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Swimming at the 1948 London Summer Games:
Men's 100 metres Backstroke Final
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Host City: London, Great Britain
Venue(s): Wembley Arena, Wembley, London
Date Started: August 6, 1948
Date Finished: August 6, 1948
| Gold: |  Allen Stack |
| Silver: | Bob Cowell |
| Bronze: |  Georges Vallerey, Jr. |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Stack | 20 | United States | USA | 1:06.4 | |
| 2 | Bob Cowell | 24 | United States | USA | 1:06.5 | |
| 3 | Georges Vallerey, Jr. | 20 | France | FRA | 1:07.8 | |
| 4T | Mario Chávez | Argentina | ARG | 1:09.0 | ||
| 4T | Clemente Mejía | 19 | Mexico | MEX | 1:09.0 | |
| 6 | Jackie Wiid | South Africa | RSA | 1:09.1 | ||
| 7 | John Brockway | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:09.2 | |
| 8 | Bert Kinnear | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | 1:09.6 |
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