Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the III Olympiad |
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| Venue |
Francis Field |
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| Dates |
September 3 |
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| Competitors |
11 from 3 nations |
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The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 11 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record |
10.8(*) |
 Luther Cary |
Paris (FRA) |
July 4, 1891 |
| 10.8(*) |
 Cecil Lee |
Brussels (BEL) |
September 25, 1892 |
| 10.8(*) |
.svg.png) Etienne De Re |
Brussels (BEL) |
August 4, 1893 |
| 10.8(*) |
L. Atcherley |
Frankfurt/Main (GER) |
April 13, 1895 |
| 10.8(*) |
Harry Beaton |
Rotterdam (NED) |
August 28, 1895 |
| 10.8(*) |
 Harald Anderson-Arbin |
Helsingborg (SWE) |
August 9, 1896 |
| 10.8(*) |
Isaac Westergren |
Gävle (SWE) |
September 11, 1898 |
| 10.8(*) |
Isaac Westergren |
Gävle (SWE) |
September 10, 1899 |
| 10.8(*) |
Frank Jarvis |
Paris (FRA) |
July 14, 1900 |
| 10.8(*) |
Walter Tewksbury |
Paris (FRA) |
July 14, 1900 |
| 10.8(*) |
Carl Ljung |
Stockholm (SWE) |
September 23, 1900 |
| 10.8(*) |
Walter Tewksbury |
Philadelphia (USA) |
October 6, 1900 |
| 10.8(*) |
 André Passat |
Bordeaux (FRA) |
June 14, 1903 |
| 10.8(*) |
 Louis Kuhn |
Bordeaux (FRA) |
June 14, 1903 |
| 10.8(*) |
 Harald Grønfeldt |
Aarhus (DEN) |
July 5, 1903 |
| 10.8(*) |
Eric Frick |
Jönköping (SWE) |
August 9, 1903 |
| Olympic Record |
10.8 |
Frank Jarvis |
Paris (FRA) |
July 14, 1900 |
| 10.8 |
Walter Tewksbury |
Paris (FRA) |
July 14, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
Results
Heats
The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the final.
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