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Olympic Swimming Medals - Men's 100 Meter Freestyle Olympic Medalists

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The gold, silver, and bronze Olympic medal swimmers in the men's 100 meter freestyle from the Summer Olympic games.
  • 1896
    GOLD Alfred Hajos, HUN 01:22.2
    SILVER Efstathios Choraphas, GER 01:23.0
    BRONZE Otto Herschmann, AUT n/a
  • 1900
    Event Not Held
  • 1904
    GOLD Zoltan von Halmay, HUN 01:02.8
    SILVER Charles Daniels, USA n/a
    BRONZE J. Scott Leary, USA n/a
  • 1906
    GOLD Charles Daniels, USA 01:13.4
    SILVER Zoltan von Halmay, HUN 01:14.SILVER
    BRONZE Cecil Healy, AUS n/a
  • 1908
    GOLD Charles Daniels, USA 01:05.6
    SILVER Zoltan von Halmay, HUN 01:06.2
    BRONZE Harald Julin, SWE 01:08.0
  • 1912
    GOLD Duke Kahanamoku, USA 01:03.4
    SILVER Cecil Healy, AUS 01:04.6
    BRONZE Kenneth Huszagh, USA 01:05.6
  • 1920
    GOLD Duke Kahanamoku, USA 01:01.4
    SILVER Pua Kealoha, USA 01:02.2
    BRONZE William Harris, USA 01:03.2
  • 1924
    GOLD John Weissmuller, USA 59.0
    SILVER Duke Kahanamoku, USA 01:01.4
    BRONZE Sam Kahanamoku, USA 01:01.8
  • 1928
    GOLD John Weissmuller, USA 58.6
    SILVER Istvan Barany, HUN 59.6
    BRONZE Katsuo Takaishi, JPN 01:00.0
  • 1932
    GOLD Yasuji Miyazaki, JPN 58.2
    SILVER Tatsugo Kawaishi, JPN 58.6
    BRONZE Albert Schwartz, USA 58.8
  • 1936
    GOLD Ferenc Csik, HUN 57.6
    SILVER Masanori Yusa, JPN 57.9
    BRONZE Shigeo Arai, JPN 58.0
  • 1948
    GOLD Walter Ris, USA 57.3
    SILVER Alan Ford, USA 57.8
    BRONZE Geza Kadas, HUN 58.1
  • 1952
    GOLD Clarke Scholes, USA 57.4
    SILVER Hiroshi Suzuki, JPN 57.4
    BRONZE Goran Larsson, SWE 58.2
  • 1956
    GOLD Jon Henricks, AUS 55.4
    SILVER John Devitt, AUS 55.8
    BRONZE Gary Chapman, AUS 56.7
  • 1960
    GOLD John Devitt, AUS 55.2
    SILVER Lance Larson, USA 55.2
    BRONZE Manuel Dos Santos BRA 55.4
  • 1964
    GOLD Don Schollander, USA 53.4
    SILVER Robert McGregor, GBR 53.5
    BRONZE Hans Klien, FRG 54.0
  • 1968
    GOLD Michael Wenden, AUS 52.2
    SILVER Ken Walsh, USA 52.8
    BRONZE Mark Spitz, USA 53.0
  • 1972
    GOLD Mark Spitz, USA 51.22
    SILVER Jerry Heldenreich, USA 51.65
    BRONZE Vladimir Bure, URS 51.77
  • 1976
    GOLD Jim Montgomery, USA 49.99
    SILVER Jack Babashoff, USA 50.81
    BRONZE Peter Nocke, FRG 51.31
  • 1980
    GOLD Jorg Woithe, GDR 50.4
    SILVER Per Holmertz, SWE 50.91
    BRONZE Per Johansson, SWE 51.29
  • 1984
    GOLD Rowdy Gaines, USA 49.8
    SILVER Mark Stockwell, AUS 50.24
    BRONZE Per Johansson, SWE 50.31
  • 1988
    GOLD Matt Biondi, USA 48.63
    SILVER Chris Jacobs, USA 49.08
    BRONZE Stephan Caron, FRA 49.62
  • 1992
    GOLD Alexander Popov, EUN 49.02
    SILVER Gustavo Borges, BRA 49.43
    BRONZE Stephan Caron, FRA 49.5
  • 1996
    GOLD Alexander Popov, RUS 48.74
    SILVER Gary Hall Jr., USA 48.81
    BRONZE Gustavo Borges, BRA 49.02
  • 2000
    GOLD P. vanden Hoogenband, NED 48.30
    SILVER Alexander Popov, RUS 48.69
    BRONZE Gary Hall Jr., USA 48.73
  • 2004
    GOLD P. vanden Hoogenband, NED 48.17
    SILVER Roland Schoeman, RSA 48.23
    BRONZE Ian Thorpe, AUS 48.56
  • 2008
    GOLD Alain Bernard, FRA 47.21
    SILVER Eamon Sullivan, AUS 47.32
    BRONZE Jason Lezak, USA 47.67 (TIE)
    BRONZE Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA 47.67 (TIE)
  • 2012
    GOLD ADRIAN Nathan USA 47.52
    SILVER MAGNUSSEN James AUS 47.53
    BRONZE HAYDEN Brent CAN 47.80

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