This was the second time this event happened. None of the runners also ran in the 1896 Olympics. The American Arthur Duffey had just won the AAA Championships for 100 yards. He was the favorite for the competition.[1] 7 people had ran the unofficial world record of 10.8 for this event. One of these people was Isaac Westergren of Sweden. He was also in this competition.
In the first heat of the first round, Arthur Duffey ran 11.4 seconds. This beat the Olympic record. In the second heat of the first round, Walter Tewksbury ran 11.4 seconds. This tied the Olympic record. In the third heat of the first round, Frank Jarvis ran 10.8 seconds. This tied the unofficial world record. In the second semifinal, Tewksbury also ran 10.8 seconds. This would tie the unofficial world record.
Competition
The competition had 4 rounds. There was the heats, the semifinals, the repechage, and the final. The fastest 2 runners in the heats would run in the semifinals. In the semifinals, 12 men were put into each 3 semifinals. Each semifinals had 4 runners. In the semifinal, the 1st-place runner ran in the finals. The 2nd and 3rd place runners ran in the repechage. In the repechage, there were 6 runners. Only the runner of the repechage would run in the final.
Schedule
Date
Time
Round
Saturday, 14 July 1900
11:15
First round Semifinals Repechage Final
Results
First round
In the first round, there were six heats. The fastest 2 runners in each heat could run in the semifinal round.
There were three semifinals. Each semifinal had 4 runners. The fastest runner in each semifinals went to the final. The 2nd and 3rd place runners ran in the repechage. The winner of the repechage would also go to the finals.
Duffey was faster than everybody else at first. However, he pulled a tendon halfway in the race. Jarvis beat Tewksbury by two feet. Rowley was half of a yard behind.
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1]Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
