The men's 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games

1972 Summer Olympics

The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....

took place between August 31 and September 1.

Heats

The top three runners in each of the nine heats and the next fastest four, advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller....		10.45
2	Amadou Meité Amadou Meité Amadou Meité is a former sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire, who represented his native West African country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1978 All-Africa Games.-References:*...		10.51
3	Hans-Jürgen Bombach Hans-Jürgen Bombach Hans-Jürgen Bombach is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented East Germany and competed for the club SC Dynamo Berlin....		10.66
4	Rudy Reid		10.74
5	Dan Amuke		10.76
6	Byambajavyn Enkhbaatar		10.93
7	Samphon Mao		10.95
8	Luis Alers		11.09

Heat two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Valeriy Borzov		10.47
2	Mike Sands		10.67
3	Luděk Bohman		10.72
4	Gerhard Wucherer Gerhard Wucherer Gerhard Wucherer is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz and Klaus Ehl.-References:...		10.82
5	Tadeusz Cuch Tadeusz Cuch Tadeusz Cuch was a Polish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was born in Stary Bazanów and represented the club Legia Warszawa...		10.89
6	Yeo Kian Chye		10.92
7	Alphonse Yanghat		10.95
8	Andrew Sartee		11.09

Heat three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...		10.09
2	Sandy Osei-Agyemang		10.24
3	Les Piggot		10.47
4	John Mwebi		10.49
5	Luís da Silva Luis Da Silva Luis Fernando "Trikz" Da Silva, Jr. is an American basketball player and actor. Luis, who has been referred to as "The World's Best Ball Handler" gained notoriety after headlining the 2001 Nike Freestyle ad campaign and been the face of Steve & Barry's Starbury clothing line tour.-Life and...		10.61
6	Kevin Johnson		10.61
7	Mansour Al-Juaid		10.61

Heat four *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Jaroslav Matoušek		10.37
2	Brian Green		10.41
3	Kouakou Komenan		10.50
4	Walter Callander		10.78
5	George Calhern		10.90
6	Farhan Navab		11.02
7	Angel Guerreros		11.12

Heat five

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970...		10.38
2	Kola Abdulai		10.57
3	Stanisław Wagner		10.62
4	Juraj Demeč		10.66
5	Félix Mata		10.73
6	Bjarni Stefánsson		10.99
7	Younis Abdallah Rabee		11.20

Heat six

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Rey Robinson		10.56
2	Philippe Clerc		10.58
3	Sammy Monsels		10.61
4	George Daniels		10.65
5	André Bicaba		10.71
6	Motsapi Moorosi		10.74
7	William Dralu		10.92

Heat seven

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...		10.50
2	Don Halliday		10.58
3	Erik Gustafsson		10.68
4	Guillermo González		10.73
5	Norman Chihota		10.79
6	Egzi Gebre-Gebre		10.89
7	Pierre-Richard Gaetjens		11.50

Heat eight *

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Barka Sy		10.30
2	Bernd Borth		10.48
3	Audun Garshol		10.49
4	Su Wen-Ho		10.59
5	Gana Abba Kimet		10.89
6	Raimo Vilén		11.00
7	Lionel Caero		11.19

Heat nine

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Alain Sarteur		10.42
2	Saleh Alah-Djaba		10.65
3	Charlie Francis Charlie Francis Charles Merrick "Charlie" Francis was a sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs, and sprinters Angella Issajenko, Mark McKoy, and Desai Williams...		10.68
4	Andrés Calonge		10.73
5	Laurie D'Arcy		10.77
6	Larmeck Mukonde		11.16

Heat ten

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Vasilios Papageorgopoulos		10.24
2	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....		10.29
3	Michael Fray		10.47
4	Antti Rajamäki		10.52
5	Ainsley Armstrong		10.56
6	Jorge Vizcarrondo		10.79
7	Zain-ud-Din bin Abdul Wahab		10.80

Heat eleven

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Eddie Hart		10.47
2	Dominique Chauvelot		10.66
3	Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Paderborn, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz and Gerhard...		10.67
4	Benedict Majekodunmi		10.70
5	Gaston Malam		10.88
6	Sunil Gunawardene		11.00
7	Tukal Mokalam		11.02

Heat twelve

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Robert Taylor Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor was a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the father of NFL player Bobby Taylor....		10.32
2	Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Schleswig, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer and...		10.36
3	Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz is a Polish sprinter who participated in world athletics for Poland in the late 1960s and 1970s. He competed in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres....		10.36
4	Vladimir Atamas		10.51
5	Axel Nepraunik		10.61
6	André Byrame Andre Byrame Andre Byrame is a French athlete who specialises in the 100 meters.Byrame competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.- references :...		10.64
7	Moustafa Matola		11.31

Quarterfinals

The top three runners in each of the four heats and the next fastest one, advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one

Hart failed to appear due to a scheduling error.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Schleswig, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer and...		10.25
2	Jaroslav Matoušek		10.35
3	Bernd Borth		10.44
4	Philippe Clerc		10.45
5	Ainsley Armstrong		10.47
6	Mike Sands		10.50
7	Audun Garshol		10.55
-	Eddie Hart		DNS

Heat two

Robinson failed to appear due to a scheduling error.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	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....		10.47
2	Brian Green		10.58
3	Kouakou Komenan		10.60
4	Stanisław Wagner		10.61
5	Sandy Osei-Agyemang		10.66
6	Erik Gustafsson		10.78
7	Su Wen-Ho		10.82
-	Rey Robinson		DNS

Heat three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Valeriy Borzov		10.07 ER
2	Robert Taylor Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor was a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the father of NFL player Bobby Taylor....		10.16
3	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...		10.18
4	Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz is a Polish sprinter who participated in world athletics for Poland in the late 1960s and 1970s. He competed in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres....		10.40
5	Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Paderborn, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jobst Hirscht, Karlheinz Klotz and Gerhard...		10.44
6	Les Piggot		10.53
7	Dominique Chauvelot		10.54
8	Hans-Jürgen Bombach Hans-Jürgen Bombach Hans-Jürgen Bombach is a former sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented East Germany and competed for the club SC Dynamo Berlin....		10.64

Heat four

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970...		10.32
2	Barka Sy		10.36
3	Michael Fray		10.36
4	Kola Abdulai		10.51
5	Antti Rajamäki		10.61
6	Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...		10.64
7	Saleh Alah-Djaba		11.31
8	Charlie Francis Charlie Francis Charles Merrick "Charlie" Francis was a sprint coach most noteworthy for being the trainer of sprinter Ben Johnson, the first competitor to be stripped of an Olympic gold medal for using banned drugs, and sprinters Angella Issajenko, Mark McKoy, and Desai Williams...		11.31

Heat five

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller....		10.33
2	Alain Sarteur		10.40
3	Vasilios Papageorgopoulos		10.45
4	Amadou Meité Amadou Meité Amadou Meité is a former sprinter from Côte d'Ivoire, who represented his native West African country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 100 metres at the 1978 All-Africa Games.-References:*...		10.52
5	Luděk Bohman		10.52
6	Don Halliday		10.60
7	Sammy Monsels		10.64
8	Vladimir Atamas		10.83

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Papageorgopoulos was forced to scratch after he pulled a groin muscle in the quarter-finals.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Valeriy Borzov		10.21
2	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...		10.36
3	Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Schleswig, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer and...		10.36
4	Michael Fray		10.48
5	Alain Sarteur		10.51
6	Kouakou Komenan		10.57
7	Bernd Borth		10.60
-	Vasilios Papageorgopoulos		DNS

Heat two

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
1	Robert Taylor Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor was a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the father of NFL player Bobby Taylor....		10.30
2	Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller....		10.31
3	Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970...		10.35
4	Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz is a Polish sprinter who participated in world athletics for Poland in the late 1960s and 1970s. He competed in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres....		10.42
5	Barka Sy		10.42
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....		10.46
7	Jaroslav Matoušek		10.40
8	Brian Green		10.40

Final

Wind

Wind

Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...

 = 0.3m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time
	Valeriy Borzov		10.14
	Robert Taylor Robert Taylor (athlete) Robert Taylor was a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is the father of NFL player Bobby Taylor....		10.24
	Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller....		10.33
4	Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Kornelyuk Aleksandr Olegovich Kornelyuk was a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He trained at Dynamo in Moscow.Kornelyuk began athletics in 1963 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1970...		10.36
5	Michael Fray		10.40
6	Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Born in Schleswig, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Karlheinz Klotz, Gerhard Wucherer and...		10.40
7	Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz Zenon Nowosz is a Polish sprinter who participated in world athletics for Poland in the late 1960s and 1970s. He competed in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres....		10.46
-	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...		DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish
* Wind assisted