Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 60 metres
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The men's 60 metres was the shortest of the track races at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 15 July 1900. 10 athletes from 6 nations competed. Five preliminary heats were scheduled, though only two were actually held. The top two athletes from each of the heats advanced to the final, resulting in a final race that featured three United States runners and an Australian.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Alvin Kraenzlein United States | John Tewksbury United States |
Stanley Rowley |
Results
First round
First round, heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States
| 7.0 seconds
|
| 2 | Edmund Minahan | United States
| Unknown
|
| 3 | Norman Pritchard |
India | Unknown |
| 4-5 | Adolphe Klingelhoefer |
France | Unknown
|
| Isaac Westergren |  Sweden
| Unknown |
Minahan was about a foot and a half behind Kraenzlein, with Pritchard a foot and a half behind him.
First round, heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Tewksbury | United States
| 7.2 seconds
|
| 2 | Stanley Rowley |
Australia | Unknown
|
| 3 | William Holland | United States
| Unknown
|
| 4-5 | Pál Koppán |  Hungary
| Unknown
|
| Ernö Schubert | Hungary
| Unknown |
Rowley was only about a foot behind Tewksbury.
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein | United States
| 7.0 seconds
|
| 2 | John Tewksbury | United States
| 7.1 seconds (est.)
|
| 3 | Stanley Rowley |
Australia | 7.2 seconds (est.)
|
| 4 | Edmund Minahan | United States
| 7.2 seconds (est.) |
The 60 metres final was a close race, with the two top Americans being separated by only inches and Rowley less than half a metre behind. It was each of the runners' second time running the 60 in less than an hour, as the final was held almost immediately after the preliminary heats.
Sources
- [International Olympic Committee].
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [].
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