Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 yard backstroke
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| Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||||
| 50 yard | men | |||
| 100 yard | men | |||
| 220 yard | men | |||
| 440 yard | men | |||
| 880 yard | men | |||
| 1 mile | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 yard | men | |||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 440 yard | men | |||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×50 yard | men | |||
The men's 100 yard backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held at such a distance at the Olympics and the only time yards rather than metres were used.
6 swimmers from 2 nations competed.
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[edit] Medalists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Walter BrackGermany (GER) |
Georg Hoffmann Germany (GER) |
Georg Zacharias Germany (GER) |
[edit] Results
[edit] Final
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Walter Brack (GER) |
1:16.8 |
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Georg Hoffmann (GER) |
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Georg Zacharias (GER) |
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| 4. |  William Orthwein (USA) |
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| 5-6 | David Hammond (USA) |
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| Edwin Swatek (USA) |
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[edit] Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 19 December 2006. (Polish)
