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]
23 August (semifinal & final)
| Men's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships | |||||||||||||
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100 m final moment | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 22 August (preliminary round & heats) 23 August (semifinal & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 69 from 51 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9.77 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Official Video
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 | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading | 9.74 | Doha, Qatar | 15 May 2015 | |
| African Record | 9.85 | Doha, Qatar | 12 May 2006 | |
| Asian Record | 9.91 | Wuhan, China | 4 June 2015 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | |
| South American Record | 10.00A | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 July 1988 | |
| European Record | 9.86 | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 | |
| Saint-Denis, France | 4 July 2015 | |||
| Oceanian record | 9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[7] |
|---|
| 10.16 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2015 | 12:40 | Preliminary round |
| 22 August 2015 | 19:20 | Heats |
| 23 August 2015 | 19:10 | Semifinals |
| 23 August 2015 | 21:15 | Final |
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
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
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
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | 9.77 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Rodgers | 9.86 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 1 | Usain Bolt | 9.96 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Andre De Grasse | 9.96 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Tyson Gay | 9.96 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | Asafa Powell | 9.97 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | 9.99 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.99 | q | |
| 7 | 1 | Su Bingtian | 9.99 | q, =NR | |
| 10 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | 10.00 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Akani Simbine | 10.02 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Ramon Gittens | 10.04 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Chijindu Ujah | 10.05 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Nickel Ashmeade | 10.06 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Jak Ali Harvey | 10.08 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Churandy Martina | 10.09 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Aaron Brown | 10.15 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Ben Youssef Meïté | 10.17 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Levi Cadogan | 10.19 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | 10.20 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Hassan Taftian | 10.20 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Richard Kilty | 10.20 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Henricho Bruintjies | 10.21 | ||
| 24 | 1 | Julian Reus | 10.28 |
Final
The final was started at 21:15.[11]
Wind: −0.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Usain Bolt | 9.79 | SB | ||
| 7 | Justin Gatlin | 9.80 | |||
| 3 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.92 | |||
| 9 | Andre De Grasse | 9.92 | PB | ||
| 5 | 4 | Mike Rodgers | 9.94 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tyson Gay | 10.00 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Asafa Powell | 10.00 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jimmy Vicaut | 10.00 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Su Bingtian | 10.06 |