
72		Mohammed Binabid	United Arab Emirates	58.81
73		Ahmad Faraj	United Arab Emirates	59.10
74		Trevor Noala	Swaziland	59.25
75		Émile Lahoud	Lebanon	1:02.40
76		Yuf Mark Du Pont	Swaziland	1:02.70
--		Stefan Opatril	Austria	DQ

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