Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland |
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| Dates | 20 July 1952 (heats, quarterfinals) 21 July 1952 (semifinals, final) |
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| Competitors | 72 from 34 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 10.4 seconds | ||||||||||||
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Lindy Remigino |
 United States
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Herb McKenley |
 Jamaica
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McDonald Bailey |
 Great Britain
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The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. The final was won by American Lindy Remigino.
The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Heat five
Heat six
Heat seven
Heat eight
Heat nine
Heat ten
Heat eleven
Heat twelve
The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
Key: DQ = Disqualified
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