100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1959 Summer Universiade
Venue Torino ITA
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 16
Countries 12
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Gilberto Elsa ITA 1:06.0
(1 h2)		 1:05.7
(1 F)
🥈 Georgy Kuvaldin URS 1:08.0
(1 h1)		 1:06.5
(2 F)
🥉 Mihovil Dorčić YUG 1:08.2
(2 h1)		 1:06.6
(3 F)
4 Giorgio Perondini ITA 1:07.9
(1 h3)		 1:08.0
(4 F)
5 Ekkehard Miersch GER 1:08.8
(2 h3)		 1:08.5
(5 F)
6 Gerrit Korteweg NED 1:08.4
(2 h2)		 1:08.9
(6 F)
7 Stig-Olof Grenner FIN 1:09.1
(3 h1)		 1:09.3
(7 F)
8 Protin FRA 1:09.2
(4 h1)		 1:09.5
(8 F)
9 Vlastimil Krček TCH 1:10.4
(3 h2)		 —
10 Werner GER 1:12.4
(5 h1)		 —
11 Hill GBR 1:12.9
(3 h3)		 —
12 Dudley Seifert GBR 1:13.4
(4 h2)		 —
13 Alfonso Díaz ESP 1:14.4
(5 h2)		 —
14 E. Koning NED 1:15.4
(4 h3)		 —
15 Bonev BUL 1:15.6
(5 h3)		 —
16 Rudy Muller LUX 1:18.3
(6 h2)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Georgy Kuvaldin URS 1:08.0
2 Mihovil Dorčić YUG 1:08.2
3 Stig-Olof Grenner FIN 1:09.1
4 Protin FRA 1:09.2
5 Werner GER 1:12.4

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gilberto Elsa ITA 1:06.0
2 Gerrit Korteweg NED 1:08.4
3 Vlastimil Krček TCH 1:10.4
4 Dudley Seifert GBR 1:13.4
5 Alfonso Díaz ESP 1:14.4
6 Rudy Muller LUX 1:18.3

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Giorgio Perondini ITA 1:07.9
2 Ekkehard Miersch GER 1:08.8
3 Hill GBR 1:12.9
4 E. Koning NED 1:15.4
5 Bonev BUL 1:15.6

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gilberto Elsa ITA 1:05.7
2 Georgy Kuvaldin URS 1:06.5
3 Mihovil Dorčić YUG 1:06.6
4 Giorgio Perondini ITA 1:08.0
5 Ekkehard Miersch GER 1:08.5
6 Gerrit Korteweg NED 1:08.9
7 Stig-Olof Grenner FIN 1:09.3
8 Protin FRA 1:09.5