Competitors 81 from 33 nations | Winning time 10.8 seconds | |
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Venue Olympic Stadium
Amsterdam, Netherlands Dates 29 July 1928 (heats, quarterfinals)
30 July 1928 (semifinals, final) | ||
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands, were held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, 29 July and Monday, 30 July. Seventy-six runners from 27 nations competed.
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Records
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Percy Williams equalized the standing Olympic record with 10.6 seconds in the fourth heat of the second round. In the first semifinal, Williams, Robert McAllister, and Wilfred Legg all equalized the record.
Preliminaries
Key to tables below:
First Round
Sixteen heats were held, the two fastest of each qualified for the second round.
Heat 3
(*) Some sources credit the third place to Gómez Daza and list Boot in fourth. (The official report did not show the ranking.)
Second Round
Six heats were held, the two fastest of each qualifird for the semifinals.
Semifinals
Two semifinals were held, the three fastest of each qualified for the final.