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100 metres, Men

Date	30 – 31 July 1948
Status	Olympic
Location	Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Participants	63 from 33 countries

The fastest sprinters in the world in 1948 were felt to be Mel Patton of the USA, and Lloyd LaBeach of Panama, who became his nation’s first Olympic athlete ever in London. They had raced several times in 1947 and early 1948, basically splitting the races, as there was little to choose between them. Another top sprinter was Barney Ewell, but he had been at his best during the war years and was felt to be slightly past his prime. One athlete who would not compete in London was Hal Davis, who would have been favored in either 1940 or 1944 if the Olympics had not been lost to the war.

An unusual thing happened at the US Olympic Trials. The heavy favorite in the high hurdles was Harrison Dillard, who had not lost a hurdle race in several years, but he hit a hurdle in the final of the Trials and did not finish. Fortunately for him, he had also entered the 100 metres and made the team in that event, behind Patton and Ewell. In the Olympic final, Patton got off to a disastrous start and was not a factor. Dillard led from start to finish, with Ewell closing quickly to get the silver medal, and LaBeach in third.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.4 (1 h5)	10.4 (1 h1)	10.5 (1 h1)	10.3 (1)	Gold
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.5 (1 h1)	10.5 (1 h2)	10.5 (2 h1)	10.4 (2)	Silver
3	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.5 (1 h3)	10.5 (1 h4)	10.5 (2 h2)	10.6 (3)	Bronze
4	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.5 (2 h1)	10.5 (2 h3)	10.7 (3 h1)	– (4)
5	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.6 (1 h2)	10.4 (1 h3)	10.4 (1 h2)	– (5)
6	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.5 (1 h6)	10.6 (2 h2)	10.6 (3 h2)	– (6)
4 h1 r3/4	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.8 (2 h8)	10.6 (3 h3)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r3/4	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.5 (1 h7)	10.5 (2 h4)	– (4 h2)	–
5 h1 r3/4	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	10.5 (1 h4)	10.6 (2 h1)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.7 (1 h8)	10.6 (3 h4)	– (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	10.7 (1 h9)	10.8 (3 h2)	– (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	10.6 (2 h4)	10.7 (3 h1)	– (6 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/4	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	10.9 (2 h2)	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r2/4	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	10.8 (1 h10)	– (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r2/4	32	René Valmy	👁 Image FRA	10.8 (2 h7)	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r2/4	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	10.6 (2 h5)	– (4 h4)	–	–
5 h1 r2/4	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	10.9 (2 h10)	– (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	44	Béla Goldoványi	👁 Image HUN	11.0 (2 h3)	– (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	11.0 (1 h12)	– (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	10.8 (2 h9)	– (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	10.9w (2 h11)	– (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	11.0 (2 h6)	– (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	9	Isidoor Van De Wiele	👁 Image BEL	10.8w (1 h11)	– (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	11.0 (2 h12)	– (6 h4)	–	–
3 h1 r1/4	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	11.0 (3 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r1/4	19	Jimmy O'Brien	👁 Image CAN	10.9 (3 h2)	–	–	–
3 h3 r1/4	12	Frank Mahoney	👁 Image BER	11.8 (3 h3)	–	–	–
3 h4 r1/4	41	Jan Meijer	👁 Image NED	11.0 (3 h4)	–	–	–
3 h5 r1/4	55	Peter Bloch	👁 Image NOR	11.1 (3 h5)	–	–	–
3 h6 r1/4	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	11.1 (3 h6)	–	–	–
3 h7 r1/4	43	György Csányi	👁 Image HUN	11.1 (3 h7)	–	–	–
3 h8 r1/4	51	Basil McKenzie	👁 Image JAM	10.8 (3 h8)	–	–	–
3 h9 r1/4	27	Raúl Mazorra	👁 Image CUB	11.1 (3 h9)	–	–	–
3 h10 r1/4	73	Walter Pérez	👁 Image URU	11.0 (3 h10)	–	–	–
3 h11 r1/4	23	Alberto Labarthe	👁 Image CHI	11.0w (3 h11)	–	–	–
3 h12 r1/4	42	László Bartha	👁 Image HUN	11.1 (3 h12)	–	–	–
4 h1 r1/4	26	Ángel García	👁 Image CUB	– (4 h1)	–	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	3	Fernando Lapuente	👁 Image ARG	– (4 h2)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	58	Máximo Reyes	👁 Image PER	– (4 h4)	–	–	–
4 h5 r1/4	7	Pol Braekman	👁 Image BEL	– (4 h5)	–	–	–
4 h6 r1/4	24	Carlos Silva	👁 Image CHI	– (4 h6)	–	–	–
4 h7 r1/4	2	Carlos Isaack	👁 Image ARG	– (4 h7)	–	–	–
4 h8 r1/4	13	Hélio da Silva	👁 Image BRA	– (4 h8)	–	–	–
4 h9 r1/4	46	Örn Clausen	👁 Image ISL	– (4 h9)	–	–	–
4 h10 r1/4	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	– (4 h10)	–	–	–
4 h11 r1/4	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	– (4 h11)	–	–	–
4 h12 r1/4	40	Jan Kleyn	👁 Image NED	– (4 h12)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	53	Nestor Jacono	👁 Image MLT	– (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h2 r1/4	8	Hector Gosset	👁 Image BEL	– (5 h2)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	47	Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	👁 Image ISL	– (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h6 r1/4	59	Bernabe Lovina	👁 Image PHI	– (5 h6)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	28	Ezz El-Din Moukhtar	👁 Image EGY	– (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	39	Jo Zwaan	👁 Image NED	– (5 h8)	–	–	–
5 h9 r1/4	68	Raşit Öztaş	👁 Image TUR	– (5 h9)	–	–	–
5 h10 r1/4	38	Stefanos Petrakis	👁 Image GRE	– (5 h10)	–	–	–
5 h11 r1/4	16	Charles Thompson	👁 Image GUY	– (5 h11)	–	–	–	1
5 h12 r1/4	67	Kemal Aksur	👁 Image TUR	– (5 h12)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	54	Gonzalo Rodríguez	👁 Image MEX	– (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	11	Stanley Lines	👁 Image BER	– (6 h6)	–	–	–
6 h7 r1/4	49	Ali Salman	👁 Image IRQ	– (6 h7)	–	–	–
6 h12 r1/4	17	Sein Pe	👁 Image MYA	– (6 h12)	–	–	–
AC h9 r1/4	10	Perry Johnson	👁 Image BER	– (DQ h9)	–	–	–
AC h12 r1/4	31	Étienne Bally	👁 Image FRA	– (DNF h12)	–	–	–
60	Bogdan Lipski	👁 Image POL	– (DNS h1)	–	–	–
65	Ricardo Sáenz	👁 Image ESP	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
30	John O'Donnell	👁 Image IRL	– (DNS h5)	–	–	–
20	Jack Parry	👁 Image CAN	– (DNS h7)	–	–	–
29	Joe Kelly	👁 Image IRL	– (DNS h11)	–	–	–
33	Joseph Stéphan	👁 Image FRA	– (DNS h10)	–	–	–
37	Kyros Marinis	👁 Image GRE	– (DNS h4)	–	–	–
52	George Rhoden	👁 Image JAM	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
62	Tomás Paquete	👁 Image POR	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	– (DNS h11)	–	–	–
21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–
22	Duncan White	👁 Image SRI	– (DNS h8)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	30 July 1948 — 15:00
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (hand / automatic)	Time (hand)
1	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.6	10.5
=2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.7	10.5
=2	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.7	10.6
=2	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.7	10.5
=2	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	10.7	10.5
=2	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.7	10.4
=2	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.7	10.5
8	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.73	10.5
9	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	10.74	10.6
10	32	René Valmy	👁 Image FRA	10.80	10.8
=11	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.8	10.7
=11	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	10.8	10.7
13	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	10.83	10.8
=14	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	10.89	11.0
=14	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.89	10.8
16	51	Basil McKenzie	👁 Image JAM	10.92	10.8
=17	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	10.94	10.9
=17	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	10.94	10.6
19	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	11.0	10.8
=20	41	Jan Meijer	👁 Image NED	11.01	11.0
=20	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	11.01	11.1
22	44	Béla Goldoványi	👁 Image HUN	11.03	11.0
23	58	Máximo Reyes	👁 Image PER	11.04	–
24	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	11.06	11.0
25	24	Carlos Silva	👁 Image CHI	11.08	–
26	13	Hélio da Silva	👁 Image BRA	11.09	–
27	39	Jo Zwaan	👁 Image NED	11.09	–
28	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	11.09	10.9
29	9	Isidoor Van De Wiele	👁 Image BEL	11.1w	10.8w
30	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	11.1	11.0
31	43	György Csányi	👁 Image HUN	11.11	11.1
32	19	Jimmy O'Brien	👁 Image CAN	11.12	10.9
33	73	Walter Pérez	👁 Image URU	11.13	11.0
34	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	11.133w	10.9w
35	27	Raúl Mazorra	👁 Image CUB	11.14	11.1
36	3	Fernando Lapuente	👁 Image ARG	11.16	–
37	23	Alberto Labarthe	👁 Image CHI	11.16w	11.0w
38	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	11.19	–
39	55	Peter Bloch	👁 Image NOR	11.20	11.1
=40	46	Örn Clausen	👁 Image ISL	11.22	–
=40	48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	11.22	11.0
42	47	Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	👁 Image ISL	11.23	–
43	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	11.23w	–
44	2	Carlos Isaack	👁 Image ARG	11.24	–
=45	26	Ángel García	👁 Image CUB	11.25	–
=45	42	László Bartha	👁 Image HUN	11.25	11.1
47	7	Pol Braekman	👁 Image BEL	11.30	–
48	59	Bernabe Lovina	👁 Image PHI	11.32	–
49	68	Raşit Öztaş	👁 Image TUR	11.35	–
50	40	Jan Kleyn	👁 Image NED	11.36	–
51	67	Kemal Aksur	👁 Image TUR	11.45	–
52	8	Hector Gosset	👁 Image BEL	11.50	–
53	53	Nestor Jacono	👁 Image MLT	11.54	–
54	38	Stefanos Petrakis	👁 Image GRE	11.62	–
55	11	Stanley Lines	👁 Image BER	11.69	–
56	28	Ezz El-Din Moukhtar	👁 Image EGY	11.71	–
57	17	Sein Pe	👁 Image MYA	11.78	–
58	49	Ali Salman	👁 Image IRQ	11.90	–
59	12	Frank Mahoney	👁 Image BER	11.94	11.8	2
60	54	Gonzalo Rodríguez	👁 Image MEX	11.97	–
16	Charles Thompson	👁 Image GUY	–	–	3
31	Étienne Bally	👁 Image FRA	–	–
10	Perry Johnson	👁 Image BER	–	–
60	Bogdan Lipski	👁 Image POL	–	–
52	George Rhoden	👁 Image JAM	–	–
62	Tomás Paquete	👁 Image POR	–	–
21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	–	–
37	Kyros Marinis	👁 Image GRE	–	–
65	Ricardo Sáenz	👁 Image ESP	–	–
30	John O'Donnell	👁 Image IRL	–	–
20	Jack Parry	👁 Image CAN	–	–
22	Duncan White	👁 Image SRI	–	–
33	Joseph Stéphan	👁 Image FRA	–	–
29	Joe Kelly	👁 Image IRL	–	–
63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	–	–

Heat #1

Wind	1.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.5	10.7
2	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.5	10.73
3	50	Les Laing	👁 Image JAM	11.0	11.06
4	26	Ángel García	👁 Image CUB	–	11.25
5	53	Nestor Jacono	👁 Image MLT	–	11.54
60	Bogdan Lipski	👁 Image POL	–	–

Heat #2

Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.6	10.7
2	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	10.9	10.94
3	19	Jimmy O'Brien	👁 Image CAN	10.9	11.12
4	3	Fernando Lapuente	👁 Image ARG	–	11.16
5	8	Hector Gosset	👁 Image BEL	–	11.50
6	54	Gonzalo Rodríguez	👁 Image MEX	–	11.97

Heat #3

Wind	0.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.5	10.7
2	44	Béla Goldoványi	👁 Image HUN	11.0	11.03
3	12	Frank Mahoney	👁 Image BER	11.8	11.94	4
52	George Rhoden	👁 Image JAM	–	–
62	Tomás Paquete	👁 Image POR	–	–
21	John De Saram	👁 Image SRI	–	–

Heat #4

Wind	1.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	10.5	10.7
2	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	10.6	10.74
3	41	Jan Meijer	👁 Image NED	11.0	11.01
4	58	Máximo Reyes	👁 Image PER	–	11.04
5	47	Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson	👁 Image ISL	–	11.23
37	Kyros Marinis	👁 Image GRE	–	–

Heat #5

Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.4	10.7
2	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	10.6	10.94
3	55	Peter Bloch	👁 Image NOR	11.1	11.20
4	7	Pol Braekman	👁 Image BEL	–	11.30
65	Ricardo Sáenz	👁 Image ESP	–	–
30	John O'Donnell	👁 Image IRL	–	–

Heat #6

Wind	1.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.5	10.7
2	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	11.0	10.89
3	64	Abram van Heerden	👁 Image RSA	11.1	11.01
4	24	Carlos Silva	👁 Image CHI	–	11.08
5	59	Bernabe Lovina	👁 Image PHI	–	11.32
6	11	Stanley Lines	👁 Image BER	–	11.69

Heat #7

Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.5	10.6
2	32	René Valmy	👁 Image FRA	10.8	10.80
3	43	György Csányi	👁 Image HUN	11.1	11.11
4	2	Carlos Isaack	👁 Image ARG	–	11.24
5	28	Ezz El-Din Moukhtar	👁 Image EGY	–	11.71
6	49	Ali Salman	👁 Image IRQ	–	11.90
20	Jack Parry	👁 Image CAN	–	–

Heat #8

Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.7	10.8
2	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.8	10.89
3	51	Basil McKenzie	👁 Image JAM	10.8	10.92
4	13	Hélio da Silva	👁 Image BRA	–	11.09
5	39	Jo Zwaan	👁 Image NED	–	11.09
22	Duncan White	👁 Image SRI	–	–

Heat #9

Wind	0.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	10.7	10.8
2	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	10.8	10.83
3	27	Raúl Mazorra	👁 Image CUB	11.1	11.14
4	46	Örn Clausen	👁 Image ISL	–	11.22
5	68	Raşit Öztaş	👁 Image TUR	–	11.35
10	Perry Johnson	👁 Image BER	–	–

Heat #10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	10.8	11.0
2	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	10.9	11.09
3	73	Walter Pérez	👁 Image URU	11.0	11.13
4	309	Santiago Ferrando	👁 Image PER	–	11.19
5	38	Stefanos Petrakis	👁 Image GRE	–	11.62
33	Joseph Stéphan	👁 Image FRA	–	–

Heat #11

Wind	3.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	9	Isidoor Van De Wiele	👁 Image BEL	10.8w	11.1w
2	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	10.9w	11.133w
3	23	Alberto Labarthe	👁 Image CHI	11.0w	11.16w
4	56	Sharif Butt	👁 Image PAK	–	11.23w
5	16	Charles Thompson	👁 Image GUY	–	–	5
29	Joe Kelly	👁 Image IRL	–	–
63	Denis Shore	👁 Image RSA	–	–

Heat #12

Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	11.0	11.1
2	48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	11.0	11.22
3	42	László Bartha	👁 Image HUN	11.1	11.25
4	40	Jan Kleyn	👁 Image NED	–	11.36
5	67	Kemal Aksur	👁 Image TUR	–	11.45
6	17	Sein Pe	👁 Image MYA	–	11.78
31	Étienne Bally	👁 Image FRA	–	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	30 July 1948 — 17:30
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (hand / automatic)	Time (hand)
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.5	10.4
2	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.6	10.4
3	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.64	10.5
=4	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.7	10.5
=4	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.7	10.5
=6	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	10.74	10.6
=6	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.74	10.5
=8	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	10.75	10.7
=8	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.75	10.6
10	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.77	10.6
11	32	René Valmy	👁 Image FRA	10.82	–
12	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.90	10.6
=13	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	10.93	–
=13	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	10.93	10.8
15	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	10.97	–
=16	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	11.04	–
=16	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	11.04	–
18	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	11.08	–
19	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	11.09	–
20	9	Isidoor Van De Wiele	👁 Image BEL	11.10	–
21	44	Béla Goldoványi	👁 Image HUN	11.11	–
22	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	11.18	–
23	48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	11.26	–
24	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	11.32	–

Heat #1

Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.4	10.5
2	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	10.6	10.74
3	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	10.7	10.75
4	15	Ivan Hausen	👁 Image BRA	–	10.93
5	18	Ted Haggis	👁 Image CAN	–	10.97
6	61	Nuno Morais	👁 Image POR	–	11.32

Heat #2

Wind	<0.0 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.5	10.7
2	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.6	10.90
3	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	10.8	10.93
4	66	Georgie Lewis	👁 Image TTO	–	11.04
5	44	Béla Goldoványi	👁 Image HUN	–	11.11
6	45	Haukur Clausen	👁 Image ISL	–	11.18

Heat #3

Wind	1.5 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.4	10.6
2	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.5	10.64
3	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.6	10.77
4	32	René Valmy	👁 Image FRA	–	10.82
5	74	Mario Fayos	👁 Image URU	–	11.08
6	9	Isidoor Van De Wiele	👁 Image BEL	–	11.10

Heat #4

Wind	1.9 m/s

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.5	10.7
2	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.5	10.74
3	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.6	10.75
4	14	Haroldo da Silva	👁 Image BRA	–	11.04
5	1	Gerardo Bönnhoff	👁 Image ARG	–	11.09
6	48	Eric Prabhakar	👁 Image IND	–	11.26

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 1948 — 14:30
Format	Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (hand / automatic)	Time (hand)
=1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.6	10.5
=1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.6	10.4
3	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.62	10.5
4	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.63	10.5
5	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.71	10.6
6	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	10.74	–
7	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.81	10.7
8	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	10.82	–
9	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	10.98	–
10	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	11.01	–
11	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	11.05	–
12	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	11.15	–

Heat #1

Wind	1.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.5	10.6
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.5	10.63
3	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	10.7	10.81
4	4	John Bartram	👁 Image AUS	–	10.98
5	72	Juan López	👁 Image URU	–	11.05
6	5	Morris Curotta	👁 Image AUS	–	11.15

Heat #2

Wind	1.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	10.4	10.6
2	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.5	10.62
3	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	10.6	10.71
4	6	John Treloar	👁 Image AUS	–	10.74
5	25	Rafael Fortún	👁 Image CUB	–	10.82
6	34	Ken Jones	👁 Image GBR	–	11.01

Final Round

Date	31 July 1948 — 15:45
Wind	1.6 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Hand)	Time (Automatic)
1	69	Harrison Dillard	👁 Image USA	10.3	10.5
2	70	Barney Ewell	👁 Image USA	10.4	10.56
3	57	Lloyd LaBeach	👁 Image PAN	10.6	10.59
4	36	Alastair McCorquodale	👁 Image GBR	–	10.61
5	71	Mel Patton	👁 Image USA	–	10.67
6	35	McDonald Bailey	👁 Image GBR	–	10.81

URL: https://www.olympedia.org/results/58482

⇱ Olympedia – 100 metres, Men

100 metres, Men

Round One

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Heat #5

Heat #6

Heat #7

Heat #8

Heat #9

Heat #10

Heat #11

Heat #12

Quarter-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Heat #3

Heat #4

Semi-Finals

Heat #1

Heat #2

Final Round