Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XI Olympiad |
| Venue | Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany |
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| Dates | 2 August 1936 (heats, quarterfinals)
3 August 1936 (semifinals, final) |
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| Competitors | 63 from 30 nations |
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| Winning time | 10.3 |
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| Medalists |
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| «1932 | 1948» |
The men's 100 metres sprint was an event in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. They were in the Olympiastadion on 2 and 3 August. The final was won by 0.1 seconds by the American Jesse Owens. Ralph Metcalfe was also from America, and was in 2nd place.[1] Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands won 3rd place. This was their first medal in this event.
Background
This was the 10th time this event was in the Olympics. This event has been in every Olympics. There were 2 finalists from 1932 in this event. Ralph Metcalfe was in 2nd place in 1932. Takayoshi Yoshioka was in 6th place in 1932. The favorite runner in this race was Jesse Owens.[2]
This was the first time that Afghanistan, Colombia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Peru, and Yugoslavia were in the Olympics. The United States was the only nation that had been in this event for every Olympic games.
Competition
The event had the same format from 1920–1932. There were heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were 12 heats. Each heat had 4–6 athletes. The 2 fastest runners in each heat went to the quarterfinals. The 24 quarterfinalists were put into 4 heats. Each heat had 6 athletes. The 3 fastest runners in each quarterfinal went to the semifinals. There were 2 semifinals. Each semifinal had 6 racers. The 3 fastest racers in each semifinal went to the final. The final had 6 athletes.[2]
Records
These were the world records and Olympic records before the 1932 Olympics. The times are in seconds.
Jesse Owens tied the Olympic record with 10.3 seconds in the last heat of the first round. In the quarterfinals, he tied his world record of 10.2 seconds. However, this time was not official because of the wind. In the finals, he ran 10.3 again. This would not count because of the wind.
Results
Heats
The 2 fastest runners in each heat went to the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
Quarterfinals
The fastest 3 runners in each quarterfinal went to the semifinal round.
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Jesse Owens tied the world record for this event. However, there was too much wind. Therefore, this time did not count.
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Semifinals
The fastest 3 runners in each semifinal went to the final round.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Final
Wind: +2.7 m/s
Owens was in front of the race by the first 30 metres. At 70 metres, Metcalfe ran ahead of everyone else. At 50 metres, Strandberg got an injury in his ligament.[3]
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