Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Men's 100 metres at the Games of the IX Olympiad |
Georg Lammers, Percy Williams and Jack London |
Venue | Olympic Stadium Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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Dates | 29 July 1928 (heats, quarterfinals) 30 July 1928 (semifinals, final) |
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Competitors | 81 from 33 nations |
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Winning time | 10.8 seconds |
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Medalists |
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The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, were held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, 29 July and Monday, 30 July. Seventy-six runners from 27 nations competed.
Results
Final
Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Percy Williams equalized the standing Olympic record with 10.6 seconds in the fourth heat of the second round. In the first semifinal, Williams, Robert McAllister, and Wilfred Legg all equalized the record.
Preliminaries
Key to tables below:
Advance on placement
First Round
Sixteen heats were held, the two fastest of each qualified for the second round.
Heat 1
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Heat 1: Willy Dujardin, Wilhelm Hennings, Angelos Lamprou, John Fitzpatrick, Richard Corts
Heat 2
Heat 3
(*) Some sources credit the third place to Gómez Daza and list Boot in fourth. (The official report did not show the ranking.)
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
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Heat 8: Hubert Houben, Karel Kněnický, Johannes Viljoen
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Place | Name | Time |
1 | István Raggambi (HUN) | 11.0 seconds |
2 | Jimmy Carlton (AUS) | 11.1 seconds |
3 | Alberto Barucco (ARG) | unknown |
4 | Oscar Alvarado (CHI) | unknown |
5 | Juan Serrahima (ESP) | unknown |
6 | R. Burns (IND) | unknown |
Heat 12
Heat 13
Place | Name | Time |
1 | José Barrientos (CUB) | 11.0 seconds |
2 | André Cerbonney (FRA) | unknown |
3 | Fred Zinner (BEL) | unknown |
- | Arthur Porritt (NZL) | DNS |
Heat 14
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Claude Bracey (USA) | 11.0 seconds |
2 | Gilbert Auvergne (FRA) | 11.1 seconds |
3 | Hermann Geißler (AUT) | 11.2 seconds |
4 | Risto Mattila (FIN) | 11.3 seconds |
5 | Emmanuel Goldsmith (SUI) | 11.5 seconds |
6 | George Schmit (LUX) | 12.2 seconds |
Heat 15
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Henry Russell (USA) | 11.0 seconds |
2 | Denis Cussen (IRL) | unknown |
3 | Willy Tschopp (SUI) | unknown |
4 | Adolphe Groscol (BEL) | unknown |
Heat 16
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Robert McAllister (USA) | 10.8 seconds |
2 | Anselmo Gonzaga (PHI) | unknown |
3 | Enrique de Chávarri (ESP) | unknown |
4 | Fritz Eyschen (LUX) | unknown |
5 | H. Enis (TUR) | DNS |
Second Round
Six heats were held, the two fastest of each qualifird for the semifinals.
Second Round Heat 1
Second Round Heat 2
Place | Name | Time |
1 | Robert McAllister (USA) | 10.8 seconds |
2 | Richard Corts (GER) | 11.0 seconds |
3 | Cyril Gill (GBR) | unknown |
4 | István Raggambi (HUN) | unknown |
5 | Aubrey Burton-Durham (RSA) | unknown |
6 | André Cerbonney (FRA) | unknown |
Second Round Heat 3
Second Round Heat 4
Second Round Heat 5
Second Round Heat 6
Semifinals
Two semifinals were held, the three fastest of each qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
References