1920 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m (men)
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) |
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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 ) | 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 |
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1 | William Hill | Great Britain | 11.0 s | |
2 | Mario Riccobono | Italy | 11.2 s | |
3 | Marcel Gustin | Belgium | k. A. | |
4th | Ichiro Kaga | Japan | k. A. | |
5 | Paul Hammer | Luxembourg | k. A. | |
6th | Jan de Vries | Netherlands | k. A. |
Forward 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | René Mourlon | France | 11.2 s | |
2 | August Sørensen | Denmark | 11.3 s | |
3 | Erik Lindvall | Sweden | k. A. | |
4th | Ahmed Khairy | Egypt | k. A. | |
5 | Purma Bannerjee | British India | k. A. |
Forward 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Loren Murchison | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Willie Bukes | South African Union | 10.9 s | |
3 | Albert Heijnneman | Netherlands | 11.0 s | |
4th | Vojtěch Plzák | Czechoslovakia | k. A. |
Forward 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | William Hunt | Australia | 11.0 s | |
2 | Félix Mendizábal | Spain | 11.2 s | |
3 | Frank Irvine | South African Union | k. A. | |
4th | Bjarne Guldager | Norway | k. A. | |
5 | Nils Sandström | Sweden | k. A. |
Forward 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vittorio Zucca | Italy | 11.4 s | |
2 | Cor Wezepoel | Netherlands | 11.5 s | |
3 | Leonard Dixon | South African Union | k. A. | |
4th | August Waibel | Switzerland | k. A. | |
5 | Alex Servais | Luxembourg | k. A. |
Forward 6
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morris Kirksey | United States | 11.0 s | |
2 | Josef Imbach | Switzerland | 11.0 s | |
3 | René Lorain | France | k. A. | |
4th | Johan Johansen | Norway | k. A. | |
5 | Jaime Camps | Spain | k. A. | |
6th | Giovanni Orlandi | Italy | k. A. |
Forward 7
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Brochart | Belgium | 11.4 s | |
2 | René Tirard | France | 11.7 s | |
3 | Diego Ordóñez | Spain | k. A. | |
4th | Jean Colbach | Luxembourg | k. A. | |
5 | Eduard Hašek | Czechoslovakia | k. A. |
Forward 8
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Paddock | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Harry Edward | Great Britain | 10.9 s | |
3 | Carlos Botín | Spain | k. A. | |
4th | Shinichi Yamaoka | Japan | k. A. | |
5 | Edmond Médécin | Monaco | k. A. |
Forward 9
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Emile Ali-Khan | France | 11.0 s | |
2 | Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | 11.1 s | |
3 | Rolf Stenersen | Norway | k. A. | |
4th | Dimitrios Karabatis | Greece | k. A. | |
5 | Sven Malm | Sweden | k. A. |
Forward 10
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain | 11.0 s | |
2 | Alexandre pontoon | Canada | 11.1 s | |
3 | Giorgio Croci | Italy | 11.2 s | |
4th | Harry van Rappard | Netherlands | k. A. | |
5 | Reinhold Saulmann | Estonia | k. A. |
Forward 11
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Oosterlaak | South African Union | 11.0 s | |
2 | George Davidson | New Zealand | 11.1 s | |
3 | Agne Holmström | Sweden | k. A. | |
4th | Fritiof Normann Andersen | Denmark | k. A. | |
5 | Jean Lefèvre | Belgium | k. A. |
Forward 12
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackson Scholz | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Marinus Sørensen | Denmark | 11.2 s | |
3 | Cyril Coaffee | Canada | k. A. | |
4th | Julien Lehouck | Belgium | k. A. | |
5 | Asle Bækkedal | Norway | k. A. |
Quarter finals
Date: August 15, 1920, 5:00 p.m. local time
Even in the quarter-finals, the transmission of the times is not complete.
Run 1
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harry Edward | Great Britain | 10.8 s | |
2 | Loren Murchison | United States | 10.9 s | |
3 | René Mourlon | France | 11.0 s | |
4th | William Hunt | Australia | 11.2 s | |
5 | Mario Riccobono | Italy | k. A. |
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | William Hill | Great Britain | 11.0 s | |
2 | Félix Mendizábal | Spain | k. A. | |
3 | Willie Bukes | South African Union | k. A. | |
4th | August Sørensen | Denmark | k. A. | |
5 | Vittorio Zucca | Italy | k. A. |
Run 3
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Paddock | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Emile Ali-Khan | France | 10.9 s | |
3 | George Davidson | New Zealand | k. A. | |
4th | Harold Abrahams | Great Britain | k. A. | |
5 | Cor Wezepoel | Netherlands | k. A. |
Run 4
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jackson Scholz | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Jack Oosterlaak | South African Union | 11.0 s | |
3 | Josef Imbach | Switzerland | 11.1 s | |
4th | René Tirard | France | 11.2 s | |
5 | Alexandre pontoon | Canada | 11.4 s |
Run 5
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morris Kirksey | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Paul Brochart | Belgium | k. A. | |
3 | Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | k. A. | |
4th | Marinus Sørensen | 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 | Great Britain | 10.8 s | |
2 | Jackson Scholz | United States | 10.9 s | |
3 | Morris Kirksey | United States | 11.0 s | |
4th | Jack Oosterlaak | South African Union | k. A. | |
5 | Félix Mendizábal | Spain | k. A. |
Run 2
space | Surname | nation | time | annotation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles Paddock | United States | 10.8 s | |
2 | Emile Ali-Khan | France | 10.8 s | |
3 | Loren Murchison | United States | 11.0 s | |
4th | Paul Brochart | Belgium | k. A. | |
5 | William Hill | 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 | 10.8 s | |
2 | Morris Kirksey | United States | 10.8 s | |
3 | Harry Edward | Great Britain | 10.9 s | |
4th | Jackson Scholz | United States | 10.9 s | |
5 | Emile Ali-Khan | France | 11.1 s | |
6th | Loren Murchison | 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
- SportsReference 100 m , accessed August 29, 2017
- Official report , French (PDF), accessed on August 29, 2017
Video
- 1920 olympics 100m men final , published December 11, 2012 on youtube.com, accessed August 29, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF Statistics Handbook, Berlin 2009 page 546 ( Memento from June 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Official report, page 84 (French) ( Memento from October 7, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Final description on SportsReference (engl.)