Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres These are the official results of the men's 100 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 81 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats (three qualified plus two fastest losers). The gold medal was won by Great Britain's Linford Christie, who had originally won the bronze medal in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres in 1988 but was elevated to silver following the disqualification of gold medalist Ben Johnson for using performance-enhancing drugs. Silver went to Namibia's
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres was a sprinting event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, 1900. 20 athletes from nine nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. Arthur Duffey in the first heat of the first round and Walter Tewksbury in the second heat of the first round set new Olympic records with 11.4 seconds. In the third heat of the first round Frank Jarvis equalled the unofficial world