60 metres, Men
| Date | 15 July 1900 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Croix Catelan, Bois de Boulogne, Paris |
| Participants | 10 from 6 countries |
The 60 metre dash was the second victory for the amazing American sprinter/hurdler, Al Kraenzlein. It was also one of the more closely contested events, as all heats and the final were good races.
Al Kraenzlein was a student at Penn and graduated from there in 1901 with a dental degree, although he never practiced dentistry. He later became a well-known track coach. He won eight IC4A championships in 1898-1900, and was the outstanding track & field athlete of those years.
Finishing in fourth was Edmund Minahan, who was only 17-years-old in 1900, one of the youngest American track & field Olympians ever. In addition, Minahan later became one of two American track & field Olympians to play major league baseball – Jim Thorpe being the other. In 1907, Minahan pitched in two games for the Cincinnati Reds, losing both.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Al Kraenzlein |  USA | 7.0 (1 h1) | 7.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Walter Tewksbury | USA | 7.2 (1 h2) | close behind (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Stan Rowley |  AUS | at 1 foot (2 h2) | at 1 foot (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Edmund Minahan | USA | at ½ yard (2 h1) | – (4) | |||
| 3 h1 r1/2 | – | Norman Pritchard |  IND | at 1 yard (3 h1) | – | |||
| 3 h2 r1/2 | – | Bill Holland | USA | – (3 h2) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | – | Adolphe Klingelhoefer |  FRA | – (AC h1) | – | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | – | Isaac Westergren |  SWE | – (AC h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | – | Pál Koppán |  HUN | – (AC h2) | – | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | – | Ernő Schubert | HUN | – (AC h2) | – |
Round One (15 July 1900 — 14:00)
Top two in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One (14:00)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Al Kraenzlein | USA | 7.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Edmund Minahan | USA | at ½ yard | |||
| 3 | – | Norman Pritchard | IND | at 1 yard | |||
| – | Adolphe Klingelhoefer | FRA | – | ||||
| – | Isaac Westergren | SWE | – |
Heat Two (14:00)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Walter Tewksbury | USA | 7.2 | |||
| 2 | – | Stan Rowley | AUS | at 1 foot | |||
| 3 | – | Bill Holland | USA | – | |||
| – | Pál Koppán | HUN | – | ||||
| – | Ernő Schubert | HUN | – |
Final (15 July 1900 — 14:45)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Al Kraenzlein | USA | 7.0 | |||
| 2 | – | Walter Tewksbury | USA | close behind | |||
| 3 | – | Stan Rowley | AUS | at 1 foot | |||
| 4 | – | Edmund Minahan | USA | – |