1920 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m (men)

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Olympic rings
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sport athletics
discipline 100 meter run
gender Men
Attendees 60 athletes from 22 countries
Competition location Antwerp Olympic Stadium
Competition phase August 15, 1920 (preliminary round / quarter-finals)
August 16, 1920 (semi-finals / final)
Medalist
gold medal Charles Paddock ( USA ) United States 48United States 
Silver medal Morris Kirksey ( USA ) United States 48United States 
Bronze medal Harry Edward ( GBR ) United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 

The men's 100-meter run at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp was held on July 15 and 16, 1920 in the Antwerp Olympic Stadium. 60 athletes took part.

The American Charles Paddock was Olympic champion ahead of his compatriot Morris Kirksey . Bronze went to the Briton Harry Edward .

The Swiss Josef Imbach reached the quarter-finals, but was eliminated there. His team-mate August Waibel was eliminated in the preliminary run. German and Austrian participants were not allowed to participate.

Existing records

World record Donald Lippincott ( USA ) United States 48United States  10.6 s Stockholm July 6, 1912
Olympic record

Conducting the competition

A total of 12 preliminary runs were carried out on August 15 (3:15 p.m. local time). The athletes who finished in the first two places qualified for the quarter-finals, which were held on the same day at 5 p.m. In these five races, the first two places in each case also entitle them to advance to the semi-finals of the following day (9.30 a.m.). In both preliminary rounds, the first three runners qualified for the final, which started at 4 p.m. on the same day.

Note: The runners qualified for the next round are highlighted in light blue.

Prelims

Date: August 15, 1920, 3:15 p.m. local time

With a few exceptions, only the times of the runners who have qualified for the quarter-finals are recorded.

With Ahmed Khairy from Egypt (preliminary run 2) and Edmond Médécin from Monaco (preliminary run 8), athletes from these countries took part in the Olympic Games for the first time.

Forward 1

space Surname nation time annotation
1 William Hill United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 11.0 s
2 Mario Riccobono Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 11.2 s
3 Marcel Gustin BelgiumBelgium Belgium k. A.
4th Ichiro Kaga Japan 1870Japan Japan k. A.
5 Paul Hammer LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg k. A.
6th Jan de Vries NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands k. A.

Forward 2

space Surname nation time annotation
1 René Mourlon Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.2 s
2 August Sørensen DenmarkDenmark Denmark 11.3 s
3 Erik Lindvall SwedenSweden Sweden k. A.
4th Ahmed Khairy Egypt 1882Egypt Egypt k. A.
5 Purma Bannerjee British IndiaBritish India British India k. A.

Forward 3

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Loren Murchison United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Willie Bukes South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union 10.9 s
3 Albert Heijnneman NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 11.0 s
4th Vojtěch Plzák Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia k. A.

Forward 4

space Surname nation time annotation
1 William Hunt AustraliaAustralia Australia 11.0 s
2 Félix Mendizábal Spain 1875Spain Spain 11.2 s
3 Frank Irvine South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union k. A.
4th Bjarne Guldager NorwayNorway Norway k. A.
5 Nils Sandström SwedenSweden Sweden k. A.

Forward 5

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Vittorio Zucca Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 11.4 s
2 Cor Wezepoel NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 11.5 s
3 Leonard Dixon South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union k. A.
4th August Waibel SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland k. A.
5 Alex Servais LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg k. A.

Forward 6

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Morris Kirksey United States 48United States United States 11.0 s
2 Josef Imbach SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 11.0 s
3 René Lorain Third French RepublicThird French Republic France k. A.
4th Johan Johansen NorwayNorway Norway k. A.
5 Jaime Camps Spain 1875Spain Spain k. A.
6th Giovanni Orlandi Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy k. A.

Forward 7

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Paul Brochart BelgiumBelgium Belgium 11.4 s
2 René Tirard Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.7 s
3 Diego Ordóñez Spain 1875Spain Spain k. A.
4th Jean Colbach LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg k. A.
5 Eduard Hašek Czechoslovakia 1920Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia k. A.

Forward 8

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Charles Paddock United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Harry Edward United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 10.9 s
3 Carlos Botín Spain 1875Spain Spain k. A.
4th Shinichi Yamaoka Japan 1870Japan Japan k. A.
5 Edmond Médécin MonacoMonaco Monaco k. A.

Forward 9

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Emile Ali-Khan Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.0 s
2 Victor d'Arcy United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 11.1 s
3 Rolf Stenersen NorwayNorway Norway k. A.
4th Dimitrios Karabatis Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece Greece k. A.
5 Sven Malm SwedenSweden Sweden k. A.

Forward 10

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Harold Abrahams United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 11.0 s
2 Alexandre pontoon Canada 1868Canada Canada 11.1 s
3 Giorgio Croci Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy 11.2 s
4th Harry van Rappard NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands k. A.
5 Reinhold Saulmann EstoniaEstonia Estonia k. A.

Forward 11

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Jack Oosterlaak South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union 11.0 s
2 George Davidson New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 11.1 s
3 Agne Holmström SwedenSweden Sweden k. A.
4th Fritiof Normann Andersen DenmarkDenmark Denmark k. A.
5 Jean Lefèvre BelgiumBelgium Belgium k. A.

Forward 12

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Jackson Scholz United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Marinus Sørensen DenmarkDenmark Denmark 11.2 s
3 Cyril Coaffee Canada 1868Canada Canada k. A.
4th Julien Lehouck BelgiumBelgium Belgium k. A.
5 Asle Bækkedal NorwayNorway Norway k. A.

Quarter finals

Date: August 15, 1920, 5:00 p.m. local time

Josef Imbach (SUI) failed in the quarterfinals.
Eliminated: René Tirard (FRA)

Even in the quarter-finals, the transmission of the times is not complete.

Run 1

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Harry Edward United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 10.8 s
2 Loren Murchison United States 48United States United States 10.9 s
3 René Mourlon Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.0 s
4th William Hunt AustraliaAustralia Australia 11.2 s
5 Mario Riccobono Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy k. A.

Run 2

space Surname nation time annotation
1 William Hill United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 11.0 s
2 Félix Mendizábal Spain 1875Spain Spain k. A.
3 Willie Bukes South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union k. A.
4th August Sørensen DenmarkDenmark Denmark k. A.
5 Vittorio Zucca Italy 1861Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) Italy k. A.

Run 3

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Charles Paddock United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Emile Ali-Khan Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 10.9 s
3 George Davidson New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand k. A.
4th Harold Abrahams United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain k. A.
5 Cor Wezepoel NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands k. A.

Run 4

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Jackson Scholz United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Jack Oosterlaak South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union 11.0 s
3 Josef Imbach SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 11.1 s
4th René Tirard Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.2 s
5 Alexandre pontoon Canada 1868Canada Canada 11.4 s

Run 5

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Morris Kirksey United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Paul Brochart BelgiumBelgium Belgium k. A.
3 Victor d'Arcy United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain k. A.
4th Marinus Sørensen DenmarkDenmark Denmark k. A.

Semifinals

Date: August 16, 1920, 9:30 a.m. local time

Only the times of the runners qualified for the final are known.

Run 1

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Harry Edward United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 10.8 s
2 Jackson Scholz United States 48United States United States 10.9 s
3 Morris Kirksey United States 48United States United States 11.0 s
4th Jack Oosterlaak South Africa 1910South African Union South African Union k. A.
5 Félix Mendizábal Spain 1875Spain Spain k. A.

Run 2

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Charles Paddock United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Emile Ali-Khan Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 10.8 s
3 Loren Murchison United States 48United States United States 11.0 s
4th Paul Brochart BelgiumBelgium Belgium k. A.
5 William Hill United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain k. A.

final

Date: August 16, 1920, 4:00 p.m. local time

In Antwerp , the famous Charles Paddock jump was seen for the first time at the Olympic Games. Morris Kirksey always seemed inhibited in all of his numerous races against Paddock because he was so impressed by his opponent's target jump technique. Of the six finalists, four came from the USA, one from Great Britain and one from France.

Before the start, Paddock was warned to withdraw his hands behind the start line. Loren Murchison got up, believing the start-up procedure would be repeated. But the starting shot was fired, so that Murchison had no chance to intervene in the race. Paddock won the final with his final jump.

In many sources the time of 11.2 s is given for Murchison, which, however, is hardly consistent in view of the starting problems. Accordingly, the u. G. Ekkehard's literature on Megede Basis for Murchison's end times, which remains there without any indication. Other times are sometimes given for other runners as well, although they differ by no more than a tenth of a second. Paddock's win was the fifth US win in the sixth Olympic final. Of the 19 medals awarded so far (there were two third places in 1896) 12 were won by runners from the USA.

space Surname nation time annotation
1 Charles Paddock United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
2 Morris Kirksey United States 48United States United States 10.8 s
3 Harry Edward United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Great Britain 10.9 s
4th Jackson Scholz United States 48United States United States 10.9 s
5 Emile Ali-Khan Third French RepublicThird French Republic France 11.1 s
6th Loren Murchison United States 48United States United States k. A.

Picture gallery

literature

  • Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, pp. 132f

Web links

Video

Individual evidence

  1. IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 546 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Official report, page 84 (French) ( Memento from October 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
  3. Final description on SportsReference (engl.)