1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres

Men's 100 metres
at the 1950 European Athletics Championships
VenueHeysel Stadium
LocationBrussels
Dates
  • 23 August (heats)
  • 24 August (semifinals & final)
Competitors26 from 16 nations
Winning time10.7
Medalists
gold medal    France
silver medal    Italy
bronze medal    Soviet Union
← 1946
1954 →

The men's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 24 August 1950.[1]

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

Results

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Heats

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23 August

Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Nikolay Karakulov  Soviet Union 11.1 Q
2 Hans Peter Pedersen  Norway 11.2 Q
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Petar Pecelj  Yugoslavia 11.0 Q
2 Emil Kiszka  Poland 11.1 Q
3 Tomas Paquete  Portugal 11.1
4 Hans Wehrli   Switzerland 11.1
5 Fred Hammer  Luxembourg 11.2
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Franco Leccese  Italy 10.6 Q
2 Alan Grieve  Great Britain 10.8 Q
3 Henry Johansen  Norway 11.0
4 Christian Brac  France 11.2
5 Leif Christersson  Sweden 11.2
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Knud Schibsbye  Denmark 11.1 Q
2 Gesualdo Penna  Italy 11.2 Q
3 Austin Pinnington  Great Britain 11.2
4 Jan Lammers  Netherlands 11.3
5 Hans Rydén  Sweden 11.3
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Étienne Bally  France 10.9 Q
2 Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson  Iceland 11.1 Q
3 Roland Vercruysse  Belgium 11.1
4 Michail Tsokalis  Greece 11.4
5 Willy Eichenberger   Switzerland 11.6
Wind: -1.3 m/s

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Vladimir Sukharev  Soviet Union 10.7 Q
2 Haukur Clausen  Iceland 11.0 Q
3 Isidoor Vandewiele  Belgium 11.1
4 Jean-Petit Hammer  Luxembourg 11.3
Wind: -0.4 m/s

Semi-finals

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24 August

Semi-final 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Franco Leccese  Italy 10.7 Q
2 Emil Kiszka  Poland 10.8 Q
3 Petar Pecelj  Yugoslavia 11.0 Q
4 Nikolay Karakulov  Soviet Union 11.1
5 Knud Schibsbye  Denmark 11.1
6 Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson  Iceland 11.1
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Semi-final 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Étienne Bally  France 10.6 Q
2 Vladimir Sukharev  Soviet Union 10.7 Q
3 Haukur Clausen  Iceland 11.0 Q
4 Alan Grieve  Great Britain 11.0
5 Gesualdo Penna  Italy 11.0
6 Hans Peter Pedersen  Norway 11.2
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Final

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24 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Étienne Bally  France 10.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Franco Leccese  Italy 10.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vladimir Sukharev  Soviet Union 10.7
4 Emil Kiszka  Poland 10.7
5 Haukur Clausen  Iceland 10.8
6 Petar Pecelj  Yugoslavia 10.8
Wind: +0.7 m/s

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 372–377, retrieved 13 August 2014