The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between 30 July and 1 August, at the Swimming Stadium. This

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event used the

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. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.

Medalists

Results

Heats

Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Tie-breaker

Final

Key: OR = Olympic record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 Metre Backstroke Men's backstroke 100 metre Men's events at the 1952 Summer Olympics