The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics programme.
[1] It was the sixth appearance of the event, which was established in 1908.
Sixteen swimmers from nine nations competed.
Wednesday August 10, 1932: The fastest two in each heat and the fastest third-placed from across the heats advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Friday August 12, 1932: Ernst Küppers who seems to be the main rival of the Japanese swimmers committed a false start, maybe this was the reason why he was only able to finish fifth.