Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 11 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904. The event was won by Archie Hahn of the United States, completing his sprint trifecta (having already won the 60 metres and 200 metres) and marking the third straight gold medal in the event by an American. Hahn would later repeat his win in the now-unofficial 1906 Intercalated Games.[1] The United States swept the medals.

Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Gold medalist Archie Hahn receiving the Skiff Cup for winning the 100 metres
VenueFrancis Field
DateSeptember 3
Competitors11 from 3 nations
Winning time11.0
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Archie Hahn  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nathaniel Cartmell  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Hogenson  United States
← 1900
(1906) 1908 →

Background

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This was the third time the event was held. None of the previous runners competed in 1904. American Archie Hahn, had won the 1903 U.S. and Canadian championships; he had also taken the 60 metres and 200 metres titles earlier in the 1904 Olympics. He was heavily favored.[1]

The 1904 competition was one of only two Olympic Games (along with 1900) where the men's 100 metres was not the shortest sprint, with the 60 metres being held in those two years.

Canada was represented in the event for the first time. Hungary was the only other country, aside from the host, to send a runner; this made the United States and Hungary the only two nations to have appeared at each of the first three Olympic men's 100 metres events.

Competition format

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With fewer entrants than in 1900, the event was reduced from four rounds to two: heats and a final. The top two runners in each heat advanced to the final.

Records

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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 10.8(*)   Luther Cary Paris (FRA) July 4, 1891
10.8(*)   Cecil Lee Brussels (BEL) September 25, 1892
10.8(*)   Etienne De Re Brussels (BEL) August 4, 1893
10.8(*)   L. Atcherley Frankfurt/Main (GER) April 13, 1895
10.8(*)   Harry Beaton Rotterdam (NED) August 28, 1895
10.8(*)   Harald Anderson-Arbin Helsingborg (SWE) August 9, 1896
10.8(*)   Isaac Westergren Gävle (SWE) September 11, 1898
10.8(*)   Isaac Westergren Gävle (SWE) September 10, 1899
10.8(*)   Frank Jarvis Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900
10.8(*)   Walter Tewksbury Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900
10.8(*)   Carl Ljung Stockholm (SWE) September 23, 1900
10.8(*)   Walter Tewksbury Philadelphia (USA) October 6, 1900
10.8(*)   André Passat Bordeaux (FRA) June 14, 1903
10.8(*)   Louis Kuhn Bordeaux (FRA) June 14, 1903
10.8(*)   Harald Grønfeldt Aarhus (DEN) July 5, 1903
10.8(*)   Eric Frick Jönköping (SWE) August 9, 1903
Olympic Record 10.8   Frank Jarvis Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900
10.8   Walter Tewksbury Paris (FRA) July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial

Results

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Heats

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The top two finishers in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Archie Hahn   United States 11.4 Q
2 Lawson Robertson   United States Q
3 Béla Mező   Hungary

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 William Hogenson   United States 11.6 Q
2 Frederick Heckwolf   United States Q
3 Robert Kerr   Canada
4 Myer Prinstein   United States

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nathaniel Cartmell   United States 11.4 Q
2 Fay Moulton   United States Q
3 Clyde Blair   United States
4 Frank Castleman   United States

Final

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Archie Hahn winning a race

Hahn opened quickly, reaching a sizable lead within the first 20 metres. Cartmell started slowly and was in last place at 40 metres, almost halfway through the race, before finishing well and placing second.[1]

Rank Athlete Nation Time
  Archie Hahn   United States 11.0
  Nathaniel Cartmell   United States 11.2
  William Hogenson   United States 11.2
4 Fay Moulton   United States
5 Frederick Heckwolf   United States
6 Lawson Robertson   United States

Results summary

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Rank Athlete Nation Heats Final
  Archie Hahn   United States 11.4 11.0
  Nathaniel Cartmell   United States 11.4 11.2
  William Hogenson   United States 11.6 11.2
4 Fay Moulton   United States Unknown Unknown
5 Frederick Heckwolf   United States Unknown Unknown
6 Lawson Robertson   United States Unknown Unknown
AC Clyde Blair   United States Unknown Did not advance
Frank Castleman   United States Unknown
Robert Kerr   Canada Unknown
Béla Mező   Hungary Unknown
Myer Prinstein   United States Unknown
E. F. Annis   United States DNS
William Hunter   United States DNS
William Marshall   United States DNS
Dodge Peters   United States DNS
George Poage   United States DNS
Ollie Snedigar   United States DNS
Joseph Stadler   United States DNS
Lee Vernon   Canada DNS

Sources

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  1. ^ a b c "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.