1912 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m (men)
sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 100 meter run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 70 athletes from 22 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 6, 1912 (preliminary round / semi-finals) July 7, 1912 (final) |
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The men's 100-meter run at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm was held on July 6th and 7th, 1912 in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. 70th athletes took part.
Olympic champion was the American Ralph Craig , who won ahead of his compatriots Alvah Meyer and Donald Lippincott .
Of the German starters, Erwin Kern and Richard Rau reached the semi-finals, both of which were eliminated there. For Max Herrmann and Emil Ketterer , the end was reached in the preliminary stages. Herrmann's time was not enough to advance, while Ketterer did not reach the goal in his lead.
All three Austrians - Richard Rauch , Fritz Weinzinger and Fritz Fleischer - were eliminated in their preliminary stages.
Swiss athletes were not at the start.
Existing records
World record | Emil Ketterer ( German Empire ) | 10.5 s | Karlsruhe | July 9, 1911 |
Richard Rau ( German Empire ) | Braunschweig | August 19, 1911 | ||
Olympic record | Frank Jarvis ( USA ) | 10.8 s | Paris | July 14, 1900 |
Conducting the competition
A total of 17th preliminary runs were carried out on July 6th. The athletes who finished in the first two places qualified for the semi-finals, which were held on the same day. In each of the six races, only the winners qualified for the final on July 7th.
Note: The runners qualified for the next round are highlighted in light blue.
Prelims
Date: July 6, 1912
The first two runners qualified for the next round.
Only the times of the winners are recorded. In the official report of the games, the distances between the other runners are only given in centimeters or meters, but not the times.
As in other competitions, the divisions in the preliminary stages were poorly organized. Some races were carried out with only two participants, who of course both had to get ahead beforehand, while other runs were carried out with up to six participants. A preliminary run was even carried out with only one athlete.
Forward 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Charles Luther | Sweden | 12.8 s |
single-handedly
Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Ivan Möller | Sweden | 11.5 s | |
2 | Pál Szalay | Hungary | k. A. | |
3 | Rudolf Rauch | Austria | k. A. |
Ivan Möller and Pál Szalay were tied up to the 70-meter mark, then the Hungarian fell away. Möller won by half a meter.
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Ira Courtney | United States | 11.2 s | |
2 | István Jankovich | Hungary | k. A. | |
3 | Pierre Failliot | France | k. A. | |
4th | Henry Blakeney | Great Britain | k. A. | |
5 | Ladislav Jiránek-Strana | Bohemia | k. A. | |
6th | Pablo Eitel | Chile | k. A. |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Richard Rice | Great Britain | 11.4 s | |
2 | Rolf Smedmark | Sweden | k. A. |
Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | 11.2 s | |
2 | Reuben Povey | South African Union | k. A. | |
3 | Antonio Stromp | Portugal | k. A. |
There was a tough duel between Victor d'Arcy and Reuben Povey, which the Briton won in the final sprint with a one-meter lead.
Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Richard Rau | German Empire | 11.2 s | |
2 | Vilmos Rácz | Hungary | k. A. | |
3 | Ture person | Sweden | k. A. | |
4th | Robert Schurrer | France | k. A. | |
5 | Dimitrios Triantafyllakos | Greece | k. A. | |
6th | Leopold's Lēvenšteins | Russia | k. A. |
Forward 7
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | William Stewart | Australasia | 11.0 s | |
2 | Léon Aelter | Belgium | k. A. | |
3 | Charles Lelong | France | k. A. | |
4th | Jan Grijseels | Netherlands | k. A. | |
5 | Richard Black | Russia | k. A. |
Forward 8
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Knut Lindberg | Sweden | 11.6 s | |
2 | Bedrich Vygoda | Bohemia | k. A. | |
3 | Dušan Milošević | Serbia | k. A. | |
4th | Jón Halldórsson | Iceland | k. A. |
Forward 9
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Alvah Meyer | United States | 11.3 s | |
2 | Franco Giongo | Italy | k. A. | |
3 | Robert C. Duncan | Great Britain | k. A. | |
4th | Georges Rolot | France | k. A. |
Forward 10
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | David Jacobs | Great Britain | 10.8 s | |
2 | Clement Wilson | United States | k. A. | |
3 | Marius Delaby | France | k. A. | |
4th | Václav Labík-Gregan | Bohemia | k. A. | |
5 | Herman Sotaaen | Norway | k. A. |
After a head-to-head race between David Jacobs and Clement Wilson, the Briton won by a hand's breadth.
Forward 11
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Frank Belote | United States | 11.0 s | |
2 | René Mourlon | France | k. A. | |
3 | Henry Macintosh | Great Britain | k. A. | |
4th | Harry Beasley | Canada | k. A. |
Forward 12
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Peter Clarence Gerhardt | United States | 11.2 s | |
2 | Frank Lukeman | Canada | k. A. | |
3 | Fritz Weinzinger | Austria | k. A. | |
4th | Alexander Pedersen | Norway | k. A. | |
5 | Duncan Macmillan | Great Britain | k. A. |
Forward 13
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | John Howard | Canada | 11.2 s | |
2 | George Patching | South African Union | k. A. | |
3 | Harold Savior | United States | k. A. | |
4th | Pavel of Goldfinch | Russia | k. A. | |
DNF | Emil Ketterer | German Empire |
After a false start by George Patching, there was a three-way battle between Patching, John Howard and Harold Heiland after the restart. Patching led up to the 85-meter mark before the Canadian could just win.
Forward 14
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Arthur Anderson | Great Britain | 11.0 s | |
2 | Rupert Thomas | United States | k. A. | |
3 | Frank McConnell | Canada | k. A. | |
4th | Skotte Jacobsson | Sweden | k. A. |
Frank McConnell got off to the best start and led until shortly before the end, but then had to let Rupert Thomas and Arthur Anderson pass them.
Forward 15
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Howard Drew | United States | 11.0 s | |
2 | Erwin Kern | German Empire | k. A. | |
3 | Julien Boullery | France | k. A. | |
4th | James Barker | Great Britain | k. A. |
After a false start, Howard Drew was able to safely win the race.
Forward 16
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Donald Lippincott | United States | 10.6 s | OR |
2 | Willie Applegarth | Great Britain | k. A. | |
3 | Max Herrmann | German Empire | k. A. | |
4th | Ervin Szerelemhegyi | Hungary | k. A. | |
5 | Yahiko Mishima | Japan | k. A. |
After two false starts, this run was the fastest of all heats. Donald Lippincott ran a new Olympic record with 10.6 seconds .
Forward 17
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Ralph Craig | United States | 11.2 s | |
2 | Ferenc Szobota | Hungary | k. A. | |
3 | Ragnar Ekberg | Sweden | k. A. | |
4th | Fritz Fleischer | Austria | k. A. |
The Swede Ragnar Ekberg had the best start, but after 60 meters he had to hand over the lead to Ralph Craig and Ferenc Szobota.
Semifinals
Date: July 6, 1912
Only the respective winners qualified for the final. As in the preliminary runs, only the victory times were transmitted here.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Howard Drew | United States | 10.7 s | |
2 | Ira Courtney | United States | 10.9 s | |
3 | Peter Clarence Gerhardt | United States | 10.9 s | |
4th | Charles Luther | Sweden | k. A. | |
5 | Erwin Kern | German Empire | k. A. | |
6th | Vilmos Rácz | Hungary | k. A. |
After a poor start by Sweden's Charles Luther, Howard Drew safely won the race.
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | George Patching | South African Union | 10.9 s | |
2 | Knut Lindberg | Sweden | k. A. | |
3 | Richard Rice | Great Britain | k. A. | |
Franco Giongo | Italy | k. A. | ||
Léon Aelter | Belgium | k. A. |
As in the run-up, George Patching caused a false start. On the second attempt, the South African won safely and was able to fend off the final sprint of Swede Knut Lindberg.
Run 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Alvah Meyer | United States | 10.7 s | |
2 | David Jacobs | Great Britain | k. A. | |
3 | Frank Lukeman | Canada | k. A. | |
4th | Pál Szalay | Hungary | k. A. | |
DNF | Rolf Smedmark | Sweden |
The Swede Rolf Smedmark believed he had made a false start and stopped. The other starters passed him. Alvah Meyer was able to prevail against David Jacobs after a head-to-head race.
Run 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Ralph Craig | United States | 10.7 s | |
2 | Richard Rau | German Empire | 10.9 s | |
3 | William Stewart | Australasia | k. A. | |
István Jankovich | Hungary | k. A. | ||
René Mourlon | France | k. A. | ||
Ferenc Szobota | Hungary | k. A. |
In total there were nine false starts that were repeatedly deliberately provoked, a pure nerve game. Richard Rau was able to maintain the lead up to 70 meters, but was overtaken by Ralph Craig, who won by one meter.
Run 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Donald Lippincott | United States | 10.7 s | |
2 | Willie Applegarth | Great Britain | 10.9 s | |
3 | Bedrich Vygoda | Bohemia | k. A. | |
Clement Wilson | United States | k. A. | ||
Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | k. A. | ||
John Howard | Canada | k. A. |
A three-way battle between Donald Lippincott, Clement Wilson and Willie Applegarth developed over the entire route. Lippincott was ultimately able to defeat his British rival.
Run 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Frank Belote | United States | 11.1 s | |
2 | Reuben Povey | South African Union | k. A. | |
3 | Rupert Thomas | United States | k. A. | |
4th | Ivan Möller | Sweden | k. A. | |
5 | Arthur Anderson | Great Britain | k. A. |
final
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
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1 | Ralph Craig | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Alvah Meyer | United States | 10.9 s | |
3 | Donald Lippincott | United States | 10.9 s | |
4th | George Patching | South African Union | 11.0 s | |
5 | Frank Belote | United States | 11.0 s | |
DNS | Howard Drew | United States |
Date: July 7, 1912
The final was played by six runners. Five of them were from the United States. Howard Drew sustained an injury in the semi-finals and therefore did not play. The only non-American was George Patching from South Africa.
The race was marked by a number of false starts. At one of these starts, Ralph Craig and Donald Lippincott incorrectly ran the entire distance, even though it was also a false start. Craig later testified that even though the race was shot back, he simply ran because he couldn't believe it. He described the foreign arbitrators as incompetent.
George Patching got off to the best start and after 40 meters had a lead of half a meter. But after 60 meters, Craig caught up with the South African. After 75 meters, Craig and Alvah Meyer led Patching by a hand's breadth, followed by Lippincott and Frank Belote half a meter behind. In the finish, Craig was able to maintain the lead. He won by half a meter over Meyer. 15 cm behind Meyer was Lippincott, who pushed the South African out of the medal ranks.
In the fifth Olympic final, Ralph Craig achieved the fourth victory of a US athlete. Craig himself had never won a US title. The silver medal from Alvah Meyer and the bronze medal from Donald Lippincott marked the second triple triumph over 100 meters after 1904 . So far, Americans have won 11 medals in this discipline.
Picture gallery
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 97ff
Video
- Olympics 1912 100m on YouTube , accessed February 18, 2019.
Web links
- SportsReference 100 m , accessed August 25, 2017
- Official report, pp. 350–354 , English (PDF), accessed on August 25, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 99
- ↑ Description of the preliminary steps in the official report, pp. 350–352 ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , English (PDF)
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 97f
- ↑ Description of the semifinals in the official report, pp. 352–353 ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , English (PDF)
- ↑ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 97f
- ↑ Quote Craig (English)
- ↑ Description of the finale in the official report, pp. 353–354 ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , English (PDF)