Final | time | 1. Ralph Craig | United States | 21.7s | 2. Donald Lippincott | United States | 21.8s | 3. Willie Applegarth | Great Britain | 22.0s | 4. Richard Rau | Germany | 22.2s | 5. Charles Reidpath | United States | 22.3s | 6. Donnell Young | United States | 22.3s |
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| Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000. | 61 competitors from 19 nations. | Semi-Finals | Heats |
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World Record: 21.3s (unofficial 220 yards = 201.17m) Jack Donaldson, Australia Glasgow, Great Britain July 26, 1911 | Olympic Record: 21.6s (straight course) Archie Hahn, United States St. Louis, Unitef States August 31, 1904 | Ralph Craig's 21.7 second performance was 1⁄10 of a second off the Olympic record of 21.6 seconds, set in 1904. |
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Semi-Finals - Wednesday, July 10th, 1912 | 6 Semis with 36 athletes. Winners advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | time | | 1. Ralph Craig | United States | 21.9s | QF | 2. David Jacobs | Great Britain | | | 3. Ira Courtney | United States | | | 4. Ture Person | Sweden | | | 5. Frigyes Wiesner | Hungary | | | -. Arthur Anderson | Great Britain | DNF | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Willie Applegarth | Great Britain | 21.9s | QF | 2. Clement Wilson | United States | | | 3. Cyril Seedhouse | Great Britain | | | 4. Harold Heiland | United States | | | 5. Skotte Jacobsson | Sweden | | | -. William Stewart | Australasia | DNF | |
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Semi 3 | time | | 1. Donnell Young | United States | 21.9s | QF | 2. Carl Cooke | United States | | | 3. Georges Rolot | France | | | 4. Max Herrmann | Germany | | | -. Henry Macintosh | Great Britain | DNFs | | -. George Patching | South Africa | DNFs | |
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Semi 4 | time | | 1. Donald Lippincott | United States | 21.8s | QF | 2. Alvah Meyer | United States | | | 3. John Howard | Canada | | | 4. Ivan Möller | Sweden | 22.4s | | 5. Duncan Macmillan | Great Britain | | | 6. Jan Grijseels | Netherlands | | |
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Semi 5 | time | | 1. Richard Rau | Germany | 22.1s | QF | 2. Peter Gerhardt | United States | | | 3. Charles Luther | Sweden | 22.3s | | 4. Franco Giongo | Italy | | | 5. Reuben Povey | South Africa | | | -. Richard Rice | Great Britain | DNF | |
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Semi 6 | time | | 1. Charles Reidpath | United States | 22.1s | QF | 2. Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | | | 3. Knut Lindberg | Sweden | 22.5s | | 4. István Déván | Hungary | | | 5. Robert Schurrer | France | | | -. Robert Duncan | Great Britain | DNF | |
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Heats - Wednesday, July 10th, 1912 | 18 Heats with 61 athletes. Best 3 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
Heat 1 | time | | 1. Charles Reidpath | United States | 22.6s | Q | 2. Georges Rolot | France | 22.7s | Q | 3. Knut Stenborg | Sweden | | | 4. Václav Labík | Bohemia | | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Ralph Craig | United States | 22.8s | Q | 2. Richard Rice | Great Britain | 23.0s | Q | 3. Charles Poulenard | France | | | 4. Karl Lindblom | Sweden | | |
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Heat 3 | time | | 1. Ira Courtney | United States | 22.7s | Q | 2. Duncan Macmillan | Great Britain | | Q | 3. Aelter Léon | Belgium | | | 4. Haralds Hāns | Russia | | | -. Herberts Baumanis | Russia | DNF s | |
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Heat 4 | time | | 1. Charles Luther | Sweden | 23.6s | Q | 2. Jan Grijseels | Netherlands | | Q |
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Heat 5 | time | | 1. Willie Applegarth | Great Britain | 24.7s | Q | 2. Harold Heiland | United States | 24.7s | Q |
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Heat 6 | time | | 1. Richard Rau | Germany | 22.5s | Q | 2. Arthur Anderson | Great Britain | | Q | 3. Rudolf Rauch | Austria | | |
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Heat 7 | time | | 1. Carl Cooke | United States | 22.5s | Q | 2. Reuben Povey | South Africa | | Q | 3. Joseph Wells | Great Britain | | | 4. Harry Beasley | Canada | | | 5. Georges Malfait | France | | |
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Heat 8 | time | | 1. John Howard | Canada | 25.0s | Q | 2. Franco Giongo | Italy | 25.0s | Q |
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Heat 9 | time | | 1. Knut Lindberg | Sweden | 23.1s | Q | 2. Frigyes Wiesner | Hungary | | Q | 3. Charles Lelong | France | | |
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Heat 10 | time | | 1. Peter Gerhardt | United States | 22.9s | Q | 2. Victor d'Arcy | Great Britain | 22.9s | Q | 3. Gustav Möller | Sweden | | |
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Heat 11 | time | | 1. Donald Lippincott | United States | 22.8s | Q | 2. Ivan Möller | Sweden | | Q | 3. Pierre Failliot | France | | | 4. Ernest Haley | Great Britain | | | 5. Pablo Eitel | Chile | | |
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Heat 12 | time | | 1. Alvah Meyer | United States | 24.1s | Q | 2. Robert Duncan | Great Britain | | Q |
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Heat 13 | time | | 1. Donnell Young | United States | 22.8s | Q | 2. Cyril Seedhouse | Great Britain | | Q | 3. Fritz Fleischer | Austria | | | 4. Heinrich Wenseler | Germany | | | 5. Yahiko Mishima | Japan | | |
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Heat 14 | time | | 1. George Patching | South Africa | 22.3s | Q | 2. Clement Wilson | United States | | Q | 3. Frank McConnell | Canada | | | 4. Ervin Szerelemhegyi | Hungary | | | 5. Emil Grandell | Sweden | | |
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Heat 15 | time | | 1. Max Herrmann | Germany | 22.9s | Q | 2. István Déván | Hungary | | Q | 3. Herman Sotaaen | Norway | | | 4. Wladyslaw Ponurski | Austria | | |
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Heat 16 | time | | 1. William Stewart | Australasia | 26.0s | Q | 2. Henry Macintosh | Great Britain | | Q |
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Heat 17 | time | | 1. David Jacobs | Great Britain | 23.2s | Q | 2. Skotte Jacobsson | Sweden | 23.2s | Q |
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Heat 18 | time | | 1. Ture Person | Sweden | 23.2s | Q | 2. Robert Schurrer | France | | Q | 3. António Stromp | Portugal | | |
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