| | Event type
100 metres, Men
| Date | 6 – 7 July 1924 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Stade Yves-de-Manoir, Colombes |
| Participants | 82 from 34 countries |
The 1924 Olympics was the Olympics of Chariots of Fire, and that Academy Award winning movie focused on the sprints. Much of the movie was true but there were a few things for which the producers took some literary license. Notably, although Britain’s Harold Abrahams was one of the favorites for the 100 metres, in the movie the other protagonist, Scotland’s Eric Liddell, hears about the schedule for the 100 while taking the boat over to France. Liddell was devoutly religious and when he heard that the 100 final would be held on a Sunday, he withdrew from the 100 metres. But this was fabricated. Liddell knew about the Olympic schedule several months in advance and never intended to run the 100 in Paris. He focused instead on the 200 and 400, adjusting his training for the longer sprints.
Besides Liddell the other favored athlete in Paris in 1924 was the defending champion, Charlie Paddock, of the United States. In the 100 final, Abrahams faced four Americans, Paddock, Jackson Scholz, Loren Murchison, Chet Bowman, and New Zealander, Arthur Porritt. Abrahams won the race, as depicted in the movie, becoming the first European winner of the 100 metres. Scholz won the silver medal with Porritt in third, and Paddock a well-beaten fifth.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams |  GBR | 11.0 (1 h14) | 10.6 (1 h4) | 10.6 (1 h2) | 10.6 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Jackson Scholz |  USA | 10.8 (1 h13) | 10.8 (1 h6) | 10.8 (1 h1) | 10.7 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Arthur Porritt |  NZL | at 1½ metres (2 h1) | 10.9 (2 h2) | 11.1 (2 h1) | 10.8 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Chet Bowman | USA | 11.0 (1 h11) | 10.8 (1 h2) | 10.7 (3 h2) | 10.9 (4) | |||
| 5 | Charley Paddock | USA | 11.2 (1 h3) | 10.8 (1 h5) | 10.7 (2 h2) | 10.9 (5) | |||
| 6 | Loren Murchison | USA | 10.8 (1 h1) | 10.8 (1 h1) | 11.2 (3 h1) | 11.0 (6) | |||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | Wilfred Nichol | GBR | 11.0 (1 h10) | 11.0 (2 h3) | 11.3 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | Edwin Carr, Sr. |  AUS | at ½ metre (2 h14) | 10.9 (2 h6) | 10.7 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Maurice Degrelle |  FRA | 11.0 (1 h4) | 10.9 (2 h5) | 11.4 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Cyril Coaffee |  CAN | 11.0 (1 h2) | 10.8 (1 h3) | 10.8 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Buck Hester | CAN | 11.2 (1 h12) | 10.7 (2 h4) | 11.5 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Giovanni Frangipane |  ITA | 11.1 (2 h7) | 11.0 (2 h1) | 11.2 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 3 h1 r2/4 | Harry Broos |  NED | 11.0 (1 h6) | 11.1 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r2/4 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 11.0 (1 h8) | 11.0 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 3 h3 r2/4 | André Mourlon | FRA | 11.0 (1 h15) | 11.1 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r2/4 | Ferenc Gerő |  HUN | 11.0 (1 h17) | – (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 3 h5 r2/4 | Johannes van Kampen | NED | close behind (2 h12) | – (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r2/4 | Lance Royle | GBR | 11.0 (1 h7) | – (3 h6) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Paul Hammer |  LUX | at 5 metres (2 h13) | 11.1 (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | René Mourlon | FRA | 11.0 (2 h17) | 11.0 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Rinus van den Berge | NED | 11.1 (2 h8) | – (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | Albert Heisé | FRA | 11.2 (1 h9) | – (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h5 r2/4 | George Dustan |  RSA | – (2 h6) | – (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r2/4 | Paul Brochart |  BEL | at 1 metre (2 h10) | – (4 h6) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Reijo Halme |  FIN | at ½ metre (2 h4) | 11.1 (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Lajos Kurunczy | HUN | 11.4 (1 h5) | 11.0 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Johans Oja |  LAT | – (2 h5) | – (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Ernesto Bonacina | ITA | 11.2 (2 h2) | – (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r2/4 | Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | HUN | 11.3 (2 h9) | – (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r2/4 | Oto Seviško | LAT | at 5 metres (2 h3) | – (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Anthony Vince | CAN | 11.4 (2 h16) | 11.1 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Enrico Torre | ITA | 11.2 (2 h15) | – (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Félix Mendizábal |  ESP | 11.4 (1 h16) | – (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 2 h11 r1/4 | Walter Strebi |  SUI | 11.2 (2 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h1 r1/4 | Camilo Rivas |  ARG | – (3 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/4 | Mogens Truelsen |  DEN | – (3 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r1/4 | Frits Lamp | NED | – (3 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r1/4 | Antonín Svoboda |  TCH | – (3 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h7 r1/4 | André Théard |  HAI | 11.2 (3 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h8 r1/4 | Diego Ordóñez | ESP | – (3 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h9 r1/4 | Lauri Härö | FIN | 11.3 (3 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h10 r1/4 | Larry Armstrong | CAN | – (3 h10) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h11 r1/4 | James Hall |  IND | 11.3 (3 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h12 r1/4 | Karl Borner | SUI | – (3 h12) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h13 r1/4 | Terence Pitt | IND | – (3 h13) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h14 r1/4 | Sasago Tani |  JPN | – (3 h14) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h15 r1/4 | Joseph Hilger | LUX | – (3 h15) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h16 r1/4 | Vittorio Zucca | ITA | 11.5 (3 h16) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h17 r1/4 | Väinö Eskola | FIN | 11.1 (3 h17) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | Mariano Aguilar |  MEX | – (4 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Gentil dos Santos |  POR | – (4 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Fritz Schedl |  AUT | – (4 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Poul Schiang | DEN | – (4 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h7 r1/4 | Juan Junquera | ESP | – (4 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | Victor Moriaud | SUI | – (4 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h9 r1/4 | Curt Wiberg |  SWE | 11.4 (4 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h10 r1/4 | Konstantinos Pantelidis |  GRE | – (4 h10) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h11 r1/4 | Thor Österdahl | SWE | 11.3 (4 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h12 r1/4 | Bill Lowe |  IRL | – (4 h12) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h13 r1/4 | Knut Russell | SWE | 11.3 (4 h13) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h14 r1/4 | Anton Husgafvel | FIN | – (4 h14) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h16 r1/4 | Stanisław Sośnicki |  POL | 11.6 (4 h16) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h17 r1/4 | Aleksander Szenajch | POL | – (4 h17) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | Alberto Jurado |  ECU | – (5 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | Alois Linka | TCH | 11.6 (5 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | Władysław Dobrowolski | POL | – (5 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | José-María Larrabeiti | ESP | 11.6 (5 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | Zygmunt Weiss | POL | – (5 h7) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | Karel Pott | POR | – (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h9 r1/4 | Alexandros Papafingos | GRE | – (5 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h10 r1/4 | Gvido Jekals | LAT | – (5 h10) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h11 r1/4 | Félix Escobar | ARG | – (5 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h12 r1/4 | László Muskát | HUN | – (5 h12) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h13 r1/4 | Reinhold Kesküll |  EST | 11.5 (5 h13) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h14 r1/4 | Álvaro Ribeiro |  BRA | – (5 h14) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h16 r1/4 | Artūrs Gedvillo | LAT | – (5 h16) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | Rauf Hasağası |  TUR | – (6 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h6 r1/4 | David Nepomuceno |  PHI | – (6 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h8 r1/4 | Miguel Ángel Enrico | ARG | – (6 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h11 r1/4 | Herminio Ahumada | MEX | – (6 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h14 r1/4 | Şekip Engineri | TUR | – (6 h14) | – | – | – | |||
| DQ h12 r1/4 | Eugène Moedbeck | BEL | – (DQ h12) | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| Herbert Kuttim | EST | – (DNS h1) | – | – | – | ||||
| Ferdinand Kaindl | AUT | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Fortunato Catalon | PHI | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – | ||||
| Bohus Fleischer | TCH | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – | ||||
| Leo Jørgensen | DEN | – (DNS h3) | – | – | – | ||||
| Stane Perpar |  YUG | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| Henri Cockuyt | BEL | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| Will Hildreth | IND | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| Toby Betts | RSA | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| Howard Kinsman | RSA | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| Rudolf Rauch | AUT | – (DNS h9) | – | – | – | ||||
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | TCH | – (DNS h10) | – | – | – | ||||
| Narciso Costa | BRA | – (DNS h13) | – | – | – | ||||
| Said Odyak | TUR | – (DNS h15) | – | – | – | ||||
| Johannes Brock | DEN | – (DNS h15) | – | – | – | ||||
| Christiaan Steyn | RSA | – (DNS h17) | – | – | – | ||||
| Aleksa Spahić | YUG | – (DNS h17) | – | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 6 July 1924 — 14:30 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Arthur Porritt | NZL | at 1½ metres | ||
| 3 | Camilo Rivas | ARG | – | ||
| 4 | Mariano Aguilar | MEX | – | ||
| 5 | Alberto Jurado | ECU | – | ||
| Herbert Kuttim | EST | – |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Coaffee | CAN | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Ernesto Bonacina | ITA | 11.2 | ||
| 3 | Mogens Truelsen | DEN | – | ||
| 4 | Gentil dos Santos | POR | – | ||
| 5 | Alois Linka | TCH | 11.6 |
Heat #3
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Paddock | USA | 11.2 | ||
| 2 | Oto Seviško | LAT | at 5 metres | ||
| Ferdinand Kaindl | AUT | – | 3 | ||
| Fortunato Catalon | PHI | – | |||
| Bohus Fleischer | TCH | – | |||
| Leo Jørgensen | DEN | – |
Heat #4
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Reijo Halme | FIN | at ½ metre | ||
| 3 | Frits Lamp | NED | – | ||
| 4 | Fritz Schedl | AUT | – | ||
| 5 | Władysław Dobrowolski | POL | – | ||
| 6 | Rauf Hasağası | TUR | – |
Heat #5
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lajos Kurunczy | HUN | 11.4 | ||
| 2 | Johans Oja | LAT | – | ||
| Henri Cockuyt | BEL | – | |||
| Will Hildreth | IND | – | |||
| Toby Betts | RSA | – | |||
| Stane Perpar | YUG | – |
Heat #6
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Broos | NED | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | George Dustan | RSA | – | ||
| 3 | Antonín Svoboda | TCH | – | ||
| 4 | Poul Schiang | DEN | – | ||
| 5 | José-María Larrabeiti | ESP | 11.6 | ||
| 6 | David Nepomuceno | PHI | – |
Heat #7
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Royle | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Giovanni Frangipane | ITA | 11.1 | ||
| 3 | André Théard | HAI | 11.2 | ||
| 4 | Juan Junquera | ESP | – | ||
| 5 | Zygmunt Weiss | POL | – | ||
| Howard Kinsman | RSA | – |
Heat #8
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Rinus van den Berge | NED | 11.1 | ||
| 3 | Diego Ordóñez | ESP | – | ||
| 4 | Victor Moriaud | SUI | – | ||
| 5 | Karel Pott | POR | – | ||
| 6 | Miguel Ángel Enrico | ARG | – |
Heat #9
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Heisé | FRA | 11.2 | ||
| 2 | Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | HUN | 11.3 | ||
| 3 | Lauri Härö | FIN | 11.3 | ||
| 4 | Curt Wiberg | SWE | 11.4 | ||
| 5 | Alexandros Papafingos | GRE | – | ||
| Rudolf Rauch | AUT | – |
Heat #10
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Nichol | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Paul Brochart | BEL | at 1 metre | ||
| 3 | Larry Armstrong | CAN | – | ||
| 4 | Konstantinos Pantelidis | GRE | – | ||
| 5 | Gvido Jekals | LAT | – | ||
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | TCH | – |
Heat #11
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Bowman | USA | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Walter Strebi | SUI | 11.2 | ||
| 3 | James Hall | IND | 11.3 | ||
| 4 | Thor Österdahl | SWE | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | Félix Escobar | ARG | – | ||
| 6 | Herminio Ahumada | MEX | – |
Heat #12
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck Hester | CAN | 11.2 | ||
| 2 | Johannes van Kampen | NED | close behind | ||
| 3 | Karl Borner | SUI | – | ||
| 4 | Bill Lowe | IRL | – | ||
| 5 | László Muskát | HUN | – | ||
| Eugène Moedbeck | BEL | – | 4 |
Heat #13
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Paul Hammer | LUX | at 5 metres | ||
| 3 | Terence Pitt | IND | – | ||
| 4 | Knut Russell | SWE | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | Reinhold Kesküll | EST | 11.5 | ||
| Narciso Costa | BRA | – |
Heat #14
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Edwin Carr, Sr. | AUS | at ½ metre | ||
| 3 | Sasago Tani | JPN | – | ||
| 4 | Anton Husgafvel | FIN | – | ||
| 5 | Álvaro Ribeiro | BRA | – | ||
| 6 | Şekip Engineri | TUR | – |
Heat #15
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Mourlon | FRA | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | Enrico Torre | ITA | 11.2 | ||
| 3 | Joseph Hilger | LUX | – | ||
| Said Odyak | TUR | – | |||
| Johannes Brock | DEN | – |
Heat #16
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix Mendizábal | ESP | 11.4 | ||
| 2 | Anthony Vince | CAN | 11.4 | ||
| 3 | Vittorio Zucca | ITA | 11.5 | ||
| 4 | Stanisław Sośnicki | POL | 11.6 | ||
| 5 | Artūrs Gedvillo | LAT | – |
Heat #17
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferenc Gerő | HUN | 11.0 | ||
| 2 | René Mourlon | FRA | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | Väinö Eskola | FIN | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | Aleksander Szenajch | POL | – | ||
| Christiaan Steyn | RSA | – | |||
| Aleksa Spahić | YUG | – |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 6 July 1924 — 16:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loren Murchison | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Giovanni Frangipane | ITA | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | Harry Broos | NED | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | Paul Hammer | LUX | 11.1 | ||
| 5 | Reijo Halme | FIN | 11.1 | ||
| 6 | Anthony Vince | CAN | 11.1 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Bowman | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Arthur Porritt | NZL | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 4 | René Mourlon | FRA | 11.0 | ||
| 5 | Lajos Kurunczy | HUN | 11.0 | ||
| 6 | Enrico Torre | ITA | – |
Heat #3
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Coaffee | CAN | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Wilfred Nichol | GBR | 11.0 | ||
| 3 | André Mourlon | FRA | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | Rinus van den Berge | NED | – | ||
| 5 | Johans Oja | LAT | – |
Heat #4
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | GBR | 10.6 | ||
| 2 | Buck Hester | CAN | 10.7 | ||
| 3 | Ferenc Gerő | HUN | – | ||
| 4 | Albert Heisé | FRA | – | ||
| 5 | Ernesto Bonacina | ITA | – | ||
| 6 | Félix Mendizábal | ESP | – |
Heat #5
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charley Paddock | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | Johannes van Kampen | NED | – | ||
| 4 | George Dustan | RSA | – | ||
| 5 | Gusztáv Rózsahegyi | HUN | – |
Heat #6
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Edwin Carr, Sr. | AUS | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | Lance Royle | GBR | – | ||
| 4 | Paul Brochart | BEL | – | ||
| 5 | Oto Seviško | LAT | – |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 7 July 1924 — 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 10.8 | ||
| 2 | Arthur Porritt | NZL | 11.1 | ||
| 3 | Loren Murchison | USA | 11.2 | ||
| 4 | Wilfred Nichol | GBR | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | 11.4 | ||
| 6 | Buck Hester | CAN | 11.5 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harold Abrahams | GBR | 10.6 | ||
| 2 | Charley Paddock | USA | 10.7 | ||
| 3 | Chet Bowman | USA | 10.7 | ||
| 4 | Edwin Carr, Sr. | AUS | 10.7 | ||
| 5 | Cyril Coaffee | CAN | 10.8 | ||
| 6 | Giovanni Frangipane | ITA | 11.2 |
Final Round
| Date | 7 July 1924 — 17:00 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Harold Abrahams | GBR | 10.6 | ||
| 2 | – | Jackson Scholz | USA | 10.7 | ||
| 3 | – | Arthur Porritt | NZL | 10.8 | ||
| 4 | – | Chet Bowman | USA | 10.9 | ||
| 5 | – | Charley Paddock | USA | 10.9 | ||
| 6 | – | Loren Murchison | USA | 11.0 |