100 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2001 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Fukuoka JPN
Held 22 – 23 July 2001
Status Medal
Competitors 58
Countries 46
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Swim-Off Semi-Finals Final
🥇 Matt Welsh AUS 56.04
(10 h8)		 — 55.47
(7 h1)		 54.31
(1 F)
🥈 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.63
(5 h8)		 — 55.21
(2 h2)		 54.75
(2 F)
🥉 Steffen Driesen GER 55.44
(2 h6)		 — 55.26
(4 h1)		 54.91
(3 F)
4 Randall Bal USA 55.47
(3 h8)		 — 54.93
(1 h2)		 54.97
(4 F)
5 Markus Rogan AUT 55.08
(1 h7)		 — 55.22
(3 h2)		 55.23
(5 F)
6 Péter Horváth HUN 55.67
(6 h7)		 — 55.38
(5 h1)		 55.43
(6 F)
7 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.56
(4 h6)		 — 55.42
(6 h1)		 55.6
(7 F)
8 Josh Watson AUS 56.11
(11 h8)		 — 55.78
(8 h2)		 55.98
(8 F)
9 Stev Theloke GER 55.99
(8 h6)		 — 55.82
(9 h1)		 —
10 Aaron Peirsol USA 56.02
(9 h7)		 — 55.89
(10 h2)		 —
11 Vladislav Aminov RUS 56.25
(14 h8)		 — 55.98
(11 h1)		 —
12 Mariusz Siembida POL 56.28
(15 h6)		 — 56.16
(12 h2)		 —
13 Alex Lim MAS 55.85
(7 h8)		 — 56.29
(13 h2)		 —
14 Blaž Medvešek SLO 56.24
(=12 h5)		 — 56.41
(14 h1)		 —
15 Alexandre Massura BRA 56.24
(=12 h8)		 — 56.52
(15 h2)		 —
16 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.54
(=16 h6)		 56.27
(1 F)		 56.54
(16 h1)		 —
17 Eithan Urbach ISR 56.54
(=16 h7)		 56.61
(2 F)		 — —
18 Viktor Bodrogi HUN 56.38
(18 h5)		 — — —
19 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 56.39
(19 h7)		 — — —
20 Pierre Roger FRA 56.50
(20 h7)		 — — —
21 Marko Strahija CRO 56.63
(21 h7)		 — — —
22 Miroslav Machovič SVK 56.70
(22 h5)		 — — —
23 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.77
(23 h7)		 — — —
24 Eduardo Otero ARG 56.82
(24 h6)		 — — —
25 Sean Sepulis CAN 56.97
(25 h8)		 — — —
26 Haruki Takeuchi JPN 57.09
(26 h6)		 — — —
27 Yoav Gath ISR 57.16
(27 h5)		 — — —
28 Derya Büyükuncu TUR 57.35
(28 h6)		 — — —
29 Daniel Lönnberg SWE 57.50
(29 h4)		 — — —
30 Martin Viilep EST 57.77
(30 h3)		 — — —
31 Mindaugas Špokas LTU 58.00
(31 h5)		 — — —
32 Ioannis Kokkodis GRE 58.15
(32 h4)		 — — —
33 Gary Tan SGP 58.52
(33 h5)		 — — —
34 George Gleason ISV 58.60
(34 h4)		 — — —
35 Juan Carlos Rodela MEX 58.62
(35 h5)		 — — —
36 Mark Chay SGP 59.28
(36 h4)		 — — —
37 Brendan Ashby ZIM 59.71
(37 h4)		 — — —
38 Sergio Cabrera PAR 59.80
(38 h1)		 — — —
39 Diego Gallo URU 1:00.63
(39 h5)		 — — —
40 Eduardo Gil ESA 1:00.73
(40 h3)		 — — —
41 Ignacio Bengoechea CHI 1:00.74
(41 h4)		 — — —
42 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 1:01.08
(42 h4)		 — — —
43 Christopher Backhaus DOM 1:01.86
(43 h3)		 — — —
44 Aziz Toumi MAR 1:02.28
(44 h3)		 — — —
45 Lei Chi Lon MAC 1:03.07
(45 h3)		 — — —
46 Fahad Al-Otaibi KUW 1:03.50
(46 h3)		 — — —
47 Victor Wong MAC 1:05.58
(47 h2)		 — — —
48 Hsu Kuo-Tung TPE 1:06.13
(48 h3)		 — — —
49 Seung Gin Lee NMI 1:07.05
(49 h2)		 — — —
50 Nuno Rola ANG 1:07.96
(50 h2)		 — — —
51 João Aguiar ANG 1:08.40
(51 h2)		 — — —
52 William Kang GUM 1:08.77
(52 h2)		 — — —
53 Rony Bakale CGO 1:09.55
(53 h2)		 — — —
54 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 1:11.77
(54 h1)		 — — —
55 Fahd Bayusuf KEN 1:13.93
(55 h1)		 — — —
56 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 1:22.13
(56 h1)		 — — —
AC Mohammad Nazeri IRI —
(DQ h3)		 — — —
AC Mehdi Addadi ALG —
(DQ h4)		 — — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
38 Sergio Cabrera PAR 59.80
54 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 1:11.77
55 Fahd Bayusuf KEN 1:13.93
56 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 1:22.13

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
47 Victor Wong MAC 1:05.58
49 Seung Gin Lee NMI 1:07.05
50 Nuno Rola ANG 1:07.96
51 João Aguiar ANG 1:08.40
52 William Kang GUM 1:08.77
53 Rony Bakale CGO 1:09.55

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
30 Martin Viilep EST 57.77
40 Eduardo Gil ESA 1:00.73
43 Christopher Backhaus DOM 1:01.86
44 Aziz Toumi MAR 1:02.28
45 Lei Chi Lon MAC 1:03.07
46 Fahad Al-Otaibi KUW 1:03.50
48 Hsu Kuo-Tung TPE 1:06.13
DQ Mohammad Nazeri IRI —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
29 Daniel Lönnberg SWE 57.50
32 Ioannis Kokkodis GRE 58.15
34 George Gleason ISV 58.60
36 Mark Chay SGP 59.28
37 Brendan Ashby ZIM 59.71
41 Ignacio Bengoechea CHI 1:00.74
42 Wu Nien-Pin TPE 1:01.08
DQ Mehdi Addadi ALG —

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=12 Blaž Medvešek SLO 56.24
18 Viktor Bodrogi HUN 56.38
22 Miroslav Machovič SVK 56.70
27 Yoav Gath ISR 57.16
31 Mindaugas Špokas LTU 58.00
33 Gary Tan SGP 58.52
35 Juan Carlos Rodela MEX 58.62
39 Diego Gallo URU 1:00.63

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
2 Steffen Driesen GER 55.44
4 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.56
8 Stev Theloke GER 55.99
15 Mariusz Siembida POL 56.28
=16 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.54
24 Eduardo Otero ARG 56.82
26 Haruki Takeuchi JPN 57.09
28 Derya Büyükuncu TUR 57.35

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Markus Rogan AUT 55.08
6 Péter Horváth HUN 55.67
9 Aaron Peirsol USA 56.02
=16 Eithan Urbach ISR 56.54
19 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 56.39
20 Pierre Roger FRA 56.50
21 Marko Strahija CRO 56.63
23 Darius Grigalionis LTU 56.77

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Randall Bal USA 55.47
5 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.63
7 Alex Lim MAS 55.85
10 Matt Welsh AUS 56.04
11 Josh Watson AUS 56.11
=12 Alexandre Massura BRA 56.24
14 Vladislav Aminov RUS 56.25
25 Sean Sepulis CAN 56.97

Swim-Off

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.27
2 Eithan Urbach ISR 56.61

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
4 Steffen Driesen GER 55.26
5 Péter Horváth HUN 55.38
6 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.42
7 Matt Welsh AUS 55.47
9 Stev Theloke GER 55.82
11 Vladislav Aminov RUS 55.98
14 Blaž Medvešek SLO 56.41
16 Emanuele Merisi ITA 56.54

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Randall Bal USA 54.93
2 Örn Arnarson ISL 55.21
3 Markus Rogan AUT 55.22
8 Josh Watson AUS 55.78
10 Aaron Peirsol USA 55.89
12 Mariusz Siembida POL 56.16
13 Alex Lim MAS 56.29
15 Alexandre Massura BRA 56.52

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Matt Welsh AUS 54.31
2 Örn Arnarson ISL 54.75
3 Steffen Driesen GER 54.91
4 Randall Bal USA 54.97
5 Markus Rogan AUT 55.23
6 Péter Horváth HUN 55.43
7 Gordan Kožulj CRO 55.6
8 Josh Watson AUS 55.98