Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
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| Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics  |
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| Freestyle | ||
| 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 | |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place between October 21 and 22. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
| Gold | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| Silver | Charlie Hickcox United States |
| Bronze | Ronnie Mills United States |
Results
Heats
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Semifinals
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Final
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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Roland Matthes | East Germany |
58.7 | OR |
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Charlie Hickcox | United States |
1:00.2 | |
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Ronnie Mills | United States |
1:00.5 | |
| 4 | Larry Barbiere | United States |
1:01.1 | |
| 5 | Jim Shaw |  Canada |
1:01.4 | |
| 6 | Bob Schoutsen |  Netherlands |
1:01.8 | |
| 7 | Reinhard Blechert | West Germany |
1:01.9 | |
| 8 | Franco Del Campo |  Italy |
1:02.0 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
| 100 yards |
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| 100 metres |
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References
- 1968 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 m backstroke, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.
