100 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 1978 Commonwealth Games |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Edmonton
 CAN
|
| Held | 8 – 9 August 1978 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 19 |
| Countries | 10 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Glenn Patching |  AUS |
58.86 (1 h3) |
57.90 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Gary Abraham |  ENG |
59.07 (1 h1) |
58.48 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Jay Tapp | CAN |
59.11 (2 h1) |
59.05 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Wade Flemons | CAN |
1:00.00 (2 h2) |
59.56 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Paul Marshall |  SCO |
1:00.13 (4 h1) |
59.57 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Jim Carter | SCO |
59.76 (2 h3) |
59.79 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Cam Henning | CAN |
59.55 (1 h2) |
1:00.33 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Paul Moorfoot | AUS |
1:00.06 (3 h1) |
1:00.92 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Ian Bullock |  NZL |
1:00.22 (3 h3) |
— | ||
| 10 | Doug Campbell | SCO |
1:00.56 (3 h2) |
— | ||
| 11 | Stephen Harrison | ENG |
1:00.27 (4 h3) |
— | ||
| 12 | Rob Howard |  NIR |
1:01.00 (5 h1) |
— | ||
| 13 | Simon Magowan | NIR |
1:01.77 (5 h3) |
— | ||
| 14 | Michael Roberts |  WAL |
1:02.70 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 15 | Glynn McKenzie |  BAR |
1:03.53 (6 h1) |
— | ||
| 16 | Colin Skillicorn |  IOM |
1:03.78 (5 h2) |
— | ||
| 17 | Andrew Phillips |  JAM |
1:04.19 (6 h3) |
— | ||
| 18 | Norman Cannell | IOM |
1:04.97 (7 h3) |
— | ||
| DQ | Gary Hurring | NZL |
— (DQ h2) |
— |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Abraham | ENG |
59.07 | |
| 2 | Jay Tapp | CAN |
59.11 | |
| 3 | Paul Moorfoot | AUS |
1:00.06 | |
| 4 | Paul Marshall | SCO |
1:00.13 | |
| 5 | Rob Howard | NIR |
1:01.00 | |
| 6 | Glynn McKenzie | BAR |
1:03.53 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Henning | CAN |
59.55 | |
| 2 | Wade Flemons | CAN |
1:00.00 | |
| 3 | Doug Campbell | SCO |
1:00.56 | |
| 4 | Michael Roberts | WAL |
1:02.70 | |
| 5 | Colin Skillicorn | IOM |
1:03.78 | |
| DQ | Gary Hurring | NZL |
— |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Patching | AUS |
58.86 | |
| 2 | Jim Carter | SCO |
59.76 | |
| 3 | Ian Bullock | NZL |
1:00.22 | |
| 4 | Stephen Harrison | ENG |
1:00.27 | |
| 5 | Simon Magowan | NIR |
1:01.77 | |
| 6 | Andrew Phillips | JAM |
1:04.19 | |
| 7 | Norman Cannell | IOM |
1:04.97 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenn Patching | AUS |
57.90 | |
| 2 | Gary Abraham | ENG |
58.48 | |
| 3 | Jay Tapp | CAN |
59.05 | |
| 4 | Wade Flemons | CAN |
59.56 | |
| 5 | Paul Marshall | SCO |
59.57 | |
| 6 | Jim Carter | SCO |
59.79 | |
| 7 | Cam Henning | CAN |
1:00.33 | |
| 8 | Paul Moorfoot | AUS |
1:00.92 |