The men's 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

 at the 1920 Summer Olympics

1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....

. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920 and on Monday, August 16, 1920.

Sixty-one sprinters from 23 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World Record	10.6(*)	Donald Lippincott	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 6, 1912
Olympic Record	10.6	Donald Lippincott	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 6, 1912

(*) 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 Charlie Paddock

Charlie Paddock

Charles "Charlie" William Paddock was an American athlete and twofold Olympic champion.After serving in World War I as a lieutenant of field artillery in the U.S. Marines, Paddock - a native of Gainesville, Texas - studied at the University of Southern California...

equalized the Olympic record with 10.6 seconds.

Heats

Heat 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.2	Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.2	Q
2		11.3	Q
3
4
5

Heat 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.9	Q
3		11.0
4

Heat 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.2	Q
3
4
5

Heat 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.4	Q
2		11.5	Q
3
4
5

Heat 6

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.0	Q
3
4
5
6

Heat 7

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.4	Q
2		11.7	Q
3
4
5

Heat 8

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.9	Q
3		11.2
4
5

Heat 9

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.1	Q
3
4
5

Heat 10

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.1	Q
3		11.2
4
5

Heat 11

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2		11.1	Q
3
4
5

Heat 12

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		11.2	Q
3
4
5

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.9	Q
3		11.0
4		11.2
5

Quarterfinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		11.0	Q
2			Q
3
4
5

Quarterfinal 3

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.9	Q
3
4
5

Quarterfinal 4

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		11.0	Q
3		11.1
4		11.2
5		11.4

Quarterfinal 5

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2			Q
3
4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.9	Q
3		11.0	Q
4
5

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.
1		10.8	Q
2		10.8	Q
3		11.0	Q
4
5

Final

Place	Athlete	Time
1		10.6 =OR
2		10.8
3		11.0
4		11.0
5		11.1
6		11.2