Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between 4 and 6 December. This swimming event used backstroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.Medalists
Results
Heats
Four heats were held; the swimmers with the sixteen fastest times advanced to the Semifinals. The athletes that advanced are highlighted.Heat One
Heat Two
Heat Three
Heat Four
Semifinals
Two heats were held; the swimmers with the eight fastest times advanced to the Finals. The swimmers that advanced are highlighted.Semifinal One
Semifinal Two
Final
Key: WR = World record
