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1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland - Men's 100 m

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Category: 1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland - (Athletics)
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Host City: Helsinki, Finland Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.
Date Started: July 20, 1952 Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
Date Finished: July 21, 1952 Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.
(Competitors: 72; Countries: 33; Finalists: 6)
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Overview by IAAF  1952_olympic_stadium.jpg
With the top American Jim Golliday injured and not qualifying for the US team, and his dauphin Art Bragg pulling a muscle in winning his first round heat, the event was left wide open. Semi-final winners were Bailey and McKenley. The Briton, transplanted from Trinidad, was slight favourite, but Dean Smith and then Remigino got away fastest in the final. By halfway, Remigino led by more than 50cm, but McKenley began to close, rushing past Bailey and Smith with 20m to go and catching Remigino at the line. Remigino was given the verdict, having got home by about an inch (3cm).
Summary by Sports-reference.com
At the beginning of the Olympic year, there were three favorites among the Americans – Andy Stanfield, Art Bragg, and Jim Golliday. But Golliday was injured early in the year and did not make the Olympic team. Stanfield opted out of the 100, although he would make the team and win a gold medal in the 200. Bragg was joined on the US team by outsiders Lindy Remigino and Dean Smith. Their biggest opposition was felt to come from Jamaica’s Herb McKenley and Britain’s McDonald Bailey. The final in Helsinki is probably the closest mass finish in Olympic 100 metre history. Bragg did not make the final, but Smith, Remigino, McKenley, and Bailey were joined by Vladimir Sukharev of the USSR, and John Treloar of Australia. Remigino got out to an early lead but McKenley came on strong at the end and it was difficult to tell who had won. But McKenley’s fast finish saw him pass Remigino in the metres after the line, leading many observers to think the Jamaican had won. The photo finish was necessary to separate the runners, with Remigino winning gold, McKenley silver, and Bailey bronze. Smith, Sukharyev, and Treloar finished 4-6. The first four finishers were credited with 10.4 and Sukharyev and Treloar 10.5, but the auto times showed a margin of only 0.12 seconds between 1st (10.79) and last (10.91).
 
 
Results
100 m Men Final 21 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,79 Lindy Remigino United States USA 21 10.4 h
2 10,8 Herb McKenley Jamaica JAM 30 10.4 h
3 10,83 McDonald Bailey Great Britain GBR 31 10.4 h
4 10,84 Dean Smith United States USA 20 10.4 h
5 10,88 Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union URS 28 10.5 h
6 10,91 John Treloar Australia AUS 24 10.5 h
100 m Men Semi-Finals Heat One 21 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,74 Q McDonald Bailey Great Britain GBR 31 10.5 h
2 10,78 Q Dean Smith United States USA 20 10.6 h
3 10,86 Q Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union URS 28 10.6 h
4 10,94 Lavy Pinto India IND 22 10.7 h
5 11,04 Alain Porthault France FRA 22 10.8 h
6 11,43 Art Bragg United States USA 21 10.9 h
100 m Men Semi-Finals Heat Two 21 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,74 Q Herb McKenley Jamaica JAM 30 10.4 h
2 10,74 Q Lindy Remigino United States USA 21 10.5 h
3 10,76 Q John Treloar Australia AUS 24 10.6 h
4 10,92 Rafael Fortún Cuba CUB 32 10.7 h
5 11,01 William Jack Great Britain GBR 21 10.7 h
6 11,12 Theo Saat Netherlands NED 24 10.8 h
100 m Men Quarter-Finals Heat One 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,73 Q McDonald Bailey Great Britain GBR 31 10.5 h
2 10,84 Q John Treloar Australia AUS 24 10.7 h
3 10,99 Q Alain Porthault France FRA 22 10.7 h
4 11,02 Muhammad Aslam Pakistan PAK 30 10.9 h
5 11,05 Byron LaBeach Jamaica JAM 21 11.0 h
AC DQ Angel Kolev Bulgaria BUL 26
100 m Men Quarter-Finals Heat Two 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,68 Q Lindy Remigino United States USA 21 10.4 h
2 10,93 Q Theo Saat Netherlands NED 24 10.6 h
3 10,98 Q Lavy Pinto India IND 22 10.7 h
4 10,98 Étienne Bally France FRA 29 10.8 h
5 11,05 Hans Wehrli Switzerland SUI 25 10.8 h
6 11,26 Alan Lillington Great Britain GBR 19 10.9 h
100 m Men Quarter-Finals Heat Three 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,69 Q Dean Smith United States USA 20 10.4 h
2 10,9 Q Rafael Fortún Cuba CUB 32 10.7 h
3 10,94 Q William Jack Great Britain GBR 21 10.8 h
4 10,98 Werner Zandt Germany GER 24 10.8 h
5 11,08 Romeo Galán Argentina ARG 19 10.9 h
6 11,1 David Tabak Israel ISR 24 10.9 h
100 m Men Quarter-Finals Heat Four 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,72 Q Herb McKenley Jamaica JAM 30 10.5 h
2 10,75 Q Art Bragg United States USA 21 10.5 h
3 10,92 Q Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union URS 28 10.7 h
4 11,03 Tomio Hosoda Japan JPN 26 10.8 h
5 11,07 György Csányi Hungary HUN 30 10.9 h
6 11,19 Carlo Vittori Italy ITA 21 10.9 h
100 m Men Round One Heat One 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,92 Q John Treloar Australia AUS 24 10.7 h
2 11,06 Q Alan Lillington Great Britain GBR 19 10.8 h
3 11,18 Gabriel Laryea Ghana GHA 28 11.1 h
4 11,23 Miroslav Horčic Czechoslovakia TCH 30 11.1 h
5 11,4 Ásmundur Bjarnason Iceland ISL 25 11.1 h
6 11,53 Youssef Ali Omar Egypt EGY 24 11.3 h
7 11,56 José Julio Barillas Guatemala GUA 20 11.3 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Two 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,97 Q Étienne Bally France FRA 29 10.7 h
2 11,01 Q Angel Kolev Bulgaria BUL 26 10.9 h
3 11,12 Paul Dolan Ireland IRL 25 11.0 h
4 11,19 Raúl Mazorra Cuba CUB 23 11.0 h
5 11,26 Bob Hutchinson Canada CAN 21 11.0 h
6 11,29 Masaji Tajima Japan JPN 23 11.1 h
7 11,61 Adul Wanasatith Thailand THA 21 11.2 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Three 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,65 Q McDonald Bailey Great Britain GBR 31 10.4 h
2 10,98 Q Carlo Vittori Italy ITA 21 10.9 h
3 11,16 Mikhail Kazantsev Soviet Union URS 24 11.0 h
4 11,32 Hörður Haraldsson Iceland ISL 22 11.0 h
5 11,31 Javier Souza Mexico MEX 22 11.1 h
6 11,33 Stefanos Petrakis Greece GRE 27 11.2 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Four 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 11,05 Q William Jack Great Britain GBR 21 10.8 h
2 11,11 Q Romeo Galán Argentina ARG 19 11.0 h
3 11,13 Levan Sanadze Soviet Union URS 23 11.0 h
4 11,4 Emad El-Din Shafei Egypt EGY 20 11.2 h
5 11,42 Guillermo Gutiérrez Venezuela VEN 25 11.2 h
6 11,85 Boonterm Pakpuang Thailand THA 31 11.7 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Five 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,88 Q Herb McKenley Jamaica JAM 30 10.7 h
2 11,09 Q György Csányi Hungary HUN 30 10.9 h
3 11,13 Emil Kiszka Poland POL 25 10.9 h
4 11,3 Pauli Tavisalo Finland FIN 24 11.0 h
5 11,45 Tomás Paquete Portugal POR 28 11.2 h
6 11,45 Pete Sutton Canada CAN 19 11.2 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Six 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 11,12 Q David Tabak Israel ISR 24 10.9 h
2 11,14 Q Tomio Hosoda Japan JPN 26 11.0 h
3 11,22 Willy Schneider Switzerland SUI 22 11.1 h
4 11,29 Angel Gavrilov Bulgaria BUL 24 11.1 h
5 11,31 Juan Leiva Venezuela VEN 19 11.2 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Seven 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,93 Q Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union URS 28 10.7 h
2 11,02 Q Theo Saat Netherlands NED 24 10.9 h
3 11,17 Sharif Butt Pakistan PAK 26 11.0 h
4 11,36 Voitto Hellstén Finland FIN 20 11.1 h
5 11,47 George Acquaah Ghana GHA 26 11.2 h
6 11,58 Mariano Acosta Argentina ARG 22 11.4 h
7 12,25 Wolfgango Montanari Italy ITA 21 11.8 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Eight 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,93 Q Rafael Fortún Cuba CUB 32 10.5 h
2 11,09 Q Byron LaBeach Jamaica JAM 21 10.9 h
3 11,18 Franco Leccese Italy ITA 27 10.9 h
4 11,32 Issi Baran Finland FIN 24 11.0 h
5 11,54 Fritz Griesser Switzerland SUI 23 11.1 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Nine 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 11,03 Q Werner Zandt Germany GER 24 10.7 h
2 11,18 Q Muhammad Aslam Pakistan PAK 30 10.9 h
3 11,25 Don McFarlane Canada CAN 21 11.0 h
4 11,25 Zdeněk Pospíšil Czechoslovakia TCH 27 11.0 h
5 11,25 Edward Ajado Nigeria NGR 23 11.0 h
6 11,51 Fawzi Chaaban Egypt EGY 21 11.4 h
AC DQ Enrique Beckles Argentina ARG 24
100 m Men Round One Heat Ten 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,73 Q Art Bragg United States USA 21 10.5 h
2 11 Q Hans Wehrli Switzerland SUI 25 10.8 h
3 11,12 Titus Erinle Nigeria NGR 25 10.9 h
4 11,26 László Zarándi Hungary HUN 23 10.9 h
5 11,55 Pétur Sigurðsson Iceland ISL 23 11.3 h
6 11,76 Arun Sankosik Thailand THA 27 11.5 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Eleven 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,73 Q Lindy Remigino United States USA 21 10.4 h
2 11 Q Lavy Pinto India IND 22 10.9 h
3 11 René Bonino France FRA 22 10.9 h
4 11,32 František Brož Czechoslovakia TCH 23 11.0 h
5 11,48 Abdul Aziz Pakistan PAK 27 11.2 h
6 11,79 Rui Maia Portugal POR 26 11.5 h
100 m Men Round One Heat Twelve 20 July
Rank Mark Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 10,9 Q Dean Smith United States USA 20 10.6 h
2 11,04 Q Alain Porthault France FRA 22 10.7 h
3 11,19 Erich Fuchs Germany GER 27 10.8 h
4 11,27 Karim Olowu Nigeria NGR 28 11.0 h
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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