page_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
section_title: Semifinal 4
hierarchical_section_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres / Results / Semifinals / Semifinal 4
caption_attribution_description: Immediatly after the start of the men's 100 metre final at the 1912 Summer Olympics
context_page_description: The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 6 July 1912 and on 7 July 1912. Seventy runners from 22 nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. The event was won by Ralph Craig of the United States, as the Americans swept the medals for a second time.
context_section_description: This semifinal heat featured 9 false starts. Rau led for the first 70 metres before being caught by Craig, who "won by more than a metre."
caption: Immediately after the start of the final.
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