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Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, were held at Olympiastadion on 2 and 3 August. The final was won by 0.1 seconds by American Jesse Owens, and teammate Ralph Metcalfe repeated as silver medalist.[1] Tinus Osendarp of the Netherlands won that nation's first medal in the men's 100 metres, a bronze.

Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueOlympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
Dates2 August 1936 (heats, quarterfinals)
3 August 1936 (semifinals, final)
Competitors63 from 30 nations
Winning time10.3
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jesse Owens  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ralph Metcalfe  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tinus Osendarp  Netherlands
← 1932
1948 →

Background

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This was the tenth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. Two finalists from 1932 returned: silver medalist Ralph Metcalfe and 6th-place finisher Takayoshi Yoshioka. The favorite, however, was Jesse Owens, particularly with compatriot Eulace Peacock injured and unable to make the team (Owens had come in third to Peacock and Metcalfe at the 1935 AAU meet).[2]

Afghanistan, Colombia, Liechtenstein, Malta, Peru, and Yugoslavia were represented in the event for the first time. The United States was the only nation to have appeared at each of the first ten Olympic men's 100 metres events.

Competition format

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The event retained the four round format from 1920–1932: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were 12 heats, of 4–6 athletes each, with the top 2 in each heat advancing to the quarterfinals. The 24 quarterfinalists were placed into 4 heats of 6 athletes. The top 3 in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. There were 2 heats of 6 semifinalists, once again with the top 3 advancing to the 6-man final.[2]

Records

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These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1932 Summer Olympics.

World record 10.2 United States Jesse Owens Chicago, USA June 20, 1936
Olympic Record 10.3 United States Eddie Tolan Los Angeles, USA August 1, 1932
10.3 United States Ralph Metcalfe Los Angeles, USA August 1, 1932

Jesse Owens equalled the standing Olympic record with 10.3 seconds in the final heat of the first round. He matched his own world record of 10.2 seconds, set two months earlier, in the quarterfinals but this result was not counted for records purposes due to wind assistance. His final run, also disqualified from record consideration due to wind, again matched the Olympic record of 10.3 seconds.

Results

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Heats

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The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Heat 3

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Heat 4

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Heat 5

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Heat 6

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Heat 7

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Heat 8

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Heat 9

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Heat 10

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Heat 11

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Heat 12

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Quarterfinals

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The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinal 1

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Quarterfinal 2

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The wind assistance in this quarterfinal was too great for Owens's 10.2 seconds to count to match the world record or better the Olympic record.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Jesse Owens United States10.2Q
2Paul Hänni Switzerland10.6Q
3József Sir Hungary10.7Q
4Takayoshi Yoshioka Japan10.8
5Eric Grimbeek South Africa10.9
6Lennart Lindgren Sweden11.0

Quarterfinal 3

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Quarterfinal 4

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Semifinals

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The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1

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Semifinal 2

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Final

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Wind: +2.7 m/s

After 30 metres, Owens "had already decided the race in his favour." Metcalfe broke free for silver at 70 metres. Strandberg strained a ligament at the halfway mark.[3]

RankAthleteNationTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jesse Owens United States10.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ralph Metcalfe United States10.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tinus Osendarp Netherlands10.5
4Frank Wykoff United States10.6
5Erich Borchmeyer Germany10.7
6Lennart Strandberg Sweden10.9

References

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  1. ↑ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Official Report, vol. 1, p. 604.
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