Men 100m Athletics IV Olympic Games London, Great Britain 1908 - Wednesday, 22th July - Gold Medal: Reginald Walker, South Africa
Final 4:15 pmtimeL
1. Reginald WalkerSaF South Africa10.8s1
2. James RectorUSA United States10.9s2
3. Robert KerrCAn Canada States10.9s4
4. Nathaniel CartmellUSA United States11.0s3
Venue: White City Stadium. 60 competitors from 16 nations.

world Men 100m History

RoundHAthdate
Semifinals41621.07
Heats176020.07
Rector was the fastest man in the 17 (!) first round heats, equalling the Olympic record of 10.8, and repeated his time in round 2, with Walker equalling him. Walker, drawn on the inside in the final, started fastest and, though caught and passed by Rector at 50m, responded strongly at the 60m mark to pull away to win by a metre in 10.7. The time was rounded up to 10.8 under the rules at the time. Rector just edged Kerr for second, both wastefully raising their arms at the finish.
World Record: 10.6s* - Knut Lindberg (SWE) - Gothenburg (SWE), August 26, 1906
Olympic Record: 10.8s - Frank Jarvis (USA) - Paris (FRA), July 14, 1900 and Walter Tewksbury (USA) - Paris (FRA), July 14, 1900
James Rector (USA) in the 15th heat and the third semi-final and Regginald Walker in the first semi-final and final both equalized the standing Olympic record. Regginald Walker's actual time in the first semi-final was 10.7, but was rounded up to the nearest fifth in accordance with rules in force at the time, so his time was given as 10​4⁄5.

Semifinals - Tuesday, 21st July, 3:35 pm.

Winner of each Semifinal advanced to the Final.
Semi 1time
1. Regginald WalkerSaF South Africa10.8s
2. William W. MayUSA United States (11.0s)
3. Patrick RocheGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Lester StevensUSA United StatesUnknown
-. Robert CloughenUSA United StatesDNS
Cloughen withdrew to prepare for the 200m heats. Walker took the lead after about 50 metres and crossed the line about a yard in front of May to become the second sprinter to tie the Olympic record at the London Games. His actual time was 10.7, rounded up to the nearest fifth, in accordance with rules in force at the time; therefore, his time was given as 10​4⁄5.
Semi 2time
1. Robert KerrCAn Canada11.0s
2. Nathaniel ShermanUSA United States (11.3s)
3. John W. MortonGBR Great BritainUnknown
-. William HamiltonUSA United StatesDNS
Hamilton withdrew to prepare for the 200m heats. Kerr had little difficulty winning this heat, leading by three yards at the finish.
Semi 3time
1. James RectorUSA United States10.8s
2. Harold HuffUSA United States (11.1s)
3. Edward DuffySaF South AfricaUnknown
4. Robert DuncanGBR Great BritainUnknown
Rector again won easily, tying the Olympic record for the second time.
Semi 4time
1. Nate CartmellUSA United States11.2s
2. Lawson RobertsonUSA United States (11.2s)
3. James P. StarkGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. John GeorgeGBR Great BritainUnknown
Cartmell and Robertson ran a tight race, with Cartmell winning by about a foot.

Heats - Monday, 20th July.

Winner of each one of 17 Heats advanced to Semifinals.
Heat 1time
1. Edward DuffySaF South Africa11.6s
2. Georgios SkoutaridesGRe Greece (11.9)
3. Victor HennyNED NetherlandsUnknown
Duffy won this heat by three yards.
Heat 2time
1. John GeorgeGBR Great Britain11.6
2. Oscar GuttormsenNOR Norway (12.0s)
George was ahead of Guttormsen by three yards when he finished.
Heat 3time
1. Nate CartmellUSA United States11.0s
2. Georges MalfaitFRA France (11.2s)
3. Arthur HoffmannGeR Germany (11.4s)
4. Evert KoopsNED NetherlandsUnknown
Cartmell crossed the finish line two yards ahead of Malfait.
Heat 4time
1. Regginald WalkerSaF South Africa11.0s
2. Jean KoningsBEL Belgium (11.6s)
3. Denis MurrayGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Edgar KiralfyUSA United StatesUnknown
5. Ernestus GrevenNED NetherlandsUnknown
Walker was four yards ahead of the field when he finished. Records do not indicate which of the final two runners took which place.
Heat 5time
1. Robert CloughenUSA United States11.0s
2. John JohansenNOR Norway (11.7s)
3. David BelandCAn CanadaUnknown
-. Henry HarmerGBR Great BritainDNF
Harmer pulled up lame. Cloughen won by five yards.
Heat 6time
1. William W. MayUSA United States11.2s
2. Victor JacqueminBEL Belgium (11.5s)
3. L. LescatFRA FranceUnknown
4. Mikhail PaskalidesGRe GreeceUnknown
May won by about three yards.
Heat 7time
1. Robert DuncanGBR Great Britain11.4
2. Knut StenborgSWE Sweden (11.5s)
3. Hans EickeGeR Germany (11.6s)
4. Umberto BarrozziIta ItalyUnknown
5. Ragnar StenbergFIN FinlandUnknown
Duncan won by a yard.
Heat 8time
1. Lester StevensUSA United States11.2s
2. Knut LindbergSWE Sweden (11.2s)
3. Heinrich RehderGeR Germany (11.8s)
4. William MurrayGBR Great BritainUnknown
Stevens beat world record holder Lindberg by inches.
Heat 9time
1. John W. MortonGBR Great Britain11.2s
2. Axel PetersenDEN Denmark (11.5s)
3. Jacobus HoogveldNED NetherlandsUnknown
Morton won by about three yards.
Heat 10time
1. Robert KerrCanada11.0s
2. Meyrick ChapmanGBR Great Britain (11.3)ss
-. Paul FischerGeR GermanyDNF
Fischer pulled up lame. Kerr won by three yards.
Heat 11time
1. William HamiltonUSA United States11.2s
2. Pál SimonHUN Hungary (11.5s)
3. G. LamotteFRA FranceUnknown
-. Herbert PhillipsSaF South AfricaDNF
Phillips pulled up lame, allowing Hamilton to win by about three yards.
Heat 12time
1. Harold HuffUSA United States11.4s
2. Henry PankhurstGBR Great Britain (11.5)
3. Karl FryksdalSWE SwedenUnknown
Huff was only about a yard ahead of Pankhurst when he finished.
Heat 13time
1. Lawson RobertsonUSA United States11.4s
2. Frank LukemanCAn Canada (11.7s)
3. Henri MeslotFRA FranceUnknown
4. Eduard SchöneckerAut AustriaUnknown
Robertson won by about three yards.
Heat 14time
1. Nathaniel ShermanUSA United States11.2s
2. Louis SebertCAn Canada (11.7s)
3. Harold WatsonGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Frigyes WiesnerHUN HungaryUnknown
5. Hermann von BönninghausenGeR Germany12.0s
Sherman's lead of four yards at the finish was one of the larger leads in the first round.
Heat 15time
1. James RectorUSA United States10.8 =OR
2. Vilmos RáczHUN Hungary (11.4s)
3. Willy KohlmeyGeR Germany (12.0s)
Rector's Olympic record-tying time gave him a relatively easy victory in the first round.
Heat 16time
1. James P. StarkGBR Great Britain11.8s
2. Gaspare TorrettaIta Italy (12.0s)
In one of the slowest of the first round heads, Stark won by about two yards.
Heat 17time
1. Patrick RocheGBR Great Britain11.4s
2. Karl BechlerGeR Germany (11.4s)
Roche won by about two yards.
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