Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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.

Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 3
Competitors11 from 3 nations
Medalists
Archie Hahn  United States
Nathaniel Cartmell  United States
William Hogenson  United States

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(*) 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.

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Archie Hahn United States11.4Q
2Lawson Robertson United StatesQ
3Béla Mező Hungary

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1William Hogenson United States11.6Q
2Frederick Heckwolf United StatesQ
3Robert Kerr Canada
4Myer Prinstein United States

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Nathaniel Cartmell United States11.4Q
2Fay Moulton United StatesQ
3Clyde Blair United States
4Frank Castleman United States

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
Archie Hahn United States11.0
Nathaniel Cartmell United States11.2
William Hogenson United States11.2
4Fay Moulton United States
5Frederick Heckwolf United States
6Lawson Robertson United States

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.
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