Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. This race was depicted in the film Chariots of Fire. The first two rounds were held on 6 July, with the semifinals and final on 7 July. Eighty-six sprinters from 34 countries competed.[1]
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | 6 July (heats and quarterfinals) 7 July (semifinals and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 86 from 34 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 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 |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 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 |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
Eric Liddell, a devout Christian, was formerly registered to compete in the event, but dropped out because the heat was on Sunday, and his faith compelled him to keep Sunday as the Sabbath. Many newspapers and people turned against him until he entered in the 400 meters and won.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:[2]
| World record |  | 10.4 s | Redlands, United States | 23 April 1921 |
| Olympic record | .svg.png){kind=small} | 10.6 s | Stockholm, Sweden | 6 July 1912 |
No new records were set in 1924, though Harold Abrahams equalled the Olympic record three times.
Results
All times shown are in seconds.
Heats
The first round was held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the second round.
Advance on placement
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Arthur Porritt |  | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Camilo Rivas |  | ||
| 4 | Mariano Aguilar | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 5 | Alberto Jurado | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Coaffee | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ernesto Bonacina | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Mogens Truelsen |  | ||
| 4 | Gentil dos Santos |  | ||
| 5 | Alois Linka |  | 11.6 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Paddock | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Oto Seviško |  | 11.8 | Q |
| 3 | Ferdinand Kaindl |  |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Degrelle |  | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Reijo Halme |  | 11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Frederik Lamp |  | ||
| 4 | Fritz Schedl | | ||
| 5 | Władysław Dobrowolski | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.5 | |
| 6 | Rauf Hasağasi |  |
Heat 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Kurunczy | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Johans Oja | | Q | |
| 3 | Henricus Cockuyt | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 4 | Wilfred Hildreth |  | ||
| 5 | Lawrence Betts | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henricus Broos | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | George Dunston | | 11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Antonín Svoboda | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | Poul Schiang | | 11.5 | |
| 5 | José-María Larrabeiti | .svg.png){kind=small} | 11.6 | |
| 6 | David Nepomuceno | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 7
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancelot Royle |  | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Giovanni Frangipane | | 11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Valéry Théard |  | 11.2 | |
| 4 | Juan Junqueras | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | Zygmunt Weiss | | 11.4 |
Heat 8
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Rangeley | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Marinus van den Berge | | 11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Diego Ordóñez | | ||
| 4 | Victor Moriaud |  | ||
| 5 | Karel Pott | | ||
| 6 | Miguel Enrico | |
Heat 9
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Heisé | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | | 11.3 | Q |
| 3 | Lauri Härö | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | Curt Wiberg |  | 11.4 | |
| 5 | Alexandros Papafingos | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Heat 10
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Nichol | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Brochart | | 11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Laurence Armstrong | | ||
| 4 | Konstantinos Pantelidis | | ||
| 5 | Gvido Jekals | |
Heat 11
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester Bowman | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Walter Strebi | | 11.2 | Q |
| 3 | James Hall | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | Bror Österdahl | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | Félix Escobar | | ||
| 6 | Herminio Ahumada | |
Heat 12
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hester | | 11.2 | Q |
| 2 | Johannes van Kampen | | 11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Karl Borner | | ||
| 4 | William Lowe |  | ||
| 5 | László Muskát | | ||
| – | Eugène Moetbeek | | DQ |
Heat 13
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Hammer |  | 11.3 | Q |
| 3 | Terence Pitt | | 11.3 | |
| 4 | Knut Russell | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | Reinhold Kesküll |  | 11.5 |
Heat 14
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Slip Carr |  | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Sasago Tani | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 4 | Anton Husgafvel | | ||
| 5 | Álvaro Ribeiro | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| 6 | Şekip Engineri | |
Heat 15
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Mourlon | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Enrico Torre | | 11.2 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Hilger | |
Heat 16
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix Mendizábal | | 11.4 | Q |
| 2 | Anthony Vince | | 11.4 | Q |
| 3 | Vittorio Zucca | | 11.5 | |
| 4 | Stanisław Sośnicki | | 11.6 | |
| 5 | Artūrs Gedvillo | |
Heat 17
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferenc Gerő | | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | René Mourlon | | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Väinö Eskola | | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Aleksander Szenajch | |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on 6 July. The first two runners of each heat qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Giovanni Frangipane | | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Henricus Broos | | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Paul Hammer | | 11.1 | |
| 5 | Reijo Halme | | 11.1 | |
| 6 | Anthony Vince | |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester Bowman | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Arthur Porritt | | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Walter Rangeley | | 11.0 | |
| 4 | René Mourlon | | 11.0 | |
| 5 | Lajos Kurunczy | | 11.0 | |
| 6 | Enrico Torre | |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Coaffee | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Wilfred Nichol | | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | André Mourlon | | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Marinus van den Berge | | ||
| 5 | Jānis Oja | | ||
| 6 | Walter Strebi | | DNS |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | | 10.6 | Q =OR |
| 2 | George Hester | | 10.7 | Q |
| 3 | Ferenc Gerő | | ||
| 4 | Albert Heisé | | ||
| 5 | Ernesto Bonacina | | ||
| 6 | Félix Mendizábal | |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Paddock | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Maurice Degrelle | | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Johannes van Kampen | | ||
| 4 | George Dunston | | ||
| 5 | Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | |
Quarterfinal 6
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Slip Carr | | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Lancelot Royle | | ||
| 4 | Paul Brochart | | ||
| 5 | Oto Seviško | |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 7 July. The first three runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Arthur Porritt | | 11.1 | Q |
| 3 | Loren Murchison | | 11.2 | Q |
| 4 | Wilfred Nichol | | 11.3 | |
| 5 | Maurice Degrelle | | 11.4 | |
| 6 | George Hester | | 11.5 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | | 10.6 | Q =OR |
| 2 | Charles Paddock | | 10.7 | Q |
| 3 | Chester Bowman | | 10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Slip Carr | | 10.7 | |
| 5 | Cyril Coaffee | | 10.8 | |
| 6 | Giovanni Frangipane | | 11.2 |
Final
The final was held on 7 July.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Harold Abrahams | | 10.6 =OR |
 | 3 | Jackson Scholz | | 10.7 |
 | 6 | Arthur Porritt | | 10.8 |
| 4 | 5 | Chester Bowman | | 10.9 |
| 5 | 1 | Charles Paddock | | 10.9 |
| 6 | 2 | Loren Murchison | | 11.0 |
References
- "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- Olympic.org
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100904130200/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=ATH
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 April 2009.
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