Athletics at the 1912 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 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 6 July 1912 and on 7 July 1912. Seventy runners from 22 nations competed.[1]
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The finish of the final. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 6–7 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 70 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 2-hand shot put | men |
| 2-hand discus | men |
| 2-hand javelin | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 10.5(*) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Karlsruhe (GER) | July 9, 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5(*) | |
Braunschweig (GER) | August 13, 1911 | |
| 10.5(*) | |
Munich (GER) | May 12, 1912 | |
| 10.5(*) | |
Munich (GER) | May 26, 1912 | |
| Olympic Record | 10.8 |  |
Paris (FRA) | July 14, 1900 |
| 10.8 | |
Paris (FRA) | July 14, 1900 | |
| 10.8 | |
London (GBR) | July 20, 1908 | |
| 10.8(**) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
London (GBR) | July 21, 1908 | |
| 10.8 | |
London (GBR) | July 21, 1908 | |
| 10.8 | |
London (GBR) | July 22, 1908 |
(*) unofficial
(**) Actual time was 10.7, rounded up to the nearest fifth, in accordance with rules in force at the time. So his time was only given as 104⁄5.
The Olympic record for the 100 metres coming into 1912 was 10.8 seconds. It was matched by David Jacobs of Great Britain in the 10th heat before being broken by American Donald Lippincott with 10.6 seconds in the 16th heat. This was also the inaugural official world record in the 100 metres. Three semifinalists (including Lippincott) ran the race in 10.7 seconds, but the new record of 10.6 seconds stood for the rest of the event.
Results
Heats
All heats were held on Saturday, July 6, 1912.
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Luther |  | 12.8 | Q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Möller | | 11.5 | Q |
| 2 | Pál Szalay | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | Rudolf Rauch |  |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ira Courtney | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | István Jankovich | | Q | |
| 3 | Pierre Failliot |  | ||
| 4 | Henry Blakeney |  | ||
| 5 | Ladislav Jiránek-Strana | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 6 | Pablo Eitel |  |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Rice | | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Rolf Smedmark | | Q |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor d'Arcy | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Reuben Povey | | Q | |
| 3 | António Stromp |  |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Rau | | 11.5 | Q |
| 2 | Vilmos Rácz | | Q | |
| 3 | Ture Person | | ||
| 4 | Robert Schurrer | | ||
| 5 | Dimitrios Triantafyllakos | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 6 | Leopolds Lēvenšteins | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Stewart |  | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Léon Aelter | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | Charles Lelong | | ||
| 4 | Jan Grijseels |  | ||
| 5 | Richard Schwarz | |
Heat 8
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knut Lindberg | | 11.6 | Q |
| 2 | Bedřich Vygoda | | 11.6 | Q |
| 3 | Dušan Milošević | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.6 | |
| 4 | Jón Halldórsson |  | 12.1 |
Heat 9
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvah Meyer | | 11.6 | Q |
| 2 | Franco Giongo | .svg.png){kind=small} | Q | |
| 3 | Robert Duncan | | ||
| 4 | Georges Rolot | |
Heat 10
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Jacobs | | 10.8 | Q, =OR |
| 2 | Clement Wilson | | Q | |
| 3 | Marius Delaby | | ||
| 4 | Herman Sotaaen |  | ||
| 5 | Václav Labík-Gregan | |
Heat 11
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Belote | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | René Mourlon | | Q | |
| 3 | Henry Macintosh | | ||
| 4 | Harry Beasley | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 12
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gerhardt | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Frank Lukeman | | Q | |
| 3 | Fritz Weinzinger | | ||
| 4 | Alexander Pedersen | | ||
| 5 | Duncan Macmillan | |
Heat 13
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Howard | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | George Patching | | Q | |
| 3 | Harold Heiland | | ||
| 4 | Pavel Shtiglits | | ||
| — | Emil Ketterer | | Did not finish |
Heat 14
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Anderson | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Rupert Thomas | | Q | |
| 3 | Frank McConnell | | ||
| 4 | Skotte Jacobsson | |
Heat 15
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Drew | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Erwin Kern | | Q | |
| 3 | Julien Boullery | | ||
| — | James Barker | | Did not finish |
Heat 16
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Lippincott | | 10.6 | Q, WR |
| 2 | Willie Applegarth | | Q | |
| 3 | Max Herrmann | | ||
| 4 | Ervin Szerelemhegyi | | ||
| 5 | Yahiko Mishima | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 17
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Craig | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Ferenc Szobota | | Q | |
| 3 | Ragnar Ekberg | | ||
| 4 | Fritz Fleischer | |
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Saturday, July 6, 1912.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Howard Drew | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ira Courtney | | ||
| 3 | Peter Gerhardt | | ||
| 4 | Charles Luther | | ||
| 5 | Erwin Kern | | ||
| 6 | Vilmos Rácz | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Patching | | 10.9 | Q |
| 2 | Knut Lindberg | | ||
| 3 | Richard Rice | | ||
| 4 | Franco Giongo | | ||
| 5 | Léon Aelter | |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvah Meyer | | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | David Jacobs | | ||
| 3 | Frank Lukeman | | ||
| 4 | Pál Szalay | | ||
| — | Rolf Smedmark | | DNF |
Semifinal 4
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Craig | | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | Richard Rau | | 10.9 | |
| 3 | William Stewart | | ||
| 4 | István Jankovich | | ||
| 5 | René Mourlon | | ||
| 6 | Ferenc Szobota | |
The start of the final.
Immediately after the start of the final.
Semifinal 5
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Lippincott | | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | Willie Applegarth | | ||
| 3 | Bedřich Vygoda | | ||
| 4 | Clement Wilson | | ||
| 5 | Victor d'Arcy | | ||
| 6 | John Howard | |
Semifinal 6
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Belote | | 11.1 | Q |
| 2 | Reuben Povey | | ||
| 3 | Rupert Thomas | | ||
| 4 | Ivan Möller | | ||
| 5 | Arthur Anderson | |
Final
The final was held on Sunday, July 7, 1912. Drew was forced to scratch from the final after he pulled a tendon at the end of the first semi-final.
The official report gives the result as Ralph Craig 104⁄5, Alvah Meyer 60 cm behind winner, and Donald Lippincott 15 cm behind second man.
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ralph Craig | | 10.8 |
 | Alvah Meyer | | 10.9 |
 | Donald Lippincott | | 10.9 |
| 4 | George Patching | | 11.0 |
| 5 | Frank Belote | | 11.0 |
| — | Howard Drew | | DNS |
References
- "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
External links
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2006.
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