100 m Backstroke, Men
| Competition | 1973 World Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Beograd
 YUG
|
| Held | 4 September 1973 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 29 |
| Countries | 20 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Roland Matthes |  GDR |
58.694 (1 h4) |
57.477 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Mike Stamm |  USA |
59.101 (2 h3) |
58.770 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Lutz Wanja | GDR |
59.535 (4 h1) |
59.083 (3 F) |
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| 4 | John Murphy | USA |
59.332 (3 h2) |
59.372 (4 F) |
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| 5 | László Cseh, Sr. |  HUN |
59.886 (6 h1) |
59.512 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Klaus Steinbach |  GER |
59.833 (5 h2) |
59.770 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Rômulo Arantes |  BRA |
1:00.179 (7 h1) |
1:00.370 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Ian MacKenzie |  CAN |
1:00.430 (8 h3) |
1:00.602 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
1:00.495 (9 h2) |
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| =10 | Mark Tonelli |  AUS |
1:00.590 (=10 h3) |
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| =10 | Carlos Berrocal |  PUR |
1:00.590 (=10 h4) |
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| 12 | Colin Cunningham |  GBR |
1:00.775 (12 h4) |
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| 13 | Brad Cooper | AUS |
1:00.874 (13 h1) |
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| 14 | Nenad Miloš | YUG |
1:01.041 (14 h4) |
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| 15 | Steve Pickell | CAN |
1:01.333 (15 h4) |
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| 16 | Karim Ressang |  NED |
1:01.510 (16 h3) |
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| 17 | Predrag Miloš | YUG |
1:01.561 (17 h1) |
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| 18 | Piotr Dłucik |  POL |
1:01.654 (18 h4) |
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| 19 | Anders Sandberg |  SWE |
1:01.926 (19 h2) |
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| 20 | Jean-Paul Berjeau |  FRA |
1:02.033 (20 h2) |
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| 21 | Jorge Urreta |  MEX |
1:02.455 (21 h3) |
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| 22 | Ignacio Álvarez | MEX |
1:02.604 (22 h4) |
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| 23 | Enrique Melo |  ESP |
1:02.655 (23 h2) |
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| 24 | Ramón Volcán |  VEN |
1:03.022 (24 h1) |
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| 25 | Helmut Podolan |  AUT |
1:03.397 (25 h3) |
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| 26 | Igor Grivennikov |  URS |
1:03.830 (26 h3) |
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| 27 | Carlos Santiago | PUR |
1:03.843 (27 h4) |
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| 28 | César Lourenço | BRA |
1:03.950 (28 h2) |
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| 29 | Dimitar Kolarov |  BUL |
1:04.043 (29 h1) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lutz Wanja | GDR |
59.535 | |
| 6 | László Cseh, Sr. | HUN |
59.886 | |
| 7 | Rômulo Arantes | BRA |
1:00.179 | |
| 13 | Brad Cooper | AUS |
1:00.874 | |
| 17 | Predrag Miloš | YUG |
1:01.561 | |
| 24 | Ramón Volcán | VEN |
1:03.022 | |
| 29 | Dimitar Kolarov | BUL |
1:04.043 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | John Murphy | USA |
59.332 | |
| 5 | Klaus Steinbach | GER |
59.833 | |
| 9 | Zoltán Verrasztó | HUN |
1:00.495 | |
| 19 | Anders Sandberg | SWE |
1:01.926 | |
| 20 | Jean-Paul Berjeau | FRA |
1:02.033 | |
| 23 | Enrique Melo | ESP |
1:02.655 | |
| 28 | César Lourenço | BRA |
1:03.950 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mike Stamm | USA |
59.101 | |
| 8 | Ian MacKenzie | CAN |
1:00.430 | |
| =10 | Mark Tonelli | AUS |
1:00.590 | |
| 16 | Karim Ressang | NED |
1:01.510 | |
| 21 | Jorge Urreta | MEX |
1:02.455 | |
| 25 | Helmut Podolan | AUT |
1:03.397 | |
| 26 | Igor Grivennikov | URS |
1:03.830 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | GDR |
58.694 | |
| =10 | Carlos Berrocal | PUR |
1:00.590 | |
| 12 | Colin Cunningham | GBR |
1:00.775 | |
| 14 | Nenad Miloš | YUG |
1:01.041 | |
| 15 | Steve Pickell | CAN |
1:01.333 | |
| 18 | Piotr Dłucik | POL |
1:01.654 | |
| 22 | Ignacio Álvarez | MEX |
1:02.604 | |
| 27 | Carlos Santiago | PUR |
1:03.843 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roland Matthes | GDR |
57.477 | |
| 2 | Mike Stamm | USA |
58.770 | |
| 3 | Lutz Wanja | GDR |
59.083 | |
| 4 | John Murphy | USA |
59.372 | |
| 5 | László Cseh, Sr. | HUN |
59.512 | |
| 6 | Klaus Steinbach | GER |
59.770 | |
| 7 | Rômulo Arantes | BRA |
1:00.370 | |
| 8 | Ian MacKenzie | CAN |
1:00.602 |