The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...

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, Japan. It was held on 14 October and 15 October 1964. 76 athletes from 49 nations entered, with 3 not starting in the first round. The first two rounds were held on 14 October, with the semifinals and the final on 15 October.

First round, heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Iijima Hideo		10.3 seconds
2	Bernard Laidebeur Bernard Laidebeur Bernard Laidebeur was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was born in Paris.He competed for France at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Paul Genevay, Claude Piquemal and Jocelyn Delecour in the men's 4 x 100...		10.5 seconds
3	Edvin Ozolin		10.5 seconds
4	Kenneth Lawrence Powell		10.7 seconds
5	Zbigniew Syka		10.7 seconds
6	Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa is a retired Malagasy athlete who specialized in the 100 metres.At the 1964 Summer Olympics he was knocked out in the heats in both 100 and 200 metres....		10.8 seconds
7	Sara Camara		11.3 seconds

First round, heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Trenton Jackson		10.5 seconds
2	Peter Radford Peter Radford Peter Frank Radford is a former British athlete, who competed at 100 & 200 metres , broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite being using a wheelchair by a serious kidney illness as a child.He took up competitive running at the age of 12, soon joining Birchfield Harriers, where he was...		10.6 seconds
3	B. El Maachi Bouchaib		10.6 seconds
4	Csaba Csutoras		10.7 seconds
5	Johan du Preez		10.7 seconds
6	Chung Ki Sun		11.0 seconds
7	Arnulfo Valles		11.1 seconds

Wind, -2.51 m/s

First round, heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Gaoussou Kone Gaoussou Koné Gaoussou Koné is a former sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire, who represented his native West African country at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1964, 1968 and 1972. He is best known for winning two gold medals at the 1965 All-Africa Games.-References:*...		10.5 seconds
2	Mel Pender		10.5 seconds
3	Michael Kofi Ahey		10.6 seconds
4	Franciscus Luitjes		10.6 seconds
5	Wilton Jackson		10.6 seconds
6	Lynn Davies Lynn Davies Lynn Davies CBE was a member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and captain of the British Olympic long jump team in 1964....		10.7 seconds
7	Gerardo di Tolla		10.9 seconds
8	Lee Ar Tu		11.2 seconds

First round, heat 4

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Marian Dudziak Marian Dudziak Marian Andrzej Dudziak was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was born in Wielichowo and represented the clubs Orkan Poznań and Olimpia Poznań. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak and...		10.6 seconds
2	Stanley Fabian Allotey		10.6 seconds
3	John Owiti		10.6 seconds
4	Carlos Lorenzo Mañueco		10.7 seconds
5	George Reginald Collie		10.9 seconds
6	Kamata Masaru		10.9 seconds
7	Chinh Ho Than		11.9 seconds
—	Nikolay Politiko

First round, heat 5

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Harry Jerome Harry Jerome Henry "Harry" Winston Jerome, was a Canadian track and field runner. He was the grandson of John Howard, a railway porter who represented Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics....		10.5 seconds
2	Claude Piquemal Claude Piquemal Claude Piquemal was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Paul Genevay, Bernard Laidebeur and Jocelyn Delecour.Piquemal and...		10.5 seconds
3	Lloyd Murad		10.8 seconds
4	James Odongo Oduka		10.9 seconds
5	Gusman Kosanov Gusman Kosanov Gusman Kosanov was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained in Kishinev and later in Alma-ata at the Armed Forces Sports Society....		10.9 seconds
6	Abdoulaye Ndiaye		11.0 seconds
7	Levy Psawkin		11.1 seconds

First round, heat 6

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Heinz Schumann		10.5 seconds
2	Dennis O. Johnson		10.6 seconds
3	William Joseph Earle		10.7 seconds
4	Serafino Antao		10.7 seconds
5	Huba Rozsnyai		10.8 seconds
6	Alfred Meakin Alfred Meakin Alfred Meakin is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan....		10.8 seconds
7	David Njitock		11.1 seconds
—	Akbar Babakhanlou		Did not start

First round, heat 7

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Wiesław Maniak		10.5 seconds
2	Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera Arquímedes Herrera is a retired track and field athlete from Venezuela, who competed in the sprint events. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Herrera claimed three medals at the 1963 Pan American Games in Brazil....		10.5 seconds
3	M. Jegathesan		10.6 seconds
4	Jose Fernandes da Rocha		11.0 seconds
5	Bassirou Doumya		11.0 seconds
6	F. J. Gutierrez Hernandez		11.0 seconds
7	Iftikhar Shah		11.4 seconds

First round, heat 8

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Bob Hayes Bob Hayes Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M University...		10.4 seconds
2	Tom Robinson		10.5 seconds
3	Robert William Lay		10.5 seconds
4	Ito Jiani		10.6 seconds
5	Rogelio Onofre		10.7 seconds
6	Khudher Zalada		11.1 seconds
—	David Ejoke		Did not start

First round, heat 9

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Fritz Obersiebrasse		10.4 seconds
2	Ivan Moreno		10.5 seconds
3	Pablo McNeil Pablo McNeil Pablo S. McNeil was a Jamaican sprint athlete and sprinting coach. He participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. McNeil reached the semifinal of the 100 metres in the 1964 Olympics, finishing sixth with a wind assisted run of 10.30 seconds...		10.5 seconds
4	Laszlo Mihalyfi		10.6 seconds
5	Gary Alfred Holdsworth		10.6 seconds
6	Max Barandun		10.7 seconds
7	Jeffery Itzen Smith		10.8 seconds
8	Wesley Johnson		Did not finish

First round, heat 10

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Enrique Figuerola Enrique Figuerola Enrique Figuerola Camue is a former sprinter from Cuba.His major international success was his threefold participation in the Olympic Games. He made his first appearance at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, were he finished fourth in the 100 metres final...		10.5 seconds
2	Lynsworth Headley		10.5 seconds
3	Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck Roger Bambuck was a French athlete, who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed for France in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City in the 100 metres and in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Gérard Fenouil, Jocelyn Delecour and Claude Piquemal...		10.6 seconds
4	Manfred Knickenberg		10.7 seconds
5	Leon Yombe		10.8 seconds
6	Alberto Torres Mota		10.9 seconds
7	Suthi Manyakass		10.9 seconds
8	Rogelio Rivas		11.1 seconds

Second round

The top four runners in each of the four second round heats advanced to the semifinals.

Second round, heat 1

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Harry Jerome		10.3 seconds
2	Trenton Jackson		10.4 seconds
3	Fritz Obersiebrasse		10.4 seconds
4	Gaoussou Kone		10.4 seconds
5	Dennis O. Johnson		10.5 seconds
6	Marian Dudziak		10.5 seconds
7	Bernard Laidebeur		10.5 seconds
8	William Joseph Earle		10.9 seconds

Wind, +1.90 m/s

Second round, heat 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Enrique Figuerola		10.3 seconds
2	Wiesław Maniak		10.3 seconds
3	Robert William Lay		10.4 seconds
4	Claude Piquemal		10.4 seconds
5	Edvin Ozolin		10.4 seconds
6	B. El Maachi Bouchaib		10.5 seconds
7	John Owiti		10.6 seconds

Second round, heat 3

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Tom Robinson		10.3 seconds
2	Mel Pender		10.4 seconds
3	Iijima Hideo		10.5 seconds
4	Pablo McNeil		10.5 seconds
5	M. Jegathesan		10.6seconds
6	Ivan Moreno		10.6 seconds
7	Stanley Fabian Allotey		10.7 seconds
8	Lloyd Murad		10.7 seconds

Second round, heat 4

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Bob Hayes		10.3 seconds
2	Arquimedes Herrera		10.4 seconds
3	Lynsworth Headley		10.4 seconds
4	Heinz Schumann		10.5 seconds
5	Peter Radford		10.5 seconds
6	Roger Bambuck		10.5 seconds
7	Michael Kofi Ahey		10.6 seconds

Semifinal 1

Excessive wind from behind the runners made this semifinal ineligible for world record breaking.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Bob Hayes		9.9 seconds
2	Wiesław Maniak		10.1 seconds
3	Tom Robinson		10.2 seconds
4	Heinz Schumann		10.3 seconds
5	Robert William Lay		10.3 seconds
6	Pablo McNeil		10.3 seconds
7	Arquimedes Herrera		10.4 seconds
8	Trenton Jackson		10.6 seconds

Wind, +5.28 m/s

Semifinal 2

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Harry Jerome		10.3 seconds
2	Gaoussou Kone		10.4 seconds
3	Enrique Figuerola		10.4 seconds
4	Mel Pender		10.4 seconds
5	Claude Piquemal		10.5 seconds
6	Lynsworth Headley		10.5 seconds
7	Iijima Hideo		10.6 seconds
8	Fritz Obersiebrasse		10.6 seconds

Final

Hayes tied the world record of 10.0 seconds. Figuerola and Jerome tied the old Olympic record time.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Bob Hayes		10.0 seconds EWR
2	Enrique Figuerola		10.2 seconds
3	Harry Jerome		10.2 seconds
4	Wiesław Maniak		10.4 seconds
5	Heinz Schumann		10.4 seconds
6	Gaoussou Kone		10.4 seconds
7	Mel Pender		10.4 seconds
8	Tom Robinson		10.5 seconds

Wind, +1.1 m/s