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2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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The men's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.[1][2]

VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates22 August (preliminary round & heats)
23 August (semifinal & final)
Competitors69 from 51 nations
Winningtime9.77
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Men's 100 metres
at the 2015 World Championships
100 m final moment
VenueBeijing National Stadium
Dates22 August (preliminary round & heats)
23 August (semifinal & final)
Competitors69 from 51 nations
Winning time9.77
Medalists
gold medal Usain Bolt   Jamaica
silver medal Justin Gatlin   United States
bronze medal Trayvon Bromell   United States
bronze medal Andre De Grasse   Canada
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For only the second time in the World Athletics Championships, the winning margin in the men's 100 metres was 0.01 seconds. The first time this happened was in 2003.

Summary

Justin Gatlin had the world leading time in 2015. Gatlin ran 9.83 s in the heats and 9.77 s in the semi-final. Reigning champion Usain Bolt ran times of 9.96 s in both rounds. Jimmy Vicaut and Su Bingtian qualified for the final with tied fastest loser times of 9.986 s, so there were 9 competitors in the final.

In the final, Bolt finished one hundredth of a second ahead of Gatlin in a time of 9.79 s.[3] There was a tie for third place, with Andre De Grasse and Trayvon Bromell both finishing in 9.911 s, and two bronze medals were awarded.[4]

At 39 years, 139 days old, Kim Collins became the oldest ever competitor for the men's 100 m.[5]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[6]

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Championship record
World Leading  Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.74 Doha, Qatar 15 May 2015
African Record  Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 9.85 Doha, Qatar 12 May 2006
Asian Record  Femi Ogunode (QAT) 9.91 Wuhan, China 4 June 2015
North, Central American and Caribbean record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
South American Record  Robson da Silva (BRA) 10.00A Mexico City, Mexico 22 July 1988
European Record  Francis Obikwelu (POR) 9.86 Athens, Greece 22 August 2004
 Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) Saint-Denis, France 4 July 2015
Oceanian record  Patrick Johnson (AUS) 9.93 Mito, Japan 5 May 2003

Qualification standards

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Entry standards[7]
10.16
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Schedule

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Date Time Round
22 August 201512:40Preliminary round
22 August 201519:20Heats
23 August 201519:10Semifinals
23 August 201521:15Final
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All times are local times (UTC+8)

Results

Preliminary round

Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[8]

Wind:

Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s

More information Rank, Heat ...
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Barakat Al-Harthi Oman10.31Q
21Banuve Tabakaucoro Fiji10.50Q
33Jeffrey Vanan Suriname10.55Q
41Hassan Saaid Maldives10.56Q
53Holder da Silva Guinea-Bissau10.58Q, SB
62Rodman Teltull Palau10.71Q, NR
71Mohamed Fakhri Ismail Brunei10.73Q
83Yendountien Tiebekabe Togo10.76Q
91Mark Anderson Belize10.84q
103Yaspi Boby Indonesia10.85q
113Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf Chad10.92q, PB
122Riste Pandev Macedonia10.94Q
131João de Barros São Tomé and Príncipe11.07
141La Shondra David Mosa'ati Tonga11.08PB
153Rossene Mpingo DR Congo11.10PB
161Mohamed Lamine Dansoko Guinea11.11PB
173Masbah Ahmmed Bangladesh11.13SB
182Womel Brandy Mento Vanuatu11.17PB
192Grégory Bradai French Polynesia11.29PB
203Jidou El Moctar Mauritania11.30PB
211Leong Wang Kuong Macau11.31SB
223Claytus Taqimama Solomon Islands11.58PB
232Etimoni Timuani Tuvalu11.72PB
241Dagiero Dagiero Nauru11.81PB
252Kimwaua Makin Kiribati11.98SB
262Tashi Dendup Bhutan12.15NR
2Béranger-Aymard Bossé Central African RepublicDQ
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Heats

Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[9]

Wind:

Heat 1: −0.1 m/s, Heat 2: −1.4 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s, Heat 5: +0.3 m/s, Heat 6: +2.1 m/s, Heat 7: −0.2 m/s

More information Rank, Heat ...
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
16Justin Gatlin United States9.83wQ
24Trayvon Bromell United States9.91Q
35Jimmy Vicaut France9.92Q
41Asafa Powell Jamaica9.95Q
57Usain Bolt Jamaica9.96Q
67Mike Rodgers United States9.97Q
75Andre De Grasse Canada9.99Q
83Femi Ogunode Qatar9.99Q
93Ramon Gittens Barbados10.02Q, PB
101Su Bingtian China10.03Q
116Aaron Brown Canada10.03wQ
125Jak Ali Harvey Turkey10.04Q
134Chijindu Ujah Great Britain & N.I.10.05Q
143Ben Youssef Meïté Ivory Coast10.05Q, =NR
157Churandy Martina Netherlands10.06Q, SB
166Henricho Bruintjies South Africa10.07wQ
171Akani Simbine South Africa10.09Q
186Hassan Taftian Iran10.10wq
192Tyson Gay United States10.11Q
203Richard Kilty Great Britain & N.I.10.12q
217Levi Cadogan Barbados10.12q
223Zhang Peimeng China10.13SB
235James Dasaolu Great Britain & N.I.10.13
244Julian Reus Germany10.14Q
251Kei Takase Japan10.15
266Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis10.16w
272Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica10.19Q
287Yancarlos Martínez Dominican Republic10.19
291Justyn Warner Canada10.20
306Aziz Ouhadi Morocco10.22w
314Antoine Adams Saint Kitts and Nevis10.23
322Christophe Lemaitre France10.24Q
334Barakat Al-Harthi Oman10.24SB
347Reza Ghasemi Iran10.25
355Hua Wilfried Koffi Ivory Coast10.29
366Yazaldes Nascimento Portugal10.29w
372Sven Knipphals Germany10.31
382Kemar Hyman Cayman Islands10.32
395Brijesh Lawrence Saint Kitts and Nevis10.40
401Jacques Riparelli Italy10.41
415Banuve Tabakaucoro Fiji10.41
427Hassan Saaid Maldives10.42NR
431Kim Kuk-young South Korea10.48
443Jeffrey Vanan Suriname10.57
451Yaspi Boby Indonesia10.65
462Holder da Silva Guinea-Bissau10.68
472Rodman Teltull Palau10.72
487Mohamed Fakhri Ismail Brunei10.72
493Yendountien Tiebekabe Togo10.74
503Keston Bledman Trinidad and Tobago10.75
514Mark Anderson Belize10.87
526Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf Chad10.92w
535Riste Pandev Macedonia11.31
2Anaso Jobodwana South AfricaDQR 162.7
4Mosito Lehata LesothoDNS
4Rondel Sorrillo Trinidad and TobagoDNS
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Semifinals

Qualification: Best 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.[10]

Wind:

Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: −0.4 m/s

More information Rank, Heat ...
RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
12Justin Gatlin United States9.77Q
22Mike Rodgers United States9.86Q, SB
31Usain Bolt Jamaica9.96Q
31Andre De Grasse Canada9.96Q
33Tyson Gay United States9.96Q
63Asafa Powell Jamaica9.97Q
73Jimmy Vicaut France9.99q
71Trayvon Bromell United States9.99q
71Su Bingtian China9.99q, =NR
102Femi Ogunode Qatar10.00
112Akani Simbine South Africa10.02
123Ramon Gittens Barbados10.04
132Chijindu Ujah Great Britain & N.I.10.05
142Nickel Ashmeade Jamaica10.06
151Jak Ali Harvey Turkey10.08
163Churandy Martina Netherlands10.09
172Aaron Brown Canada10.15
183Ben Youssef Meïté Ivory Coast10.17
192Levi Cadogan Barbados10.19
201Christophe Lemaitre France10.20
203Hassan Taftian Iran10.20
203Richard Kilty Great Britain & N.I.10.20
231Henricho Bruintjies South Africa10.21
241Julian Reus Germany10.28
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Final

The final was started at 21:15.[11]

Wind: −0.5 m/s

More information Rank, Lane ...
RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)5Usain Bolt Jamaica9.79SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s)7Justin Gatlin United States9.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3Trayvon Bromell United States9.92
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)9Andre De Grasse Canada9.92PB
54Mike Rodgers United States9.94
66Tyson Gay United States10.00
78Asafa Powell Jamaica10.00
81Jimmy Vicaut France10.00
92Su Bingtian China10.06
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