Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The final of the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1984.Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.Results
Heats
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A, while the next eight to final B.
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | 4 | Rick Carey | | 55.74 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Dave Wilson | | 56.71 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Mark Kerry | | 57.15 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Gary Hurring | | 57.42 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Hans Kroes | | 57.48 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Sandy Goss | | 57.60 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | Bengt Baron | | 57.66 | Q |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Mike West | | 57.76 | Q |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Ricardo Aldabe | | 57.90 | q |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | Stefan Peter | | 57.90 | q |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Nicolai Klapkarek | | 58.19 | q |
| 12 | 4 | 6 | Frédéric Delcourt | | 58.22 | q |
| 13 | 4 | 5 | Paul Kingsman | | 58.33 | q |
| 14 | 1 | 4 | David Orbell | | 58.35 | q |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Daichi Suzuki | | 58.37 | q |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | Hans Fredin | | 58.39 | q |
| 17 | 3 | 5 | Neil Harper | | 58.50 | |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Paolo Falchini | | 58.65 | |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Ilias Malamas | | 58.69 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Kristofer Stivenson | | 58.76 | |
| 21 | 4 | 2 | Lukman Niode | | 58.77 | |
| 22 | 3 | 6 | Patrick Ferland | | 58.78 | |
| 23 | 5 | 6 | Wang Hao | | 59.13 | |
| 24 | 6 | 2 | Fabrizio Bortolon | | 59.27 | |
| 25 | 1 | 5 | Giovanni Frigo | | 59.34 | |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | Sharif Nour | | 59.63 | |
| 27 | 2 | 6 | Allan Marsh | | 1:00.04 | |
| 28 | 6 | 6 | Ian Collins | | 1:00.08 | |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | David Lim Fong Jock | | 1:00.65 | |
| 30 | 7 | 2 | Li Zhongyi | | 1:00.66 | |
| 31 | 7 | 6 | David Morley | | 1:01.29 | |
| 32 | 4 | 7 | Ernesto Vela | | 1:01.42 | |
| 33 | 3 | 7 | Emad El-Shafei | | 1:02.04 | |
| 34 | 6 | 7 | Fernando Rodríguez | | 1:02.27 | |
| 35 | 7 | 7 | Alejandro Alvizuri | | 1:02.63 | |
| 36 | 2 | 7 | Hugo Goossen | | 1:03.77 | |
| 37 | 5 | 7 | Erik Rosskopf | | 1:03.82 | |
| 38 | 2 | 1 | Salvador Salguero | | 1:04.99 | |
| 39 | 1 | 7 | Ernesto-José Degenhart | | 1:05.63 | |
| 40 | 7 | 1 | Warren Sorby | | 1:05.81 | |
| 41 | 6 | 1 | Collier Woolard | | 1:06.86 | |
| 42 | 5 | 1 | Joaquim Cruz | | 1:10.86 | |
| 43 | 1 | 1 | David Palma | | 1:13.28 | |
| 44 | 3 | 1 | Ibrahim El-Baba | | 1:13.76 | |
| 4 | 1 | Rami Kantari | | | |
| 1 | 2 | Kemal Sadri Özün | | | |
| 1 | 3 | Andrew Phillips | | | |
| 1 | 6 | Daniel Mulumba | | | |
| 2 | 2 | Alexander Pilhatsch | | | |
Finals
Final B
Final A
