2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

Events at the
2007 World Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
 

The 100 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on August 25 and August 26.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Tyson Gay
United States (USA)
Silver Derrick Atkins
Bahamas (BAH)
Bronze Asafa Powell
Jamaica (JAM)

Records

World Record  Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.77 Athens, Greece 14 June 2005
Gateshead, England 11 June 2006
Zurich, Switzerland 18 August 2006
Championship Record  Maurice Greene (USA) 9.80 Seville, Spain 22 August 1999

Results

KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

First 3 of each Heat qualifies (Q) plus the 8 fastest non-direct qualifiers (q) reached the Quarterfinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 1  Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) 10.14 Q, SB
2 8  Tyson Gay (USA) 10.19 Q
3 6  Sherwin Vries (RSA) 10.30 Q
4 9  Kim Collins (SKN) 10.34 q
5 2  José Carlos Moreira (BRA) 10.46
6 7  Muammed Patoniah (INA) 10.92 PB
7 4  Tyrone Omar (NMI) 11.00
8 5  Iowane Dovumatua (FIJ) 11.09
9 3  Tim Natua (KIR) 11.51 PB

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 3  Brendan Christian (ATG) 10.16 Q, SB
2 6  Craig Pickering (GBR) 10.24 Q
3 5  Derrick Atkins (BAH) 10.25 Q
4 9  Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 10.27 q
5 2  Sandro Viana (BRA) 10.46
6 4  Darren Gilford (MLT) 10.92
7 1  Keiron Rogers (AIA) 11.05
8 8  Reginaldo Micha Ndong (GEQ) 11.59 SB
9 7  Tika Ram Tharu (NEP) 11.83 PB

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.13 Q
2 6  Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.21 Q
3 2  Simone Collio (ITA) 10.22 Q
4 5  Gibrilla Pato Bangura (SLE) 10.50
5 8  Béranger Bosse (CAF) 10.59
6 9  JJ Capelle (NRU) 11.02 PB
7 7  Hin Fong Pao (MAC) 11.21 PB
3  Francis Obikwelu (POR) DQ

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 2  Richard Thompson (TRI) 10.29 Q
2 3  Anson Henry (CAN) 10.31 Q
3 9  Ángel David Rodríguez (ESP) 10.37 Q
4 4  Idrissa Sanou (BUR) 10.61
5 8  Franklin Nazareno (ECU) 10.73
6 6  Chris Walasi (SOL) 11.07 SB
7 7  Sloane Sanitoa (ASA) 12.64 PB
8 5  Mark Jelks (USA) 13.64 SB

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 2  Henry Vizcaíno (CUB) 10.21 Q
2 6  Clement Campbell (JAM) 10.31 Q
3 5  Vicente de Lima (BRA) 10.34 Q
4 9  J-Mee Samuels (USA) 10.39 q
5 8  Wilfried Bingangoye (GAB) 10.53
6 7  Yahya Hassan I. Habeeb (KSA) 10.65
7 4  Aisea Tohi (TGA) 11.10 PB
8 3  Muhammad Haziq Haji Awang (BRU) 11.22 PB

Heat 6

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Keston Bledman (TRI) 10.29 Q
2 3  Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.34 Q
3 7  Martial Mbandjock (FRA) 10.36 Q
4 1  Florin Suciu (ROM) 10.38 q
5 2  Holder da Silva (GBS) 10.68
6 9  Ruslan Abbasov (AZE) 10.72
7 5  Boris Savic (MNE) 10.88
8 8  Moussa Camara (GUI) 11.49 PB
9 6  Odingo Gordon (MSR) 11.58 SB

Heat 7

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 1  Nesta Carter (JAM) 10.17 Q
2 3  Naoki Tsukahara (JPN) 10.20 Q, PB
3 2  Patrick Johnson (AUS) 10.25 Q
4 6  Rosario La Mastra (ITA) 10.27 q, PB
5 4  Sébastien Gattuso (MON) 10.55 NR
6 9  Jurgen Themen (SUR) 10.96 PB
7 7  Jack Howard (FSM) 11.03 SB
8 8  Dayne O'Hara (NFK) 11.86 PB
5  Samuel Francis (QAT) DNF

Heat 8

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 6  Churandy Martina (ANT) 10.16 Q
2 7  Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) 10.21 Q
3 5  Marc Burns (TRI) 10.22 Q
4 4  Josh Ross (AUS) 10.34 q
5 2  Dariusz Kuć (POL) 10.42 q
6 8  Jan Žumer (SLO) 10.45 q
7 3  Mounir Mahadi (CHA) 11.24
8 9  Waleed Anwari (AFG) 11.75 SB

Quarterfinals

First 4 of each Heat directly qualified (Q) for the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 7  Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.01 Q
2 8  Derrick Atkins (BAH) 10.02 Q
3 6  Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.13 Q, NR
4 4  Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) 10.16 Q
5 2  Rosario La Mastra (ITA) 10.32
6 3  Dariusz Kuć (POL) 10.37
7 9  Martial Mbandjock (FRA) 10.39
8 5  Richard Thompson (TRI) 10.44

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Tyson Gay (USA) 10.06 Q
2 7  Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.13 Q
3 9  Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 10.24 Q
4 5  Clement Campbell (JAM) 10.28 Q
5 8  Simone Collio (ITA) 10.31
6 6  Keston Bledman (TRI) 10.33
7 3  Ángel David Rodríguez (ESP) 10.39
8 2  Jan Žumer (SLO) 10.44

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Churandy Martina (ANT) 10.10 Q
2 7  Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) 10.17 Q, SB
3 5  Anson Henry (CAN) 10.20 Q, SB
4 6  Nesta Carter (JAM) 10.23 Q
5 9  J-Mee Samuels (USA) 10.29
6 8  Patrick Johnson (AUS) 10.29
7 2  Sherwin Vries (RSA) 10.36
8 3  Florin Suciu (ROM) 10.41

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Craig Pickering (GBR) 10.21 Q
2 9  Marc Burns (TRI) 10.21 Q
3 5  Brendan Christian (ATG) 10.26 Q
4 3  Kim Collins (SKN) 10.30 Q
5 7  Naoki Tsukahara (JPN) 10.31
6 2  Vicente de Lima (BRA) 10.38
7 6  Henry Vizcaíno (CUB) 10.40
8 8  Josh Ross (AUS) 10.42

Semifinals

First 4 of each Heat directly qualified (Q) for the Final.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 6  Derrick Atkins (BAH) 10.04 Q
2 4  Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.08 Q
3 9  Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.17 Q
4 5  Marc Burns (TRI) 10.21 Q
5 2  Kim Collins (SKN) 10.21 SB
6 7  Craig Pickering (GBR) 10.29
7 8  Brendan Christian (ATG) 10.29
8 3  Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) 10.36

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Time (sec) Notes
1 4  Tyson Gay (USA) 10.00 Q
2 7  Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.12 Q
3 6  Churandy Martina (ANT) 10.15 Q
4 9  Olusoji A. Fasuba (NGR) 10.18 Q
5 5  Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) 10.19
6 2  Anson Henry (CAN) 10.20 SB
7 3  Nesta Carter (JAM) 10.28
8 8  Clement Campbell (JAM) 10.28

Final

Rank Athlete Time Notes
 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.85
 Derrick Atkins (BAH) 9.91 NR
 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.96
4  Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 10.07 SB
5  Churandy Martina (AHO) 10.08
6  Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.14
7  Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.23
8  Marc Burns (TRI) 10.29

References