50 m Backstroke, Men

Competition 2003 World Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 26 – 27 July 2003
Status Medal
Competitors 89
Countries 72
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Final
πŸ₯‡ Thomas Rupprath GER 25.19
(1 h13)		 25.07
(1 h2)		 24.80
(1 F)
πŸ₯ˆ Matt Welsh AUS 25.60
(4 h12)		 25.52
(7 h1)		 25.01
(2 F)
πŸ₯‰ Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.80
(8 h12)		 25.38
(=2 h1)		 25.07
(3 F)
4 Steffen Driesen GER 25.48
(2 h13)		 25.38
(=2 h1)		 25.14
(4 F)
5 Randall Bal USA 25.53
(3 h12)		 25.51
(6 h2)		 25.19
(5 F)
6 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.76
(=6 h13)		 25.61
(8 h1)		 25.53
(6 F)
7 Josh Watson AUS 26.01
(14 h11)		 25.50
(5 h1)		 25.62
(7 F)
8 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.76
(=6 h13)		 25.47
(4 h2)		 25.75
(8 F)
9 David Ortega ESP 25.71
(5 h11)		 25.62
(9 h2)		 β€”
10 Alex Lim MAS 25.93
(=11 h12)		 25.68
(10 h2)		 β€”
11 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 26.08
(=15 h11)		 25.74
(11 h2)		 β€”
12 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.93
(=11 h12)		 25.79
(12 h1)		 β€”
13 Ahmed Hussain EGY 25.89
(10 h11)		 25.81
(13 h1)		 β€”
14 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 25.85
(9 h12)		 25.91
(14 h2)		 β€”
15 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 26.08
(=15 h13)		 25.95
(15 h1)		 β€”
16 Slava Shyrshov UKR 25.97
(13 h10)		 25.99
(16 h2)		 β€”
17 Viktor Bodrogi HUN 26.11
(17 h10)		 β€” β€”
18 Nuno Laurentino POR 26.13
(18 h13)		 β€” β€”
19 Γ–rn Arnarson ISL 26.18
(19 h8)		 β€” β€”
20 Gregor Tait GBR 26.23
(20 h10)		 β€” β€”
21 Riley Janes CAN 26.24
(21 h12)		 β€” β€”
22 PΓ©ter HorvΓ‘th HUN 26.25
(22 h13)		 β€” β€”
=23 Seong Min KOR 26.26
(=23 h13)		 β€” β€”
=23 Markus Rogan AUT 26.26
(=23 h10)		 β€” β€”
25 BlaΕΎ MedveΕ‘ek SLO 26.29
(25 h10)		 β€” β€”
26 Jani Sievinen FIN 26.30
(26 h9)		 β€” β€”
27 Pavlo Illichov UKR 26.34
(27 h10)		 β€” β€”
28 Aleő Volčanőek CRO 26.35
(28 h11)		 β€” β€”
29 Ryan Pini PNG 26.37
(29 h12)		 β€” β€”
30 Flori Lang SUI 26.46
(30 h11)		 β€” β€”
31 Gordan KoΕΎulj CRO 26.48
(31 h10)		 β€” β€”
32 Pablo Abal ARG 26.49
(32 h8)		 β€” β€”
33 Pavel SuΕ‘kov LTU 26.61
(33 h9)		 β€” β€”
=34 Jens Petersson SWE 26.64
(=34 h9)		 β€” β€”
=34 Yoav Gath ISR 26.64
(=34 h9)		 β€” β€”
36 Alexandru Ivlev MDA 26.73
(36 h9)		 β€” β€”
37 Martin Viilep EST 26.76
(37 h8)		 β€” β€”
38 Eric la Fleur SWE 26.83
(38 h9)		 β€” β€”
39 Paulo Machado BRA 26.86
(39 h9)		 β€” β€”
40 Cam Gibson NZL 26.94
(40 h11)		 β€” β€”
41 Yu Rui CHN 26.99
(41 h1)		 β€” β€”
42 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 27.07
(42 h11)		 β€” β€”
43 RogΓ©rio Romero BRA 27.49
(43 h8)		 β€” β€”
44 Oleg Pukhnaty UZB 27.75
(44 h8)		 β€” β€”
45 Nick Bovell TTO 28.10
(45 h7)		 β€” β€”
46 Mauricio Prudencio BOL 28.15
(46 h8)		 β€” β€”
47 Gustavo Vera PAR 28.31
(47 h6)		 β€” β€”
48 Albert Subirats VEN 28.35
(48 h7)		 β€” β€”
49 Jared Heine MHL 28.38
(49 h6)		 β€” β€”
50 Brendan Ashby ZIM 28.41
(50 h8)		 β€” β€”
51 Ismael Ortiz PAN 28.60
(51 h7)		 β€” β€”
52 Guillermo RamΓ­rez COL 28.72
(52 h7)		 β€” β€”
53 Arun Vellore IND 28.76
(53 h7)		 β€” β€”
54 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 28.80
(54 h3)		 β€” β€”
55 Mikhail Alekseyev UZB 28.82
(55 h8)		 β€” β€”
56 Fai Yau Sun HKG 29.01
(56 h6)		 β€” β€”
57 Asela Perera SRI 29.21
(57 h6)		 β€” β€”
58 Lei Chi Lon MAC 29.24
(58 h6)		 β€” β€”
59 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 29.25
(59 h7)		 β€” β€”
60 Khaly Ciss SEN 29.26
(60 h5)		 β€” β€”
61 Roberto SansΓ³ CRC 29.33
(61 h6)		 β€” β€”
62 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 29.41
(62 h5)		 β€” β€”
63 Olufolahan Oluwole NGR 29.43
(63 h5)		 β€” β€”
64 Rony Bakale CGO 29.66
(64 h6)		 β€” β€”
65 Mohammad Nazeri IRI 29.74
(65 h6)		 β€” β€”
66 James Walsh PHI 29.80
(66 h5)		 β€” β€”
67 Davy Bisslik ARU 29.92
(67 h4)		 β€” β€”
68 JoΓ£o Aguiar ANG 29.98
(68 h4)		 β€” β€”
69 Mohammed Rana BAN 30.01
(69 h5)		 β€” β€”
70 Omar Abu-Fares JOR 30.06
(70 h7)		 β€” β€”
71 Yury Zakharov KGZ 30.20
(71 h7)		 β€” β€”
72 Fadi Jalabi SYR 30.45
(72 h4)		 β€” β€”
73 Nuno Rola ANG 30.68
(73 h4)		 β€” β€”
74 Patrick Boustany LBN 30.71
(74 h3)		 β€” β€”
75 Kabir Singh Walia KEN 30.72
(75 h5)		 β€” β€”
76 Seung Gin Lee NMI 30.75
(76 h4)		 β€” β€”
77 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 30.80
(77 h4)		 β€” β€”
78 Sean Chow FIJ 30.84
(78 h4)		 β€” β€”
79 Clark Randrianandraina MAD 31.55
(79 h3)		 β€” β€”
80 Welbert Samuel FSM 31.80
(80 h2)		 β€” β€”
81 Peter Lynch ZAM 32.08
(81 h2)		 β€” β€”
82 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 32.32
(82 h3)		 β€” β€”
83 Mohamad Sarmad IRQ 32.90
(83 h3)		 β€” β€”
84 Carlos Notarianni MHL 33.12
(84 h2)		 β€” β€”
85 Mohammed Abbas IRQ 33.21
(85 h3)		 β€” β€”
86 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 33.85
(86 h5)		 β€” β€”
87 Awsan Qardaa YEM 45.91
(87 h2)		 β€” β€”
88 Akibou Maiga NIG 47.50
(88 h2)		 β€” β€”
AC Gilbert Kaburu UGA 33.67
(DQ h3)		 β€” β€”
DNS James GoddardDNS GBR β€”
(DNS h10)		 β€” β€”
DNS Peter MankočDNS SLO β€”
(DNS h9)		 β€” β€”
DNS Fils TchenaDNS CMR β€”
(DNS h5)		 β€” β€”
DNS Ahmed Ouattara ZieDNS CIV β€”
(DNS h4)		 β€” β€”
DNS Landry EnokorinDNS CIV β€”
(DNS h3)		 β€” β€”
DNS Abu Bakarr JallohDNS SLE β€”
(DNS h2)		 β€” β€”
DNS Nkandeu LeukamDNS CMR β€”
(DNS h1)		 β€” β€”
DNS Emery NziyunviraDNS BDI β€”
(DNS h1)		 β€” β€”

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
41 Yu Rui CHN 26.99
DNS Nkandeu LeukamDNS CMR β€”
DNS Emery NziyunviraDNS BDI β€”

Heat 10

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
13 Slava Shyrshov UKR 25.97
17 Viktor Bodrogi HUN 26.11
20 Gregor Tait GBR 26.23
=23 Markus Rogan AUT 26.26
25 BlaΕΎ MedveΕ‘ek SLO 26.29
27 Pavlo Illichov UKR 26.34
31 Gordan KoΕΎulj CRO 26.48
DNS James GoddardDNS GBR β€”

Heat 11

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
5 David Ortega ESP 25.71
10 Ahmed Hussain EGY 25.89
14 Josh Watson AUS 26.01
=15 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 26.08
28 Aleő Volčanőek CRO 26.35
30 Flori Lang SUI 26.46
40 Cam Gibson NZL 26.94
42 Uğur Orel Oral TUR 27.07

Heat 12

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
3 Randall Bal USA 25.53
4 Matt Welsh AUS 25.60
8 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.80
9 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 25.85
=11 Alex Lim MAS 25.93
=11 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.93
21 Riley Janes CAN 26.24
29 Ryan Pini PNG 26.37

Heat 13

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 25.19
2 Steffen Driesen GER 25.48
=6 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.76
=6 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.76
=15 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 26.08
18 Nuno Laurentino POR 26.13
22 PΓ©ter HorvΓ‘th HUN 26.25
=23 Seong Min KOR 26.26

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
80 Welbert Samuel FSM 31.80
81 Peter Lynch ZAM 32.08
84 Carlos Notarianni MHL 33.12
87 Awsan Qardaa YEM 45.91
88 Akibou Maiga NIG 47.50
DNS Abu Bakarr JallohDNS SLE β€”

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
54 Onan Orlando Thom GUY 28.80
74 Patrick Boustany LBN 30.71
79 Clark Randrianandraina MAD 31.55
82 Muzeya Muzyamba ZAM 32.32
83 Mohamad Sarmad IRQ 32.90
85 Mohammed Abbas IRQ 33.21
DQ Gilbert Kaburu UGA 33.67
DNS Landry EnokorinDNS CIV β€”

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
67 Davy Bisslik ARU 29.92
68 JoΓ£o Aguiar ANG 29.98
72 Fadi Jalabi SYR 30.45
73 Nuno Rola ANG 30.68
76 Seung Gin Lee NMI 30.75
77 Urnultsaikhan Ganbold MGL 30.80
78 Sean Chow FIJ 30.84
DNS Ahmed Ouattara ZieDNS CIV β€”

Heat 5

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
60 Khaly Ciss SEN 29.26
62 Rainui Teriipaia-Rentier FPN 29.41
63 Olufolahan Oluwole NGR 29.43
66 James Walsh PHI 29.80
69 Mohammed Rana BAN 30.01
75 Kabir Singh Walia KEN 30.72
86 Hojamamed Hojamamedov TKM 33.85
DNS Fils TchenaDNS CMR β€”

Heat 6

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
47 Gustavo Vera PAR 28.31
49 Jared Heine MHL 28.38
56 Fai Yau Sun HKG 29.01
57 Asela Perera SRI 29.21
58 Lei Chi Lon MAC 29.24
61 Roberto SansΓ³ CRC 29.33
64 Rony Bakale CGO 29.66
65 Mohammad Nazeri IRI 29.74

Heat 7

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
45 Nick Bovell TTO 28.10
48 Albert Subirats VEN 28.35
51 Ismael Ortiz PAN 28.60
52 Guillermo RamΓ­rez COL 28.72
53 Arun Vellore IND 28.76
59 Abdel Rahman Al-Kaaki LBN 29.25
70 Omar Abu-Fares JOR 30.06
71 Yury Zakharov KGZ 30.20

Heat 8

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
19 Γ–rn Arnarson ISL 26.18
32 Pablo Abal ARG 26.49
37 Martin Viilep EST 26.76
43 RogΓ©rio Romero BRA 27.49
44 Oleg Pukhnaty UZB 27.75
46 Mauricio Prudencio BOL 28.15
50 Brendan Ashby ZIM 28.41
55 Mikhail Alekseyev UZB 28.82

Heat 9

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
26 Jani Sievinen FIN 26.30
33 Pavel SuΕ‘kov LTU 26.61
=34 Jens Petersson SWE 26.64
=34 Yoav Gath ISR 26.64
36 Alexandru Ivlev MDA 26.73
38 Eric la Fleur SWE 26.83
39 Paulo Machado BRA 26.86
DNS Peter MankočDNS SLO β€”

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
=2 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.38
=2 Steffen Driesen GER 25.38
5 Josh Watson AUS 25.50
7 Matt Welsh AUS 25.52
8 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.61
12 Tomomi Morita JPN 25.79
13 Ahmed Hussain EGY 25.81
15 Atsushi Nishikori JPN 25.95

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 25.07
4 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.47
6 Randall Bal USA 25.51
9 David Ortega ESP 25.62
10 Alex Lim MAS 25.68
11 Ouyang Kunpeng CHN 25.74
14 Arkady Vyatchanin RUS 25.91
16 Slava Shyrshov UKR 25.99

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Rupprath GER 24.80
2 Matt Welsh AUS 25.01
3 Gerhard Zandberg RSA 25.07
4 Steffen Driesen GER 25.14
5 Randall Bal USA 25.19
6 Darius Grigalionis LTU 25.53
7 Josh Watson AUS 25.62
8 Aaron Peirsol USA 25.75