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100 metres Butterfly, Men

Date	11 – 12 August 2016
Status	Olympic
Location	Estádio Aquático Olímpico, Parque Olímpico da Barra, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Participants	43 from 32 countries

Michael Phelps was going for his fourth consecutive gold medal in this event, a feat he had just accomplished in the 200 IM the day before. Phelps was considered one of the four medal contenders, along with the podium from the 2015 World Championships – Hungary’s László Cseh, South African Chad le Clos, and Singapore’s Joseph Schooling.

In the final, it was really not close for gold, as Schooling won Singapore’s first ever gold medal, in any sport, winning in 50.39, over second place 51.14. The podium was exactly as predicted as all four of the contenders made it, but nobody saw a three-way tie for the silver occurring. Cseh, Phelps, and le Clos all tied for second. This was the first ever three-way tie for any medal in swimming. It was only the eighth three-way tie for silver in any Olympic sport, the first since the 1968 Winter Olympics in women’s 500 metre speed skating, and the first at the Summer Olympics since the 1964 men’s gymnastics all-around.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Joseph Schooling	SGP	51.41 (1 h6)	50.83 (1 h2)	50.39 (1)	Gold	OR
=2	Michael Phelps	USA	51.60 (2 h6)	51.58 (2 h1)	51.14 (=2)	Silver
=2	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.75 (3 h5)	51.43 (2 h2)	51.14 (=2)	Silver
=2	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.52 (1 h4)	51.57 (1 h1)	51.14 (=2)	Silver
5	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.78 (3 h6)	51.51 (3 h2)	51.26 (5)
6	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.71 (2 h5)	51.73 (6 h2)	51.58 (6)
7	Tom Shields	USA	51.58 (1 h5)	51.61 (4 h2)	51.73 (7)
8	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.91 (5 h6)	51.71 (5 h2)	51.84 (8)
9	David Morgan	AUS	51.81 (4 h5)	51.75 (7 h2)	–
10	Konrad Czerniak	POL	51.81 (3 h4)	51.80 (3 h1)	–
11	Piero Codia	ITA	51.72 (2 h4)	51.82 (4 h1)	–
12	Santo Condorelli	CAN	51.99 (1 h2)	51.83 (5 h1)	–
13	Grant Irvine	AUS	51.84 (4 h6)	51.87 (6 h1)	–
14	James Guy	GBR	51.78 (1 h3)	52.10 (7 h1)	–
15	Quah Zheng Wen	SGP	52.08 (2 h3)	52.26 (8 h1)	–
16	Yevgeny Koptelov	RUS	52.01 (4 h4)	52.50 (8 h2)	–
17	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	52.10 (5 h4)	–	–
18	Steffen Deibler	GER	52.14 (6 h4)	–	–
19	Luis Martínez	GUA	52.22 (3 h3)	–	–
20	Takuro Fujii	JPN	52.36 (6 h6)	–	–
21	Henrique Martins	BRA	52.42 (4 h3)	–	–
22	Joeri Verlinden	NED	52.48 (5 h5)	–	–
23	Liubomyr Lemeshko	UKR	52.51 (5 h3)	–	–
24	Santi Grassi	ARG	52.56 (7 h4)	–	–
25	Matteo Rivolta	ITA	52.67 (6 h5)	–	–
26	Bence Pulai	HUN	52.73 (7 h5)	–	–
27	Zhang Qibin	CHN	52.84 (6 h3)	–	–
28	Paval Sankovich	BLR	53.00 (8 h4)	–	–
29	Albert Subirats	VEN	53.23 (7 h6)	–	–
30	Ryan Pini	PNG	53.24 (2 h2)	–	–
31	Yauhen Tsurkin	BLR	53.24 (8 h6)	–	–
32	Long Gutiérrez	MEX	53.34 (7 h3)	–	–
33	Paweł Korzeniowski	POL	53.71 (8 h5)	–	–
34	Marcos Macedo	BRA	53.87 (8 h3)	–	–
35	Glenn Sutanto	INA	54.25 (3 h2)	–	–
36	Abbas Qali	IOA	54.63 (4 h2)	–	–
37	Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy	MAD	54.72 (5 h2)	–	–
38	Ralph Goveia	ZAM	54.84 (6 h2)	–	–
39	Allan Gutiérrez	HON	55.20 (7 h2)	–	–
40	Rami Anis	EOR	56.23 (8 h2)	–	–
41	Oumar Touré	MLI	57.56 (1 h1)	–	–
42	Hannibal Gaskin	GUY	58.57 (2 h1)	–	–
43	Thint Myaat	MYA	1:02.54 (3 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	11 August 2016 — 14:16
Format	Fastest 16 swimmers advanced to semi-finals

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Joseph Schooling	SGP	51.41	Q
2	–	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.52	Q
3	–	Tom Shields	USA	51.58	Q
4	–	Michael Phelps	USA	51.60	Q
5	–	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.71	Q
6	–	Piero Codia	ITA	51.72	Q
7	–	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.75	Q
=8	–	James Guy	GBR	51.78	Q
=8	–	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.78	Q
=10	–	Konrad Czerniak	POL	51.81	Q
=10	–	David Morgan	AUS	51.81	Q
12	–	Grant Irvine	AUS	51.84	Q
13	–	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.91	Q
14	–	Santo Condorelli	CAN	51.99	Q
15	–	Yevgeny Koptelov	RUS	52.01	Q
16	–	Quah Zheng Wen	SGP	52.08	Q
17	–	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	52.10
18	–	Steffen Deibler	GER	52.14
19	–	Luis Martínez	GUA	52.22
20	–	Takuro Fujii	JPN	52.36
21	–	Henrique Martins	BRA	52.42
22	–	Joeri Verlinden	NED	52.48
23	–	Liubomyr Lemeshko	UKR	52.51
24	–	Santi Grassi	ARG	52.56
25	–	Matteo Rivolta	ITA	52.67
26	–	Bence Pulai	HUN	52.73
27	–	Zhang Qibin	CHN	52.84
28	–	Paval Sankovich	BLR	53.00
29	–	Albert Subirats	VEN	53.23
=30	–	Ryan Pini	PNG	53.24
=30	–	Yauhen Tsurkin	BLR	53.24
32	–	Long Gutiérrez	MEX	53.34
33	–	Paweł Korzeniowski	POL	53.71
34	–	Marcos Macedo	BRA	53.87
35	–	Glenn Sutanto	INA	54.25
36	–	Abbas Qali	IOA	54.63
37	–	Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy	MAD	54.72
38	–	Ralph Goveia	ZAM	54.84
39	–	Allan Gutiérrez	HON	55.20
40	–	Rami Anis	EOR	56.23
41	–	Oumar Touré	MLI	57.56
42	–	Hannibal Gaskin	GUY	58.57
43	–	Thint Myaat	MYA	1:02.54

Heat #1

Time	14:16

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Oumar Touré	MLI	57.56	0.71	26.09 (1)	31.47 (1)
2	–	Hannibal Gaskin	GUY	58.57	0.60	27.02 (2)	31.55 (2)
3	–	Thint Myaat	MYA	1:02.54	0.77	29.22 (3)	33.32 (3)

Heat #2

Time	14:19

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Santo Condorelli	CAN	51.99	0.65	24.45 (1)	27.54 (1)	Q
2	–	Ryan Pini	PNG	53.24	0.70	24.59 (2)	28.65 (2)
3	–	Glenn Sutanto	INA	54.25	0.67	25.41 (7)	28.84 (3)
4	–	Abbas Qali	IOA	54.63	0.61	25.33 (5)	29.30 (4)
5	–	Anthonny Sitraka Ralefy	MAD	54.72	0.62	24.94 (3)	29.78 (6)
6	–	Ralph Goveia	ZAM	54.84	0.61	25.22 (4)	29.62 (5)
7	–	Allan Gutiérrez	HON	55.20	0.67	25.35 (6)	29.85 (7)
8	–	Rami Anis	EOR	56.23	0.75	25.94 (8)	30.29 (8)

Heat #3

Time	14:22

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	James Guy	GBR	51.78	0.64	24.42 (3)	27.36 (1)	Q
2	–	Quah Zheng Wen	SGP	52.08	0.63	24.27 (2)	27.81 (4)	Q
3	–	Luis Martínez	GUA	52.22	0.64	24.57 (=5)	27.65 (3)
4	–	Henrique Martins	BRA	52.42	0.69	24.78 (8)	27.64 (2)
5	–	Liubomyr Lemeshko	UKR	52.51	0.67	24.09 (1)	28.42 (6)
6	–	Zhang Qibin	CHN	52.84	0.70	24.53 (4)	28.31 (5)
7	–	Long Gutiérrez	MEX	53.34	0.65	24.62 (7)	28.72 (7)
8	–	Marcos Macedo	BRA	53.87	0.65	24.57 (=5)	29.30 (8)

Heat #4

Time	14:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.52	0.75	24.23 (4)	27.29 (1)	Q
2	–	Piero Codia	ITA	51.72	0.65	23.70 (1)	28.02 (5)	Q
3	–	Konrad Czerniak	POL	51.81	0.71	23.83 (2)	27.98 (4)	Q
4	–	Yevgeny Koptelov	RUS	52.01	0.74	24.60 (8)	27.41 (2)	Q
5	–	Jérémy Stravius	FRA	52.10	0.70	24.30 (5)	27.80 (3)
6	–	Steffen Deibler	GER	52.14	0.64	24.05 (3)	28.09 (6)
7	–	Santi Grassi	ARG	52.56	0.64	24.41 (6)	28.15 (7)
8	–	Paval Sankovich	BLR	53.00	0.71	24.47 (7)	28.53 (8)

Heat #5

Time	14:28

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Tom Shields	USA	51.58	0.78	24.34 (3)	27.24 (2)	Q
2	–	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.71	0.66	24.10 (1)	27.61 (4)	Q
3	–	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.75	0.65	24.25 (2)	27.50 (3)	Q
4	–	David Morgan	AUS	51.81	0.67	24.72 (7)	27.09 (1)	Q
5	–	Joeri Verlinden	NED	52.48	0.68	24.49 (5)	27.99 (5)
6	–	Matteo Rivolta	ITA	52.67	0.67	24.50 (6)	28.17 (6)
7	–	Bence Pulai	HUN	52.73	0.72	24.38 (4)	28.35 (7)
8	–	Paweł Korzeniowski	POL	53.71	0.74	25.00 (8)	28.71 (8)

Heat #6

Time	14:31

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Joseph Schooling	SGP	51.41	0.61	24.21 (2)	27.20 (3)	Q
2	–	Michael Phelps	USA	51.60	0.75	24.50 (6)	27.10 (1)	Q
3	–	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.78	0.73	24.64 (8)	27.14 (2)	Q
4	–	Grant Irvine	AUS	51.84	0.69	24.31 (3)	27.53 (4)	Q
5	–	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.91	0.68	23.99 (1)	27.92 (6)	Q
6	–	Takuro Fujii	JPN	52.36	0.64	24.49 (5)	27.87 (5)
7	–	Albert Subirats	VEN	53.23	0.69	24.60 (7)	28.63 (7)
8	–	Yauhen Tsurkin	BLR	53.24	0.65	24.44 (4)	28.80 (8)

Semi-Finals

Date	11 August 2016 — 23:34
Format	Fastest eight swimmers advanced to final

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Joseph Schooling	SGP	50.83	Q
2	–	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.43	Q
3	–	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.51	Q
4	–	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.57	Q
5	–	Michael Phelps	USA	51.58	Q
6	–	Tom Shields	USA	51.61	Q
7	–	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.71	Q
8	–	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.73	Q
9	–	David Morgan	AUS	51.75
10	–	Konrad Czerniak	POL	51.80
11	–	Piero Codia	ITA	51.82
12	–	Santo Condorelli	CAN	51.83
13	–	Grant Irvine	AUS	51.87
14	–	James Guy	GBR	52.10
15	–	Quah Zheng Wen	SGP	52.26
16	–	Yevgeny Koptelov	RUS	52.50

Heat #1

Time	23:34

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.57	0.78	24.24 (4)	27.33 (2)	Q
2	–	Michael Phelps	USA	51.58	0.67	24.47 (8)	27.11 (1)	Q
3	–	Konrad Czerniak	POL	51.80	0.70	23.81 (2)	27.99 (7)
4	–	Piero Codia	ITA	51.82	0.67	23.73 (1)	28.09 (8)
5	–	Santo Condorelli	CAN	51.83	0.65	23.97 (3)	27.86 (5)
6	–	Grant Irvine	AUS	51.87	0.68	24.42 (7)	27.45 (3)
7	–	James Guy	GBR	52.10	0.64	24.30 (6)	27.80 (4)
8	–	Quah Zheng Wen	SGP	52.26	0.64	24.29 (5)	27.97 (6)

Heat #2

Time	23:42

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Joseph Schooling	SGP	50.83	0.61	23.81 (2)	27.02 (1)	Q
2	–	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.43	0.65	24.01 (3)	27.42 (4)	Q
3	–	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.51	0.68	24.11 (4)	27.40 (3)	Q
4	–	Tom Shields	USA	51.61	0.77	24.16 (5)	27.45 (5)	Q
5	–	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.71	0.67	23.65 (1)	28.06 (8)	Q
6	–	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.73	0.66	24.17 (6)	27.56 (=6)	Q
7	–	David Morgan	AUS	51.75	0.63	24.48 (7)	27.27 (2)
8	–	Yevgeny Koptelov	RUS	52.50	0.73	24.94 (8)	27.56 (=6)

Final Round

Date	12 August 2016 — 22:12

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Joseph Schooling	SGP	50.39	0.61	23.64 (1)	26.75 (1)	OR
=2	–	Michael Phelps	USA	51.14	0.70	24.16 (6)	26.98 (2)
=2	–	Chad le Clos	RSA	51.14	0.61	24.09 (5)	27.05 (3)
=2	–	László Cseh, Jr.	HUN	51.14	0.69	24.06 (4)	27.08 (4)
5	–	Li Zhuhao	CHN	51.26	0.70	24.04 (3)	27.22 (5)
6	–	Mehdy Metella	FRA	51.58	0.70	24.24 (7)	27.34 (6)
7	–	Tom Shields	USA	51.73	0.74	24.28 (8)	27.45 (7)
8	–	Aleksandr Sadovnikov	RUS	51.84	0.68	23.96 (2)	27.88 (8)