| Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | |||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 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 | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | |||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | |||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | |||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The competition was held on Sunday, July 29, 1928 and Monday, July 30, 1928. Seventy-six runners from 27 nations competed.
| Medallists | ||||||||||||||||
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| Records | ||||||||||||||||
| First Round | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| Second Round | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Final | ||||||||||||||||
| References | ||||||||||||||||
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Percy WilliamsCanada (CAN) |
 Jack LondonGreat Britain (GBR) |
 Georg LammersGermany (GER) |
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10.4 |  Charlie Paddock |
Redlands, California (USA) | April 23, 1921 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 10.6 | Don Lippincott |
Stockholm (SWE) | July 6, 1912 |
| 10.6 | Harold Abrahams |
Paris (FRA) | July 6/7 1924 |
Percy Williams equalized the standing Olympic record with 10.6 seconds in the fourth heat of the second round. In the first semi-final Robert McAllister, Percy Williams, and Willie Legg all equalized the record again by running 10.6 seconds.
Results
First Round
Sixteen heats were held, the two fastest of each would qualify for the second round.
Heat 1
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Richard Corts (GER) |
11.0 seconds |
| 3 |  Wilhelm Hennings (NED) |
11.2 seconds |
| 4 |  Willy Dujardin (BEL) |
11.4 seconds |
| 5 |  Angelos Lamprou (GRE) |
11.4 seconds |
Heat 2
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sydney Atkinson (RSA) |
11.2 seconds |
| 2 |  André Mourlon (FRA) |
11.3 seconds |
| 3 |  Jesús Moraila (MEX) |
unknown |
| 4 |  Franco Reyser (ITA) |
unknown |
| — | Friedrich-Wilhelm Wichmann (GER) |
DNS |
Heat 3
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Frank Wykoff (USA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Paul Brochart (BEL) |
unknown |
| 3 | Jaap Boot (NED) |
unknown(*) |
| 4 | Mario Gómez Daza (MEX) |
unknown |
| 5 | Konstantinos Petridis (GRE) |
unknown |
| 6 |  Francisco Muñagorri (ESP) |
unknown |
(*) Some sources credit the third place to Gómez Daza and list Boot in fourth. (The official report did not shown the ranking.)
Heat 4
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ferenc Gerő (HUN) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Aubrey Burton-Durham (RSA) |
unknown |
| 3 |  Willy Weibel (SUI) |
11.4 seconds |
| 4 | Diego Ordóñez (ESP) |
11.4 seconds |
| 5 | John Heap (GBR) |
unknown |
| 6 |  Eduardo Albe (ARG) |
unknown |
Heat 5
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack London (GBR) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | George Hester (CAN) |
unknown |
| 3 |  Ladislau Peter (ROU) |
unknown |
| 4 | Francisco Costas (MEX) |
unknown |
| 5 |  Mehmet Ali Aybar (TUR) |
unknown |
Heat 6
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Bautista Pina (ARG) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Ralph Adams (CAN) |
unknown |
| 3 | Edgardo Toetti (ITA) |
unknown |
| 4 |  Iwao Aizawa (JPN) |
unknown |
| 5 | Semih Türkdoğan (TUR) |
unknown |
Heat 7
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Legg (RSA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Cyril Gill (GBR) |
11.0 seconds |
| 3 |  Rodolfo Wagner (CHI) |
unknown |
| — | Sándor Hajdú (HUN) |
DNS |
| — | Giuseppe Castelli (ITA) |
DNS |
Heat 8
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hubert Houben (GER) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Johannes Viljoen (RSA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 3 |  Karel Kněnický (TCH) |
11.3 seconds |
| 4 | Dolf Benz (NED) |
11.4 seconds |
Heat 9
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georg Lammers (GER) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 |  André Théard (HAI) |
unknown |
| 3 | János Paizs (HUN) |
unknown |
| 4 |  Leo Jørgensen (DEN) |
unknown |
| 5 |  Jean Moulin (LUX) |
unknown |
| 6 | Renos Frangoudis (GRE) |
unknown |
Heat 10
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Rangeley (GBR) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Rinus van den Berge (NED) |
11.1 seconds |
| 3 | Johann Bartl (TCH) |
unknown |
| 4 | Şinasi Şahingiray (TUR) |
unknown |
Heat 11
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Raggambi (HUN) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 |  Jimmy Carlton (AUS) |
11.1 seconds |
| 3 | Alberto Barucco (ARG) |
unknown |
| 4 | Oscar Alvarado (CHI) |
unknown |
| 5 | Juan Serrahima (ESP) |
unknown |
| 6 |  R. Burns (IND) |
unknown |
Heat 12
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Williams (CAN) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Jaroslav Vykoupil (TCH) |
unknown |
| 3 | André Dufau (FRA) |
unknown |
| 4 |  José de Lima (POR) |
unknown |
| 5 |  Haris Šveminas (LTU) |
unknown |
Heat 13
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  José Barrientos (CUB) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | André Cerbonney (FRA) |
unknown |
| 3 | Fred Zinner (BEL) |
unknown |
| 4 |  Arthur Porritt (NZL) |
DNS |
Heat 14
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Bracey (USA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 | Gilbert Auvergne (FRA) |
11.1 seconds |
| 3 |  Hermann Geißler (AUT) |
11.2 seconds |
| 4 |  Risto Mattila (FIN) |
11.3 seconds |
| 5 | Emmanuel Goldsmith (SUI) |
11.5 seconds |
| 6 | George Schmit (LUX) |
12.2 seconds |
Heat 15
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Russell (USA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 2 |  Denis Cussen (IRL) |
unknown |
| 3 | Willy Tschopp (SUI) |
unknown |
| 4 | Adolphe Groscol (BEL) |
unknown |
Heat 16
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert McAllister (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 |  Anselmo Gonzaga (PHI) |
unknown |
| 3 | Enrique de Chávarri (ESP) |
unknown |
| 4 | Fritz Eyschen (LUX) |
unknown |
| 5 | H. Enis (TUR) |
DNS |
Second Round
Six heats were held, the two fastest of each would qualify for the semifinals.
Second Round Heat 1
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Legg (RSA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) |
unknown |
| 3 | Ferenc Gerő (HUN) |
unknown |
| 4 | Rinus van den Berge (NED) |
unknown |
| 5 | Denis Cussen (IRL) |
unknown |
| 6 |  Jaroslav Vykoupil (CZE) |
unknown |
Second Round Heat 2
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert McAllister (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Richard Corts (GER) |
11.0 seconds |
| 3 | Cyril Gill (GBR) |
unknown |
| 4 | István Raggambi (HUN) |
unknown |
| 5 | Aubrey Burton-Durham (RSA) |
unknown |
| 6 | André Cerbonney (FRA) |
unknown |
Second Round Heat 3
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Russell (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Hubert Houben (GER) |
unknown |
| 3 | Gilbert Auvergne (FRA) |
unknown |
| 4 | George Hester (CAN) |
unknown |
| 5 | Sydney Atkinson (RSA) |
unknown |
Second Round Heat 4
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Williams (CAN) |
10.6 seconds =OR |
| 2 | Jack London (GBR) |
10.8 seconds |
| 3 | André Théard (HAI) |
unknown |
| 5 | André Mourlon (FRA) |
unknown |
| 4 | José Barrientos (CUB) |
unknown |
Second Round Heat 5
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Wykoff (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Juan Bautista Pina (ARG) |
unknown |
| 3 | Johannes Viljoen (RSA) |
unknown |
| 4 | Anselmo Gonzaga (PHI) |
unknown |
| 5 | Jimmy Carlton (AUS) |
11.0 seconds |
Second Round Heat 6
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claude Bracey (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Georg Lammers (GER) |
unknown |
| 3 | Walter Rangeley (GBR) |
unknown |
| 4 | Ralph Adams (CAN) |
unknown |
| 5 | Paul Brochart (BEL) |
unknown |
Semifinals
Two semifinals were held, the three fastest of each would qualify for the final.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert McAllister (USA) |
10.6 seconds =OR |
| 2 | Percy Williams (CAN) |
10.6 seconds =OR |
| 3 | Willie Legg (RSA) |
10.6 seconds =OR |
| 4 | Hubert Houben (GER) |
10.7 seconds |
| 5 | Claude Bracey (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 6 | Juan Bautista Pina (ARG) |
11.0 seconds |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack London (GBR) |
10.6 seconds =OR |
| 2 | Georg Lammers (GER) |
10.7 seconds |
| 3 | Frank Wykoff (USA) |
10.7 seconds |
| 4 | Henry Russell (USA) |
10.8 seconds |
| 5 | Richard Corts (GER) |
10.8 seconds |
| 6 | Johnny Fitzpatrick (CAN) |
10.9 seconds |
Final
| Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Percy Williams (CAN) |
10.8 seconds |
| 2 | Jack London (GBR) |
10.9 seconds |
| 3 | Georg Lammers (GER) |
10.9 seconds |
| 4 | Frank Wykoff (USA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 5 | Willie Legg (RSA) |
11.0 seconds |
| 6 | Robert McAllister (USA) |
11.0 seconds |
References
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