Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium London, England | |||||||||
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Dates | 30 July 1948 (heats, quarterfinals) 31 July 1948 (semifinals, final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 63 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 10.3 seconds | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, we held at Wembley Stadium on 30 and 31 July. The final was won by American Harrison Dillard, in a photo finish. This was the first time a photo finish camera was used at an Olympic Games.[1]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
10.2 s | Chicago, United States | 20 June 1936 |
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Compton, United States | 6 June 1941 | ||
Olympic record | ![]() |
10.3 s | Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 |
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
Date | Time | |
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Friday, 30 July 1948 | 15:00 17:30 | Round 1 Round 2 |
Saturday, 31 July 1948 | 14:30 15:45 | Semifinals Finals |
Results
Round 1
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the second round.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Barney Ewell | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | Alastair McCorquodale | ![]() | 10.5 | |
3 | Leslie Laing | ![]() | 11.0 | |
4 | Angel García | ![]() | ||
5 | Nestor Jacono | ![]() | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mel Patton | ![]() | 10.6 | |
2 | Ivan Hausen | ![]() | 10.9 | |
3 | Jim O'Brien | ![]() | 10.9 | |
4 | Fernando Lapuente | ![]() | ||
5 | Hector Gosset | ![]() | ||
6 | Guillermo Rodríguez | ![]() | ||
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lloyd La Beach | ![]() | 10.7 | |
2 | Béla Goldoványi | ![]() | 11.0 | |
3 | Frank Mahoney | ![]() | 11.8 | |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Juan López | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | Ken Jones | ![]() | 10.6 | |
3 | Jan Meijer | ![]() | 11.0 | |
4 | Máximo Reyes | ![]() | ||
5 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | ![]() | ||
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Harrison Dillard | ![]() | 10.4 | |
2 | Aroldo da Silva | ![]() | 10.6 | |
3 | Peter Bloch | ![]() | 11.1 | |
4 | Pol Braekman | ![]() | ||
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | Haukur Clausen | ![]() | 11.0 | |
3 | Abram van Heerden | ![]() | 11.1 | |
4 | Carlos Silva | ![]() | ||
5 | Bernabe Lovina | ![]() | ||
6 | Stanley Lines | ![]() | ||
Heat 7
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Treloar | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | René Valmy | ![]() | 10.8 | |
3 | György Csányi | ![]() | 11.1 | |
4 | Carlos Isaac | ![]() | ||
5 | Sayed Moukhtar | ![]() | ||
6 | Ali Salman | ![]() | ||
Heat 8
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() | 10.7 | |
2 | John Bartram | ![]() | 10.8 | |
3 | Basil McKenzie | ![]() | 10.8 | |
4 | Hélio da Silva | ![]() | ||
5 | Jo Zwaan | ![]() | ||
Heat 9
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Morris Curotta | ![]() | 10.7 | |
2 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | ![]() | 10.8 | |
3 | Raúl Mazorra | ![]() | 11.1 | |
4 | Örn Clausen | ![]() | ||
5 | Raşit Öztaş | ![]() | ||
- | Perry Johnson | ![]() | DQ | |
Heat 10
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | George Lewis | ![]() | 10.8 | |
2 | Ted Haggis | ![]() | 10.9 | |
3 | Walter Pérez | ![]() | 11.0 | |
4 | Santiago Ferrando | ![]() | ||
5 | Stefanos Petrakis | ![]() | ||
Heat 11
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Isidoor Van De Wiele | ![]() | 10.8 | |
2 | António Morais | ![]() | 10.9 | |
3 | Alberto Labarthe | ![]() | 11.0 | |
4 | Muhammad Sharif Butt | ![]() | ||
5 | Charles Thompson | ![]() | ||
Heat 12
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mario Fayos | ![]() | 11.0 | |
2 | Eric Prabhakar | ![]() | 11.0 | |
3 | László Bartha | ![]() | 11.1 | |
4 | Jan Kleyn | ![]() | ||
5 | Kemal Aksur | ![]() | ||
6 | Maung Sein Pe | ![]() | ||
- | Étienne Bally | ![]() | DNF | |
Round 2
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Harrison Dillard | ![]() | 10.4 | |
2 | Juan López | ![]() | 10.6 | |
3 | Ken Jones | ![]() | 10.7 | |
4 | Ivan Hausen | ![]() | ||
5 | Ted Haggis | ![]() | ||
6 | António Morais | ![]() | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Barney Ewell | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() | 10.6 | |
3 | Morris Curotta | ![]() | 10.8 | |
4 | George Lewis | ![]() | ||
5 | Béla Goldoványi | ![]() | ||
6 | Haukur Clausen | ![]() | ||
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mel Patton | ![]() | 10.4 | |
2 | Alastair McCorquodale | ![]() | 10.5 | |
3 | John Bartram | ![]() | 10.6 | |
4 | René Valmy | ![]() | ||
5 | Mario Fayos | ![]() | ||
6 | Isidoor Van De Wiele | ![]() | ||
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lloyd La Beach | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | John Treloar | ![]() | 10.5 | |
3 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() | 10.6 | |
4 | Aroldo da Silva | ![]() | ||
5 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | ![]() | ||
6 | Eric Prabhakar | ![]() | ||
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Harrison Dillard | ![]() | 10.5 | |
2 | Barney Ewell | ![]() | 10.5 | |
3 | Alastair McCorquodale | ![]() | 10.7 | |
4 | John Bartram | ![]() | ||
5 | Juan López | ![]() | ||
6 | Morris Curotta | ![]() | ||
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Mel Patton | ![]() | 10.4 | |
2 | Lloyd LaBeach | ![]() | 10.5 | |
3 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() | 10.6 | |
4 | John Treloar | ![]() | ||
5 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() | ||
6 | Ken Jones | ![]() | ||
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record; DNF = Did not finish; DQ = Disqualified
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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![]() | Harrison Dillard | ![]() | 10.3 | =OR |
![]() | Barney Ewell | ![]() | 10.4 | |
![]() | Lloyd LaBeach | ![]() | 10.6 | |
4 | Alastair McCorquodale | ![]() | ||
5 | Mel Patton | ![]() | ||
6 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() |
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record
References
- ↑ Jackson, Peter (24 July 2012). "London's three Olympic Games compared", BBC News.
External links
- 1948 Summer Olympics results: Men's 100 metres, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-06-02.
- Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2016.