| | Event type
100 metres Butterfly, Men
| Date | 24 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Participants | 58 from 52 countries |
Rafał Szukała of Poland might have been world champion but it was clear that the two best in the world in this event were Denis Pankratov of Russia and Scott Miller of Australia. The two proved this beyond a doubt by being the only two to qualify for the final by swimming under 53 seconds in the heats.
Pankratov blitzed the field in the first 50 metres while Miller floundered down in sixth place. The Australian picked up his pace in the second half and moved through the field up to second place. The Russian could not be caught for gold and he finished in 52.27 to take 0.05 secs off his own world record. Silver medalist Miller set the third fastest time ever but still finished a quarter of a second down on Pankratov. Another Russian, Vladislav Kulikov finished third. This victory completed the butterfly double for Pankratov.
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | B Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Pankratov |  RUS | 52.96 (1 h8) | – | 52.27 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Scott Miller |  AUS | 52.89 (1 h7) | – | 52.53 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Vladislav Kulikov | RUS | 53.54 (2 h6) | – | 53.13 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Jiang Chengji |  CHN | 53.40 (2 h8) | – | 53.20 (4) | |||
| 5 | Rafał Szukała |  POL | 53.41 (3 h8) | – | 53.29 (5) | |||
| 6 | Michael Klim | AUS | 53.42 (3 h7) | – | 53.30 (6) | |||
| 7 | Stephen Clarke |  CAN | 53.41 (1 h6) | – | 53.33 (7) | |||
| 8 | Pavlo Khnykin |  UKR | 53.25 (2 h7) | – | 53.58 (8) | |||
| =9 | James Hickman |  GBR | 53.73 (5 h7) | 53.23 (=1) | – | |||
| =9 | Mark Henderson |  USA | 53.58 (4 h7) | 53.23 (=1) | – | |||
| 11 | Péter Horváth |  HUN | 53.69 (4 h8) | 53.48 (3) | – | |||
| 12 | Ricardo Busquets |  PUR | 53.90 (=1 h4) | 53.65 (4) | – | |||
| 13 | Takashi Yamamoto |  JPN | 53.95 (6 h7) | 53.98 (5) | – | |||
| 14 | Franck Esposito |  FRA | 53.77 (3 h6) | 54.02 (6) | – | |||
| 15 | Eddie Parenti | CAN | 54.03 (7 h7) | 54.19 (7) | – | |||
| 16 | John Hargis | USA | 54.06 (4 h6) | 54.29 (8) | – | |||
| 17 | Francisco Sánchez |  VEN | 53.90 (=1 h4) | – | – | 1 | ||
| 18 | Denys Sylantiev | UKR | 54.33 (5 h8) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Lars Frölander |  SWE | 54.37 (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Yukihiro Matsushita | JPN | 54.50 (6 h8) | – | – | |||
| =21 | Oliver Lampe |  GER | 54.56 (6 h6) | – | – | |||
| =21 | Andrey Gavrilov |  KAZ | 54.56 (1 h5) | – | – | |||
| =23 | Miloš Milošević |  CRO | 54.62 (2 h5) | – | – | |||
| =23 | Stefan Aartsen |  NED | 54.62 (7 h8) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Vesa Hanski |  FIN | 54.73 (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Denislav Kalchev |  BUL | 54.81 (8 h7) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Derya Büyükuncu |  TUR | 54.89 (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Vladan Marković |  SCG | 54.90 (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 29 | Jesús González |  MEX | 54.94 (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Diego Perdomo |  COL | 55.08 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Dan Kutler |  ISR | 55.11 (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 32 | André Teixeira |  BRA | 55.23 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Javier Golovchenko |  URU | 55.26 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Danyon Loader |  NZL | 55.39 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Răzvan Petcu |  ROU | 55.50 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Peter Mankoč |  SLO | 55.59 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Rubén Pineda |  ESA | 56.01 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 38 | José Meolans |  ARG | 56.02 (8 h8) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Andrea Oriana |  ITA | 56.04 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Giovanni Linscheer |  SUR | 56.09 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Janko Gojković |  BIH | 56.11 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Kire Filipovski |  MKD | 56.13 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 43 | Georgios Popotas |  GRE | 56.16 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 44 | Roberto Delgado |  ECU | 56.29 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 45 | Anthony Ang |  MAS | 56.41 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| =46 | Tamer Zinhom |  EGY | 56.46 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| =46 | Maxim Cazmirciuc |  MDA | 56.46 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 48 | Ravil Nachayev |  UZB | 56.61 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 49 | Artūrs Jakovļevs |  LAT | 56.62 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 50 | Arthur Li |  HKG | 56.92 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 51 | Patrick Sagisi |  GUM | 56.93 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 52 | Yang Dae-Cheol |  KOR | 57.05 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 53 | PJ Thum |  SGP | 57.07 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 54 | Mindaugas Bružas |  LTU | 57.10 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 55 | José Isaza |  PAN | 57.62 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 56 | Alain Sergile |  HAI | 58.23 (7 h2) | – | – | |||
| 57 | Kamal Salman Masud |  PAK | 58.59 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 58 | David Pereyra |  BOL | 1:01.63 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| Salim Iles |  ALG | – (DNS h2) | – | – | ||||
| Martín López-Zubero |  ESP | – (DNS h6) | – | – | ||||
| Indrek Sei |  EST | – (DNS h3) | – | – |
Round One (24 July 1996)
Fastest eight advanced to the final. Places 9-16 advanced to the B Final.
Heat One (11:15)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Kire Filipovski | MKD | 56.13 | 0.71 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Yang Dae-Cheol | KOR | 57.05 | 0.73 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Mindaugas Bružas | LTU | 57.10 | 0.79 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Kamal Salman Masud | PAK | 58.59 | 0.87 | |||
| 5 | 2 | David Pereyra | BOL | 1:01.63 | 0.74 |
Heat Two (11:19)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Rubén Pineda | ESA | 56.01 | 0.73 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Ravil Nachayev | UZB | 56.61 | 0.85 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Artūrs Jakovļevs | LAT | 56.62 | 0.78 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Arthur Li | HKG | 56.92 | 0.87 | |||
| 5 | 7 | PJ Thum | SGP | 57.07 | 1.03 | |||
| 6 | 2 | José Isaza | PAN | 57.62 | 0.77 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Alain Sergile | HAI | 58.23 | 0.74 | |||
| 5 | Salim Iles | ALG | – | – |
Heat Three (11:23)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | André Teixeira | BRA | 55.23 | 0.83 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Giovanni Linscheer | SUR | 56.09 | 0.82 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Janko Gojković | BIH | 56.11 | 0.76 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Roberto Delgado | ECU | 56.29 | 0.74 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Anthony Ang | MAS | 56.41 | 0.82 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Maxim Cazmirciuc | MDA | 56.46 | 0.81 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Patrick Sagisi | GUM | 56.93 | 0.77 | |||
| 2 | Indrek Sei | EST | – | – |
Heat Four (11:27)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 3 | Francisco Sánchez | VEN | 53.90 | 0.76 | |||
| =1 | 5 | Ricardo Busquets | PUR | 53.90 | 0.63 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Derya Büyükuncu | TUR | 54.89 | 0.79 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Vladan Marković | SCG | 54.90 | 0.75 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Javier Golovchenko | URU | 55.26 | 0.75 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Răzvan Petcu | ROU | 55.50 | 0.88 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Georgios Popotas | GRE | 56.16 | 0.77 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Tamer Zinhom | EGY | 56.46 | 0.80 |
Heat Five (11:31)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Andrey Gavrilov | KAZ | 54.56 | 0.87 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Miloš Milošević | CRO | 54.62 | 0.72 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Vesa Hanski | FIN | 54.73 | 0.78 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Jesús González | MEX | 54.94 | 0.81 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Dan Kutler | ISR | 55.11 | 0.79 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Danyon Loader | NZL | 55.39 | 0.84 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Peter Mankoč | SLO | 55.59 | 0.80 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Andrea Oriana | ITA | 56.04 | 0.82 |
Heat Six (11:35)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stephen Clarke | CAN | 53.41 | 0.77 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Vladislav Kulikov | RUS | 53.54 | 0.78 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Franck Esposito | FRA | 53.77 | 0.66 | |||
| 4 | 5 | John Hargis | USA | 54.06 | 0.70 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Lars Frölander | SWE | 54.37 | 0.72 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Oliver Lampe | GER | 54.56 | 0.78 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Diego Perdomo | COL | 55.08 | 0.78 | |||
| 8 | Martín López-Zubero | ESP | – | – |
Heat Seven (11:39)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Scott Miller | AUS | 52.89 | 0.78 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Pavlo Khnykin | UKR | 53.25 | 0.76 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Michael Klim | AUS | 53.42 | 0.81 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Mark Henderson | USA | 53.58 | 0.73 | |||
| 5 | 6 | James Hickman | GBR | 53.73 | 0.83 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Takashi Yamamoto | JPN | 53.95 | 0.72 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Eddie Parenti | CAN | 54.03 | 0.73 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Denislav Kalchev | BUL | 54.81 | 0.80 |
Heat Eight (11:43)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Denis Pankratov | RUS | 52.96 | 0.82 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Jiang Chengji | CHN | 53.40 | 0.76 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Rafał Szukała | POL | 53.41 | 0.76 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Péter Horváth | HUN | 53.69 | 0.74 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Denys Sylantiev | UKR | 54.33 | 0.82 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Yukihiro Matsushita | JPN | 54.50 | 0.71 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Stefan Aartsen | NED | 54.62 | 0.78 | |||
| 8 | 7 | José Meolans | ARG | 56.02 | 0.80 |
B Final (24 July 1996)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | 3 | James Hickman | GBR | 53.23 | 0.77 | |||
| =1 | 4 | Mark Henderson | USA | 53.23 | 0.74 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Péter Horváth | HUN | 53.48 | 0.71 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Ricardo Busquets | PUR | 53.65 | 0.62 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Takashi Yamamoto | JPN | 53.98 | 0.70 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Franck Esposito | FRA | 54.02 | 0.66 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Eddie Parenti | CAN | 54.19 | 0.75 | |||
| 8 | 8 | John Hargis | USA | 54.29 | 0.70 |
Final (24 July 1996 — 20:13)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Denis Pankratov | RUS | 52.27 | 0.81 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Scott Miller | AUS | 52.53 | 0.79 | |||
| 3 | 8 | Vladislav Kulikov | RUS | 53.13 | 0.76 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Jiang Chengji | CHN | 53.20 | 0.73 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Rafał Szukała | POL | 53.29 | 0.75 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Michael Klim | AUS | 53.30 | 0.81 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Stephen Clarke | CAN | 53.33 | 0.79 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Pavlo Khnykin | UKR | 53.58 | 0.75 |