Competitors 63 from 30 nations | Winning time 10.3 | |
Venue Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany Dates 2 August 1936 (heats, quarterfinals)
3 August 1936 (semifinals, final) | ||
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 American Jesse Owens, and teammate Ralph Metcalfe repeated as silver medalist.
Contents
Final
Key: WR = World record; =OR = Olympic record
* Wind assisted, time did not count toward a world or Olympic record.
Heats
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Heat five
Heat six
Heat seven
Heat eight
Heat nine
Heat ten
Heat eleven
Heat twelve
Quarterfinals
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
Heat two *
Heat three
Heat four
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
Key: WR = World record; =OR = Olympic record
* Wind assisted, time did not count toward a world or Olympic record.