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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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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] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Ralph Craig of the United States, as the Americans swept the medals for a second time (previously having done so in 1904).

Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the V Olympiad
The finish of the final.
VenueStockholm Olympic Stadium
Dates6–7 July
Competitors70 from 22 nations
Winning time10.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ralph Craig United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alvah Meyer United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Donald Lippincott United States
← 1908
1920 →

Background

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This was the fifth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. None of the 1908 medalists returned in 1912. Notable entrants included Erwin Kern, Emil Ketterer, and Richard Rau of Germany, who shared the unofficial world record; George Patching of South Africa, the 1912 AAA Championships winner;[3] and United States Olympic Trials winners Ira Courtney, Clement Wilson, and Howard Drew.[4]

Chile (disputed, as Luis Subercaseaux may have run in 1896), Iceland, Japan, Portugal, Russia, and Serbia were represented in the event for the first time. "Australasia" also appeared for the first time, though Australia had previously competed. The United States and Hungary were the only two nations to have appeared at each of the first five Olympic men's 100 metres events.

Competition format

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The event maintained the three round format from 1908: heats, semifinals, and a final. This time, however, the top two runners in each of the 17 heats advanced to the semifinals.

These 34 semifinalists (actually 33, as the first heat had only one runner compete) were divided into six semifinal heats, with only the winner in each semifinal advancing to the final.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record10.5(*) Emil KettererKarlsruhe (GER)July 9, 1911
10.5(*) Richard RauBraunschweig (GER)August 13, 1911
10.5(*) Richard RauMunich (GER)May 12, 1912
10.5(*) Erwin KernMunich (GER)May 26, 1912
Olympic Record10.8 Frank JarvisParis (FRA)July 14, 1900
10.8 Walter TewksburyParis (FRA)July 14, 1900
10.8 James RectorLondon (GBR)July 20, 1908
10.8(**) Reggie WalkerLondon (GBR)July 21, 1908
10.8 James RectorLondon (GBR)July 21, 1908
10.8 Reggie WalkerLondon (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: this time was thus 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

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Heats

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All heats were held on Saturday, July 6, 1912.

Heat 1

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RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Charles Luther  Sweden12.8Q

Heat 2

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Möller and Szalay were close at 70 metres; "Möller was stronger in the finish, however, and won by something more than half a metre."[5]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ivan Möller  Sweden11.5Q
2Pál Szalay  HungaryQ
3Rudolf Rauch  Austria

Heat 3

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There was much separation at the top of this heat; Courtney "won without being extended" and Jankovich "was a very easy second."[5]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ira Courtney  United States11.2Q
2István Jankovich  HungaryQ
3Pierre Failliot  France
4Henry Blakeney  Great Britain
5Ladislav Jiránek-Strana  Bohemia
6Pablo Eitel  Chile

Heat 4

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With both runners assured of advancement to the semifinals, they "ran the course very quietly" with Rice "breaking the tape easily ahead of" Smedmark.[5]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Richard Rice  Great Britain11.4Q
2Rolf Smedmark  SwedenQ

Heat 5

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This was a close race between the top two placers, with d'Arcy "shak[ing] off" Povey at the end and winning "by a metre."[5]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Victor d'Arcy  Great Britain11.2Q
2Reuben Povey  South AfricaQ
3António Stromp  Portugal

Heat 6

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Rau started strongly and led throughout.[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Richard Rau  Germany11.5Q
2Vilmos Rácz  HungaryQ
3Ture Person  Sweden
4Robert Schurrer  France
5Dimitrios Triantafyllakos  Greece
6Leopolds Lēvenšteins  Russia

Heat 7

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In one of the faster heats, Stewart finished "well in front of [Aelter], who also ran very well."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1William Stewart  Australasia11.0Q
2Léon Aelter  BelgiumQ
3Charles Lelong  France
4Jan Grijseels  Netherlands
5Richard Schwarz  Russia

Heat 8

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Lindberg won the heat "easily."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Knut Lindberg  Sweden11.6Q
2Bedřich Vygoda  Bohemia11.6Q
3Dušan Milošević  Serbia11.6
4Jón Halldórsson  Iceland12.1

Heat 9

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Meyer "won without any apparent effort," as Giongo "ran well, although he was not the same class as the American."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Alvah Meyer  United States11.6Q
2Franco Giongo  ItalyQ
3Robert Duncan  Great Britain
4Georges Rolot  France

Heat 10

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Jacobs matched the Olympic record in a tight heat, neck-and-neck with Wilson for most of the way before winning by "a hands-breadth."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1David Jacobs  Great Britain10.8Q, =OR
2Clement Wilson  United StatesQ
3Marius Delaby  France
4Herman Sotaaen  Norway
5Václav Labík-Gregan  Bohemia

Heat 11

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Belote was "a safe winner, after a very quick finish."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Belote  United States11.0Q
2René Mourlon  FranceQ
3Henry Macintosh  Great Britain
4Harry Beasley  Canada

Heat 12

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Weinzinger had a good start and led at 25 metres before falling to third. Gerhardt "was clearly the best man."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Peter Gerhardt  United States11.2Q
2Frank Lukeman  CanadaQ
3Fritz Weinzinger  Austria
4Alexander Pedersen  Norway
5Duncan Macmillan  Great Britain

Heat 13

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Patching had a false start. The top three men were close, with Patching leading at 85 metres but Howard taking the lead at the end by "the least bit."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1John Howard  Canada11.0Q
2George Patching  South AfricaQ
3Harold Heiland  United States
4Pavel Shtiglits  Russia
—Emil Ketterer  GermanyDNF

Heat 14

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McConnell led early but faltered at the end; Thomas passed him for the second qualifying spot "just before reaching the post."[6]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Arthur Anderson  Great Britain11.0Q
2Rupert Thomas  United StatesQ
3Frank McConnell  Canada
4Skotte Jacobsson  Sweden

Heat 15

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There was a false start. Drew "won easily" with Kern "a pretty good distance behind."[7]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Howard Drew  United States11.0Q
2Erwin Kern  GermanyQ
3Julien Boullery  France
—James Barker  Great BritainDNF

Heat 16

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There were two false starts in this heat before, on the third try, Lippincott set a new Olympic record and the first official world record. He "led from start to finish, and gave the impression that he would be an easy winner, but Applegarth came on very quickly in the last 20 metres, and Lippincott had to do his very best in order to keep the lead."[8]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Donald Lippincott  United States10.6Q, OR
2Willie Applegarth  Great BritainQ
3Max Herrmann  Germany
4Ervin Szerelemhegyi  Hungary
5Yahiko Mishima  Japan

Heat 17

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Ekberg started well and led through halfway before being passed by Craig and Szobota at around 60 metres. Craig then "won easily" over Szobota.[8]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ralph Craig  United States11.2Q
2Ferenc Szobota  HungaryQ
3Ragnar Ekberg  Sweden
4Fritz Fleischer  Austria

Semifinals

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All semi-finals were held on Saturday, July 6, 1912.

Semifinal 1

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Drew "ran magnificently" and used a "powerful, concentrated finish" to become "a safe winner."[8]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Howard Drew  United States11.0Q
2Ira Courtney  United States
3Peter Gerhardt  United States
4Charles Luther  Sweden
5Erwin Kern  Germany
6Vilmos Rácz  Hungary

Semifinal 2

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Patching had another false start in this round. Lindberg fell behind early, dropping to fourth place at the halfway mark, but challenged Patching with a "hard spurt" at the end. The distance between the two was too much for him to make up, however.[8]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1George Patching  South Africa10.9Q
2Knut Lindberg  Sweden
3Richard Rice  Great Britain
4Franco Giongo  Italy
5Léon Aelter  Belgium

Semifinal 3

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In an event marred by false starts, this semifinal heat was decided by a legal start that one runner thought false. Smedmark was off first, but came to a stop thinking he had false started. The remaining runners saw a "hard struggle between Meyer and Jacobs" with Meyer "strongest in the last 10 metres" to win.[9]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Alvah Meyer  United States10.7Q
2David Jacobs  Great Britain
3Frank Lukeman  Canada
4Pál Szalay  Hungary
—Rolf Smedmark  SwedenDNF

Semifinal 4

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This semifinal heat featured 9 false starts. Rau led for the first 70 metres before being caught by Craig, who "won by more than a metre."[10]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Ralph Craig  United States10.7Q
2Richard Rau  Germany10.9
3William Stewart  Australasia
4István Jankovich  Hungary
5René Mourlon  France
6Ferenc Szobota  Hungary
The start of the final.
Immediately after the start of the final.

Semifinal 5

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This heat had a "sharp struggle for the lead during the whole of the race."[10]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Donald Lippincott  United States10.7Q
2Willie Applegarth  Great Britain
3Bedřich Vygoda  Bohemia
4Clement Wilson  United States
5Victor d'Arcy  Great Britain
6John Howard  Canada

Semifinal 6

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Belote led throughout.[10]

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Belote  United States11.1Q
2Reuben Povey  South Africa
3Rupert Thomas  United States
4Ivan Möller  Sweden
5Arthur Anderson  Great Britain

Final

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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 final featured eight false starts, one of which saw Craig and Lippincott fail to hear the recall gun and run to the finish line. On the ninth attempt, Patching had the strongest start and led at 40 metres by half a metre.

Craig caught Patching at 60 metres. At the 75-metre mark, Craig was "a hand's-breadth" ahead of Patching and Meyer, with Lippincott and Belote another half-metre back. At the end, "Craig ran brilliantly and with enormous power." Meyer separated from Patching, who stayed in the third spot until "the last few strides" before being passed "almost on the very line" by Lippincott.[4][11]

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.

RankAthleteNationTime
Ralph Craig  United States10.8
Alvah Meyer  United States10.9
Donald Lippincott  United States10.9
4George Patching  South Africa11.0
5Frank Belote  United States11.0
—Howard Drew  United StatesDNS

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Official report, p. 61.
  3. ^ "British Athletics Championships 1876-1914". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Official Report, p. 350.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Official Report, p. 351.
  7. ^ Official Report, pp. 351–52.
  8. ^ a b c d Official Report, p. 352.
  9. ^ Official Report, pp. 352–53.
  10. ^ a b c Official Report, p. 353.
  11. ^ Official Report, pp. 353–54.
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  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2006.
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