Winners of each Semi advanced to Final. 2nd and 3rd places had an adddional chance in Repechage. In the 6-man Repechage, only the winner advanced to the Final.
Semi 1
time
1. Arthur Duffey
United States
11.0s
Q
2. Stan Rowley
Australia
11.2s
R
3. Charles Burroughs
United States
Unknown
R
4. Dixon Boardman
United States
Unknown
Duffey dropped almost half a second from his preliminary heat time to beat Rowley by five feet. Burroughs again defeated Boardman, eliminating Boardman from competition while remaining in contention in the repechage.
Semi 2
time
1. Walter Tewksbury
United States
10.8s
Q,=WR
2. Clark Leiblee
United States
10.9s
R
3. Frederick Moloney
United States
Unknown
R
-. Kurt Doerry
Germany
DNF
Tewksbury equalled the world record, the second runner to accomplish that
at the Paris Games, with Leiblee six inches behind him. There is some question
as to whether Dörry started the race, but he did not finish it.
Semi 3
time
1. Frank Jarvis
United States
11.2s
Q
2. Thaddeus McClain
United States
11.3s
R
3. Norman Pritchard
India
Unknown
R
4. Edmund Minahan
United States
Unknown
Jarvis won by a yard, McClain and Pritchard were relegated to the repechage,
and Minahan was eliminated.
Repechage
time
1. Stan Rowley
Australia
11.0s
Q
2. Norman Pritchard
India
11.0s
3. Clark Leiblee
United States
Unknown
4-6. Charles Burroughs
United States
Unknown
4-6. Thaddeus McClain
United States
Unknown
4-6. Frederick Moloney
United States
Unknown
-. Frank Jarvis
United States
11.0s
The repechage was a very close race, with Rowley defeating Pritchard by two inches. Rowley advanced to the final while Pritchard and the four Americans were eliminated.
World Record 10.8s (unofficial)
Luther Cary, United States
Paris (FRA) July 4, 1891
Cecil Lee, United States
Brussels (BEL) September 25, 1892
Étienne De Re, Belgium
Brussels (BEL) August 4, 1893
L. Atcherley, United States
Frankfurt/Main (GER April 13, 1895
Harry Beaton, United States
Rotterdam (NED) August 28, 1895
Harald Anderson-Arbin, Sweden
Helsingborg (SWE) August 9, 1896
Isaac Westergren, Sweden
Gävle (SWE) September 11, 1898
Isaac Westergren, Sweden
Gävle (SWE) September 10, 1899
Olympic Record: 11.8s Thomas Burke, Unitrd States Athens, Greece April 6, 1896 NS
Arthur Duffey in the first heat of the first round and Walter Tewksbury in the second heat of the first round set new Olympic records with 11.4 seconds. In the third heat of the first round Frank Jarvis equalled the unofficial world record with 10.8 seconds. In the second semifinal Tewksbury also equalled the world record with 10.8 seconds.Competition format[edit]The competition consisted of four rounds: heats, semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The top two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinals. Those 12 men were divided into 3 semifinals of 4 runners each. The 1st-place runner in each semifinal advanced directly to the final, the 2nd and 3rd place runners went to the repechage, and the 4th place finisher was eliminated.
Duffey was a metre ahead of Moloney at the finish.
Heat 2
time
1. Walter Tewksbury
United States
11.4s
Q, =OR
2. Thaddeus McClain
United States
11.4s
Q
3. Koppán Pál
Hungary
Unknown
Tewksbury won this heat by six inches.
Heat 3
time
1. Frank Jarvis
United States
10.8s
Q, =WR
2. Stan Rowley
Australia
10.9s
Q
3. Umberto Colombo
Italy
Unknown
4. Julius Keyl
Germany
Unknown
The fastest of the preliminary heats featured two of the eventual medallists;
Jarvis won by a metre and equalled the world record.
Heat 4
time
1. Clark Leiblee
United States
11.4s
Q
2. Kurt Doerry
Germany
11.5s
Q
3. Johannes Gandil
Denmark
Unknown
Leiblee won this heat by half a yard.
Heat 5
time
1. Norman Pritchard
India
11.4s
Q
2. Edmund Minahan
United States
11.5s
Q
3. Ernő Schubert
Hungary
Unknown
4. Isaac Westergren
Sweden
Unknown
The fifth heat was the only one that was not won by an American runner;
Pritchard beat Minahan by half a yard.
Heat 6
time
1. Charles Burroughs
United States
11.4s
Q
2. Dixon Boardman
United States
11.5s
Q
3. Henry Slack
United States
Unknown
In an all-American heat, Burroughs defeated Boardman by about a metre, with Slack in third to become the only American runner to be eliminated in the first round.
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