Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres the bronze. For Fredericks and Boldon, this was the second event where they both medaled behind a world record setting run; Fredericks took silver and Boldon bronze in the 200 metre event where Michael Johnson ran 19.32 to complete his Olympic goal of winning gold in the 200m and 400m events. This marked the first time since 1976 that no American runner medaled in the 100 metres, with 1992 bronze medalist Dennis Mitchell placing fourth behind Boldon. Defending gold medalist Linford Christie of Great Britain advanced to the final but was disqualified after false starting twice. This was his last
Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. The final was won by American Lindy Remigino. The fastest two runners in each of the twelve heats advanced to the quarterfinal round. Heat one Heat two Heat three Heat four Heat five Heat six Heat seven Heat eight Heat nine Heat ten Heat eleven Heat twelve The fastest three runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round. Heat one Heat