| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 15–16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 61 from 23 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «1912 | 1924» | |||||||||
| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 100 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920 and on Monday, August 16, 1920.
Sixty-one sprinters from 23 nations competed.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10.6(*) |  Donald Lippincott |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 6, 1912 |
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| Olympic Record | 10.6 | Donald Lippincott |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 6, 1912 |
(*) This was the only officially ratified world record in 1920, but there have been at least four runs in 10.5 seconds at that time. (see the records prior the 1912 Summer Olympics.)
In the final Charlie Paddock equalized the Olympic record with 10.6 seconds.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Hill (GBR) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Mario Riccobono (ITA) |
11.2 | Q |
| 3 |  Marcel Gustin (BEL) |
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| 4 |  Ichiro Kaga (JPN) |
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| 5 |  Paul Hammer (LUX) |
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| 6 |  Jan de Vries (NED) |
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  René Mourlon (FRA) |
11.2 | Q |
| 2 |  August Sørensen (DEN) |
11.3 | Q |
| 3 |  Erik Lindvall (SWE) |
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| 4 |  Ahmed Khairy (EGY) |
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| 5 |  Purma Bannerjee (IND) |
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Loren Murchison (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Willie Bukes (RSA) |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Albert Heijnneman (NED) |
11.0 | |
| 4 |  Vojtěch Plzák (TCH) |
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  William Hunt (AUS) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Félix Mendizábal (ESP) |
11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Irvine (RSA) |
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| 4 |  Bjarne Guldager (NOR) |
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| 5 | Nils Sandström (SWE) |
Heat 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Vittorio Zucca (ITA) |
11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Cor Wezepoel (NED) |
11.5 | Q |
| 3 | Leonard Dixon (RSA) |
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| 4 |  August Waibel (SUI) |
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| 5 | Alex Servais (LUX) |
Heat 6
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Morris Kirksey (USA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Josef Imbach (SUI) |
11.0 | Q |
| 3 | René Lorain (FRA) |
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| 4 | Johan Johansen (NOR) |
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| 5 | Jaime Camps (ESP) |
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| 6 | Giovanni Orlandi (ITA) |
Heat 7
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Paul Brochart (BEL) |
11.4 | Q |
| 2 | René Tirard (FRA) |
11.7 | Q |
| 3 | Diego Ordóñez (ESP) |
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| 4 | Jean Colbach (LUX) |
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| 5 | Eduard Hašek (TCH) |
Heat 8
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Paddock (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Harry Edward (GBR) |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Carlos Botín (ESP) |
11.2 | |
| 4 | Shinichi Yamaoka (JPN) |
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| 5 |  Edmond Médécim (MON) |
Heat 9
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Victor d'Arcy (GBR) |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Rolf Stenersen (NOR) |
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| 4 |  Dimitrios Karambatis (GRE) |
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| 5 | Sven Malm (SWE) |
Heat 10
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 |  Alexandre Penton (CAN) |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Giorgio Croci (ITA) |
11.2 | |
| 4 | Harry van Rappard (NED) |
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| 5 |  Reinhold Saulmann (EST) |
Heat 11
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 |  George Davidson (NZL) |
11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Agne Holmström (SWE) |
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| 4 | Fritiof Andersen (DEN) |
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| 5 | Jean Lefèvre (BEL) |
Heat 12
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Jackson Scholz (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Marinus Sørensen (DEN) |
11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Cyril Coaffee (CAN) |
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| 4 | Julien Lehouck (BEL) |
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| 5 | Asle Bækkedal (NOR) |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Harry Edward (GBR) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Loren Murchison (USA) |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | René Mourlon (FRA) |
11.0 | |
| 4 | William Hunt (AUS) |
11.2 | |
| 5 | Mario Riccobono (ITA) |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | William Hill (GBR) |
11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Félix Mendizábal (ESP) |
Q | |
| 3 | Willie Bukes (RSA) |
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| 4 | August Sørensen (DEN) |
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| 5 | Vittorio Zucca (ITA) |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Charlie Paddock (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | George Davidson (NZL) |
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| 4 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) |
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| 5 | Cor Wezepoel (NED) |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Josef Imbach (SUI) |
11.1 | |
| 4 | René Tirard (FRA) |
11.2 | |
| 5 | Alexandre Penton (CAN) |
11.4 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Morris Kirksey (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Brochart (BEL) |
Q | |
| 3 | Victor d'Arcy (GBR) |
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| 4 | Marinus Sørensen (DEN) |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Harry Edward (GBR) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Jackson Scholz (USA) |
10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Morris Kirksey (USA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 4 | Jack Oosterlaak (RSA) |
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| 5 | Félix Mendizábal (ESP) |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Charlie Paddock (USA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) |
10.8 | Q |
| 3 | Loren Murchison (USA) |
11.0 | Q |
| 4 | Paul Brochart (BEL) |
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| 5 | William Hill (GBR) |
Final
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Charlie Paddock (USA) |
10.6 =OR |
| 2 | Morris Kirksey (USA) |
10.8 |
| 3 | Harry Edward (GBR) |
11.0 |
| 4 | Jackson Scholz (USA) |
11.0 |
| 5 | Émile Ali-Khan (FRA) |
11.1 |
| 6 | Loren Murchison (USA) |
11.2 |
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report. (French)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 11 August 2007. (Polish)
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