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100 metres Freestyle, Men

Date	17 – 20 July 1908
Status	Olympic
Location	White City Stadium, London
Participants	34 from 12 countries

The final brought together the two top sprinters in the world and the last two Olympic champions. Charlie Daniels had won in 1906 at Athens; in 1904 at St. Louis, he had finished 2nd behind Hungary’s Zoltán Halmay. Halmay was the recognized holder of the world record, having posted 1:06.8 in Vienna, on 3 December 1905.

In the final, Halmay started quickly and led through 30 metres, when Daniels caught him. At 50 metres, Daniels had a very slight lead. At the finish, he was ahead by ½ yard, while Halmay led Harald Julin by two yards. Both Daniels and Halmay broke the old world record.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Charlie Daniels	USA	1:05.8 (1 h5)	1:10.2 (1 h2)	1:05.6 (1)	Gold
2	Zoltán Halmay	HUN	1:08.2 (1 h1)	1:09.4 (1 h1)	1:06.2 (2)	Silver
3	Harald Julin	SWE	1:12.0 (1 h4)	1:10.2 (2 h1)	1:08.0 (3)	Bronze
4	Leslie Rich	USA	1:14.6 (1 h9)	1:10.8 (2 h2)	– (4)
3 h1 r2/3	Harry Hebner	USA	1:11.0 (1 h6)	1:11.8 (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r2/3	George Dockrell	GBR	1:13.2 (1 h8)	1:11.4 (3 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Frank Beaurepaire	ANZ	1:13.2 (1 h3)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	Otto Scheff	AUT	1:11.4 (1 h2)	– (4 h2)	–
5 h2 r2/3	Addin Tyldesley	GBR	1:12.0 (2 h2)	– (5 h2)	–
AC h1 r2/3	Wilfred Edwards	GBR	1:15.8 (1 h7)	– (AC h1)	–
AC h1 r2/3	Paul Radmilovic	GBR	1:12.0 (2 h6)	– (AC h1)	–
2 h1 r1/3	Theo Tartakover	ANZ	– (2 h1)	–	–
2 h3 r1/3	Lambertus Benenga	NED	1:14.0 (2 h3)	–	–
2 h4 r1/3	Rob Derbyshire	GBR	1:12.6 (2 h4)	–	–
2 h5 r1/3	József Ónody	HUN	1:13.2 (2 h5)	–	–
2 h7 r1/3	Robert Zimmerman	CAN	1:35.0 (2 h7)	–	–
2 h9 r1/3	Armand Deprez	BEL	1:18.0 (2 h9)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	George Innocent	GBR	– (3 h5)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Herman Meyboom	BEL	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Harald Klem	DEN	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Davide Baiardo	ITA	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Bouke Benenga	NED	– (AC h1)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	Gérard Meister	FRA	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	József Munk	HUN	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	Conrad Trubenbach	USA	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h3 r1/3	Poul Holm	DEN	– (AC h3)	–	–
AC h3 r1/3	Henrik Hajós	HUN	– (AC h3)	–	–
AC h3 r1/3	Robert Andersson	SWE	– (AC h3)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	Victor Boin	BEL	– (AC h4)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	Robert Foster	USA	– (AC h4)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	Hjalmar Saxtorph	DEN	– (AC h5)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	René André	FRA	– (AC h5)	–	–
AC h6 r1/3	Edmund Cooke	ANZ	– (AC h6)	–	–
AC h6 r1/3	Fernand Feyaerts	BEL	– (AC h6)	–	–
DNS	Snowy Baker	ANZ	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	Paul Vasseur	FRA	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	Gentilly	FRA	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	Géza Kiss	HUN	– (DNS h7)	–	–
DNS	Sándor Ádám	HUN	– (DNS h9)	–	–
DNS	Alajos Bruckner	HUN	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	Lóránt Apor	HUN	– (DNS h9)	–	–
DNS	Jenő Hégner-Tóth	HUN	– (DNS h6)	–	–
DNS	Gyula Hornung	HUN	– (DNS h4)	–	–
DNS	Ragnar Lagergren	SWE	– (DNS h8)	–	–
DNS	Axel Persson	SWE	– (DNS h9)	–	–
DNS	Budd Goodwin	USA	– (DNS h7)	–	–

Round One

Date	17 July 1908 — 16:15
Format	Winners of heats and fastest loser advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Zoltán Halmay	HUN	1:08.2	QOR
2	Theo Tartakover	ANZ	–
AC	Bouke Benenga	NED	–
AC	Herman Meyboom	BEL	–
AC	Harald Klem	DEN	–
AC	Davide Baiardo	ITA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Otto Scheff	AUT	1:11.4	Q
2	Addin Tyldesley	GBR	1:12.0	q
AC	Gérard Meister	FRA	–
AC	József Munk	HUN	–
AC	Conrad Trubenbach	USA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frank Beaurepaire	ANZ	1:13.2	Q
2	Lambertus Benenga	NED	1:14.0
AC	Poul Holm	DEN	–
AC	Henrik Hajós	HUN	–
AC	Robert Andersson	SWE	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Harald Julin	SWE	1:12.0	Q
2	Rob Derbyshire	GBR	1:12.6
AC	Robert Foster	USA	–
AC	Victor Boin	BEL	–
DNS	Gyula Hornung	HUN	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charlie Daniels	USA	1:05.8	QOR
2	József Ónody	HUN	1:13.2
3	George Innocent	GBR	–
AC	René André	FRA	–
AC	Hjalmar Saxtorph	DEN	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Harry Hebner	USA	1:11.0	Q
2	Paul Radmilovic	GBR	1:12.0	q
AC	Fernand Feyaerts	BEL	–
AC	Edmund Cooke	ANZ	–
DNS	Jenő Hégner-Tóth	HUN	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Wilfred Edwards	GBR	1:15.8	Q
2	Robert Zimmerman	CAN	1:35.0
DNS	Gentilly	FRA	–
DNS	Géza Kiss	HUN	–
DNS	Budd Goodwin	USA	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Dockrell	GBR	1:13.2	Q
DNS	Snowy Baker	ANZ	–
DNS	Paul Vasseur	FRA	–
DNS	Alajos Bruckner	HUN	–
DNS	Ragnar Lagergren	SWE	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Leslie Rich	USA	1:14.6	Q
2	Armand Deprez	BEL	1:18.0
DNS	Sándor Ádám	HUN	–
DNS	Lóránt Apor	HUN	–
DNS	Axel Persson	SWE	–

Semi-Finals

Date	20 July 1908 — 11:00
Format	Top 2 in each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Zoltán Halmay	HUN	1:09.4	Q
2	Harald Julin	SWE	1:10.2	Q
3	Harry Hebner	USA	1:11.8
4	Frank Beaurepaire	ANZ	–
AC	Wilfred Edwards	GBR	–
AC	Paul Radmilovic	GBR	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charlie Daniels	USA	1:10.2	Q
2	Leslie Rich	USA	1:10.8	Q
3	George Dockrell	GBR	1:11.4
4	Otto Scheff	AUT	–
5	Addin Tyldesley	GBR	–

Final

Date	20 July 1908 — 14:30

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charlie Daniels	USA	1:05.6	WR
2	Zoltán Halmay	HUN	1:06.2
3	Harald Julin	SWE	1:08.0
4	Leslie Rich	USA	–