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1920 Olympic Games Antwerpen, Belgium - Men's 100 m

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Category: 1920 Olympic Games Antwerpen, Belgium - (Athletics)
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Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Started: August 15, 1920 Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Date Finished: August 16, 1920 Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.
(Competitors: 61; Countries: 23; Finalists: 6)  
    Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Antwerpen
Overview by IAAF    Olympisch-Stadion-Antwerp.png
Paddock appeared initially in 1916 when taking the California Schools 100 and 220y titles at the age of 15. He emerged internationally in 1919 when running 10.8/21.6 to win the Inter-Allied 100 and 200m titles. Of the finalists, only Ali-Khan and Kirksey had failed to run 10.8 in the preliminaries. Paddock was instructed to move his fingers behind the line at the start, and Murchison began to rise expecting the athletes to be recalled to the line. Instead, the gun was fired, and Murchison was left some 4m behind the field. Scholz led at halfway by 60cm, with Paddock fourth, a metre behind. The powerful (1.73/75Kg) Paddock closed quickly and edged Kirksey by 30cm. Edward was placed third, but photos clearly show Scholz about 15cm ahead of the Briton less than 2m from the line.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
Charlie Paddock had won the Inter-Allied Championship in 1919 and was considered the favorite. However, Loren Murchison had run 10.8 in the heats and was a top challenger, as he had defeated Paddock in winning the U.S. Olympic Trials. The official world record was 10.6, set by Donald Lippincott (USA) at the 1912 Olympics. The 1920 AAA champion was Harry Edward, a British runner who had been born in Guyana. The semis were won by Paddock and Edward. In the finals, the starter requested that Paddock pull his hands back behind the line. Murchison began to stand up, thinking the sprinters would be taken fully through the commands again. The pistol was then fired and Murchison was left at the blocks, with no chance to win. Jackson Scholz led at 50 metres, but Paddock closed quickly to win, using his famous “jump finish”. Scholz was originally placed 5th, behind Émile Ali Khan, but the judges then reversed themselves and put Scholz 4th.
 

Records

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

World Record 10.6(*) United States Donald Lippincott Stockholm (SWE) July 6, 1912
Olympic Record 10.6 United States Donald Lippincott Stockholm (SWE) 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 Charley Paddock equalized the Olympic record with 10.6 seconds.
 
        Results        
 
100 m Men     Final 16 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8     Charley Paddock United States USA 19  
2 10.9     Morris Kirksey United States USA 24 10.9est / ½ m. bh1
3 10.9     Harry Edward Great Britain GBR 22 10.9est / chest bh2
4 10.9     Jackson Scholz United States USA 23 10.9est / chest bh3
5 11.0     Émile Ali Khan France FRA 17 11.0est / chest bh4
6 11.1     Loren Murchison United States USA 21 11.1est / 1 m. bh5
100 m Men     Semi-Finals Heat One 16 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Harry Edward Great Britain GBR 22  
2 10.9   Q Jackson Scholz United States USA 23 10.9est / 50 cm. bh1
3 11.0   Q Morris Kirksey United States USA 24 11.0est / 1 m. bh2
4       Jack Oosterlaak South Africa RSA 24  
5       Félix Mendizábal Spain ESP 29  
100 m Men     Semi-Finals Heat Two 16 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Charley Paddock United States USA 19  
2 11.1   Q Émile Ali Khan France FRA 17 11.1est / 1 m bh1
3 11.2   Q Loren Murchison United States USA 21 11.2est / ½ m bh2
4 11.3     Paul Brochart Belgium BEL 21 11.3est / 1 m bh3
5 11.3     William Hill Great Britain GBR 23 11.3est / inches bh4
100 m Men     Quarter-Finals Heat One 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Harry Edward Great Britain GBR 22  
2 10.9   Q Loren Murchison United States USA 21 10.9est
3 11     René Mourlon France FRA 26 11.0est
4 11.2     William Hunt Australia AUS 22 11.2est
5       Mario Riccoboni Italy ITA 31  
100 m Men     Quarter-Finals Heat Two 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q William Hill Great Britain GBR 23  
2 11.1   Q Félix Mendizábal Spain ESP 29 11.1est / chest bh1
3       Willie Bukes South Africa RSA 24  
4       August Sørensen Denmark DEN 23  
5       Vittorio Zucca Italy ITA 24  
100 m Men     Quarter-Finals Heat Three 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Charley Paddock United States USA 19  
2 11.0   Q Émile Ali Khan France FRA 17 11.0est / 1 m. bh1
3       George Davidson New Zealand NZL 21  
4       Harold Abrahams Great Britain GBR 20  
5       Cor Wezepoel Netherlands NED 23  
100 m Men     Quarter-Finals Heat Four 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Jackson Scholz United States USA 23  
2 11   Q Jack Oosterlaak South Africa RSA 24 11.0est
3 11.1est     Josef Imbach Switzerland SUI 25  
4 11.2     René Tirard France FRA 20 11.2est
5 11.4     Alex Ponton Canada CAN 22 11.4est
100 m Men     Quarter-Finals Heat Five 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Morris Kirksey United States USA 24  
2 10.9   Q Paul Brochart Belgium BEL 21 10.9est / chest bh1
3       Vic d'Arcy Great Britain GBR 32  
4       Marinus Sørensen Denmark DEN 22  
100 m Men     Round One Heat One 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q William Hill Great Britain GBR 23  
2 11.2   Q Mario Riccoboni Italy ITA 31 11.2est / 2 m. bh
3       Marcel Gustin Belgium BEL 24  
4       Ichiro Kaga Japan JPN 21  
5       Paul Hammer Luxembourg LUX 19  
6       Jan de Vries Netherlands NED 24  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Two 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.2   Q René Mourlon France FRA 26  
2 11.3   Q August Sørensen Denmark DEN 23 11.3est / 1 m. bh1
3       Erik Lindvall Sweden SWE 25  
4       Ahmed Abbas Khairy Egypt EGY    
5       Purma Bannerjee India IND    
100 m Men     Round One Heat Three 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Loren Murchison United States USA 21  
2 10.9   Q Willie Bukes South Africa RSA 24 10.9est / 1 m. bh1
3 11.0     Albert Heijnneman Netherlands NED 23 11.0est / chest bh2
4       Vojtěch Plzák Czechoslovakia TCH    
100 m Men     Round One Heat Four 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q William Hunt Australia AUS 22  
2 11.2   Q Félix Mendizábal Spain ESP 29 11.2est / 1½ m. bh1
3       Frank Irvine South Africa RSA 21  
4       Bjarne Guldager Norway NOR 22  
5       Nils Sandström Sweden SWE 26  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Five 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.4   Q Vittorio Zucca Italy ITA 24  
2 11.5   Q Cor Wezepoel Netherlands NED 23 11.5est / 1 m. bh1
3       Leonard Dixon South Africa RSA 23  
4       August Waibel Switzerland SUI    
5       Alex Servais Luxembourg LUX 24  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Six 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Morris Kirksey United States USA 24  
2 11.0   Q Josef Imbach Switzerland SUI 25 11.0est / chest bh1
3       René Lorain France FRA 20  
4       Johan Johnsen Norway NOR 27  
5       Jaime Camps Spain ESP 24  
6       Giovanni-Battista Orlandi Italy ITA 22  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Seven 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.4   Q Paul Brochart Belgium BEL 21  
2 11.7   Q René Tirard France FRA 20 11.7est / 2 m. bh1
3       Diego Ordóñez Spain ESP 16  
4       Jean Colbach Luxembourg LUX 23  
5       Eduard Hašek Czechoslovakia TCH 26  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Eight 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Charley Paddock United States USA 19  
2 10.9   Q Harry Edward Great Britain GBR 22 10.9est / 1 m. bh1
3 11.2     Carlos Botín Spain ESP 20 11.2est / 2 m. bh2
4       Shinichi Yamaoka Japan JPN 26  
5       Edmond Médécin Monaco MON 21  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Nine 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Émile Ali Khan France FRA 17  
2 11.1   Q Vic d'Arcy Great Britain GBR 32 11.1est / 1 m. bh1
3       Rolf Stenersen Norway NOR 21  
4       Dimitrios Karabatis Greece GRE 20  
5       Sven Malm Sweden SWE 26  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Ten 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Harold Abrahams Great Britain GBR 20  
2 11.1   Q Alex Ponton Canada CAN 22 11.1est / 1 m. bh1
3 11.4     Giorgio Croci Italy ITA 27 11.4est / 2 m. bh2
4       Harry, Ridder van Rappard Netherlands NED 22  
100 m Men     Round One Heat Eleven 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 11.0   Q Jack Oosterlaak South Africa RSA 24  
2 11.1   Q George Davidson New Zealand NZL 21 11.1est / ½ m. bh1
3       Agne Holmström Sweden SWE 26  
4       Fritiof Normann Andersen Denmark DEN 21  
5       Jean Lefèvre Belgium BEL    
100 m Men     Round One Heat Twelve 15 August      
                 
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Notes
1 10.8   Q Jackson Scholz United States USA 23  
2 11.2   Q Marinus Sørensen Denmark DEN 22 11.2est / 3 m. bh1
3       Cyril Coaffee Canada CAN 23  
4       Julien Lehouck Belgium BEL 23  
5       Asle Bækkedal Norway NOR 23  
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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