A Legendary 100-metre Sprint at the London 1948 Olympic Games | OMEGA

In 1948, the Olympic Games were held in London and all eyes were on the men's 100-metre event. 10.3 seconds after the starting gun was fired, OMEGA's photoelectric cells, which had their Olympic debut in London, stopped the clock. But who were the medallists? The Race Finish Recording slit photofinish camera revealed that Harrison Dillard had narrowly beaten fellow American Barney Ewell. As this archive film footage shows, even the runners weren't sure of the outcome immediately following the race. CONNECT WITH OMEGA ABOUT THE BRAND OMEGA is the world’s leading watch manufacturer in innovation and precision.