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


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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
World Recordnone
Olympic Record7.0 Alvin KraenzleinParis July 15, 1900

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

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
17.0
2Unknown
3–4Unknown
3–4Unknown

Heat 2

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
17.0
2Unknown

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
17.2
2Unknown
3Unknown
4Unknown

Heat 4

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Unknown
2Unknown

Repechage

Of the four runners in the repechage, the top two moved on to the final.
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
17.2
27.2
3–4Unknown
3–4Unknown

Final

RankAthleteNationTime
7.0
7.2
7.2
47.2
5
6