title: 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
text: # 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
  
  The men's 100 metres at the 1950 European Athletics Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium on 23 and 24 August 1950.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Étienne Bally France |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Franco Leccese Italy |
  | Bronze | Vladimir Sukharev Soviet Union |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  24 August Wind: 0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Étienne Bally | France | 10.7 |
  | | Franco Leccese | Italy | 10.7 |
  | | Vladimir Sukharev | Soviet Union | 10.7 |
  | 4 | Emil Kiszka | Poland | 10.7 |
  | 5 | Haukur Clausen | Iceland | 10.8 |
  | 6 | Petar Pecelj | Yugoslavia | 10.8 |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  24 August
  
  **Semi-final 1**
  
  Wind: -0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Franco Leccese | Italy | 10.7 | Q |
  | 2 | Emil Kiszka | Poland | 10.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Petar Pecelj | Yugoslavia | 11.0 | Q |
  | 4 | Nikolay Karakulov | Soviet Union | 11.1 | |
  | 5 | Knud Schibsbye | Denmark | 11.1 | |
  | 6 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | Iceland | 11.1 | |
  
  **Semi-final 2**
  
  Wind: 0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Étienne Bally | France | 10.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Vladimir Sukharev | Soviet Union | 10.7 | Q |
  | 3 | Haukur Clausen | Iceland | 11.0 | Q |
  | 4 | Alan Grieve | Great Britain | 11.0 | |
  | 5 | Gesualdo Penna | Italy | 11.0 | |
  | 6 | Hans Peter Pedersen | Norway | 11.2 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  23 August
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: 0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikolay Karakulov | Soviet Union | 11.1 | Q |
  | 2 | Hans Peter Pedersen | Norway | 11.2 | Q |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Petar Pecelj | Yugoslavia | 11.0 | Q |
  | 2 | Emil Kiszka | Poland | 11.1 | Q |
  | 3 | Tomas Paquete | Portugal | 11.1 | |
  | 4 | Hans Wehrli | Switzerland | 11.1 | |
  | 5 | Fred Hammer | Luxembourg | 11.2 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Franco Leccese | Italy | 10.6 | Q |
  | 2 | Alan Grieve | Great Britain | 10.8 | Q |
  | 3 | Henry Johansen | Norway | 11.0 | |
  | 4 | Christian Brac | France | 11.2 | |
  | 5 | Leif Christersson | Sweden | 11.2 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: -0.1 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Knud Schibsbye | Denmark | 11.1 | Q |
  | 2 | Gesualdo Penna | Italy | 11.2 | Q |
  | 3 | Austin Pinnington | Great Britain | 11.2 | |
  | 4 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | 11.3 | |
  | 5 | Hans Rydén | Sweden | 11.3 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  Wind: -1.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Étienne Bally | France | 10.9 | Q |
  | 2 | Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson | Iceland | 11.1 | Q |
  | 3 | Roland Vercruysse | Belgium | 11.1 | |
  | 4 | Michail Tsokalis | Greece | 11.4 | |
  | 5 | Willy Eichenberger | Switzerland | 11.6 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  Wind: -0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vladimir Sukharev | Soviet Union | 10.7 | Q |
  | 2 | Haukur Clausen | Iceland | 11.0 | Q |
  | 3 | Isidoor Vandewiele | Belgium | 11.1 | |
  | 4 | Jean-Petit Hammer | Luxembourg | 11.3 | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Belgium (2)
  * Denmark (1)
  * France (2)
  * Greece (1)
  * Iceland (2)
  * Italy (2)
  * Luxembourg (2)
  * Netherlands (1)
  * Norway (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Portugal (1)
  * Soviet Union (2)
  * Sweden (2)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Great Britain (2)
  * Yugoslavia (1)
  