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Men’s 100 m backstroke
Held at 26 Games, 1908–2024. Most golds: United States (15). Most medals: Roland Matthes (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals79
Delegations19on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Thomas Ceccon Italy | Xu Jiayu China | Ryan Murphy United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Evgeny Rylov ROC | Kliment Kolesnikov ROC | Ryan Murphy United States |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Ryan Murphy United States | Xu Jiayu China | David Plummer United States |
| 2012 London | Matt Grevers United States | Nick Thoman United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan |
| 2008 Beijing | Aaron Peirsol United States | Matt Grevers United States | Hayden Stoeckel Australia / Arkady Vyatchanin Russia |
| 2004 Athens | Aaron Peirsol United States | Markus Rogan Austria | Tomomi Morita Japan |
| 2000 Sydney | Lenny Krayzelburg United States | Matt Welsh Australia | Stev Theloke Germany |
| 1996 Atlanta | Jeff Rouse United States | Rodolfo Falcón Cuba | Neisser Bent Cuba |
| 1992 Barcelona | Mark Tewksbury Canada | Jeff Rouse United States | David Berkoff United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Daichi Suzuki Japan | David Berkoff United States | Igor Polyansky Soviet Union |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Rick Carey United States | Dave Wilson United States | Mike West Canada |
| 1980 Moscow | Bengt Baron Sweden | Viktor Kuznetsov Soviet Union | Vladimir Dolgov Soviet Union |
| 1976 Montreal | John Naber United States | Peter Rocca United States | Roland Matthes East Germany |
| 1972 Munich | Roland Matthes East Germany | Mike Stamm United States | John Murphy United States |
| 1968 Mexico City | Roland Matthes East Germany | Charlie Hickcox United States | Ronnie Mills United States |
| 1960 Rome | David Theile Australia | Frank McKinney United States | Bob Bennett United States |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | David Theile Australia | John Monckton Australia | Frank McKinney United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Yoshi Oyakawa United States | Gilbert Bozon France | Jack Taylor United States |
| 1948 London | Allen Stack United States | Bob Cowell United States | Georges Vallerey Jr. France |
| 1936 Berlin | Adolph Kiefer United States | Al Vande Weghe United States | Masaji Kiyokawa Japan |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Masaji Kiyokawa Japan | Toshio Irie Japan | Kentaro Kawatsu Japan |
| 1928 Amsterdam | George Kojac United States | Walter Laufer United States | Paul Wyatt United States |
| 1924 Paris | Warren Kealoha United States | Paul Wyatt United States | Károly Bartha Hungary |
| 1920 Antwerp | Warren Kealoha United States | Ray Kegeris United States | Gérard Blitz Belgium |
| 1912 Stockholm | Harry Hebner United States | Otto Fahr Germany | Paul Kellner Germany |
| 1908 London | Arno Bieberstein Germany | Ludvig Dam Denmark | Herbert Haresnape Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 15 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | East Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | ROC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Roland Matthes | 2 | 3 |
| Warren Kealoha | 2 | 2 |
| David Theile | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Peirsol | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Murphy | 1 | 3 |
| Masaji Kiyokawa | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Rouse | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Grevers | 1 | 2 |
| Arno Bieberstein | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Hebner | 1 | 1 |
| George Kojac | 1 | 1 |
| Adolph Kiefer | 1 | 1 |