Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre butterfly explained

Event:	Men's 100 metre butterfly
Games:	1980 Summer
Venue:	Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
Date:	22 July (heats, semifinals) 23 July (final)
Competitors:	34
Nations:	29
Win Value:	54.92
Gold:	Pär Arvidsson
Goldnoc:	SWE
Silver:	Roger Pyttel
Silvernoc:	GDR
Bronze:	David López-Zubero
Bronzenoc:	ESP
Prev:	1976
Next:	1984

The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held on 22 and 23 July at the Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex.^[1]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	5			55.18	Q
2	5			55.54	Q
3	2			55.76	Q
4	3			55.83	Q
5	4			55.99	Q
6	1			56.07	Q
7	3			56.10	Q
8	1			56.15	Q
9	1			56.22	Q
10	5			56.30	Q
11	3			56.36	Q
12	4			56.45	Q
13	2			56.56	Q
14	5			56.85	Q
15	4			56.88	Q
16	4			57.21	Q
17	2			57.27
18	1			57.33
19	2			57.35
20	3			57.65
21	2			57.71
22	3			57.84
23	4			57.94
24	5			57.96
25	3			58.35
26	5			58.90
27	1
28	5
29	4
30	1
31	2
32	3
33	1
34	2
	4

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			55.02	Q
2	2			55.05	Q
3	1			55.47	Q
4	2			55.53	Q
5	1			55.62	Q
6	2			55.63	Q
7	1			55.67	Q
8	1			55.69	Q
9	2			55.81
10	2			56.16
11	1			56.35
12	1			56.51
13	2			56.52
14	1			56.76
15	2			56.89
16	1			57.43

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			54.92
			54.94
			55.13
4			55.25
5			55.35
6			55.42
7			55.66
8			55.70

Notes and References

1. Web site: Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 – Volume 3: Participants and Results. Fizkultura i sport. 28 November 2018. 450, 468.