| Date | 31 July – 1 August 1928 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam |
| Participants | 59 from 29 countries |
| Olympic Record | 21.6 / Jackson Scholz  USA / 9 July 1924 / Details21.6 / Archie Hahn USA / 31 August 1904 / Details |
The defending champion, Jackson Scholz, was back and probably a slight favorite. But no American had medaled in the 100, in which Canada’s Percy Williams won.
In the final, Helmut Körnig (GER) entered the straight leading Scholz but, with 50 metres left, Williams and Walter Rangeley (GBR) moved ahead. Third place was very close and the judges could not decide. At first, they called it a dead-heat but then called for a run-off. Scholz declined and Körnig was given the bronze medal. Film of the race confirms that this was the correct decision.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | QF | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 667 | Percy Williams |  CAN | 22.6 (1 h14) | 21.8 (2 h6) | 22.0 (1 h1) | 21.8 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 480 | Walter Rangeley |  GBR | 22.0 (1 h13) | 21.9 (2 h4) | 22.0 (2 h1) | 21.9 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 722 | Helmut Körnig |  GER | 23.4 (1 h10) | 21.6 (1 h6) | 21.8 (1 h2) | 21.9 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 566 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 22.2 (1 h6) | 21.8 (1 h4) | 21.9 (2 h2) | 21.9 (4) | |||
| 5 | 651 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | CAN | 22.8 (1 h3) | 22.0 (1 h5) | 22.0 (3 h2) | 22.1 (5) | |||
| 6 | 740 | Jakob Schüller | GER | 22.0 (1 h4) | 22.0 (1 h1) | 22.1 (3 h1) | 22.2 (6) | |||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | 553 | Charley Paddock | USA | 22.2 (1 h5) | 21.8 (1 h3) | 22.1 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | 510 | Henry Cumming | USA | 22.4 (1 h1) | – (2 h1) | 22.1 (4 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | 171 | Mario Gómez |  MEX | 22.5 (2 h5) | – (2 h5) | 22.3 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 456 | Cyril Gill | GBR | 22.2 (1 h15) | – (2 h2) | 22.3 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 848 | Björn Kugelberg |  SWE | 22.4 (1 h2) | – (2 h3) | 22.6 (6 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r3/4 | 287 | Billie Legg |  RSA | 22.4 (1 h9) | 21.8 (1 h2) | – (DNF h1) | – | |||
| 3 h1 r2/4 | 645 | Ralph Adams | CAN | 22.5 (2 h6) | – (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r2/4 | 742 | Hermann Schlöske | GER | 25.0 (2 h7) | – (3 h2) | – | – | 1 | ||
| 3 h3 r2/4 | 56 | André Cerbonney |  FRA | 22.2 (1 h8) | – (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r2/4 | 605 | Paul Brochart |  BEL | – (2 h8) | – (3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 3 h5 r2/4 | 590 | Alberto Barucco |  ARG | – (2 h9) | – (3 h5) | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r2/4 | 508 | Charley Borah | USA | 25.0 (1 h7) | 21.8 (3 h6) | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | 407 | Hermann Geißler |  AUT | 22.4 (1 h12) | – (4 h1) | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | 293 | Rinus van den Berge |  NED | – (2 h4) | – (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | 445 | Guy Butler | GBR | 22.8 (1 h11) | – (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | 67 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | – (2 h2) | – (4 h4) | – | – | |||
| 4 h5 r2/4 | 84 | Jérôme Mannaert | FRA | – (2 h11) | – (4 h5) | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r2/4 | 597 | Jimmy Carlton |  AUS | 22.8 (2 h3) | 22.0 (4 h6) | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | 459 | Jack Hambidge | GBR | – (2 h14) | – (5 h1) | – | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 86 | André Mourlon | FRA | – (2 h1) | – (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | 298 | Harry Broos | NED | – (2 h13) | – (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | 385 | Karel Kněnický |  TCH | – (2 h10) | – (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 5 h5 r2/4 | 286 | Howard Kinsman | RSA | – (2 h15) | – (5 h5) | – | – | |||
| 5 h6 r2/4 | 224 | Giuseppe Castelli |  ITA | – (2 h12) | 22.2 (5 h6) | – | – | |||
| 3 h1 r1/4 | 146 | André Théard |  HAI | – (3 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/4 | 213 | Donald Cullen |  IRL | – (3 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h3 r1/4 | 378 | Juan Serrahima |  ESP | – (3 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h4 r1/4 | 624 | Frans Prinsen | BEL | – (3 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h5 r1/4 | 414 | Anselmo Gonzaga |  PHI | 22.7 (3 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h6 r1/4 | 249 | Iwao Aizawa |  JPN | 22.6 (3 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h8 r1/4 | 16 | Ferenc Gerő |  HUN | – (3 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h9 r1/4 | 158 | Haris Šveminas |  LTU | – (3 h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h10 r1/4 | 164 | Jean Moulin |  LUX | – (3 h10) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h11 r1/4 | 594 | Juan Bautista Pina | ARG | – (3 h11) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h12 r1/4 | 283 | Aubrey Burton-Durham | RSA | – (3 h12) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h13 r1/4 | 610 | Willy Dujardin | BEL | – (3 h13) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h14 r1/4 | 393 | Jaroslav Vykoupil | TCH | – (3 h14) | – | – | – | |||
| 3 h15 r1/4 | 240 | Edgardo Toetti | ITA | – (3 h15) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | 279 | Willy Weibel |  SUI | – (4 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | 133 | Renos Fragkoudis |  GRE | – (4 h2) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | 204 | Ronald Burns |  IND | – (4 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | 274 | Hans Niggl | SUI | – (4 h4) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | 612 | Adolphe Groscol | BEL | 23.8 (4 h5) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | 216 | Sean Lavan | IRL | 22.9 (4 h6) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | 206 | James Hall | IND | – (4 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h12 r1/4 | 136 | Angelos Lamprou | GRE | – (4 h12) | – | – | – | |||
| 4 h13 r1/4 | 433 | José Prata de Lima |  POR | – (4 h13) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | 375 | Diego Ordóñez | ESP | – (5 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | 683 | Alex Hannig |  CHI | – (5 h3) | – | – | – | |||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | 379 | Johann Bartl | TCH | – (5 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | 360 | Ladislau Peter |  ROU | – (6 h1) | – | – | – | |||
| 6 h8 r1/4 | 169 | Francisco Costas | MEX | – (6 h8) | – | – | – | |||
| AC h9 r1/4 | 654 | Buck Hester | CAN | – (DQ h9) | – | – | – | |||
| 825 | Dragoš Stevanović |  YUG | – (DNS h2) | – | – | – | ||||
| 689 | Rodolfo Wagner | CHI | – (DNS h4) | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | István Sugár | HUN | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 878 | José Barrientos |  CUB | – (DNS h5) | – | – | – | ||||
| 374 | Fernando Muñagorri | ESP | – (DNS h6) | – | – | – | ||||
| 162 | Robert Codrons | LUX | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| 368 | Enrique de Chávarri | ESP | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| 305 | Wim Hennings | NED | – (DNS h7) | – | – | – | ||||
| 36 | István Raggambi | HUN | – (DNS h9) | – | – | – | ||||
| 772 | Reijo Halme |  FIN | – (DNS h10) | – | – | – | ||||
| 278 | Willy Tschopp | SUI | – (DNS h10) | – | – | – | ||||
| 143 | Vasilios Stavrinos | GRE | – (DNS h11) | – | – | – | ||||
| 193 | Fritz Krogh Nielsen |  NOR | – (DNS h11) | – | – | – | ||||
| 747 | Friedrich Wilhelm Wichmann | GER | – (DNS h12) | – | – | – | ||||
| 589 | Eduardo Albe | ARG | – (DNS h13) | – | – | – | ||||
| 877 | János Paizs | HUN | – (DNS h14) | – | – | – | ||||
| 405 | Arthur Porritt |  NZL | – (DNS h14) | – | – | – | ||||
| 134 | Emmanuel Gneftos | GRE | – (DNS h15) | – | – | – | ||||
| 165 | Georges Schmit | LUX | – (DNS h15) | – | – | – |
| Date | 31 July 1928 — 14:50 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Henry Cumming | USA | 22.4 | ||
| 2 | 3 | André Mourlon | FRA | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | André Théard | HAI | – | ||
| 4 | 5 | Willy Weibel | SUI | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Diego Ordóñez | ESP | – | ||
| 6 | 1 | Ladislau Peter | ROU | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Björn Kugelberg | SWE | 22.4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | – | ||
| 3 | 1 | Donald Cullen | IRL | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | Renos Fragkoudis | GRE | – | ||
| 5 | Dragoš Stevanović | YUG | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | CAN | 22.8 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Jimmy Carlton | AUS | 22.8 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Juan Serrahima | ESP | – | ||
| 4 | 4 | Ronald Burns | IND | – | ||
| 5 | 2 | Alex Hannig | CHI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jakob Schüller | GER | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Rinus van den Berge | NED | – | ||
| 3 | 2 | Frans Prinsen | BEL | – | ||
| 4 | 5 | Hans Niggl | SUI | – | ||
| 1 | Rodolfo Wagner | CHI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Charley Paddock | USA | 22.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Mario Gómez | MEX | 22.5 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Anselmo Gonzaga | PHI | 22.7 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Adolphe Groscol | BEL | 23.8 | ||
| 2 | István Sugár | HUN | – | |||
| 4 | José Barrientos | CUB | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 22.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Ralph Adams | CAN | 22.5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Iwao Aizawa | JPN | 22.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Sean Lavan | IRL | 22.9 | ||
| 3 | Fernando Muñagorri | ESP | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Charley Borah | USA | 25.0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Hermann Schlöske | GER | 25.0 | 2 | |
| 1 | Robert Codrons | LUX | – | |||
| 2 | Enrique de Chávarri | ESP | – | |||
| 5 | Wim Hennings | NED | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | André Cerbonney | FRA | 22.2 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Paul Brochart | BEL | – | ||
| 3 | 3 | Ferenc Gerő | HUN | – | ||
| 4 | 6 | James Hall | IND | – | ||
| 5 | 4 | Johann Bartl | TCH | – | ||
| 6 | 1 | Francisco Costas | MEX | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Billie Legg | RSA | 22.4 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Alberto Barucco | ARG | – | ||
| 3 | 5 | Haris Šveminas | LTU | – | ||
| 1 | Buck Hester | CAN | – | |||
| 2 | István Raggambi | HUN | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Helmut Körnig | GER | 23.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Karel Kněnický | TCH | – | ||
| 3 | 1 | Jean Moulin | LUX | – | ||
| 4 | Reijo Halme | FIN | – | |||
| 5 | Willy Tschopp | SUI | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Guy Butler | GBR | 22.8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Jérôme Mannaert | FRA | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | Juan Bautista Pina | ARG | – | ||
| 1 | Vasilios Stavrinos | GRE | – | |||
| 2 | Fritz Krogh Nielsen | NOR | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Hermann Geißler | AUT | 22.4 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Giuseppe Castelli | ITA | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | Aubrey Burton-Durham | RSA | – | ||
| 4 | 1 | Angelos Lamprou | GRE | – | ||
| 3 | Friedrich Wilhelm Wichmann | GER | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Harry Broos | NED | – | ||
| 3 | 1 | Willy Dujardin | BEL | – | ||
| 4 | 5 | José Prata de Lima | POR | – | ||
| 2 | Eduardo Albe | ARG | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Percy Williams | CAN | 22.6 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Jack Hambidge | GBR | – | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jaroslav Vykoupil | TCH | – | ||
| 2 | János Paizs | HUN | – | |||
| 4 | Arthur Porritt | NZL | – |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Cyril Gill | GBR | 22.2 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Howard Kinsman | RSA | – | ||
| 3 | 4 | Edgardo Toetti | ITA | – | ||
| 1 | Emmanuel Gneftos | GRE | – | |||
| 2 | Georges Schmit | LUX | – |
| Date | 31 July 1928 — 17:15 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 2 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 740 | Jakob Schüller | GER | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | 510 | Henry Cumming | USA | – | ||
| 3 | 645 | Ralph Adams | CAN | – | ||
| 4 | 407 | Hermann Geißler | AUT | – | ||
| 5 | 459 | Jack Hambidge | GBR | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 287 | Billie Legg | RSA | 21.8 | ||
| 2 | 456 | Cyril Gill | GBR | – | ||
| 3 | 742 | Hermann Schlöske | GER | – | 3 | |
| 4 | 293 | Rinus van den Berge | NED | – | ||
| 5 | 86 | André Mourlon | FRA | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 553 | Charley Paddock | USA | 21.8 | ||
| 2 | 848 | Björn Kugelberg | SWE | – | ||
| 3 | 56 | André Cerbonney | FRA | – | ||
| 4 | 445 | Guy Butler | GBR | – | ||
| 5 | 298 | Harry Broos | NED | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 566 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 21.8 | ||
| 2 | 480 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 21.9 | ||
| 3 | 605 | Paul Brochart | BEL | – | ||
| 4 | 67 | Maurice Degrelle | FRA | – | ||
| 5 | 385 | Karel Kněnický | TCH | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 651 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | CAN | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | 171 | Mario Gómez | MEX | – | ||
| 3 | 590 | Alberto Barucco | ARG | – | ||
| 4 | 84 | Jérôme Mannaert | FRA | – | ||
| 5 | 286 | Howard Kinsman | RSA | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 722 | Helmut Körnig | GER | 21.6 | ||
| 2 | 667 | Percy Williams | CAN | 21.8 | ||
| 3 | 508 | Charley Borah | USA | 21.8 | ||
| 4 | 597 | Jimmy Carlton | AUS | 22.0 | ||
| 5 | 224 | Giuseppe Castelli | ITA | 22.2 |
| Date | 1 August 1928 — 14:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 3 in each heat advanced to the final round. |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 667 | Percy Williams | CAN | 22.0 | ||
| 2 | 480 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 22.0 | ||
| 3 | 740 | Jakob Schüller | GER | 22.1 | ||
| 4 | 553 | Charley Paddock | USA | 22.1 | ||
| 5 | 171 | Mario Gómez | MEX | 22.3 | ||
| 287 | Billie Legg | RSA | – |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 722 | Helmut Körnig | GER | 21.8 | ||
| 2 | 566 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 21.9 | ||
| 3 | 651 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | CAN | 22.0 | ||
| 4 | 510 | Henry Cumming | USA | 22.1 | ||
| 5 | 456 | Cyril Gill | GBR | 22.3 | ||
| 6 | 848 | Björn Kugelberg | SWE | 22.6 |
| Date | 1 August 1928 — 15:50 |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Percy Williams | CAN | 21.8 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Walter Rangeley | GBR | 21.9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Helmut Körnig | GER | 21.9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Jackson Scholz | USA | 21.9 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | CAN | 22.1 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Jakob Schüller | GER | 22.2 |
