Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||
Dates | 20 July 1952 (heats, quarterfinals) 21 July 1952 (semifinals, final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 72 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 10.4 seconds (hand) 10.79 seconds (auto) | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 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 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. Seventy-two athletes from 33 nations competed; each nation was limited to 3 runners. The final was won by American Lindy Remigino, the fourth consecutive victory by a different American.[1] Herb McKenley won Jamaica's first medal in the men's 100 metres with his silver, while McDonald Bailey's bronze put Great Britain on the podium for the first time since 1928. The final was "probably the closest mass finish in Olympic 100 metre history" with the first four runners all clocking in at 10.4 seconds hand-timed, all six finalists within 0.12 seconds electric-timed (10.79 for first, 10.91 for sixth), and a photo finish necessary to separate the winners.[2]
Background
[edit]This was the twelfth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. None of the medalists from 1948 returned, but sixth-place finisher McDonald Bailey (who had recently tied the world record) did. London bronze medalist Lloyd LaBeach's brother Byron LaBeach represented Jamaica. Other notable entrants were American Art Bragg (who pulled his hamstring before the semifinal) and Jamaican Herb McKenley, who were favorites along with Bailey.[2]
Bulgaria, Ghana, Guatemala, Israel, Nigeria, the Soviet Union, Thailand, and Venezuela were represented in the event for the first time. The United States was the only nation to have appeared at each of the first twelve Olympic men's 100 metres events.
Competition format
[edit]The event retained the four round format from 1920 to 1948: 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.[2]
Records
[edit]Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record | 10.2 | ![]() |
Chicago, United States | 20 June 1936 |
10.2 | ![]() |
Compton, United States | 6 June 1941 | |
10.2 | ![]() |
Fresno, United States | 15 May 1948 | |
10.2 | ![]() |
Evanston, United States | 9 July 1948 | |
10.2 | ![]() |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 25 August 1951 | |
Olympic record | 10.3 | ![]() |
Los Angeles, USA | 1 August 1932 |
10.3 | ![]() |
Los Angeles, USA | 1 August 1932 | |
10.3 | ![]() |
Berlin, Germany | 2 August 1936 | |
10.3 | ![]() |
London, United Kingdom | 31 July 1948 |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Treloar | ![]() |
10.92 | Q |
2 | Alan Lillington | ![]() |
11.06 | Q |
3 | Gabriel Lareya | ![]() |
11.18 | |
4 | Miroslav Horčic | ![]() |
11.23 | |
5 | Ásmundur Bjarnason | ![]() |
11.40 | |
6 | Youssef Ali Omar | ![]() |
11.53 | |
7 | José Julio Barillas | ![]() |
11.56 |
Heat 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Étienne Bally | ![]() |
10.97 | Q |
2 | Angel Kolev | ![]() |
11.01 | Q |
3 | Paul Dolan | ![]() |
11.12 | |
4 | Raúl Mazorra | ![]() |
11.19 | |
5 | Robert Hutchinson | ![]() |
11.26 | |
6 | Masaji Tajima | ![]() |
11.29 | |
7 | Adul Wanasatith | ![]() |
11.61 |
Heat 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() |
10.65 | Q |
2 | Carlo Vittori | ![]() |
10.98 | Q |
3 | Mikhail Kazantsev | ![]() |
11.16 | |
4 | Hörður Haraldsson | ![]() |
11.31 | |
5 | Javier Souza | ![]() |
11.32 | |
6 | Stefanos Petrakis | ![]() |
11.33 |
Heat 4
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | William Jack | ![]() |
11.05 | Q |
2 | Romeo Galán | ![]() |
11.11 | Q |
3 | Levan Sanadze | ![]() |
11.13 | |
4 | Emad El-Din Shafei | ![]() |
11.40 | |
5 | Guillermo Gutiérrez | ![]() |
11.42 | |
6 | Boonterm Pakpuang | ![]() |
11.85 |
Heat 5
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Herb McKenley | ![]() |
10.88 | Q |
2 | György Csányi | ![]() |
11.09 | Q |
3 | Emil Kiszka | ![]() |
11.13 | |
4 | Pauli Tavisalo | ![]() |
11.30 | |
5 | Tomás Paquete | ![]() |
11.45 | |
6 | Walter Sutton | ![]() |
11.45 |
Heat 6
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | David Tabak | ![]() |
11.12 | Q |
2 | Tomio Hosoda | ![]() |
11.14 | Q |
3 | Willy Schneider | ![]() |
11.22 | |
4 | Angel Gavrilov | ![]() |
11.29 | |
5 | Juan Leiva | ![]() |
11.31 |
Heat 7
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Vladimir Sukharev | ![]() |
10.93 | Q |
2 | Theo Saat | ![]() |
11.02 | Q |
3 | Muhammad Sharif Butt | ![]() |
11.17 | |
4 | Voitto Hellstén | ![]() |
11.36 | |
5 | George Acquaah | ![]() |
11.47 | |
6 | Mariano Acosta | ![]() |
11.58 | |
7 | Wolfango Montanari | ![]() |
12.25 |
Heat 8
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() |
10.93 | Q |
2 | Byron LaBeach | ![]() |
11.09 | Q |
3 | Franco Leccese | ![]() |
11.18 | |
4 | Issi Baran | ![]() |
11.32 | |
5 | Fritz Griesser | ![]() |
11.54 |
Heat 9
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Werner Zandt | ![]() |
11.03 | Q |
2 | Muhammad Aslam | ![]() |
11.18 | Q |
3 | Don McFarlane | ![]() |
11.25 | |
4 | Zdeněk Pospíšil | ![]() |
11.25 | |
5 | Edward Ajado | ![]() |
11.25 | |
6 | Fawzi Chaaban | ![]() |
11.51 | |
- | Enrique Beckles | ![]() |
DSQ |
Heat 10
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Art Bragg | ![]() |
10.73 | Q |
2 | Hans Wehrli | ![]() |
11.00 | Q |
3 | Titus Erinle | ![]() |
11.12 | |
4 | László Zarándi | ![]() |
11.26 | |
5 | Pétur Sigurðsson | ![]() |
11.55 | |
6 | Arun Sankosik | ![]() |
11.76 |
Heat 11
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lindy Remigino | ![]() |
10.73 | Q |
2 | Lavy Pinto | ![]() |
11.00 | Q |
3 | René Bonino | ![]() |
11.00 | |
4 | František Brož | ![]() |
11.32 | |
5 | Abdul Aziz | ![]() |
11.48 | |
6 | Rui Maia | ![]() |
11.79 |
Heat 12
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dean Smith | ![]() |
10.90 | Q |
2 | Alain Porthault | ![]() |
11.04 | Q |
3 | Erich Fuchs | ![]() |
11.19 | |
4 | Karim Olowu | ![]() |
11.27 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() |
10.73 | Q |
2 | John Treloar | ![]() |
10.84 | Q |
3 | Alain Porthault | ![]() |
10.99 | Q |
4 | Muhammad Aslam | ![]() |
11.02 | |
5 | Byron LaBeach | ![]() |
11.05 | |
- | Angel Kolev | ![]() |
DSQ |
Quarterfinal 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Lindy Remigino | ![]() |
10.68 | Q |
2 | Theo Saat | ![]() |
10.93 | Q |
3 | Lavy Pinto | ![]() |
10.98 | Q |
4 | Étienne Bally | ![]() |
10.98 | |
5 | Hans Wehrli | ![]() |
11.05 | |
6 | Alan Lillington | ![]() |
11.26 |
Quarterfinal 3
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Dean Smith | ![]() |
10.69 | Q |
2 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() |
10.90 | Q |
3 | William Jack | ![]() |
10.94 | Q |
4 | Werner Zandt | ![]() |
10.98 | |
5 | Romeo Galán | ![]() |
11.08 | |
6 | David Tabak | ![]() |
11.10 |
Quarterfinal 4
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Herb McKenley | ![]() |
10.72 | Q |
2 | Art Bragg | ![]() |
10.75 | Q |
3 | Vladimir Sukharev | ![]() |
10.92 | Q |
4 | Tomio Hosoda | ![]() |
11.03 | |
5 | György Csányi | ![]() |
11.07 | |
6 | Carlo Vittori | ![]() |
11.79 |
Semifinals
[edit]The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Semifinal 1
[edit]Bragg tore a muscle in this semifinal.[3]
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | McDonald Bailey | ![]() |
10.74 | Q |
2 | Dean Smith | ![]() |
10.78 | Q |
3 | Vladimir Sukharev | ![]() |
10.86 | Q |
4 | Lavy Pinto | ![]() |
10.94 | |
5 | Alain Porthault | ![]() |
11.04 | |
6 | Art Bragg | ![]() |
11.43 |
Semifinal 2
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Herb McKenley | ![]() |
10.74 | Q |
2 | Lindy Remigino | ![]() |
10.74 | Q |
3 | John Treloar | ![]() |
10.76 | Q |
4 | Rafael Fortún | ![]() |
10.92 | |
5 | William Jack | ![]() |
11.01 | |
6 | Theo Saat | ![]() |
11.12 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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Lindy Remigino | ![]() |
10.79 | Photo-determined finish |
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Herb McKenley | ![]() |
10.80 | |
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McDonald Bailey | ![]() |
10.83 | |
4 | Dean Smith | ![]() |
10.84 | |
5 | Vladimir Sukharev | ![]() |
10.88 | |
6 | John Treloar | ![]() |
10.91 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ a b c "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Official Report, p. 250.