The men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between 30 July and 1 August, at the Swimming Stadium.
[1] This swimming event used the backstroke.
Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of two lengths of the pool.
Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Tie-breaker Key: OR = Olympic record