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100 metres Breaststroke, Men

Date	20 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	45 from 41 countries

For the first century of the Games Belgian swimmers had been the epitome of bit part players of the Olympic stage. Only a single bronze medal won by Ingrid Lempereur at the boycott hit 1984 Olympic Games had spoiled the nation’s run of failure.

At the Atlanta Games this changed in the first men’s final of the meet. Fred Deburghgraeve had made little impact on his Olympic début in 1992 but had made continuous progress ever since. A bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships had been followed in 1995 by a victory at the European Championships. Deburghgraeve’s heat swim was a statement of intent as he took a third of a second off Károly Güttler and was nearly a second faster than any of his rivals. World champion Norbert Rózsa failed to qualify for the final after placing only 17th in the heats.

Deburghgraeve’s approach to the final was simple – blast away from the gun and hope to hang on until the finish. The first part of the race went to plan but, as the wall approached, American Jeremy Linn moved through to challenge. A last lunge did the trick for the Belgian who became his nation’s first Olympic swimming champion.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	B Final	Final
1	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	1:00.60 (1 h6)	–	1:00.65 (1)	Gold
2	Jeremy Linn	USA	1:01.53 (1 h4)	–	1:00.77 (2)	Silver
3	Mark Warnecke	GER	1:01.79 (1 h5)	–	1:01.33 (3)	Bronze
4	Károly Güttler	HUN	1:01.80 (=2 h5)	–	1:01.49 (4)
5	Phil Rogers	AUS	1:01.80 (=2 h5)	–	1:01.64 (5)
6	Kurt Grote	USA	1:02.01 (2 h4)	–	1:01.69 (6)
7	Zeng Qiliang	CHN	1:02.26 (4 h5)	–	1:02.01 (7)
8	Stanislav Lopukhov	RUS	1:02.00 (2 h6)	–	1:02.13 (8)
9	Vladimir Latocha	FRA	1:02.80 (5 h6)	1:02.28 (1)	–
10	Daniel Málek	CZE	1:02.46 (5 h5)	1:02.39 (2)	–
11	Richard Maden	GBR	1:02.78 (5 h4)	1:02.51 (3)	–
12	Akira Hayashi	JPN	1:02.63 (6 h5)	1:02.75 (4)	–
13	Oleksandr Dzhaburiya	UKR	1:02.70 (3 h4)	1:02.91 (5)	–
14	Paul Kent	NZL	1:02.76 (4 h4)	1:03.05 (6)	–
15	Marc Capdevila	ESP	1:02.69 (7 h5)	1:03.51 (7)	–
16	Roman Ivanovsky	RUS	1:02.69 (3 h6)	– (DQ)	–
17	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	1:02.72 (4 h6)	–	–		1
=18	Vadim Alekseyev	ISR	1:02.92 (6 h4)	–	–
=18	Benno Kuipers	NED	1:02.92 (6 h6)	–	–
20	Mario González	CUB	1:03.05 (1 h3)	–	–
21	Todd Torres	PUR	1:03.08 (8 h5)	–	–
22	Yoshinobu Miyazaki	JPN	1:03.13 (7 h6)	–	–
23	Jon Cleveland	CAN	1:03.14 (8 h6)	–	–
24	Jo Gwang-Je	KOR	1:03.39 (7 h4)	–	–
25	Marek Krawczyk	POL	1:03.57 (8 h4)	–	–
26	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	1:03.81 (2 h3)	–	–
27	Aliaksei Kriuentsou	BLR	1:04.20 (3 h3)	–	–
28	Nerijus Beiga	LTU	1:04.45 (4 h3)	–	–
29	Elvin Chia	MAS	1:04.46 (5 h3)	–	–
30	Vadim Tatarov	MDA	1:04.87 (1 h2)	–	–
31	Børge Mørk	NOR	1:04.92 (6 h3)	–	–
32	Mauricio Moreno	COL	1:05.22 (2 h2)	–	–
33	Huang Chih-Yung	TPE	1:05.26 (7 h3)	–	–
34	Juan José Madrigal	CRC	1:05.47 (3 h2)	–	–
35	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	1:05.50 (4 h2)	–	–
36	Christophe Verdino	MON	1:05.66 (5 h2)	–	–
37	Francisco Suriano	ESA	1:05.82 (6 h2)	–	–
38	Aleksandr Savitsky	KAZ	1:05.85 (8 h3)	–	–
39	Jorge Arias	PER	1:06.03 (1 h1)	–	–
40	Desmond Koh	SGP	1:06.97 (7 h2)	–	–
41	Jean-Luc Razakarivony	MAD	1:07.34 (2 h1)	–	–
42	Yevgeny Petrashov	KGZ	1:07.44 (8 h2)	–	–
43	Bernard Desmarais	MRI	1:09.05 (3 h1)	–	–
44	Karar Rahman	BAN	1:11.47 (4 h1)	–	–
45	Sultan Al-Otaibi	KUW	1:12.65 (5 h1)	–	–

Round One

Date	20 July 1996
Format	Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	1:00.60	QWR
2	–	Jeremy Linn	USA	1:01.53	Q
3	–	Mark Warnecke	GER	1:01.79	Q
=4	–	Károly Güttler	HUN	1:01.80	Q
=4	–	Phil Rogers	AUS	1:01.80	Q
6	–	Stanislav Lopukhov	RUS	1:02.00	Q
7	–	Kurt Grote	USA	1:02.01	Q
8	–	Zeng Qiliang	CHN	1:02.26	Q
9	–	Daniel Málek	CZE	1:02.46	q
10	–	Akira Hayashi	JPN	1:02.63	q
=11	–	Marc Capdevila	ESP	1:02.69	q
=11	–	Roman Ivanovsky	RUS	1:02.69	q
13	–	Oleksandr Dzhaburiya	UKR	1:02.70	q
14	–	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	1:02.72	q
15	–	Paul Kent	NZL	1:02.76	q
16	–	Richard Maden	GBR	1:02.78	q
17	–	Vladimir Latocha	FRA	1:02.80
=18	–	Vadim Alekseyev	ISR	1:02.92
=18	–	Benno Kuipers	NED	1:02.92
20	–	Mario González	CUB	1:03.05
21	–	Todd Torres	PUR	1:03.08
22	–	Yoshinobu Miyazaki	JPN	1:03.13
23	–	Jon Cleveland	CAN	1:03.14
24	–	Jo Gwang-Je	KOR	1:03.39
25	–	Marek Krawczyk	POL	1:03.57
26	–	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	1:03.81
27	–	Aliaksei Kriuentsou	BLR	1:04.20
28	–	Nerijus Beiga	LTU	1:04.45
29	–	Elvin Chia	MAS	1:04.46
30	–	Vadim Tatarov	MDA	1:04.87
31	–	Børge Mørk	NOR	1:04.92
32	–	Mauricio Moreno	COL	1:05.22
33	–	Huang Chih-Yung	TPE	1:05.26
34	–	Juan José Madrigal	CRC	1:05.47
35	–	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	1:05.50
36	–	Christophe Verdino	MON	1:05.66
37	–	Francisco Suriano	ESA	1:05.82
38	–	Aleksandr Savitsky	KAZ	1:05.85
39	–	Jorge Arias	PER	1:06.03
40	–	Desmond Koh	SGP	1:06.97
41	–	Jean-Luc Razakarivony	MAD	1:07.34
42	–	Yevgeny Petrashov	KGZ	1:07.44
43	–	Bernard Desmarais	MRI	1:09.05
44	–	Karar Rahman	BAN	1:11.47
45	–	Sultan Al-Otaibi	KUW	1:12.65

Heat #1

Time	10:33

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jorge Arias	PER	1:06.03	0.80	31.13 (1)	34.90 (1)
2	–	Jean-Luc Razakarivony	MAD	1:07.34	0.83	31.81 (3)	35.53 (2)
3	–	Bernard Desmarais	MRI	1:09.05	0.72	31.52 (2)	37.53 (4)
4	–	Karar Rahman	BAN	1:11.47	0.84	33.96 (5)	37.51 (3)
5	–	Sultan Al-Otaibi	KUW	1:12.65	0.81	33.41 (4)	39.24 (5)

Heat #2

Time	10:39

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Vadim Tatarov	MDA	1:04.87	0.94	30.60 (4)	34.27 (1)
2	–	Mauricio Moreno	COL	1:05.22	0.85	30.43 (3)	34.79 (4)
3	–	Juan José Madrigal	CRC	1:05.47	0.83	30.90 (5)	34.57 (2)
4	–	Jörg Lindemeier	NAM	1:05.50	0.82	30.26 (1)	35.24 (5)
5	–	Christophe Verdino	MON	1:05.66	0.81	30.96 (6)	34.70 (3)
6	–	Francisco Suriano	ESA	1:05.82	0.75	30.35 (2)	35.47 (=6)
7	–	Desmond Koh	SGP	1:06.97	0.73	31.50 (7)	35.47 (=6)
8	–	Yevgeny Petrashov	KGZ	1:07.44	0.92	31.52 (8)	35.92 (8)

Heat #3

Time	10:44

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mario González	CUB	1:03.05	0.80	29.54 (1)	33.51 (2)
2	–	Ratapong Sirisanont	THA	1:03.81	0.77	30.48 (6)	33.33 (1)
3	–	Aliaksei Kriuentsou	BLR	1:04.20	0.76	29.76 (2)	34.44 (6)
4	–	Nerijus Beiga	LTU	1:04.45	0.74	30.15 (4)	34.30 (4)
5	–	Elvin Chia	MAS	1:04.46	0.86	30.10 (3)	34.36 (5)
6	–	Børge Mørk	NOR	1:04.92	0.81	30.64 (7)	34.28 (3)
7	–	Huang Chih-Yung	TPE	1:05.26	0.83	30.74 (8)	34.52 (7)
8	–	Aleksandr Savitsky	KAZ	1:05.85	0.79	30.47 (5)	35.38 (8)

Heat #4

Time	10:49

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Jeremy Linn	USA	1:01.53	0.80	28.82 (1)	32.71 (1)	Q
2	–	Kurt Grote	USA	1:02.01	0.79	29.16 (2)	32.85 (2)	Q
3	–	Oleksandr Dzhaburiya	UKR	1:02.70	0.73	29.20 (3)	33.50 (5)	q
4	–	Paul Kent	NZL	1:02.76	0.76	29.87 (8)	32.89 (3)	q
5	–	Richard Maden	GBR	1:02.78	0.77	29.46 (5)	33.32 (4)	q
6	–	Vadim Alekseyev	ISR	1:02.92	0.87	29.41 (4)	33.51 (6)
7	–	Jo Gwang-Je	KOR	1:03.39	0.78	29.52 (6)	33.87 (8)
8	–	Marek Krawczyk	POL	1:03.57	0.90	29.81 (7)	33.76 (7)

Heat #5

Time	10:53

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Mark Warnecke	GER	1:01.79	0.72	28.76 (1)	33.03 (5)	Q
=2	–	Károly Güttler	HUN	1:01.80	0.83	28.95 (2)	32.85 (3)	Q
=2	–	Phil Rogers	AUS	1:01.80	0.72	29.20 (3)	32.60 (1)	Q
4	–	Zeng Qiliang	CHN	1:02.26	0.74	29.45 (7)	32.81 (2)	Q
5	–	Daniel Málek	CZE	1:02.46	0.82	29.29 (5)	33.17 (6)	q
6	–	Akira Hayashi	JPN	1:02.63	0.71	29.63 (8)	33.00 (4)	q
7	–	Marc Capdevila	ESP	1:02.69	0.77	29.40 (6)	33.29 (7)	q
8	–	Todd Torres	PUR	1:03.08	0.76	29.28 (4)	33.80 (8)

Heat #6

Time	10:58

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	1:00.60	0.74	28.23 (1)	32.37 (1)	QWR
2	–	Stanislav Lopukhov	RUS	1:02.00	0.84	28.96 (2)	33.04 (2)	Q
3	–	Roman Ivanovsky	RUS	1:02.69	0.74	29.35 (4)	33.34 (=5)	q
4	–	Norbert Rózsa	HUN	1:02.72	0.78	29.22 (3)	33.50 (8)	q
5	–	Vladimir Latocha	FRA	1:02.80	0.81	29.52 (5)	33.28 (3)
6	–	Benno Kuipers	NED	1:02.92	0.79	29.62 (6)	33.30 (4)
7	–	Yoshinobu Miyazaki	JPN	1:03.13	0.79	29.75 (7)	33.38 (7)
8	–	Jon Cleveland	CAN	1:03.14	0.73	29.80 (8)	33.34 (=5)

B Final

Date	20 July 1996 — 19:51

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Vladimir Latocha	FRA	1:02.28	0.79	29.13 (2)	33.15 (3)
2	–	Daniel Málek	CZE	1:02.39	0.86	29.55 (=4)	32.84 (2)
3	–	Richard Maden	GBR	1:02.51	0.73	29.17 (3)	33.34 (4)
4	–	Akira Hayashi	JPN	1:02.75	0.70	30.10 (7)	32.65 (1)
5	–	Oleksandr Dzhaburiya	UKR	1:02.91	0.79	28.77 (1)	34.14 (7)
6	–	Paul Kent	NZL	1:03.05	0.78	29.55 (=4)	33.50 (5)
7	–	Marc Capdevila	ESP	1:03.51	0.78	29.91 (6)	33.60 (6)
DQ	–	Roman Ivanovsky	RUS	–	–	– (–)	–

Final Round

Date	20 July 1996

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time	Reaction Time	50 m	50-100 m Time (Rank)
1	–	Fred Deburghgraeve	BEL	1:00.65	0.74	28.28 (1)	32.37 (2)
2	–	Jeremy Linn	USA	1:00.77	0.79	28.64 (=2)	32.13 (1)
3	–	Mark Warnecke	GER	1:01.33	0.78	28.66 (4)	32.67 (4)
4	–	Károly Güttler	HUN	1:01.49	0.80	28.64 (=2)	32.85 (6)
5	–	Phil Rogers	AUS	1:01.64	0.86	29.05 (7)	32.59 (3)
6	–	Kurt Grote	USA	1:01.69	0.78	28.76 (5)	32.93 (7)
7	–	Zeng Qiliang	CHN	1:02.01	0.72	29.29 (8)	32.72 (5)
8	–	Stanislav Lopukhov	RUS	1:02.13	0.84	28.99 (6)	33.14 (8)