100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 1998 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Perth AUS
Held —
Status Medal
Competitors 51
Countries 37
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 55.22
(2 h7)		 55.00
(1 FA)
🥈 Mark Versfeld CAN 55.58
(4 h7)		 55.17
(2 FA)
🥉 Stev Theloke GER 55.11
(1 h5)		 55.20
(3 FA)
4 Neisser Bent CUB 55.57
(3 h5)		 55.21
(4 FA)
5 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 55.78
(=7 h6)		 55.32
(5 FA)
6 Matt Welsh AUS 55.70
(6 h7)		 55.45
(6 FA)
7 Eithan Urbach ISR 55.62
(5 h6)		 55.97
(7 FA)
8 Ricardo Busquets PUR 55.78
(=7 h5)		 56.03
(8 FA)
9 Ralf Braun GER 55.85
(10 h7)		 55.92
(1 FB)
10 Adrian Radley AUS 56.78
(=17 h5)		 56.05
(2 FB)
11 Mariusz Siembida POL 55.88
(11 h5)		 56.30
(3 FB)
12 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.24
(=12 h5)		 56.38
(4 FB)
=13 David Ortega ESP 56.52
(15 h7)		 56.43
(=5 FB)
=13 Keitaro Konnai JPN 56.30
(14 h6)		 56.43
(=5 FB)
15 Rogério Romero BRA 56.77
(16 h7)		 56.45
(7 FB)
16 Neil Willey GBR 56.24
(=12 h7)		 56.75
(8 FB)
17 Neil Walker USA 55.79
(9 h6)		 —
18 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.78
(=17 h6)		 —
19 Carlos Ramos ESP 56.84
(19 h5)		 —
20 Vladimir Selkov RUS 56.85
(20 h7)		 —
21 Fu Yong CHN 56.94
(21 h6)		 —
22 Vladislav Aminov RUS 56.96
(22 h3)		 —
23 Martin Harris GBR 57.01
(23 h6)		 —
24 Bartosz Sikora POL 57.04
(24 h3)		 —
25 Arūnas Savickas LTU 57.10
(25 h5)		 —
26 Carlos Arena MEX 57.15
(26 h6)		 —
27 Derya Büyükuncu TUR 57.31
(27 h4)		 —
28 Nuno Laurentino POR 57.44
(28 h4)		 —
29 Marko Strahija CRO 57.45
(29 h4)		 —
30 Miroslav Machovič SVK 57.59
(30 h4)		 —
31 Tomislav Karlo CRO 57.88
(31 h4)		 —
32 Attila Czene HUN 57.98
(32 h3)		 —
33 Örn Arnarson ISL 58.01
(33 h3)		 —
34 Alexis Perdomo VEN 58.28
(34 h4)		 —
35 Adrian O'Connor IRL 58.55
(35 h3)		 —
36 Ross Dunwoody NZL 59.10
(36 h4)		 —
37 Hugh O'Connor IRL 59.54
(37 h4)		 —
38 Jesús González MEX 1:00.26
(38 h3)		 —
39 Mehdi Addadi ALG 1:00.59
(39 h3)		 —
40 Tseng Cheng-Hua TPE 1:01.06
(40 h2)		 —
41 Patrik Isaksson SWE 1:01.73
(41 h2)		 —
42 Enzo Marzullo CHI 1:01.94
(42 h3)		 —
43 Carl Probert FIJ 1:02.19
(43 h2)		 —
44 Stephen Troake BER 1:02.64
(44 h2)		 —
45 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 1:02.87
(45 h2)		 —
46 Jaber Sadeq KUW 1:06.53
(46 h2)		 —
47 Omid Teimouri IRI 1:08.57
(47 h2)		 —
48 Jin-Woo Kim KEN 1:11.76
(48 h1)		 —
49 Daniel Kang GUM 1:12.35
(49 h1)		 —
50 Hamid Reza Mobarez IRI 1:14.20
(50 h1)		 —
51 Mikel Ohan IRQ 1:16.10
(51 h1)		 —
DNS Shaderska PérezDNS DOM —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Guillermo CabreraDNS DOM —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Marcos BurgosDNS CHI —
(DNS h2)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
48 Jin-Woo Kim KEN 1:11.76
49 Daniel Kang GUM 1:12.35
50 Hamid Reza Mobarez IRI 1:14.20
51 Mikel Ohan IRQ 1:16.10
DNS Shaderska PérezDNS DOM —
DNS Guillermo CabreraDNS DOM —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
40 Tseng Cheng-Hua TPE 1:01.06
41 Patrik Isaksson SWE 1:01.73
43 Carl Probert FIJ 1:02.19
44 Stephen Troake BER 1:02.64
45 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 1:02.87
46 Jaber Sadeq KUW 1:06.53
47 Omid Teimouri IRI 1:08.57
DNS Marcos BurgosDNS CHI —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
22 Vladislav Aminov RUS 56.96
24 Bartosz Sikora POL 57.04
32 Attila Czene HUN 57.98
33 Örn Arnarson ISL 58.01
35 Adrian O'Connor IRL 58.55
38 Jesús González MEX 1:00.26
39 Mehdi Addadi ALG 1:00.59
42 Enzo Marzullo CHI 1:01.94

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
27 Derya Büyükuncu TUR 57.31
28 Nuno Laurentino POR 57.44
29 Marko Strahija CRO 57.45
30 Miroslav Machovič SVK 57.59
31 Tomislav Karlo CRO 57.88
34 Alexis Perdomo VEN 58.28
36 Ross Dunwoody NZL 59.10
37 Hugh O'Connor IRL 59.54

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Stev Theloke GER 55.11
3 Neisser Bent CUB 55.57
=7 Ricardo Busquets PUR 55.78
11 Mariusz Siembida POL 55.88
=12 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.24
=17 Adrian Radley AUS 56.78
19 Carlos Ramos ESP 56.84
25 Arūnas Savickas LTU 57.10

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 Eithan Urbach ISR 55.62
=7 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 55.78
9 Neil Walker USA 55.79
14 Keitaro Konnai JPN 56.30
=17 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.78
21 Fu Yong CHN 56.94
23 Martin Harris GBR 57.01
26 Carlos Arena MEX 57.15

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 55.22
4 Mark Versfeld CAN 55.58
6 Matt Welsh AUS 55.70
10 Ralf Braun GER 55.85
=12 Neil Willey GBR 56.24
15 David Ortega ESP 56.52
16 Rogério Romero BRA 56.77
20 Vladimir Selkov RUS 56.85

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Lenny Krayzelburg USA 55.00
2 Mark Versfeld CAN 55.17
3 Stev Theloke GER 55.20
4 Neisser Bent CUB 55.21
5 Rodolfo Falcón CUB 55.32
6 Matt Welsh AUS 55.45
7 Eithan Urbach ISR 55.97
8 Ricardo Busquets PUR 56.03

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Ralf Braun GER 55.92
2 Adrian Radley AUS 56.05
3 Mariusz Siembida POL 56.30
4 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.38
=5 David Ortega ESP 56.43
=5 Keitaro Konnai JPN 56.43
7 Rogério Romero BRA 56.45
8 Neil Willey GBR 56.75