Final 15:00 time L 1. Charles Reidpath United States48.2s WR 3 2. Hanns Braun Germany48.3s 2 3. Edward Lindberg United States48.4s 5 4. Ted Meredith United States49.2s 1 5. Carroll Haff United States49.5s 4
Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000. 49 competitors from 16 nations. Semi-Finals Heats
World Record: Maxie Long, United States 47.8s New York, United States 29 September 1900 Olympic Record: Wyndham Halswelle, Great Britain 48.4s London, United Kingdom 22 July 1908
This track was 536.45 metres=1⁄3 mile in circumference.The Olympic record of 48.4 seconds, set at the previous Olympics,
fell in the final. Charles Reidpath broke the record with a 48.2 second performance. Reidpath's time was ratified by the IAAF
as the inaugural official world record. Hanns Braun also broke the old Olympic record and Edward Lindberg tied it, en route to
silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Semi-Finals - Friday, 12th July 1912 16:15 5 Semis with 29 athletes. Winners advanced to Final .
Semi 1 time 1. Charles Reidpath United States48.7s Q 2. Clarence Edmundson United StatesUnknown 3. George Nicol Great BritainUnknown 4. Frigyes Wiesner HungaryUnknown 5. Charles Poulenard FranceUnknown -. John Dahlin SwedenDNS
Semi 2 time 1. Edward Lindberg United States48.9s Q 2. Eric Lindholm Sweden50.2s 3. Charles Lelong FranceUnknown -. Jacques Person GermanyDNF -. Cyril Seedhouse Great BritainDNF -. Joseph Wells Great BritainDNF
Semi 3 time 1. Ted Meredith United States48.8s Q 2. Mel Sheppard United States48.9s 3. George Patching South Africa50.5s 4. Knut Stenborg Sweden50.5s 5. Jacob Pedersen NorwayUnknown 6. Ernest Henley Great BritainUnknown
Semi 4 time 1. Carroll Haff United States49.7s Q 2. Emilio Lunghi ItalyUnknown 3. Ervin Szerelemhegyi HungaryUnknown -. Ernest Haley Great BritainDNF -. James Rosenberger United StatesDNF -. Yahiko Mishima JapanDNS
Semi 5 time 1. Hanns Braun Germany49.2s Q 2. Ira Davenport United StatesUnknown 3. James Soutter Great BritainUnknown 4. Paul Zerling SwedenUnknown -. Donnell Young United StatesDSQ
Heats - Friday, 12 July 1912 11:00 15 Heats with 49 athletes. Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals .
Heat 1 time 1. James Rosenberger United States50.6s Q 2. Charles Poulenard France50.7s Q 3. Wladyslaw Ponurski AustriaUnknown -. Claude Ross AustralasiaDNF
Heat 2 time 1. Ernest Haley Great Britain1:06.6 Q 2. Mel Sheppard United States1:06.6 Q
Heat 3 time 1. Hanns Braun Germany50.6s Q 2. Ted Meredith United StatesUnknown Q 3. Armando Cortesão PortugalUnknown
Heat 4 time 1. Paul Zerling Sweden55.4s Q 2. Yahiko Mishima Japan55.5s Q
Heat 5 time 1. Charles Lelong France50.2s Q 2. Donnell Young United States50.4s Q 3. István Déván HungaryUnknown 4. Gustav Möller SwedenUnknown
Heat 6 time 1. Knut Stenborg Sweden1:01.6 Q
Heat 7 time 1. Carroll Haff United States50.4s Q 2. Emilio Lunghi Italy50.5s Q 3. Max Herrmann GermanyUnknown
Heat 8 time 1. Frigyes Wiesner Hungary50.8s Q 2. John Dahlin Sweden51.0s Q 3. Georges Malfait FranceUnknown
Heat 9 time 1. Eric Lindholm Sweden51.4s Q 2. Jacob Pedersen Norway51.6s Q 3. Heinrich Burkowitz Germany51.7s 4. Václav Labík BohrmiaUnknown
Heat 10 time 1. Edward Lindberg United States50.6s Q 2. James Soutter Great BritainUnknown Q 3. Franco Giongo ItalyUnknown
Heat 11 time 1. Clarence Edmundson United States50.2s Q 2. Ernest Henley Great BritainUnknown Q 3. Mel Brock CanadaUnknown 4. Pyotr Gayevsky RussiaUnknown
Heat 12 time 1. George Nicol Great Britain50.0s Q 2. Ira Davenport United StatesUnknown Q 3. Thomas Gallon CanadaUnknown 4. Erich Lehmann GermanyUnknown 5. Georges Rolot FranceUnknown 6. Bodor Ödön HungaryUnknown
Heat 13 time 1. Jacques Person Germany55.4s Q 2. Joseph Wells Great Britain1:01.2s Q
Heat 14 time 1. Cyril Seedhouse Great Britain51.5s Q 2. Ervin Szerelemhegyi HungaryUnknown Q -. Alexander Pedersen Norway51.9s DSQ
Heat 15 time 1. George Patching South Africa51.1s Q 2. Charles Reidpath United States51.2s Q 3. Heinrich Wenseler GermanyUnknown 4. Alan Patterson Great BritainUnknown 5. Robert Schurrer FranceUnknown
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