Men's 60 metres at the Games of the III Olympiad
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Finish of 60 metres event
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Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 29 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 12 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
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Archie Hahn | United States | ||
William Hogenson | United States | ||
Fay Moulton | United States |
The men's 60 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second and last time the event was held at the Olympics. 12 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on August 29, 1904.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
Clyde Blair, William Hogenson, and Archie Hahn repeated the Olympic record of 7.0 seconds.
Top finisher in each heat advanced to the final, second place earned another chance in the repechage.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Of the four runners in the repechage, the top two moved on to the final.