Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
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The men's 100 metres event was part of the athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 15 and 16, 1920. The event was won by Charley Paddock of the United States. Great Britain won its first medal in the event, a bronze by Harry Edward.
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Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||||||||
Dates | August 15 (round 1 & quarterfinals) August 16 (semifinals & final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 60 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
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Sixty sprinters from 22 nations competed, while Estonia's sole athlete in the event, Reinhold Saulmann, was entered but did not start the 100 m.[1] No nation had more than 4 runners, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912.