| Event: | Men's 100 metre backstroke |
| Competition: | 2019 African Games |
| Venue: | Mohammed V Sports Complex – Olympic Pool |
| Dates: | 24 August (heats and final) |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 10 |
| Win Value: | 55.02 |
| Gold: | Abdellah Ardjoune |
| Gold Nation: | ALG |
| Silver: | Mohamed Samy |
| Silver Nation: | EGY |
| Bronze: | Martin Binedell |
| Bronze Nation: | RSA |
| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The Men's 100 metre backstroke competition of the 2019 African Games was held on 24 August 2019.[1]
Prior to the competition, the existing world and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Ryan Murphy | 51.85 | Rio de Janeiro | 13 August 2016 | ||
| African record | Christopher Reid | 53.12 | Durban | 11 April 2016 | ||
| Games record | Charl Crous | 55.26 | Maputo | 9 September 2011 |
The following new records were set during this competition.
The heats were started on 24 August at 11:10.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Martin Binedell | 56.43 | Q | ||
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Abdellah Ardjoune | 56.77 | Q | ||
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Driss Lahrichi | 56.94 | Q | ||
| 4 | 2 | 4 | Mohamed Samy | 57.19 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Jason Arthur | 57.61 | Q | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Abdelrahman Hegazy | 58.49 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | Mohamed Bouhamdi | 58.65 | Q | ||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Adil Assouab | 59.01 | Q | ||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Xander Skinner | 59.28 | |||
| 10 | 1 | 3 | Mogammad Ra'eez Warley | 59.61 | |||
| 11 | 1 | 6 | Simon Bachmann | ||||
| 12 | 2 | 6 | Niklas Yeboah | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 2 | Ambala Atuhaire Ogola | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Andisiwe Tayali | ||||
| 15 | 3 | 2 | Ayman Khatoun | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 7 | Jamalke Gnakobo |
The final was started on 24 August at 17:00.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 55.02 | GR | ||||
| 6 | 55.57 | |||||
| 4 | 56.20 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 56.22 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 57.12 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 57.54 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 58.30 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | 58.46 |