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50 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	30 July 1992
Status	Olympic
Location	Piscinas Bernat Picornell, Barcelona
Participants	75 from 51 countries

Coming in to Barcelona, Tom Jager and Matt Biondi had 23 of the 24 fastest times in the event. They had set the last nine world records, with six by Jager. At Seoul, they had won gold and silver, with Biondi winning the gold in a slight upset. But, apparently, Russian Aleksandr Popov had not read all this. He had already won gold in Barcelona in the 100 free. In May, he had set a European record of 22.30 in this event and he led the qualifiers with another record of 22.21, although well off Jager’s world record of 21.81. Popov won the final in 21.91, the third fastest performance ever, with Biondi second and Jager third.

Popov would return to Atlanta in four years and defend both titles in the 50 and 100 free, winning the sprint freestyle double-double. Between 1994 and 2003, he would five individual World titles in the events, three in 100 free and two in 50 free.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Aleksandr Popov	EUN	22.21 (1 h8)	–	21.91 (1)	Gold
2	Matt Biondi	USA	22.32 (1 h10)	–	22.09 (2)	Silver
3	Tom Jager	USA	22.45 (1 h9)	–	22.30 (3)	Bronze
=4	Christophe Kalfayan	FRA	22.70 (=3 h9)	–	22.50 (=4)
=4	Peter Williams	RSA	22.65 (2 h9)	–	22.50 (=4)
6	Mark Foster	GBR	22.72 (3 h10)	–	22.52 (6)
7	Gennady Prigoda	EUN	22.57 (2 h10)	–	22.54 (7)
8	Nils Rudolph	GER	22.70 (=3 h9)	–	22.73 (8)
9	Darren Lange	AUS	23.01 (=3 h8)	22.69 (1)	–
10	Raimundas Mažuolis	LTU	22.77 (2 h8)	22.71 (2)	–
=11	Mark Pinger	GER	22.88 (5 h9)	22.88 (=3)	–
=11	Pär Lindström	SWE	22.92 (=4 h10)	22.88 (=3)	–
13	Gustavo Borges	BRA	23.10 (5 h8)	23.01 (5)	–
14	René Gusperti	ITA	22.92 (=4 h10)	23.04 (6)	–
15	Angus Waddell	AUS	23.10 (6 h10)	23.06 (7)	–
16	Dano Halsall	SUI	23.15 (6 h8)	23.18 (8)	–
17	Stéphan Caron	FRA	23.01 (=3 h8)	–	–		1
18	Krzysztof Cwalina	POL	23.20 (7 h8)	–	–
19	Mike Fibbens	GBR	23.27 (7 h10)	–	–
20	Stavros Michailidis	CYP	23.34 (1 h6)	–	–
21	Allan Murray	BAH	23.35 (6 h9)	–	–
22	Darryl Cronje	RSA	23.39 (7 h9)	–	–
23	Mladen Kapor	IOA	23.42 (1 h1)	–	–
24	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	23.44 (1 h7)	–	–
25	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	23.47 (2 h7)	–	–
26	Nikos Paleokrassas	GRE	23.51 (3 h7)	–	–
27	Rodrigo González	MEX	23.52 (4 h7)	–	–
28	Nikos Steliou	GRE	23.55 (5 h7)	–	–
29	Franz Mortensen	DEN	23.61 (8 h10)	–	–
30	Janne Blomqvist	FIN	23.63 (1 h5)	–	–
31	Indrek Sei	EST	23.68 (8 h8)	–	–
32	Yoav Bruck	ISR	23.72 (6 h7)	–	–
33	Enrico Linscheer	SUR	23.74 (2 h6)	–	–
=34	Nick Sanders	NZL	23.79 (7 h7)	–	–
=34	Todd Torres	PUR	23.79 (1 h4)	–	–
36	Paulo Trindade	POR	23.81 (8 h7)	–	–
=37	Mohamed El-Azoul	EGY	23.87 (=3 h6)	–	–
=37	Mark Weldon	NZL	23.87 (=3 h6)	–	–
39	Michael Wright	HKG	23.90 (5 h6)	–	–
40	Stephen Clarke	CAN	23.95 (2 h5)	–	–
=41	Teófilo Ferreira	BRA	24.13 (3 h5)	–	–
=41	Musa Bakare	NGR	24.13 (6 h6)	–	–
43	Pedro Lima	ANG	24.14 (4 h5)	–	–
44	Geri Mewett	BER	24.20 (5 h5)	–	–
45	Ian Raynor	BER	24.23 (6 h5)	–	–
46	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	24.32 (1 h3)	–	–
47	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	24.61 (2 h4)	–	–
48	Laurent Alfred	ISV	24.66 (3 h4)	–	–
49	Mouhamed Diop	SEN	24.69 (2 h1)	–	–
50	Frank Leskaj	ALB	24.72 (7 h6)	–	–
51	Rory McGown	ZIM	24.75 (4 h4)	–	–
52	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	24.78 (5 h4)	–	–
53	Marc Verbeeck	BEL	24.85 (7 h5)	–	–
54	Adrian Romero	GUM	25.12 (1 h2)	–	–
55	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	25.27 (2 h3)	–	–
56	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	25.29 (6 h4)	–	–
57	Bruno N'Diaye	SEN	25.35 (3 h1)	–	–
58	Ivan Roberts	SEY	25.44 (2 h2)	–	–
59	Wu Tat Cheung	HKG	25.45 (3 h3)	–	–
60	Andrés Sedano	GUA	25.53 (4 h3)	–	–
61	Émile Lahoud	LBN	25.76 (5 h3)	–	–
62	Mohamed Bin Abid	UAE	25.79 (3 h2)	–	–
63	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	25.84 (6 h3)	–	–
64	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	25.91 (7 h3)	–	–
65	Carl Probert	FIJ	26.31 (4 h2)	–	–
66	Filippo Piva	SMR	26.41 (5 h2)	–	–
67	Roberto Pellandra	SMR	26.51 (6 h2)	–	–
68	Kenny Roberts	SEY	26.78 (7 h2)	–	–
69	Gilles Coudray	CGO	28.11 (4 h1)	–	–
70	Foy Gordon Chung	FIJ	28.75 (5 h1)	–	–
71	Ahmed Imthiyaz	MDV	29.27 (6 h1)	–	–
72	Mohamed Rasheed	MDV	30.37 (7 h1)	–	–
DQ	Tsutomu Nakano	JPN	– (DQ h4)	–	–
DQ	Yves Clausse	LUX	– (DQ h5)	–	–
DQ	José Mossiane	MOZ	– (DQ h4)	–	–
DNS	Joakim Holmquist	SWE	– (DNS h9)	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1992 — 13:30
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Aleksandr Popov	EUN	22.21	Q
2	Matt Biondi	USA	22.32	Q
3	Tom Jager	USA	22.45	Q
4	Gennady Prigoda	EUN	22.57	Q
5	Peter Williams	RSA	22.65	Q
=6	Christophe Kalfayan	FRA	22.70	Q
=6	Nils Rudolph	GER	22.70	Q
8	Mark Foster	GBR	22.72	Q
9	Raimundas Mažuolis	LTU	22.77	q
10	Mark Pinger	GER	22.88	q
=11	Pär Lindström	SWE	22.92	q
=11	René Gusperti	ITA	22.92	q
=13	Darren Lange	AUS	23.01	q
=13	Stéphan Caron	FRA	23.01	q
=15	Gustavo Borges	BRA	23.10	q
=15	Angus Waddell	AUS	23.10	q
17	Dano Halsall	SUI	23.15
18	Krzysztof Cwalina	POL	23.20
19	Mike Fibbens	GBR	23.27
20	Stavros Michailidis	CYP	23.34
21	Allan Murray	BAH	23.35
22	Darryl Cronje	RSA	23.39
23	Mladen Kapor	IOA	23.42
24	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	23.44
25	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	23.47
26	Nikos Paleokrassas	GRE	23.51
27	Rodrigo González	MEX	23.52
28	Nikos Steliou	GRE	23.55
29	Franz Mortensen	DEN	23.61
30	Janne Blomqvist	FIN	23.63
31	Indrek Sei	EST	23.68
32	Yoav Bruck	ISR	23.72
33	Enrico Linscheer	SUR	23.74
=34	Todd Torres	PUR	23.79
=34	Nick Sanders	NZL	23.79
36	Paulo Trindade	POR	23.81
=37	Mark Weldon	NZL	23.87
=37	Mohamed El-Azoul	EGY	23.87
39	Michael Wright	HKG	23.90
40	Stephen Clarke	CAN	23.95
=41	Teófilo Ferreira	BRA	24.13
=41	Musa Bakare	NGR	24.13
43	Pedro Lima	ANG	24.14
44	Geri Mewett	BER	24.20
45	Ian Raynor	BER	24.23
46	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	24.32
47	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	24.61
48	Laurent Alfred	ISV	24.66
49	Mouhamed Diop	SEN	24.69
50	Frank Leskaj	ALB	24.72
51	Rory McGown	ZIM	24.75
52	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	24.78
53	Marc Verbeeck	BEL	24.85
54	Adrian Romero	GUM	25.12
55	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	25.27
56	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	25.29
57	Bruno N'Diaye	SEN	25.35
58	Ivan Roberts	SEY	25.44
59	Wu Tat Cheung	HKG	25.45
60	Andrés Sedano	GUA	25.53
61	Émile Lahoud	LBN	25.76
62	Mohamed Bin Abid	UAE	25.79
63	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	25.84
64	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	25.91
65	Carl Probert	FIJ	26.31
66	Filippo Piva	SMR	26.41
67	Roberto Pellandra	SMR	26.51
68	Kenny Roberts	SEY	26.78
69	Gilles Coudray	CGO	28.11
70	Foy Gordon Chung	FIJ	28.75
71	Ahmed Imthiyaz	MDV	29.27
72	Mohamed Rasheed	MDV	30.37
DQ	José Mossiane	MOZ	–
DQ	Tsutomu Nakano	JPN	–
DQ	Yves Clausse	LUX	–
DNS	Joakim Holmquist	SWE	–

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Mladen Kapor	IOA	23.42
2	Mouhamed Diop	SEN	24.69
3	Bruno N'Diaye	SEN	25.35
4	Gilles Coudray	CGO	28.11
5	Foy Gordon Chung	FIJ	28.75
6	Ahmed Imthiyaz	MDV	29.27
7	Mohamed Rasheed	MDV	30.37

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Adrian Romero	GUM	25.12
2	Ivan Roberts	SEY	25.44
3	Mohamed Bin Abid	UAE	25.79
4	Carl Probert	FIJ	26.31
5	Filippo Piva	SMR	26.41
6	Roberto Pellandra	SMR	26.51
7	Kenny Roberts	SEY	26.78

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ivor Le Roux	ZIM	24.32
2	Plutarco Castellanos	HON	25.27
3	Wu Tat Cheung	HKG	25.45
4	Andrés Sedano	GUA	25.53
5	Émile Lahoud	LBN	25.76
6	Gustavo Búcaro	GUA	25.84
7	Ahmad Faraj	UAE	25.91

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Todd Torres	PUR	23.79
2	Toshiaki Kurasawa	JPN	24.61
3	Laurent Alfred	ISV	24.66
4	Rory McGown	ZIM	24.75
5	Patrick Sagisi	GUM	24.78
6	Kenneth Yeo	SGP	25.29
DQ	José Mossiane	MOZ	–
DQ	Tsutomu Nakano	JPN	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Janne Blomqvist	FIN	23.63
2	Stephen Clarke	CAN	23.95
3	Teófilo Ferreira	BRA	24.13
4	Pedro Lima	ANG	24.14
5	Geri Mewett	BER	24.20
6	Ian Raynor	BER	24.23
7	Marc Verbeeck	BEL	24.85
DQ	Yves Clausse	LUX	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Stavros Michailidis	CYP	23.34
2	Enrico Linscheer	SUR	23.74
=3	Mark Weldon	NZL	23.87
=3	Mohamed El-Azoul	EGY	23.87
5	Michael Wright	HKG	23.90
6	Musa Bakare	NGR	24.13
7	Frank Leskaj	ALB	24.72

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ricardo Busquets	PUR	23.44
2	Stéfan Voléry	SUI	23.47
3	Nikos Paleokrassas	GRE	23.51
4	Rodrigo González	MEX	23.52
5	Nikos Steliou	GRE	23.55
6	Yoav Bruck	ISR	23.72
7	Nick Sanders	NZL	23.79
8	Paulo Trindade	POR	23.81

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Aleksandr Popov	EUN	22.21	Q
2	Raimundas Mažuolis	LTU	22.77	q
=3	Darren Lange	AUS	23.01	q
=3	Stéphan Caron	FRA	23.01	q
5	Gustavo Borges	BRA	23.10	q
6	Dano Halsall	SUI	23.15
7	Krzysztof Cwalina	POL	23.20
8	Indrek Sei	EST	23.68

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Tom Jager	USA	22.45	Q
2	Peter Williams	RSA	22.65	Q
=3	Christophe Kalfayan	FRA	22.70	Q
=3	Nils Rudolph	GER	22.70	Q
5	Mark Pinger	GER	22.88	q
6	Allan Murray	BAH	23.35
7	Darryl Cronje	RSA	23.39
DNS	Joakim Holmquist	SWE	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Matt Biondi	USA	22.32	Q
2	Gennady Prigoda	EUN	22.57	Q
3	Mark Foster	GBR	22.72	Q
=4	Pär Lindström	SWE	22.92	q
=4	René Gusperti	ITA	22.92	q
6	Angus Waddell	AUS	23.10	q
7	Mike Fibbens	GBR	23.27
8	Franz Mortensen	DEN	23.61

B Final

Date	30 July 1992 — 20:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Darren Lange	AUS	22.69
2	Raimundas Mažuolis	LTU	22.71
=3	Pär Lindström	SWE	22.88
=3	Mark Pinger	GER	22.88
5	Gustavo Borges	BRA	23.01
6	René Gusperti	ITA	23.04
7	Angus Waddell	AUS	23.06
8	Dano Halsall	SUI	23.18

Final Round

Date	30 July 1992 — 20:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Aleksandr Popov	EUN	21.91	OR
2	Matt Biondi	USA	22.09
3	Tom Jager	USA	22.30
=4	Christophe Kalfayan	FRA	22.50
=4	Peter Williams	RSA	22.50
6	Mark Foster	GBR	22.52
7	Gennady Prigoda	EUN	22.54
8	Nils Rudolph	GER	22.73