50 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2006 World Swimming Championships (25 m)
Venue Shanghai CHN
Held 7 – 8 April 2006
Status Medal
Competitors 55
Countries 44
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Matt Welsh AUS 24.12
(2 h5)
24.17
(1 h1)
23.53
(1 F)
🥈 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.91
(1 h6)
24.20
(1 h2)
23.70
(2 F)
🥉 Helge Meeuw GER 24.00
(1 h5)
24.21
(2 h1)
24.01
(3 F)
4 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 24.42
(3 h5)
24.34
(4 h1)
24.03
(4 F)
5 Randall Bal USA 24.54
(2 h7)
24.23
(=2 h2)
24.21
(5 F)
6 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 24.55
(3 h7)
24.29
(3 h1)
24.22
(6 F)
7 Alex Lim MAS 24.35
(2 h6)
24.23
(=2 h2)
24.40
(7 F)
8 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 24.68
(4 h7)
24.56
(4 h2)
25.04
(8 F)
9 Albert Subirats VEN 24.63
(1 h4)
24.53
(5 h1)
—
10 Ľuboš Križko SVK 24.56
(4 h5)
24.62
(5 h2)
—
11 Sun Xiaolei CHN 24.79
(3 h6)
24.63
(6 h1)
—
12 Matt Grevers USA 24.07
(1 h7)
24.64
(6 h2)
—
13 Tero Räty FIN 24.74
(5 h5)
24.71
(7 h1)
—
14 Anton Buhayov UKR 24.78
(5 h7)
24.76
(7 h2)
—
15 Grant Brits AUS 24.91
(4 h6)
25.01
(8 h2)
—
16 Scott Talbot NZL 24.96
(6 h7)
25.13
(8 h1)
—
17 Liam Tancock GBR 25.08
(5 h6)
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18 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 25.14
(6 h5)
— —
19 George du Rand RSA 25.23
(7 h7)
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20 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 25.26
(6 h6)
— —
21 Guy Barnea ISR 25.30
(7 h6)
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22 Ștefan Gherghel ROU 25.41
(8 h7)
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23 Stanislav Osinsky KAZ 25.45
(7 h5)
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24 Ante Cvitković CRO 25.60
(8 h6)
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25 Antonios Gkioulmpas GRE 25.73
(2 h4)
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26 Jason Dunford KEN 25.79
(1 h3)
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27 Lewis Williams NZL 25.82
(3 h4)
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28 Yevgeny Alyoshin RUS 25.98
(8 h5)
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29 Chris Vythoulkas BAH 26.10
(4 h4)
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30 Andrés Páez ECU 26.43
(5 h4)
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31 Lee Seung-Hyeon KOR 26.53
(6 h4)
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=32 David Dunford KEN 27.02
(2 h3)
— —
=32 Đỗ Huy Long VIE 27.02
(7 h4)
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34 Francois Ghattas LBN 27.51
(3 h3)
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35 Harizal Harizal INA 27.63
(8 h4)
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36 Mario Montoya CRC 27.66
(1 h2)
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37 Javier Hernández HON 28.15
(2 h2)
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38 Yassir Abdalla BOL 28.20
(3 h2)
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39 Rony Bakale CGO 28.26
(4 h3)
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=40 Wong Ka Seng MAC 28.35
(4 h2)
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=40 Juan Francisco Montenegro GUA 28.35
(5 h3)
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42 Ronny Vencatachellum MRI 29.23
(5 h2)
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43 Kiril Shiryaev GEO 29.29
(6 h3)
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44 Oleg Pukhnaty UZB 29.39
(7 h3)
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45 Richard Randrianandraina MAD 30.06
(1 h1)
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46 Imdad Ali PAK 30.16
(6 h2)
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47 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 30.34
(7 h2)
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48 Tural Abbasov AZE 30.49
(8 h3)
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49 Majd Abdo PLE 31.48
(8 h2)
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50 Jean Paul Miralda HON 31.49
(2 h1)
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51 Tegue Ouattara CIV 31.83
(3 h1)
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52 Sami Nassar PLE 33.31
(4 h1)
— —
53 Munkhtuvshin Lkhagvadorj MGL 34.57
(5 h1)
— —
54 Isao Misech PLW 37.03
(6 h1)
— —
55 Isaac Rwenzo UGA 42.41
(7 h1)
— —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Richard Randrianandraina MAD 30.06
2 Jean Paul Miralda HON 31.49
3 Tegue Ouattara CIV 31.83
4 Sami Nassar PLE 33.31
5 Munkhtuvshin Lkhagvadorj MGL 34.57
6 Isao Misech PLW 37.03
7 Isaac Rwenzo UGA 42.41

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Mario Montoya CRC 27.66
2 Javier Hernández HON 28.15
3 Yassir Abdalla BOL 28.20
4 Wong Ka Seng MAC 28.35
5 Ronny Vencatachellum MRI 29.23
6 Imdad Ali PAK 30.16
7 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 30.34
8 Majd Abdo PLE 31.48

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Jason Dunford KEN 25.79
2 David Dunford KEN 27.02
3 Francois Ghattas LBN 27.51
4 Rony Bakale CGO 28.26
5 Juan Francisco Montenegro GUA 28.35
6 Kiril Shiryaev GEO 29.29
7 Oleg Pukhnaty UZB 29.39
8 Tural Abbasov AZE 30.49

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Albert Subirats VEN 24.63
2 Antonios Gkioulmpas GRE 25.73
3 Lewis Williams NZL 25.82
4 Chris Vythoulkas BAH 26.10
5 Andrés Páez ECU 26.43
6 Lee Seung-Hyeon KOR 26.53
7 Đỗ Huy Long VIE 27.02
8 Harizal Harizal INA 27.63

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Helge Meeuw GER 24.00
2 Matt Welsh AUS 24.12
3 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 24.42
4 Ľuboš Križko SVK 24.56
5 Tero Räty FIN 24.74
6 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 25.14
7 Stanislav Osinsky KAZ 25.45
8 Yevgeny Alyoshin RUS 25.98

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.91
2 Alex Lim MAS 24.35
3 Sun Xiaolei CHN 24.79
4 Grant Brits AUS 24.91
5 Liam Tancock GBR 25.08
6 Gabriel Mangabeira BRA 25.26
7 Guy Barnea ISR 25.30
8 Ante Cvitković CRO 25.60

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Grevers USA 24.07
2 Randall Bal USA 24.54
3 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 24.55
4 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 24.68
5 Anton Buhayov UKR 24.78
6 Scott Talbot NZL 24.96
7 George du Rand RSA 25.23
8 Ștefan Gherghel ROU 25.41

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Welsh AUS 24.17
2 Helge Meeuw GER 24.21
3 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 24.29
4 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 24.34
5 Albert Subirats VEN 24.53
6 Sun Xiaolei CHN 24.63
7 Tero Räty FIN 24.71
8 Scott Talbot NZL 25.13

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 24.20
=2 Randall Bal USA 24.23
=2 Alex Lim MAS 24.23
4 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 24.56
5 Ľuboš Križko SVK 24.62
6 Matt Grevers USA 24.64
7 Anton Buhayov UKR 24.76
8 Grant Brits AUS 25.01

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Welsh AUS 23.53
2 Thomas Rupprath GER 23.70
3 Helge Meeuw GER 24.01
4 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 24.03
5 Randall Bal USA 24.21
6 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 24.22
7 Alex Lim MAS 24.40
8 Andriy Oleynyk UKR 25.04