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Host City: Berlin, Germany
Location: Olympiastadion
Date Started: August 2, 1936
Date Finished: August 2, 1936
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Jesse Owens |
| Silver: | Ralph Metcalfe |
| Bronze: | Tinus Osendarp |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennart Strandberg | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 10.5 | QU |
| 2 | Tinus Osendarp | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 10.6 | QU |
| 3 | Frank Wykoff | 26 | United States | USA | 10.6 | QU |
| 4 | Gerd Hornberger | 26 | Germany | GER | 10,7 | |
| 5 | Gyula Gyenes | 25 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 6 | Cyril Holmes | 21 | Great Britain | GBR |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Owens | 22 | United States | USA | 10.2w | QU |
| 2 | Paul Hänni | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | 10.6w | QU |
| 3 | József Sír | 24 | Hungary | HUN | 10.7w | QU |
| 4 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | 27 | Japan | JPN | 10.8w | |
| 5 | Eric Grimbeek | 27 | South Africa | RSA | 10.9w | |
| 6 | Lennart Lindgren | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 11.0w |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralph Metcalfe | 26 | United States | USA | 10.5 | QU |
| 2 | Alan Pennington | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | 10.6 | QU |
| 3 | Wil van Beveren | 24 | Netherlands | NED | 10.7 | QU |
| 4 | Marthinus Theunissen | 25 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 | Bruce Humber | 22 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 | Kichizo Sasaki | 24 | Japan | JPN |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | T(H) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erich Borchmeyer | 31 | Germany | GER | 10,62 | 10.5 | QU |
| 2 | Arthur Sweeney | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | 10,75 | 10.6 | QU |
| 3 | Howie McPhee | 20 | Canada | CAN | 10,76 | 10.6 | QU |
| 4 | Monta Suzuki | 23 | Japan | JPN | 10,84 | ||
| 5 | Chris Berger | 25 | Netherlands | NED | 11,02 | ||
| 6 | Pat Dannaher | 23 | South Africa | RSA |