Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Venue |
Wembley Stadium London, England |
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| Dates | 30 July 1948 (heats, quarterfinals) 31 July 1948 (semifinals, final) |
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| Competitors | 63 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10.3 seconds | ||||||||||||
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Harrison Dillard |
 United States
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Barney Ewell |
United States
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Lloyd LaBeach |
 Panama
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The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England, we held at Wembley Stadium on 30 and 31 July. The final was won by American Harrison Dillard, in a photo finish. This was the first time a photo finish camera was used at an Olympic Games.
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the second round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Heat 7
Heat 8
Heat 9
Heat 10
Heat 11
Heat 12
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record; DNF = Did not finish; DQ = Disqualified
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record
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