Men 100m Athletics V Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden 1912 - Sunday, 7th July - Gold Medal: Ralph Craig, United States
FinaltimeL
1. Ralph CraigUSA United States10.8s2
2. Alvah MeyerUSA United States10.9s1
3. Donald LippincottUSA United States10.9s4
4. George PatchingGBR South Africa10.9s e3
5. Frank BeloteUSA United States19.9s e5
-. Howard DrewUSA United StatesDNS6

world Men 100m History

Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000.
70 competitors from 33 nations.
RoundHAthdate
Semi-Finals63306.07
Heats177006.07
As in 1908 there were 17 heats, with two qualifying from each heat for the semi-final round. Lippincott was the fastest in the first round with 10.6, a metre clear of Applegarth in heat 16. Lippincott, Meyer and Craig all won their semi-finals in 10.7, but the favourite for the final was Howard Drew who had pulled a muscle winning his semi-final. However, Drew did not appear at the start of the final. At the eighth time of asking (!), Patching was away quickest. Craig then got into top gear, catching the Springbok at 60m and won going away. Meyer was second, inches ahead of the others who finished almost in a tie, with Patching perhaps unlucky not to have been ruled third.

Semi-Finals - Saturday, 6th July

6 Semis with 33 athletes. Winners of each Semi advanced to Final.
Semi 1time
1. Howard DrewUSA United States11.0sQ
2. Ira CourtneyUSA United States
3. Peter GerhardtUSA United States
4. Charles LutherSWE Sweden
5. Erwin KernGER Germany
6. Vilmos RáczHUN Hungary
Drew "ran magnificently" and used a "powerful, concentrated finish" to become "a safe winner.
Semi 2time
1. George PatchingGBR South Africa10.9sQ
2. Knut LindbergSWE Sweden
3. Richard RiceGBR Great Britain
4. Franco GiongoITA Italy
5. Aelter LéonBEL Belgium
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.
Semi 3time
1. Alvah MeyerUSA United States10.7sQ
2. David JacobsGBR Great Britain
3. Frank LukemanCAn Canada
4. Szalay PálHUN Hungary
-. Rolf SmedmarkSWE SwedenDNF
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.
Semi 4time
1. Ralph CraigUSA United States10.7sQ
2. Richard RauGER Germany10.9s
3. William StewartAUS Australasia
4. István JankovichHUN Hungary
5. René MourlonFRA France
6. Ferenc SzobotaHUN Hungary
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.
Semi 5time
1. Donald LippincottUSA United States10.7sQ
2. Willie ApplegarthGBR Great Britain
3. Bedřich VygodaBOH Bohrmia
4. Clement WilsonUSA United States
5. Victor d'ArcyGBR Great Britain
6. John HowardCAn Canada
This heat had a "sharp struggle for the lead during the whole of the race.
Semi 6time
1. Frank BeloteUSA United States11.1sQ
2. Reuben PoveyGBR South Africa
3. Rupert ThomasUSA United States
4. Ivan MöllerSWE Sweden
5. Arthur AndersonGBR Great Britain
Belote led throughout.

Heats - Saturday, 6th July

17 Heats with 70 athletes. Best 2 from each Heat advanced to Quarter-Finals.
Heat 1time
1. Charles LutherSWE Sweden12.8sQ
Heat 2time
1. Ivan MöllerSWE Sweden11.5sQ
2. Szalay PálHUN Hungary Q
3. Rudolf RauchAUT Austria
Möller and Szalay were close at 70 metres; "Möller was stronger in the finish, however, and won by something more than half a metre."
Heat 3time
1. Ira CourtneyUSA United States11.2sQ
2. István JankovichHUN Hungary Q
3. Pierre FailliotFRA France
4. Henry BlakeneyGBR Great Britain
5. Ladislav Jiránek-StranaBOH Bohrmia
6. Pablo EitelCHI Chile
There was much separation at the top of this heat; Courtney "won without being extended" and Jankovich "was a very easy second."
Heat 4time
1. Richard RiceGBR Great Britain11.4sQ
2. Rolf SmedmarkSWE Sweden Q
With both runners assured of advancement to the semifinals, they "ran the course very quietly" with Rice "breaking the tape easily ahead of" Smedmark.
Heat 5time
1. Victor d'ArcyGBR Great Britain11.2sQ
2. Reuben PoveyGBR South Africa Q
3. António StrompPOR Portugal
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."
Heat 6time
1. Richard RauGeR Germany11.5sQ
2. Vilmos RáczHUN Hungary Q
3. Ture PersonSWE Sweden
4. Robert SchurrerFRA France
5. Dimitrios TriantafyllakosGRe Greece
6. Leopolds LēvenšteinsRUS Russia
Rau started strongly and led throughout.
Heat 7time
1. William StewartAUS Australasia11.0sQ
2. Aelter LéonBEL Belgium Q
3. Charles LelongFRA France
4. Jan GrijseelsNED Netherlands
5. Richard SchwarzRUS Russia
In one of the faster heats, Stewart finished "well in front of [Aelter], who also ran very well."
Heat 8time
1. Knut LindbergSWE Sweden11.6sQ
2. Bedřich VygodaBOH Bohrmia11.6sQ
3. Dušan MiloševićSRB Serbia11.6s
4. Jón HalldórssonISL Iceland12.1s
Lindberg won the heat "easily.
Heat 9time
1. Alvah MeyerUSA United States11.6sQ
2. Franco GiongoITA Italy Q
3. Robert DuncanGBR Great Britain
4. Georges RolotFRA France
Meyer "won without any apparent effort," as Giongo "ran well, although he was not the same class as the American.
Heat 10time
1. David JacobsGBR Great Britain10.8sQ, =OR
2. Clement WilsonUSA United States Q
3. Marius DelabyFRA France
4. Herman SotaaenNOR Norway
5. Labík-Gregan VáclavBOH Bohrmia
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.
Heat 11time
1. Frank BeloteUSA United States11.0sQ
2. René MourlonFRA France Q
3. Henry MacintoshGBR Great Britain
4. Harry BeasleyCAn Canada
Belote was "a safe winner, after a very quick finish.
Heat 12time
1. Peter GerhardtUSA United States11.2sQ
2. Frank LukemanCAn Canada Q
3. Fritz WeinzingerAUT Austria
4. Alexander PedersenNOR Norway
5. Duncan MacmillanGBR Great Britain
Weinzinger had a good start and led at 25 metres before falling to third. Gerhard "was clearly the best man.
Heat 13time
1. John HowardCAn Canada11.0sQ
2. George PatchingGBR South Africa Q
3. Harold HeilandUSA United States
4. Pavel ShtiglitsRUS- Russia
-. Emil KettererGeR GermanyDNF
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.
Heat 14time
1. Arthur AndersonGBR Great Britain11.0sQ
2. Rupert ThomasUSA United States Q
3. Frank McConnellCAn Canada
4. Skotte JacobssonSWE Sweden
McConnell led early but faltered at the end; Thomas passed him for the second qualifying spot "just before reaching the post.
Heat 15time
1. Howard DrewUSA United States11.0sQ
2. Erwin KernGER Germany Q
3. Julien BoulleryFRA France
-. James BarkerGBR Great BritainDNF
There was a false start. Drew "won easily" with Kern "a pretty good distance behind.
Heat 16time
1. Donald LippincottUSA United States10.6sQ, OR
2. Willie ApplegarthGBR Great Britain Q
3. Max HerrmannGER Germany
4. Ervin SzerelemhegyiHUN Hungary
5. Yahiko MishimaJPN Japan
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.
Heat 17time
1. Ralph CraigUSA United States11.2sQ
2. Ferenc SzobotaHUN Hungary Q
3. Ragnar EkbergSWE Sweden
4. Fritz FleischerAUT Austria
Ekberg started well and led through halfway before being passed by Craig and Szobota at around 60 metres. Craig then "won easily" over Szobota.
World Record
10.5s(*)Emil Ketterer, Germany Karlsruhe (GER) July 9, 1911
10.5s(*)Richard Rau, Germany Braunschweig (GER) August 13, 1911
10.5s(*)Richard Rau, Germany Munich (GER) May 12, 1912
10.5s(*)Erwin Kern, Germany Munich (GER) May 26, 1912
Olympic Record
10.8sFrank Jarvis, United States Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900
10.8sWalter Tewksbury, United States Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900
10.8sJames Rector, United States London (GBR) July 20, 1908
10.8s(**)Reggie Walker, South Africa London (GBR) July 21, 1908
10.8sJames Rector, United States London (GBR) July 21, 1908
10.8sReggie Walker, South Africa London (GBR) July 22, 1908
_ (**) Actual time was 10.7, rounded up to the nearest fifth, in accordance with rules in force at the time. So his time was only given as 10​4⁄5.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.
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