Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre breaststroke
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The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place between 18 and 19 October in the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/mens-100-metres-breaststroke.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165309/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/SWI/mens-100-metres-breaststroke.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Swimming at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Breaststroke |accessdate=7 November 2016 |work=Sports Reference}} {{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/results/5914 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017125714/http://www.olympedia.org/results/5914 |url-status=live |archive-date=17 October 2023 |title=100 meters Breaststroke, Men |accessdate=6 December 2023 |work=Olympedia}} This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Medalists
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| {{OlympicGoldMedalist|Don McKenzie|USA|1968 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicSilverMedalist|Vladimir Kosinsky|URS|1968 Summer}} |
| {{OlympicBronzeMedalist|Nikolai Pankin|URS|1968 Summer}} |
Results
=Heats=
Heat 1
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Nikolay Pankin | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.9 | |
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| 2 | Klaus Katzur | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.4 | |
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| 3 | Dave Perkowski | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.5 | |
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| 4 | Michael Günther | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.3 | |
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| 5 | Osamu Tsurumine | {{flagIOC|JPN|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.5 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Gilliard | {{flagIOC|SUI|1968 Summer}} | 1:12.8 | |
| 7 | Eduardo Moreno | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:13.7 |
Heat 2
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Nobutaka Taguchi | {{flagIOC|JPN|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.8 | |
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| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.0 | |
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| 3 | Ken Merten | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.6 | |
| 4 | Liam Ball | {{flagIOC|IRL|1968 Summer}} | 1:12.1 | |
| 5 | Leiknir Jónsson | {{flagIOC|ISL|1968 Summer}} | 1:16.3 | |
| 6 | Abel Muñoz | {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}} | 1:19.4 |
Heat 3
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Egon Henninger | {{flagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.6 | |
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| 2 | Ladislau Koszta | {{flagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.1 | |
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| 3 | Józef Klukowski | {{flagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.0 | |
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| 4 | Thomas Aretz | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.1 | |
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| 5 | Sándor Szabó | {{flagIOC|HUN|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.3 | |
| 6 | Stuart Roberts | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 1:12.7 | |
| 7 | Ivan Gomina | {{flagIOC|COL|1968 Summer}} | 1:15.1 |
Heat 4
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | José Sylvio Fiolo | {{flagIOC|BRA|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.5 | |
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| 2 | Gregor Betz | {{flagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.3 | |
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| 3 | Amman Jalmaani | {{flagIOC|PHI|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.6 | |
| 4 | Slavko Kurbanović | {{flagIOC|YUG|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.6 | |
| 5 | Roger Roberts | {{flagIOC|GBR|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.7 | |
| 6 | Leroy Goff | {{flagIOC|PHI|1968 Summer}} | 1:13.7 | |
| 7 | Arturo Carranza | {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}} | 1:28.0 |
Heat 5
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Don McKenzie | {{flagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.1 | |
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| 2 | Yevhen Mykhailov | {{flagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.3 | |
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| 3 | Bill Mahony | {{flagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.7 | |
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| 4 | Osvaldo Boretto | {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.3 | |
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| 5 | Felipe Muñoz | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.6 | |
| 6 | Yohan Kende | {{flagIOC|ISR|1968 Summer}} | 1:12.3 |
Heat 6
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| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Note |
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| 1 | Ian O'Brien | {{flagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.9 | |
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| 2 | Alberto Forelli | {{flagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.3 | |
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| 3 | Thomas Johnsson | {{flagIOC|SWE|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.0 | |
| 4 | José Durán | {{flagIOC|ESP|1968 Summer}} | 1:12.3 | |
| 5 | Javier Jiménez | {{flagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:16.3 | |
| 6 | Eduardo Ramos | {{flagIOC|ESA|1968 Summer}} | 1:31.2 |
=Semifinals=
== Heat Two==
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! Rank !! Athlete !!Country !! Time | Notes | |||
| 1 | Nikolay Pankin | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.1 | |
| 2 | Alberto Forelli | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.9 | |
| 3 | Dave Perkowski | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.0 | |
| 4 | Felipe Muñoz | align=left| {{FlagIOC|MEX|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.4 | |
| 5 | Ladislau Koszta | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ROU|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.8 | |
| 6 | Thomas Aretz | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.2 | |
| 7 | Osvaldo Boretto | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.8 | |
| 8 | Nobutaka Taguchi | align=left| {{FlagIOC|JPN|1968 Summer}} | DQ |
== Heat Three==
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! Rank !! Athlete !!Country !! Time | Notes | |||
| 1 | Vladimir Kosinsky | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:07.9 | |
| 2 | Don McKenzie | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.1 | |
| 3 | José Sylvio Fiolo | align=left| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.6 | |
| 4 | Yevhen Mykhailov | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.8 | |
| 5 | Bill Mahony | align=left| {{FlagIOC|CAN|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.7 | |
| 6 | Gregor Betz | align=left| {{FlagIOC|FRG|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.8 | |
| 7 | Józef Klukowski | align=left| {{FlagIOC|POL|1968 Summer}} | 1:10.9 | |
| 8 | Ken Merten | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:11.6 | ' |
=Final=
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! Rank !! Athlete !!Country !! Time | Notes | |||
| 1 | Don McKenzie | align=left| {{FlagIOC|USA|1968 Summer}} | 1:07.7 | OR |
| 2 | Vladimir Kosinsky | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.0 | |
| 3 | Nikolai Pankin | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.0 | |
| 4 | José Sylvio Fiolo | align=left| {{FlagIOC|BRA|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.1 | |
| 5 | Yevgeny Mikhaylov | align=left| {{FlagIOC|URS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.4 | |
| 6 | Ian O'Brien | align=left| {{FlagIOC|AUS|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.6 | |
| 7 | Alberto Forelli | align=left| {{FlagIOC|ARG|1968 Summer}} | 1:08.7 | |
| 8 | Egon Henninger | align=left| {{FlagIOC|GDR|1968 Summer}} | 1:09.7 |
Key: OR = Olympic record
References
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