Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
| Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
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Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Dates | October 13 (heats, quarterfinals) October 14, 1968 (semifinals, final) |
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| Competitors | 65 from 42 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9.95 seconds | ||||||||||||
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Jim Hines |
 United States
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Lennox Miller |
 Jamaica
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Charlie Greene |
United States
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The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place at Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 13 and 14. The final was won by American Jim Hines.
Key: EWR = Equalled world record
The top three runners in each of the nine heats and the next fastest five, advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Heat one *
Heat two
Heat three
Heat four
Heat five
Heat six *
Heat seven
Heat eight
Heat nine
The top four runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.
Heat one
Heat two
Heat three *
Heat four
The top four runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.
Heat one
Heat two
Key: WR = World record; EWR = Equalled world record; DNF = Did not finish; * Wind assisted
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