1984 Olympic Games - Men's 100 Meter Butterfly

Gold: Michael Gross, FRG
Silver: Pablo Morales, USA
Bronze: Glenn Buchanan, AUS

[@bestcoastsxmcp]

Love Pablo. He taught me a great dive when I was 13, and it helped me qualify for the 1992 Olympic Trials in this event. 🙌🏻

[@Sargebri]

Watching Gross in 1984 winning in both freestyle and butterfly makes me wonder what would have happened had he tried to do the individual medley. When Phelps first hit the scene he was mainly known as a butterflier, but as time wore on he became more proficient in all four strokes and became the greatest swimmer of his era. It would have been interesting seeing Gross add backstroke and breastroke to his repertoire and seeing how proficient he would have been.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Michael Gross deserved the gold medal.

[@nightflyer3242]

Pablo Morales made a comeback 8 years later and win this event in Barcelona 1992.

[@benno8699]

It's funny how nowadays we have 16-17 year olds clocking these times without problem

[@jalenstimes7452]

Look at those skinny Speedo swimming trunks compares to today.

[@officialwhitehousestudentf6622]

PABLO MORALES (B: 12/5/64-)He was second in the 100m butterfly at the 1984 Olympics, where he was favored to win. In 1986, he set the world record in the 100m fly, which stands to this day. Then in 1988, Morales unexpectedly did not make the Olympic team, finishing third in two events. He retired from swimming to attend law school at Cornell University. In the summer of 1991, he returned to the pool and went on to win Olympic gold medals in the 100m butterfly and the medley relay. He was named the 1992 U.S. Olympic Committee's SportsMan of the Year.

[@TarPatSlo]

Michael Gross’s celebration after getting out of the pool is everything here.

[@callabeth258]

The guy who got 3rd Glenn Buchanan went to primary school with my Mum and was my swimming teacher growing up!

[@deltivan]

He still used the word refugee.

[@CalvinWongg]

The latest world record for this event is 49.50. Let that sink in

[@titokccaa9498]

I had seen this in the middle of the night on german TV.

[@srmpenedo]

5:29

[@metsdudenj]

British had the best speedos at LA

[@larisaloboda2191]

Здравствуйте!

[@MikeCee7]

Pablo asked, that they do not use the word “refugee” & the announcer then used the word “refuge”

[@paulomorales7303]

Morales

[@johnmcdermott2551]

I don’t remember TV being fat Murray

[@noelio67]

Funny to see, the last swimmer, the German buck...of East Germany.....with full head of hair....no cap.....compared to today's crop ....aerodynamics blah blah