Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
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The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July at the Piscines Bernat Picornell in Barcelona, Spain.[1] There were 75 competitors from 52 nations.[2] Nations had been limited to two swimmers each since the 1984 Games. The event was won by Alexander Popov of the Unified Team. Gustavo Borges's silver was Brazil's first medal in the men's 100 metre freestyle since 1960. Stéphan Caron of France repeated as bronze medalist, the eighth man to win multiple medals in the event. It was the first time since 1968 that the United States had competed and not won the event and the first time since 1956 that the Americans had competed and not taken any medal, as Jon Olsen finished fourth and defending champion Matt Biondi came in fifth.
Men's 100-metre freestyle at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Piscines Bernat Picornell | |||||||||
Date | 28 July 1992 (heats & finals) | |||||||||
Competitors | 75 from 52 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 49.02 | |||||||||
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