Men Athletics 100m Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928 Sunday, July 29th and Monday 30th July - Gold Medal: Percy Williams, Canada
FinaltimeL
1. Percy WilliamsCAn Canada10.8s3
2. Jack LondonGBR Great Britain10.9s e4
3. Georg LammersGeR Germany10.9s e2
4. Frank WykoffUSA United States11.0s e6
5. Wilfred LeggZAF South Africa11.0s e1
6. Robert McAllisterUSA United States11.0s e5
Venue: Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam 31,600. 76 competitors from 32 nations.

world Men 100m History

RoundHAtDate
Semi-Finals21230.07
Quarter-Finals63229.07
Heats167829.07
World Record10.3s Charlie Paddock, United States Toronto, Canada August 9, 1930
Olympic Record:10.6s Donald Lippincott, United States Stockholm, Sweden July 6, 1912
10.6s Charlie Paddock, United States Antwerp (BEL) August 16, 1920
10.6s Harold Abrahams, Great Britian Paris, France July 6/7 1924

Semi-Finals - Monday, 30th July

2 Semis with 12 athletes. Best 3 advanced to Final.
Semi 1time
1. Robert McAllisterUSA United States10.6s =OR
2. Percy WilliamsCAn Canada10.6s =OR
3. Wilfred LeggZAF South Africa10.6s =OR
4. Hubert HoubenGeR Germany10.7s
5. Claude BraceyUSA United States10.8s
6. Juan Bautista PinaARG Argentina11.0s
Semi 2time
1. Jack LondonGBR Great Britain10.6s =OR
2. Georg LammersGeR Germany10.7s
3. Frank WykoffUSA United States10.7s
4. Henry RussellUSA United States10.8s
5. Richard CortsGeR Germany10.8s
6. John FitzpatrickCAn Canada10.9s
Williams was unfancied before Amsterdam but ran the best time of the second round when he equalled the Olympic record of 10.6. McAllister and London then won the semi-finals (both with 10.6), and for the final Williams, London & McAllister were drawn in lanes 3-5. The slender (1.75/57kg) Williams started best with McAllister, but his pick-up was better than the others, and he pattered away to a clear (60cm) win, with the enormous (1.88/91kg) London edging Lammers by inches. McAllister lost out on a medal after pulling a muscle 20m from the fin- ish. The poor showing of the Americans was blamed by some on the heavy track, but the long journey by ship to Europe was a more likely culprit.

Quarter-Finals - Sunday, 29th July

- 6 heats with 32 athletes. Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals.
Quarter 1time
1. Wilfred LeggZAF South Africa10.8s
2. John FitzpatrickCAn Canadaunknown
3. Ferenc GerőHUn Hungaryunknown
4. Rinus van den BergeNED Netherlandsunknown
5. Denis CussenIRL Irelandunknown
6. Jaroslav VykoupilTCH Czechoslovakiaunknown
Quarter 2time
1. Robert McAllisterUSA United States10.8s
2. Richard CortsGeR Germany11.0s
3. Cyril GillGBR Great Britainunknown
4. István RaggambiHUn Hungaryunknown
5. Aubrey Burton-DurhamZAF South Africaunknown
6. André CerbonneyFRA Franceunknown
Quarter 3time
1. Henry RussellUSA United States10.8s
2. Hubert HoubenGeR Germanyunknown
3. Gilbert AuvergneFRA Franceunknown
4. George HesterCAn Canadaunknown
5. Sydney AtkinsonZAF South Africaunknown
Quarter 4time
1. Percy WilliamsCAn Canada10.6s =OR
2. Jack LondonGBR Great Britain10.8s
3. André ThéardHAI Haitiunknown
4. André MourlonFRA Franceunknown
5. José BarrientosCUB Cubaunknown
Quarter 5time
1. Frank WykoffUSA United States10.8s
2. Juan Bautista PinaARG Argentinaunknown
3. Johannes ViljoenZAF South Africaunknown
4. Anselmo GonzagaPHI Philippinesunknown
5. Jimmy CarltonAUS Australia11.0s
Quarter 6time
1. Claude BraceyUSA United States10.8s
2. Georg LammersGeR Germanyunknown
3. Walter RangeleyGBR Great Britainunknown
4. Ralph AdamsCAn Canadaunknown
5. Paul BrochartBEL Belgiumunknown

Heats - Sunday, 29th July

16 heats with 81 athletes. Best 2 advanced to Quarter-Finals.
Heat 1time
1. John FitzpatrickCAn Canada11.0s
2. Richard CortsGeR Germany11.0s
3. Willy DujardinBEL Belgium11.2s
4. Wilhelm HenningsNED Netherlands11.4s
5. Angelos LamprouGRe Greece11.4s
Heat 2time
1. Sydney AtkinsonZAF South Africa11.2s
2. André MourlonFRA France11.3s
3. Jesús MorailaMEX Mexicounknown
4. Franco ReyserITA Italyunknown
-. Friedrich-Wilhelm WichmannGeR GermanyDNS
Heat 3time
1. Frank WykoffUSA United States11.0s
2. Paul BrochartBEL Belgiumunknown
3. Jaap BootNED Netherlandsunknown
4. Mario Gómez DazaMEX Mexicounknown
5. Konstantinos PetridisGRe Greeceunknown
6. Fernando MuñagorriESP Spainunknown
Some sources credit the third place to Gómez Daza and list Boot in fourth.
Heat 4time
1. Ferenc GerőHUn Hungary10.8s
2. Aubrey Burton-DurhamZAF South Africaunknown
3. Willy WeibelSUI Switzerland11.4s
4. Diego OrdóñezESP Spain11.4s
5. John HeapGBR Great Britainunknown
6. Eduardo AlbeARG Argentinaunknown
Heat 5time
1. Jack LondonGBR Great Britain10.8s
2. George HesterCAn Canadaunknown
3. Ladislau PeterROU Romaniaunknown
4. Francisco CostasMEX Mexicounknown
5. Mehmet Ali AybarTUR Turkeyunknown
Heat 6time
1. Juan Bautista PinaARG Argentina11.0s
2. Ralph AdamsCAn Canadaunknown
3. Edgardo ToettiITA Italyunknown
4. Iwao AizawaJPN Japanunknown
5. Semih TürkdoğanTUR Turkeyunknown
Heat 7time
1. Wilfred LeggZAF South Africa11.0s
2. Cyril GillGBR Great Britain11.0s
3. Rodolfo WagnerCHI Chileunknown
-. Sándor HajdúHUn HungaryDNS
-. Giuseppe CastelliITA ItalyDNS
Heat 8time
1. Hubert HoubenGeR Germany11.0s
2. Johannes ViljoenZAF South Africa11.0s
3. Karel KněnickýTCH Czechoslovakia11.3s
4. Dolf BenzNED Netherlands11.4s
Heat 9time
1. Georg LammersGeR Germany10.8s
2. André ThéardHAI Haitiunknown
3. János PaizsHUn Hungaryunknown
4. Leo JørgensenDEN Denmarkunknown
5. Jean MoulinLUX Luxembourgunknown
6. Renos FrangoudisGRe Greeceunknown
Heat 10time
1. Walter RangeleyGBR Great Britain11.0s
2. Rinus van den BergeNED Netherlands11.1s
3. Johann BartlTCH Czechoslovakiaunknown
4. Şinasi ŞahingirayTUR Turkeyunknown
Heat 11time
1. István RaggambiHUn Hungary11.0s
2. Jimmy CarltonAUS Australia11.1s
3. Alberto BaruccoARG Argentinaunknown
4. Óscar AlvaradoCHI Chileunknown
5. Juan SerrahimaESP Spainunknown
6. R. BurnsINd Indiaunknown
Heat 12time
1. Percy WilliamsCAn Canada11.0s
2. Jaroslav VykoupilTCH Czechoslovakiaunknown
3. André DufauFRA Franceunknown
4. José de LimaPOR Portugalunknown
5. Haris ŠveminasLTU Lithuaniaunknown
Heat 13time
1. José BarrientosCUB Cuba11.0s
2. André CerbonneyFRA Franceunknown
3. Fred ZinnerBEL Belgiumunknown
-. Arthur PorrittNZL New ZealandDNS
Heat 14time
1. Claude BraceyUSA United States11.0s
2. Gilbert AuvergneFRA France11.1s
3. Hermann GeißlerAUT Austria11.2s
4. Risto MattilaFIN Finland11.3s
5. Emmanuel GoldsmithSUI Switzerland11.5s
6. George SchmitLUX Luxembourg12.2s
Heat 15time
1. Henry RussellUSA United States11.0s
2. Denis CussenIRL Irelandunknown
3. Willy TschoppSUI Switzerlandunknown
4. Adolphe GroscolBEL Belgiumunknown
Heat 16time
1. Bob McAllisterUSA United States10.8s
2. Anselmo GonzagaPHI Philippinesunknown
3. Enrique de ChávarriESP Spainunknown
4. Frédéric EyschenLUX Luxembourgunknown
5. H. EnisTUR TurkeyDNS
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Amsterdam 1928 index
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Athletics Amsterdam 1928
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Women 4x100m Relay
Women High Jump
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Men 100m
Men 200m
Men 400m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Men Decathlon
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