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1923
Track
Field
100 y
1
Charles Paddock
USA
9.6
+
2
Eugene Goodwillie
USA
9.7
2
Eric Liddell
GBR
9.7
4
Edwin Carr
AUS
9.8
4
Morris Kirksey
USA
9.8
4
Fortunato Catalon
PHI
9.8
4
George Dustan
RSA
9.8
A
4
Beaumont Stinnett
USA
9.8
4
Alfred Leconey
USA
9.8
4
Lester Erwin
USA
9.8
100 m
1
Charles Paddock
USA
10.4
2
Edwin Carr
AUS
10.6
2
Harry Broos
NED
10.6
4
Hubert Houben
GER
10.7
4
Luis Miquel
CHI
10.7
4
Paul Brochart
BEL
10.7
4
André Mourlon
FRA
10.7
8
Morris Kirksey
USA
10.8
8
Ferenc Gerö
HUN
10.8
8
Heinz Schmitz
GER
10.8
200 m
1
Charles Paddock
USA
21.0
2
Eugene Goodwillie
USA
21.3
*
3
Eric Liddell
GBR
21.5
*
3
Howard Kinsman
RSA
21.5
*
3
Norman Grehan
AUS
21.5
*
6
Eric Wilson
USA
21.6
*str
7
Morris Kirksey
USA
21.7
*
7
George Dustan
RSA
21.7
*A
7
Harry Evans
USA
21.7
*s
10
Edwin Carr
AUS
21.8
*e
400 m
1
Allen Woodring
USA
47.9
*
1
Paul Sweet
USA
47.9
*
3
J.Coard Taylor
USA
48.1
*e
4
Alan Helffrich
USA
48.3
*
4
Lawrence Betts
RSA
48.3
*A
6
Joseph Bier
USA
48.7
*
7
Commodore Cochran
USA
48.8
*
8
Hilding Hagen
USA
48.9
*
8
Cliff Stowers
USA
48.9
*
8
Towne Smith
USA
48.9
*
800 m
1
Ray Watson
USA
1.53.6
*
2
Alan Helffrich
USA
1.54.0
*
3
Lloyd Vallely
USA
1.54.5
*
4
Sven Lundgren
SWE
1.54.6
5
Cecil Griffiths
GBR
1.54.7
*
5
Otto Peltzer
GER
1.54.7
7
Henry Stallard
GBR
1.54.9
*
7
Rudolf Johansson
SWE
1.54.9
9
Adriaan Paulen
NED
1.55.1
10
Paul Martin
SUI
1.55.3
1500 m
1
Paavo Nurmi
FIN
3.53.0
*
2
Edvin Wide
SWE
3.54.2
*
3
Otto Peltzer
GER
3.59.4
4
Bertram Macdonald
GBR
4.01.2
5
Eric Hultin
SWE
4.01.7
6
René Wiriath
FRA
4.01.8
7
Disma Ferrario
ITA
4.02.3
8
Albert Larsen
DEN
4.03.2
9
Václav Vohralik
TCH
4.03.4
10
Angelo Davoli
ITA
4.04.0
1 Mile
1
Paavo Nurmi
FIN
4.10.4
2
Edvin Wide
SWE
4.13.1
3
Joseph Ray
USA
4.14.8
4
Edward Kirby
USA
4.17.8
5
Egil Krogh
USA
4.20.6
6
Charles Blewitt
GBR
4.21.6
6
Henry Stallard
GBR
4.21.6
6
Clifford Davis
RSA
4.21.6
9
Walter Porter
GBR
4.21.8
10
John Watters
USA
4.21.9
5000 m
1
Paavo Nurmi
FIN
14.39.9
2
Edvin Wide
SWE
14.44.1
3
Ville Ritola
FIN
15.02.8
4
Eric Backman
SWE
15.04.8
5
Lucien Duquesne
FRA
15.07.6
6
Nils Eklöf
SWE
15.08.0
7
Joseph Guillemot
FRA
15.14.0
8
Emil Bedarff
GER
15.14.2
9
Halland Britton
GBR
15.15.0
10
Eino Rastas
FIN
15.19.0
10000 m
1
Ville Ritola
FIN
31.38.0
e
2
Eino Rastas
FIN
31.42.7
3
Väinö Sipilä
FIN
31.45.3
4
Paavo Nurmi
FIN
31.51.0
5
Eric Backman
SWE
32.05.0
6
Eero Berg
FIN
32.19.9
7
Emil Bedarff
GER
32.26.8
8
Costante Lussana
ITA
32.30.0
9
Yrjö Jokela
FIN
32.33.3
10
Hannes Kolehmainen
FIN
32.41.6
Marathon (42.195 km.)
1
Axel Jensen
DEN
2.40.46
2
Ville Kyrönen
FIN
2.43.16
3
Masao Muraoka
JPN
2.43.47
4
Gabriel Ruotsalainen
FIN
2.43.53
5
Albert Michelson
USA
2.48.23
6
Gustave Lacolle
FRA
2.49.48
7
Akseli Karlsson
FIN
2.49.49
8
Vilho Hietakari
FIN
2.50.45
9
William Kennedy
USA
2.50.52
10
Paul Hempel
GER
2.52.22
110 m Hurdles
1
Charles Barges
USA
14.8
*
1
Karl Anderson
USA
14.8
*
3
Harry Wilson
NZL
15.0
*
3
Sydney Atkinson
RSA
15.0
*A
5
Heinrich Trossbach
GER
15.1
5
Lane Falk
USA
15.1
*
5
Ross Nichols
USA
15.1
*
5
Earl Frazier
USA
15.1
*
5
Jake Brickman
USA
15.1
*
10
Otto Anderson
USA
15.2
*
400 m Hurdles
1
Ivan Riley
USA
54.6
2
Bayes Norton
USA
54.7
e
3
Richard Oram
USA
54.8
e
4
Erik Wilén
FIN
55.3
5
Carl-Axel Christiernsson
SWE
55.9
e
6
René Resal
FRA
56.0
7
Merle Weaver
USA
56.3
*
7
Martti Jukola
FIN
56.3
9
Sten Pettersson
SWE
56.4
10
Elemer Somfay
HUN
56.7
3000 m Steeplechase
1
Ernesto Ambrosini
ITA
9.36.6
2
Elias Katz
FIN
9.40.9
3
Paul Bontemps
FRA
9.41.8
4
Nils Eklöf
SWE
9.46.6
5
Frederick Ward
GBR
9.56.0
6
Ferrucio Bruni
ITA
9.56.6
7
Georges Guillon
FRA
9.58.5
e
8
Albert Isola
FRA
9.59.2
9
Ville Ritola
FIN
10.01.7
e+
10
Einar Johansson
SWE
10.02.1