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 |
| Dates | 30 July 1948 (heats, quarterfinals) 31 July 1948 (semifinals, final) |
| Competitors | 63 from 33 nations |
| Winning time | 10.3 seconds |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 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.[1] Sixty-three athletes from 33 nations competed; each nation was limited to 3 runners by rules set at the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Harrison Dillard, in a photo finish. Lloyd LaBeach of Panama won his nation's first medal in the men's 100 metres, a bronze. This was the first time a photo finish camera was used at an Olympic Games.[2] The photo finish equipment consisted of a photoelectric cell, called the Magic Eye, produced by Swiss watchmaker Omega and a slit photography camera produced by the British Race Finish Recording Company.[3]
Background
This was the eleventh time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. With a 12 year gap due to World War II, none of the athletes from the 1936 edition returned. Notable entrants and favorites were American Mel Patton and Panamanian Lloyd LaBeach. American Barney Ewell was a "top sprinter" but "felt to be slightly past his prime." The third member of the United States team was Harrison Dillard, a hurdles specialist who had also entered the 100 metres and came in third at the U.S. Olympic trials.[4] Bermuda, Burma, Guyana, Iraq, Jamaica, Pakistan, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay were represented in the event for the first time. The United States was the only nation to have appeared at each of the first eleven Olympic men's 100 metres events.
Competition format
The event retained the four round format from 1920–1936: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were 12 heats, of 4–7 athletes each, with the top 2 in each heat advancing to the quarterfinals. The 24 quarterfinalists were placed into 4 heats of 6 athletes. The top 3 in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 heats of 6 semifinalists, once again with the top 3 advancing to the 6-man final.[4]
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record | 10.2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Owens (USA) | Chicago, United States | 20 June 1936 |
| 10.2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Harold Davis (USA) | Compton, United States | 6 June 1941 | |
| Olympic record | 10.3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Tolan | Los Angeles, USA | August 1, 1932 |
| 10.3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Ralph Metcalfe | Los Angeles, USA | August 1, 1932 | |
| 10.3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg |Jesse Owens | Berlin, Germany | August 2, 1936 |
Harrison Dillard of the United States matched the Olympic record in the final.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Date | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. Official hand-timed results are known (and provided in the Official Report) only for the top three in each heat; unofficial auto-timed results are shown in parentheses.[4]
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Ewell | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Alastair McCorquodale | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Leslie Laing | File:Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Jamaica | 11.0 | |
| 4 | Angel García | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | (11.25) | |
| 5 | Nestor Jacono | File:Flag of Malta (1943).svg Malta | (11.54) | |
| – | Bogdan Lipski | File:Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Patton | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.6 | Q |
| 2 | Ivan Hausen | File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | James O'Brien | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | 10.9 | |
| 4 | Fernando Lapuente | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | (11.16) | |
| 5 | Hector Gosset | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | (11.50) | |
| 6 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico | (11.97) |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd La Beach | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Béla Goldoványi | File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Frank Mahoney | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | 11.8 | |
| – | George Rhoden | File:Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Jamaica | DNS | |
| – | Tomás Paquete | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | DNS | |
| – | John De Saram | File:Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg Ceylon | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan López | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Ken Jones | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Meijer | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 11.0 | |
| 4 | Máximo Reyes | File:Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg Peru | (11.04) | |
| 5 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | (11.23) | |
| – | Kyros Marinis | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Dillard | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Haroldo da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Peter Bloch | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Pol Braekman | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | (11.30) | |
| – | Ricardo Sáenz | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | DNS | |
| – | John O'Donnell | File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 6
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald Bailey | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Haukur Clausen | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | Abram van Heerden | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Carlos Silva | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | (11.08) | |
| 5 | Bernabe Lovina | File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines | (11.32) | |
| 6 | Stanley Lines | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | (11.69) |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 7
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Treloar | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | René Valmy | File:Flag of France.svg France | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | György Csányi | File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Carlos Isaac | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | (11.24) | |
| 5 | Sayed Moukhtar | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Egypt | (11.71) | |
| 6 | Ali Salman | File:Flag of Iraq (1921–1959).svg Iraq | (11.90) | |
| – | Jack Parry | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 8
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Fortún | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | John Bartram | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | Basil McKenzie | File:Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Jamaica | 10.8 | |
| 4 | Hélio da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | (11.09) | |
| 5 | Jo Zwaan | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | (11.09) | |
| – | Duncan White | File:Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg Ceylon | DNS |
Heat 9
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Curotta | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.7 | Q |
| 2 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | 10.8 | Q |
| 3 | Raúl Mazorra | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Örn Clausen | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | (11.22) | |
| 5 | Raşit Öztaş | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | (11.35) | |
| - | Perry Johnson | File:Flag of Bermuda (1910–1999).svg Bermuda | DSQ |
Heat 10
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Lewis | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Ted Haggis | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Walter Pérez | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 11.0 | |
| 4 | Santiago Ferrando | File:Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg Peru | (11.19) | |
| 5 | Stefanos Petrakis | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece | (11.62) | |
| – | Joseph Stéphan | File:Flag of France.svg France | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 11
The tailwind of 3.3 m/s made this heat ineligible for records purposes.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isidoor Van De Wiele | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 10.8 | Q |
| 2 | Nuno Morais | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 10.9 | Q |
| 3 | Alberto Labarthe | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 11.0 | |
| 4 | Muhammad Sharif Butt | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | (11.23) | |
| 5 | Charles Thompson | File:Flag of British Guiana (1919-1955).svg Guyana | Unknown | |
| – | Joe Kelly | File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland | DNS | |
| – | Dennis Shore | File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg South Africa | DNS |
.svg){kind=link}
Heat 12
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Fayos | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 11.0 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Prabhakar | File:Flag of India.svg India | 11.0 | Q |
| 3 | László Bartha | File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary | 11.1 | |
| 4 | Jan Kleyn | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | (11.36) | |
| 5 | Kemal Aksur | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | (11.45) | |
| 6 | Maung Sein Pe | File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma | (11.78) | |
| - | Étienne Bally | File:Flag of France.svg France | DNF |
.svg){kind=link}
Quarterfinals
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Official hand-timed results are known (and provided in the Official Report) only for the top three in each heat; unofficial auto-timed results are shown in parentheses.[4]
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Dillard | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Juan López | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Ken Jones | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.7 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Hausen | File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | (10.93) | |
| 5 | Ted Haggis | File:Flag of Canada (1921–1957).svg Canada | (10.97) | |
| 6 | António Morais | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | (11.32) |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barney Ewell | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | McDonald Bailey | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.6 | Q |
| 3 | Morris Curotta | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.8 | Q |
| 4 | George Lewis | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889–1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago | (11.04) | |
| 5 | Béla Goldoványi | File:Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg Hungary | (11.11) | |
| 6 | Haukur Clausen | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | (11.18) |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Patton | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Alastair McCorquodale | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | John Bartram | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.6 | Q |
| 4 | René Valmy | File:Flag of France.svg France | (10.82) | |
| 5 | Mario Fayos | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | (11.08) | |
| 6 | Isidoor Van De Wiele | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | (11.10) |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lloyd La Beach | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | John Treloar | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Rafael Fortún | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 10.6 | Q |
| 4 | Haroldo da Silva | File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil | (11.04) | |
| 5 | Gerardo Bönnhoff | File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina | (11.09) | |
| 6 | Eric Prabhakar | File:Flag of India.svg India | (11.26) |
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round. Official hand-timed results are known (and provided in the Official Report) only for the top three in each heat; unofficial auto-timed results are shown in parentheses.[4]
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison Dillard | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 2 | Barney Ewell | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | Alastair McCorquodale | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.7 | Q |
| 4 | John Bartram | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | (10.98) | |
| 5 | Juan López | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | (11.05) | |
| 6 | Morris Curotta | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | (11.15) |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mel Patton | File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States | 10.4 | Q |
| 2 | Lloyd LaBeach | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 10.5 | Q |
| 3 | McDonald Bailey | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 10.6 | Q |
| 4 | John Treloar | File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | (10.74) | |
| 5 | Rafael Fortún | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | (10.82) | |
| 6 | Ken Jones | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | (11.01) |
Final
Patton "got off to a disastrous start and was not a factor." Dillard led the entire way. Official hand-timed results are known (and provided in the Official Report) only for the top three in each heat; unofficial auto-timed results are shown in parentheses.[4]
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ Jackson, Peter (24 July 2012). "London's three Olympic Games compared", BBC News.
- ↑ "Omega, the Olympics, and the innovations required to time the Earth's Best".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
External links
- 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.
.svg){kind=link}
.svg){kind=link}
