Men 100m Backstroke Swimming 4th Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Friday, 17th July - Gold Medal: Arno Bieberstein, Germany
Venue: White City Stadium. 100-metre Swimming Pool especialy constructed inside track and field oval. 21 swimmers from 11 nations.
Final 17:00timeSF
1. Arno BiebersteinGeR Germany1:24.6 WR1.
2. Ludvig DamDEN Denmark1:26.62.
3. Bert HaresnapeGBR Great Britain1:27.04.
4. Gustav AurischGeR GermanyUnknown3.
First for this event in Olympic Games.
Men 100m Backstroke History
1912 Men 100m Backstroke
1920 Men 100m Backstroke
1924 Men 100m Backstroke
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The Germans were considered the top backstroke swimmers in the world and they placed two men in the finals - Arno Bieberstein and Gustav Aurich. Bieberstein led the final from the start, with Britain’s Bert Haresnape 2nd until 70 metres, at which time he was passed by Ludvig Dam (DEN). Bieberstein was German backstroke champion for 1905-07 and was also Austrian champion in 1907.

Semi-Finals - Friday, 17th July 14:30.

First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1time Rk.
1. Arno BiebersteinGeR Germany1:25.2 =ORQ1.
2. Ludvig DamDEN Denmarkat 1 yardQ2.
3. Max RitterGeR Germanyat 6 yards
4. Stanley ParvinGBR Great BritainUnknown
Semi 2time Rk.
1. Gustav AurischGeR Germany1:28.2Q3.
2. Bert HaresnapeGBR Great Britain1:28.8Q4.
3. John R. TaylorGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Colin LewisGBR Great BritainUnknown

Heats - Thursday, 16th July 16:30

Winners of each of 7 Heats and Best 2nd Ludvig Dam (DEN) advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1time&
1. Arno BiebersteinGeR Germany1:25.6 OR
2. Frederick UnwinGBR Great Britain1:29.8
3. Hugo JonssonFIN FinlandUnknown
-. József ÓnodyHun HungaryDNS
-. Axel PerssonSWE SwedenDNS
Heat 2time&
1. Max RitterGeR Germany1:33.4
2. Sidney WillisGBR Great Britain1:34.4
3. John HenrikssonFIN FinlandUnknown
-. Sándor EmberHun HungaryDNS
-. Al Gosnell USA United StatesDNS
Heat 3time&
1. Colin LewisGBR Great Britain1:31.0Q
2. Bartholomeus RooburchNED Netherlands1:36.2
3. Robert ZimmermanCan CanadaUnknown
-. Walter BrackGer GermanyDNS
-. Sándor Ádám Hun HungaryDNS
Heat 4time
1. Bert HaresnapeGBR Great Britain1:26.2Q
2. Ludvig DamDEN Denmark1:26.4q
3. Amilcare BerettaIta ItalyUnknown
-. Károly FülöpHun HungaryDNS
Heat 5time&
1. Stanley ParvinGBR Great Britain1:30.2Q
-. Edward CookeANZ AustralasiaDNS
-. Franz KellnerAUT AustriaDNS
-. Herman CederbergFIN FinlandDNS
Heat 6time
1. John R. TaylorGBR Great Britain1:25.8Q
2. Augustus GoesslingUSA United States1:29.0
3. Gustaf WretmanSWE SwedenUnknown
-. Oscar GrégoireBEL BelgiumDNF
Heat 7time
1. Gustav AurischGeR Germany1:27.4Q
2. George CortleverNED NetherlandsUnknown
3. Eric SeawardGBR Great BritainUnknown
-. Sándor KuglerHUN Hungary[1:27.0]
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