The men's 100 metre backstroke was a swimming event held as part of the swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics programme.
[1] It was the seventh appearance of the event, which was established in 1908.
The competition was held from Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 14 August 1936.
Adolph Kiefer set a new Olympic record in the first heat with 1:06.9 minutes.
In the final he improved the Olympic record again when he swam 1:05.9 minutes.