ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd hiː ɹˈæn hˈæf ɐ sˈɛkənd fˈæstɚ, ɹˈʌnɪŋ twˈɛnti wˈʌn.ˈeɪt tə kˈʌm sˈɛkənd tə ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl əlˈɪmpɪk tʃˈæmpiən mˈɛl pˈæʔn̩, bˌʌt hiː wʌz fˈaɪnəli nˈɑːkt ˈaʊt baɪ kˈʌmɪŋ fˈɪfθ ɪnðə sˈɛkənd sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəl.
In the second round he ran half a second faster, running 21.8 to come second to the eventual Olympic champion Mel Patton, but he was finally knocked out by coming fifth in the second semi-final.