# Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 metres

The men's 60 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second and last time the event was held at the Olympics. 12 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on August 29, 1904. The event was won by Archie Hahn of the United States, with William Hogenson second and Clyde Blair third as the host nation swept the medals. It was the first of three gold medals in the sprints won by Hahn in 1904.

## Background

This was the second and last time the event was held; it was held previously only in 1900. The 60 metres would become a staple of indoor athletics, while the outdoor athletics found in the Olympics would have 100 metres as its shortest sprint. None of the runners from 1900 returned. Favorites included 1903 AAU 100 metres champion Archie Hahn, 1904 AAU 100 metres champion Lawson Robertson, 1903 IC4A 100 metres champion Fay Moulton, and 1904 IC4A 100 metres runner-up Nathaniel Cartmell. American George Poage was the first black man to compete in athletics at the Olympics with his appearance in this event's semifinals; he would become the first black man to medal in athletics when he took bronze in both the 200 and 400 metres hurdles.
Canada made its debut in the event. Hungary and the United States each competed for the second time, the only two nations to compete at both 60 metres events.

## Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World record | | none | | |
| Olympic record | Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) | 7.0 | Paris, France | 15 July 1900 |
Clyde Blair, William Hogenson, and Archie Hahn repeated the Olympic record of 7.0 seconds.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of three rounds: semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The top runner in each of the four semifinals advanced directly to the final. The second-place runner in each semifinal competed in the repechage. The top two men in the repechage also advanced to the final.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday, 29 August 1904 | | Semifinals Repechage Final |

## Results
### Semifinals

Top finisher in each heat advanced to the final, second place earned another chance in the repechage.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Clyde Blair | United States | 7.0 | Q, =OR |
| 2 | Myer Prinstein | United States | Unknown | R |
| 3–4 | William Hunter | United States | Unknown | |
| 3–4 | George Poage | United States | Unknown | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | William Hogenson | United States | 7.0 | Q, =OR |
| 2 | Frank Castleman | United States | Unknown | R |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Archie Hahn | United States | 7.2 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Kerr | Canada | Unknown | R |
| 3 | Lawson Robertson | United States | Unknown | |
| 4 | Béla Mező | Hungary | Unknown | |

#### Semifinal 4

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fay Moulton | United States | 7.2 | Q |
| 2 | Nathaniel Cartmell | United States | Unknown | R |

### Repechage

Of the four runners in the repechage, the top two moved on to the final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Frank Castleman | United States | 7.2 | Q |
| 2 | Myer Prinstein | United States | 7.2 | Q |
| 3–4 | Nathaniel Cartmell | United States | Unknown | |
| 3–4 | Robert Kerr | Canada | Unknown | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | Archie Hahn | United States | 7.0 | =OR |
| | William Hogenson | United States | 7.2 | |
| | Fay Moulton | United States | 7.2 | |
| 4 | Clyde Blair | United States | 7.2 | |
| 5 | Myer Prinstein | United States | Unknown | |
| 6 | Frank Castleman | United States | Unknown | |

## Results summary

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Heats | Repechage | Final | Notes |
| | Archie Hahn | United States | 7.2 | Bye | 7.0 | =OR |
| | William Hogenson | United States | 7.0 | Bye | 7.2 | =OR |
| | Fay Moulton | United States | 7.2 | Bye | 7.2 | |
| 4 | Clyde Blair | United States | 7.0 | Bye | 7.2 | =OR |
| 5 | Myer Prinstein | United States | Unknown | 7.2 | Unknown | |
| 6 | Frank Castleman | United States | Unknown | 7.2 | Unknown | |
| AC | Nathaniel Cartmell | United States | Unknown | Unknown | Did not advance | |
| AC | Robert Kerr | Canada | Unknown | Unknown | Did not advance | |
| AC | William Hunter | United States | Unknown | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| AC | Béla Mező | Hungary | Unknown | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| AC | George Poage | United States | Unknown | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| AC | Lawson Robertson | United States | Unknown | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | Will Blome | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | Fred Heckwolf | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | William Marshall | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | Dodge Peters | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | George Smit | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | Ollie Snedigar | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| — | Charles Turner | United States | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | |

## Sources

* ↑ "Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
* 1 2 "60 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
* Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 13 December 2006.