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.
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.