Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

 

These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. There were a total number of 65 competitors.

Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)	Thane Baker (USA)	Hector Hogan (AUS)

Results

First Round

Twelve heats were held, the two fastest of which would qualify for the Second Round.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Ira Murchison (USA)	10.5s
2	Janusz Jarzembowski (POL)	10.7s
3	Hilmar Thobjornsson (ISL)	10.9s
4	Mario Colarossi (ITA)	10.9s
5	Rene Ahumada Rodriguez (MEX)	11.1s
6	Bin Nggah Ali Raja Azlam (MAL)	11.2s

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Michael Agostini (TRI)	10.7s
2	Luigi Gnocchi (ITA)	10.7s
3	Titus Abimbola Erinle (NGR)	10.9s
4	Jorge Machado de Barros (BRA)	10.9s
5	Vachak Voradilok (THA)	11.5s
6	Nigousse Robba (ETH)	11.8s

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Maurice Rae (NZL)	10.7s
2	Abdullah Salem Khalid (PAK)	10.8s
3	Manfred Steinbach (GER)	10.8s
4	Rafael Romero (VEN)	10.9s
5	Evaristo Iglesias (CUB)	11.3s

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Benjamin Kiyini Nguda (UGA)	10.7s
2	Keneth Box (GBR)	10.7s
3	Kiohei Ushio (JPN)	11.0s
4	Soon Kesavan (SIN)	11.4s
5	John Parrington (CAN)	11.6s

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Marian Foik (POL)	10.5s
2	Boris Tokarev (URS)	10.6s
3	Franco Galbiati (ITA)	10.9s
4	Thomas Robinson (BAH)	10.9s
5	Johannes Edouard Gosal (INA)	10.9s
6	James Roberts (LBR)	11.2s

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Manfred Germar (GER)	10.7s
2	Raymond Land (AUS)	10.8s
3	Keith Gardner (JAM)	11.1s
4	Alain David (FRA)	11.1s
5	Emmanuel Putu (LBR)	11.3s
6	Legesse Beyene (ETH)	11.8s

Heat 7

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Leonid Bartenev (URS)	10.7s
2	Bela Goldovanyi (HUN)	10.8s
3	Clive Bonas (VEN)	10.9s
4	Gavin Gartagher (AUS)	10.9s
5	Thomas Obi (NGR)	11.0s
6	Bjorn Nilsen (NOR)	11.0s

Heat 8

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Hector Hogan (AUS)	10.5s
2	Rene Bonino (FRA)	10.8s
3	Gesa Varasdi (HUN)	10.8s
4	Akira Kiyofuji (JPN)	10.8s

Heat 9

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Thane Baker (USA)	10.7s
2	Edmund Turton (TRI)	11.1s
3	Sinnayah Karuppiah (MAL)	11.3s
4	Eng-Yoon Tan (SIN)	11.4s

Heat 10

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Stanley Levenson (CAN)	10.8s
2	Heinz Futterer (GER)	10.9s
3	Joao Pires Sobrinho (BRA)	11.0s
4	Joseph Goddard (TRI)	11.1s
5	Oliver Hunter (GUI)	11.1s
6	Ghulam Raziq (PAK)	11.2s

Heat 11

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Edward Alabi Ajado (NGR)	10.8s
2	Roy Sandstrom (GBR)	10.8s
3	Richard Harding (CAN)	11.0s
4	Muhamad Sharif Butt (PAK)	11.1s
5	Hailou Abbebe (ETH)	11.3s
6	Snay Wongchaoom (THA)	11.8s

Heat 12

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)	10.4s
2	Yuri Konovalov (URS)	10.6s
3	David Segal (GBR)	10.9s
4	Phaibulya Vacharabhan (THA)	11.3s
5	Kah-Fook Lee (MAL)	11.6s

Second Round

Four heats were held, the three fastest of which would qualify for the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)	10.3s
2	Michael Agostini (TRI)	10.5s
3	Maurice Rae (NZL)	10.5s
4	Bela Goldovanyi (HUN)	10.8s
5	Heinz Futterer (GER)	10.8s
6	Raymond Land (AUS)	11.0s

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Ira Murchison (USA)	10.3s
2	Abdullah Salem Khalid (PAK)	10.5s
3	Yuri Konovalov (URS)	10.7s
4	Luigi Gnocchi (ITA)	10.8s
5	Edmund Turton (TRI)	11.2s
6	Benjamin Kiyini Nguda (UGA)	12.8s

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Hector Hogan (AUS)	10.5s
2	Boris Tokarev (URS)	10.7s
3	Stanley Levenson (CAN)	10.8s
4	Janusz Jarzembowski (POL)	10.8s
5	Edward Alabi Ajado (NGR)	10.9s
6	Kenneth Box (GBR)	11.3s

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Thane Baker (USA)	10.4s
2	Manfred Germar (GER)	10.6s
3	Marian Foik (POL)	10.6s
4	Leonid Bartenev (URS)	10.6s
5	Rene Bonino (FRA)	10.8s
6	Roy Sandstrom (GBR)	10.9s

Semifinals

Two semifinals were held, the three fastest of which would qualify for the Final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Ira Murchison (USA)	10.5s
2	Michael Agostini (TRI)	10.5s
3	Mamnfred Germar (GER)	10.6s
4	Abdullah Salem Khalid (PAK)	10.6s
5	Stanley Levenson (CAN)	10.7s
6	Yuri Konovalov (URS)	10.8s

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)	10.3s
2	Thane Baker (USA)	10.4s
3	Hector Hogan (AUS)	10.5s
4	Maurice Rae (NZL)	10.5s
5	Marina Foik (POL)	10.6s
6	Boris Tokarev (URS)	10.7s

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Bobby Joe Morrow (USA)	10.5s
2	Thane Baker (USA)	10.5s
3	Hector Hogan (AUS)	10.6s
4	Ira Murchison (USA)	10.6s
5	Manfred Germar (GER)	10.7s
6	Michael Agostini (TRI)	10.7s

References

• Official Report
• Results

The 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne

Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's Competiton

100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 5000 m | 10000 m | 110 m Hurdles | 400 m Hurdles | 3000 m Steeplechase | 4x100 m relay | 4x400 m relay | Decathlon | Marathon | 20 km walk | 50 km walk | Long Jump | Triple Jump | High Jump | Pole Vault | Shot Put | Hammer | Discus | Javelin

Women's Competiton

100 m | 200 m | 80 m Hurdles | 4x100 m relay | Long Jump | High Jump | Shot Put | Discus | Javelin

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