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Information Sheet - Olympic Men's 100m Sprint Results

Year

Gold

Country

Time (secs)

Silver

Country

Time (secs)

Bronze

Country

Time (secs)

1896

Thomas Burke

USA

12.0

Fritz Hoffman

GER

12.2

Alajos Szokolyi

HUN

12.6

1900

Francis Jarvis

USA

11.0

Walter Tewksbury

USA

11.1

Stanley Rowley

AUS

11.2

1904

Archie Hahn

USA

11.0

Nathan Cartmell

USA

11.2

William Hogenson

USA

11.2

1908

Reginald Walker

SAF

10.8

James Rector

USA

10.8

Robert Kerr

CAN

11.0

1912

Ralph Craig

USA

10.8

Alvah Meyer

USA

10.9

Donald Lippincott

USA

10.9

1920

Charles Paddock

USA

10.8

Morris Kirksey

USA

10.8

Harry Edward

GBR

10.9

1924

Harold Abrahams

GBR

10.6

Jackson Scholz

USA

10.7

Arthur Porritt

NZL

10.8

1928

Percy Williams

CAN

10.8

Jack London

GBR

10.9

Georg Lammers

GER

10.9

1932

Eddie Tolan

USA

10.3

Ralph Metcalfe

USA

10.3

Arthur Jonath

GER

10.4

1936

Jesse Owens

USA

10.3

Ralph Metcalfe

USA

10.4

Martinus Osendarp

NED

10.5

1948

Harrison Dillard

USA

10.3

H Norwood Ewell

USA

10.4

Lloyd Labeach

PAN

10.4

1952

Lindy Remigino

USA

10.4

Herbert McKenley

JAM

10.4

Emmanuel McDonald Bailey

GBR

10.4

1956

Bobby Morrow

USA

10.5

Walter Baker

USA

10.5

Hector Hogan

AUS

10.6

1960

Armin Hary

GER

10.2

David Sime

USA

10.2

Peter Radford

GBR

10.3

1964

Robert Hayes

USA

10.0

Enrique Figuerola

CUB

10.2

Harry Jerome

CAN

10.2

1968

James Hines

USA

9.9

Lennox Miller

JAM

10.0

Charles Greene

USA

10.0

1972

Valeri Borzov

URS

10.14

Robert Taylor

USA

10.24

Lennox Miller

JAM

10.33

1976

Hasely Crawford

TRI

10.06

Donald Quarrie

JAM

10.08

Valeri Borzov

URS

10.14

1980

Allan Wells

GBR

10.25

Silvio Leonard

CUB

10.25

Petr Petrov

BUL

10.39

1984

Carl Lewis

USA

9.99

Sam Graddy

USA

10.19

Ben Johnson

CAN

10.22

1988

Carl Lewis

USA

9.92

Linford Christie

GBR

9.97

Calvin Smith

USA

9.99

1992

Linford Christie

GBR

9.96

Frank Fredericks

NAM

10.02

Dennis Mitchell

USA

10.04

1996

Donovan Bailey

CAN

9.84

Frank Fredericks

NAM

9.89

Ato Boldon

TRI

9.90

2000

Maurice Greene

USA

9.87

Ato Boldon

TRI

9.99

Obadele Thompson

BAR

10.04

2004
Justin Gatlin
USA
9.85
Francis Obikwelu
POR
9.86
Maurice Greene
USA
9.87