Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 metres

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Men's 60 metres
at the Games of the III Olympiad
Finish of 60 m running event during 1904 Summer Olympics.jpg
Finish of 60 metres event
Venue Francis Field
DateAugust 29, 1904
Competitors12 from 3 nations
Winning time7.0 =OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Archie Hahn
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg William Hogenson
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Clyde Blair
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
  1900

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. The event was won by Archie Hahn of the United States, with William Hogenson second and Clyde Blair third as the host nation swept the medals. It was the first of three gold medals in the sprints won by Hahn in 1904. [1]

Background

This was the second and last time the event was held; it was held previously only in 1900. The 60 metres would become a staple of indoor athletics, while the outdoor athletics found in the Olympics would have 100 metres as its shortest sprint. None of the runners from 1900 returned. Favorites included 1903 AAU 100 metres champion Archie Hahn, 1904 AAU 100 metres champion Lawson Robertson, 1903 IC4A 100 metres champion Fay Moulton, and 1904 IC4A 100 metres runner-up Nathaniel Cartmell. American George Poage was the first black man to compete in athletics at the Olympics with his appearance in this event's semifinals; he would become the first black man to medal in athletics when he took bronze in both the 200 and 400 metres hurdles. [2]

Canada made its debut in the event. Hungary and the United States each competed for the second time, the only two nations to compete at both 60 metres events.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World recordnone
Olympic recordUS flag 45 stars.svg  Alvin Kraenzlein  (USA)7.0 Paris, France 15 July 1900

Clyde Blair, William Hogenson, and Archie Hahn repeated the Olympic record of 7.0 seconds.

Competition format

The competition consisted of three rounds: semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The top runner in each of the four semifinals advanced directly to the final. The second-place runner in each semifinal competed in the repechage. The top two men in the repechage also advanced to the final. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Monday, 29 August 1904Semifinals
Repechage
Final

Results

Semifinals

Top finisher in each heat advanced to the final, second place earned another chance in the repechage.

Semifinal 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Clyde Blair US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.0Q, =OR
2 Myer Prinstein US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownR
3–4 William Hunter US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
George Poage US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown

Semifinal 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 William Hogenson US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.0Q, =OR
2 Frank Castleman US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownR

Semifinal 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Archie Hahn US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2Q
2 Robert Kerr Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada UnknownR
3 Lawson Robertson US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
4 Béla Mező Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary Unknown

Semifinal 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Fay Moulton US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2Q
2 Nathaniel Cartmell US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownR

Repechage

Of the four runners in the repechage, the top two moved on to the final.

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Frank Castleman US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2Q
2 Myer Prinstein US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2Q
3–4 Nathaniel Cartmell US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
Robert Kerr Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada Unknown

Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Archie Hahn US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.0 =OR
Silver medal icon.svg William Hogenson US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Fay Moulton US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2
4 Clyde Blair US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2
5 Myer Prinstein US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
6 Frank Castleman US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown

Results summary

RankAthleteNationHeatsRepechageFinalNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Archie Hahn US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.2Bye7.0 =OR
Silver medal icon.svg William Hogenson US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.07.2 =OR
Bronze medal icon.svg Fay Moulton US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.27.2
4 Clyde Blair US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 7.07.2 =OR
5 Myer Prinstein US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown7.2Unknown
6 Frank Castleman US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown7.2Unknown
AC Nathaniel Cartmell US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownUnknownDid not advance
Robert Kerr Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada UnknownUnknown
William Hunter US flag 45 stars.svg  United States UnknownDid not advance
Béla Mező Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary Unknown
George Poage US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
Lawson Robertson US flag 45 stars.svg  United States Unknown
Will BlomeUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Fred HeckwolfUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
William MarshallUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Dodge PetersUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
George SmitUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Ollie SnedigarUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS
Charles TurnerUS flag 45 stars.svg  United States DNS

Sources

  1. "Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "60 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.