Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
| Men's 100 metre backstroke at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 1988 (heats & finals) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 55.05 AS | ||||||||||||
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Daichi Suzuki |
 Japan
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David Berkoff |
 United States
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Igor Polyansky |
 Soviet Union
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The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place on 24 September at the Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool in Seoul, South Korea.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
The following records were established during the competition:
Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q).
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