USA's Ryan Murphy won the men’s 100 metres backstroke gold at the Rio Olympics on Monday to extend United States swimmers’ run of domination in the event to six successive Games dating back to Atlanta in 1996.
China’s Xu Jiayu took the silver — his country’s first male Olympic medallist in backstroke — and David Plummer, making his Games debut at the age of 30, secured the bronze for the United States.
Ryan Murphy’s winning time of 51.97 seconds was the second fastest in history, just outside the world record of 51.94 set by compatriot Aaron Peirsol in 2009 when non-textile bodysuits were allowed, and an Olympic record.
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