Venue Olympisch Stadion Competitors 61 from 23 nations | Dates August 15–16 | |
The men's 100 metres event was part of the athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 15 and 16, 1920.
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Sixty sprinters from 22 nations competed, while Estonia's sole athlete in the event, Reinhold Saulmann, was entered but did not start the 100 m.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
(*) This was the only officially ratified world record in 1920, but there have been at least four runs in 10.5 seconds at that time. (see the records prior the 1912 Summer Olympics.)
In the final Charley Paddock equalized the Olympic record with 10.6 seconds.
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
Quarterfinal 2
Quarterfinal 3
Quarterfinal 4
Quarterfinal 5
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2