Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 9–11 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing China.Japan’s Kosuke Kitajima blasted a new world record of 58.91 to defend his Olympic title in the event. Alexander Dale Oen powered home with a silver in 59.20 earning a first Olympic medal for Norway in swimming.