The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place between August 29 and August 30 in the Schwimmhalle, Olympiapark, München. This

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event used the breaststroke. 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

Semifinals

Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2

Final

Key: WR = World record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming At The 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke Men's breaststroke 100 metre Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics