Jenö Pál Koppán (16 May 1878 in Budapest – 31 August 1951 in Budapest) was a Hungarian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris .
5-455: He participated in the 60 metres competition , in the 100 metres competition , and in the 400 metres competition . In all three events he was eliminated in the first round. In the triple jump competition he finished between seventh and 13th place and in the standing triple jump competition he finished between fifth and tenth place. In both events the exact results are unknown. This biographical article relating to Hungarian athletics
10-410: A final. The top two runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final. Minahan was about half a yard behind Kraenzlein, with Pritchard a yard behind him. Tewksbury beat Rowley by a foot. The 60 metres final was a close race, with the two top Americans being separated by four inches and Rowley half a yard behind. It was each of the runners' second time running the 60 in less than an hour, as
15-496: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics %E2%80%93 Men%27s 60 metres The men's 60 metres was the shortest of the track races at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris , which was the first time the event was held. It was held on 15 July 1900. 10 athletes from 6 nations competed. Five preliminary heats were scheduled, though only two were actually held. The top two athletes from each of
20-509: The entrants. Australia, France, Hungary, India, Sweden, and the United States competed in the debut of the event. World bests were not recognized until 1966. As this was a new event, there was no standing Olympic record: Alvin Kraenzlein set the initial record with 7.0 seconds in the first semifinal, then equalled it in the final. The competition consisted of two rounds: semifinals and
25-581: The heats advanced to the final, resulting in a final race that featured three United States runners and an Australian . Hurdle specialist Alvin Kraenzlein of the United States won the event, with his countryman Walter Tewksbury in second and Australian Stan Rowley earning bronze. This was the first time the event was held; it would be held again only in 1904 before being discontinued. 110 metres hurdles champion Alvin Kraenzlein , 200 metres and 400 metres hurdles champion Walter Tewksbury , and 100 metres and 200 metres bronze medalist Stan Rowley were among
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