Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
De Grasse, Bolt and Vicaut cross the finish line during the final of the Men's 100 metres
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates13 August 2016
(Preliminary round & heats)
14 August 2016
(semi-final & final)[1]
Competitors84 from 57 nations
Winning time9.81
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Usain Bolt  Jamaica
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Justin Gatlin  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andre De Grasse  Canada
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The men's 100 metres event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 13–14 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1] 84 athletes from 57 nations competed.[2]

Background[edit]

Billed as one of the most anticipated races in history, Usain Bolt of Jamaica entered as the world record holder, defending Olympic champion and the reigning world champion. He sought to become the first man to win three Olympic 100 m titles, en route to the "Triple-Triple"; 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. However, with recurring injury problems affecting his early season, he was ranked 4th in the year with 9.88 seconds, and only raced three 100 m finals before pulling out of the Jamaican Trials; he only qualified for the Olympics through a medical exemption. Meanwhile, his biggest rival was Justin Gatlin of the United States, the world leader for three consecutive years who had threatened Bolt's world titles in 2013 and more prominently in 2015. Despite also having injuries in the early season, the 34-year old Gatlin also went unbeaten in the season, going on to win the American Trials in a world-leading 9.80 seconds.

Trayvon Bromell, joint-bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championship and the world junior record holder, finished second to Gatlin at the American Trials with the second-fastest time of the year. Defending silver medallist and joint-second fastest man in history Yohan Blake, who won the Jamaican Trials in Bolt's absence, showed a strong return to form since his near career-ending injuries from 2013–2015.[3][4] Nickel Ashmeade and Marvin Bracy filled out the Jamaican and American rosters. Meanwhile, France's Jimmy Vicaut, co-European record holder, equaled the 9.86 record once again, and Akani Simbine was the last man under 9.9 seconds that year, with a South African record of 9.89. Other contenders included the other bronze medalist in the 2015 World Championship Andre De Grasse, 5th ranked Femi Ogunode who equaled his Asian record of 9.91, and the British trio of James Dasaolu, James Ellington, and Chijindu Ujah.

Macedonia and Palestine competed for the first time in the event. The United States made its 27th appearance in the event, the most of any country, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Summary[edit]

In the preliminary round, Hassan Saaid of the Maldives and Rodman Teltull of Palau were the fastest to progress, both managing under 10.6 seconds.[5] Siueni Filimone qualified but pulled a hamstring at the finish and was unable to compete in the next round.

Gatlin was the fastest in the heats at 10.01, with Bolt not too far behind at 10.07. Kemarley Brown, Zhenye Xie and Ben Youssef Meite were surprise heat winners, while Vicaut and Bracy amazingly only qualified on time. The most prominent casualties were Ogunode, Ellington, European champion Churandy Martina, sub-10 Canadian Aaron Brown, 2008 silver medalist Richard Thompson, and his teammate Keston Bledman.[6][7]

Vicaut made up for his sluggish heat by winning the first semifinal in 9.95. In the second semifinal, Bolt silenced doubters by casually jogging 9.86 to win; Bolt had done the same in 9.87 and 9.85 at the previous two Olympic games, proving that he was in excellent shape. Andre De Grasse finished second in 9.92, equaling his personal best and boosting his status as a medal contender by tenfold. De Grasse also appeared to be mimicking Bolt, glancing at the field every time Bolt did. Gatlin won the last semifinal in an easy 9.94, then immediately left the arena to begin preparing for the final.

In the final, Gatlin's introduction prompted negative reception from the crowd, while Bolt's introduction filled the stadium with cheers once again. At the gun, Gatlin got the best start, slightly ahead of Simbine and Bromell to his inside. Two lanes outside, Bolt was behind and stayed level with De Grasse and Meite. By the middle of the race, Gatlin had 2 metres on Bolt and it seemed as though the Jamaican would be defeated. However, Bolt quickly hit top speed and surged ahead, catching the American at 75 meters and pulling away at 80. Usain thumped his chest as he crossed the line in first, making history as the first man in history to win 3 consecutive Olympic golds in the 100m. Gatlin was forced to settle for the silver and was nearly caught by De Grasse, who pipped Blake and Simbine for the Bronze medal.

Usain Bolt's win broke 2 records; becoming the first person to win the 100 meter race 3 times and also to medal 3 times in the 100 meter race. Previously, only Carl Lewis had won two gold medals in the 100m, a feat which Bolt had matched at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. However, finishing several hundredths of a second later, Gatlin, also having a place on the podium, joined him in winning three 100m medals; one gold, one silver (for this race), and one bronze, which itself made Gatlin the first man in history to win each medal in the 100 meters.[8] Gatlin also became the holder of the record for the longest time between their first medal and last medal in the 100m, in terms of years. His first being his gold won at the 2004 Summer Olympics and his silver medal, 12 years later in this race.

Bolt's winning time of 9.81 seconds was his slowest at the Olympics, but a season's best and the second fastest of the year behind Gatlin. De Grasse' 9.91 was a new personal best, and Meite set a new national record of 9.96 for 6th. The final was significantly slower than London and slightly slower than Beijing, but was still one of the fastest in Olympic history. The race was strikingly similar to Beijing in 2008; the 2nd to 6th athletes finished very closely, with 2nd, 3rd and 4th being won in 9.89, 9.91 and 9.93 respectively, while 7th and 8th finished further behind the field and had a difference of 0.02 between them.

The following evening the medals were presented by Valeriy Borzov, IOC member, Ukraine, and Sebastian Coe, President of the IAAF.

Qualification[edit]

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 100 metres event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 10.16 seconds. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Only outdoor meets were eligible for the sprints and short hurdles, including the 100 metres. NOCs could also use their universality place—each NOC could enter one male athlete regardless of time if they had no male athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the 100 metres.[9][10]

Competition format[edit]

The event continued to use the preliminaries plus three main rounds format introduced in 2012. Athletes not meeting the qualification standard competed in the preliminaries; those who met the standard started in the first round.

The preliminary round consisted of 3 heats, each with 7 or 8 athletes. The top two runners in each heat advanced, along with the next two fastest runners overall. They joined the faster entrants in the first round of heats, which consisted of 8 heats of 8 or 9 athletes each. The top two runners in each heat, along with the next eight fastest runners overall, moved on to the semifinals. The 24 semifinalists competed in three heats of 8, with the top two in each semifinal and the next two overall advancing to the eight-man final.[2]

Records[edit]

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Olympic record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.63 London, United Kingdom 5 August 2012
Area
Time (s) Wind Athlete Nation
Africa (records) 9.85 +1.7 Olusoji Fasuba  Nigeria
Asia (records) 9.91 +1.8 Femi Ogunode  Qatar
9.91 +0.6
Europe (records) 9.86 +0.6 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal
9.86 +1.3 Jimmy Vicaut  France
9.86 +1.8
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
9.58 WR +0.9 Usain Bolt  Jamaica
Oceania (records) 9.93 +1.8 Patrick Johnson  Australia
South America (records) 10.00[A] +1.6 Robson da Silva  Brazil

The following national records were established during the competition:

Country Athlete Round Time (seconds) Notes
Ivory Coast  Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV) Semifinals 9.97 s
Ivory Coast  Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV) Final 9.96 s

Schedule[edit]

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 13 August 2016 09:30
12:00
Preliminaries
Round 1
Sunday, 14 August 2016 21:00
22:25
Semifinals
Final

Results[edit]

Preliminaries[edit]

The preliminary round featured athletes invited to compete who had not achieved the required qualifying standard. Athletes who had achieved the standard received a bye into the first round proper. Qualification rules: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to Round 1.

Preliminary heat 1[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Riste Pandev  Macedonia 0.145 10.72 Q, SB
2 8 Sudirman Hadi  Indonesia 0.136 10.77 Q
3 4 Mohammed Abukhousa  Palestine 0.176 10.82 q
4 5 Holder da Silva  Guinea-Bissau 0.165 10.97
5 6 Wilfried Bingangoye  Gabon 0.145 11.03
6 2 Mohamed Lamine Dansoko  Guinea 0.145 11.05
7 7 Abdul Wahab Zahiri  Afghanistan 0.170 11.56
8 3 Richson Simeon  Marshall Islands 0.136 11.81 SB
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Preliminary heat 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Hassan Saaid  Maldives 0.130 10.43 Q
2 6 Siueni Filimone  Tonga 0.155 10.76 Q, SB
3 7 Luke Bezzina  Malta 0.167 11.04
4 5 Masbah Ahmmed  Bangladesh 0.137 11.34
5 4 Isaac Silafau  American Samoa 0.141 11.51
6 8 John Ruuka  Kiribati 0.178 11.65
7 3 Hermenegildo Leite  Angola 0.145 11.65
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Preliminary heat 3[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Rodman Teltull  Palau 0.135 10.53 Q
2 6 Jin Wei Timothee Yap  Singapore 0.140 10.84 Q
3 3 Mohamed Fakhri Ismail  Brunei 0.163 10.92 q
4 4 Ishmail Kamara  Sierra Leone 0.146 10.95
5 5 Kitson Kapiriel  Federated States of Micronesia 0.159 11.42
6 2 Jidou El Moctar  Mauritania 0.157 11.44
7 8 Etimoni Timuani  Tuvalu 0.143 11.81
Wind: −0.3 m/s

Heats[edit]

Qualification rules: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Kemarley Brown  Bahrain 0.146 10.13 Q
2 5 Chijindu Ujah  Great Britain 0.150 10.13 Q
3 7 Marvin Bracy  United States 0.155 10.16 q
4 2 Seye Ogunlewe  Nigeria 0.139 10.26
5 1 Femi Ogunode  Qatar 0.170 10.28
6 8 Sean Safo-Antwi  Ghana 0.145 10.43
7 9 Reza Ghasemi  Iran 0.150 10.47
8 6 Adrian Griffith  Bahamas 0.143 10.53
9 4 Mohamed Fakhri Ismail  Brunei 0.151 10.95
Wind: −1.2 m/s

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.160 10.01 Q
2 7 Daniel Bailey  Antigua and Barbuda 0.153 10.20 Q
3 1 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago 0.112 10.23
4 5 Gerald Phiri  Zambia 0.146 10.27
5 9 Lucas Jakubczyk  Germany 0.166 10.29
6 6 Ogho-Oghene Egwero  Nigeria 0.151 10.37
7 3 Wilfried Koffi Hua  Ivory Coast 0.166 10.37
8 2 Rodman Teltull  Palau 0.133 10.64
9 4 Riste Pandev  Macedonia 0.163 10.71 SB
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Xie Zhenye  China 0.143 10.08 Q, PB
2 3 Nickel Ashmeade  Jamaica 0.132 10.13 Q
3 6 Hassan Taftian  Iran 0.150 10.17 q
4 2 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.151 10.18 q
5 4 Abdullah Abkar Mohammed  Saudi Arabia 0.154 10.26
6 7 Aziz Ouhadi  Morocco 0.158 10.34
7 9 Kemar Hyman  Cayman Islands 0.160 10.34
8 8 Darrell Wesh  Haiti 0.138 10.39
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Heat 4[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Andre De Grasse  Canada 0.148 10.04 Q
2 9 Asuka Cambridge  Japan 0.137 10.13 Q
3 2 Su Bingtian  China 0.146 10.17 q
4 1 Jimmy Vicaut  France 0.164 10.19 q
5 7 Churandy Martina  Netherlands 0.142 10.22
6 5 Emmanuel Matadi  Liberia 0.146 10.31
7 8 Julian Reus  Germany 0.135 10.34
8 6 Jamial Rolle  Bahamas 0.145 10.68
9 4 Sudirman Hadi  Indonesia 0.122 10.70
Wind: −0.5 m/s

Heat 5[edit]

Heat 5 finish
Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 0.145 10.03 Q
2 5 Trayvon Bromell  United States 0.165 10.13 Q
3 4 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.150 10.16 q
4 7 Cejhae Greene  Antigua and Barbuda 0.156 10.20 q
5 8 Keston Bledman  Trinidad and Tobago 0.150 10.20
6 1 Akeem Haynes  Canada 0.123 10.22
7 6 Gabriel Mvumvure  Zimbabwe 0.131 10.28
8 2 Hassan Saaid  Maldives 0.135 10.47
3 Siueni Filimone  Tonga DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 6[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.154 10.11 Q
2 8 Jak Ali Harvey  Turkey 0.159 10.14 Q
3 9 Barakat Alharthi  Oman 0.155 10.22
4 2 Mosito Lehata  Lesotho 0.151 10.25
5 6 James Ellington  Great Britain 0.145 10.29
6 3 Henricho Bruintjies  South Africa 0.107 10.33
7 5 Zhang Peimeng  China 0.121 10.36
8 7 Antoine Adams  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.149 10.39
Wind: −0.8 m/s

Heat 7[edit]

Heat 7 finish
Finished Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Etc.
1 6 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.156 10.07 Q
2 3 Andrew Fisher  Bahrain 0.134 10.12 Q
3 7 James Dasaolu  Great Britain 0.171 10.18 q
4 9 Yoshihide Kiryu  Japan 0.150 10.23
5 2 Shavez Hart  Bahamas 0.139 10.28 SB
6 5 Richard Thompson  Trinidad and Tobago 0.130 10.29
7 8 Jahvid Best  Saint Lucia 0.147 10.39
8 1 Jurgen Themen  Suriname 0.139 10.47
9 4 Jin Wei Timothee Yap  Singapore 0.149 10.79
Wind: −0.4 m/s

Heat 8[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Akani Simbine  South Africa 0.124 10.14 Q
2 1 Ryota Yamagata  Japan 0.111 10.20 Q
3 7 Aaron Brown  Canada 0.135 10.24
4 9 Ramon Gittens  Barbados 0.162 10.25
5 2 Solomon Bockarie  Netherlands 0.127 10.36
5 Vitor Hugo dos Santos  Brazil 0.157
7 6 Kim Kuk-young  South Korea 0.135 10.37
8 3 Brijesh Lawrence  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.163 10.55
9 8 Mohammed Abukhousa  Palestine 0.153 11.89
Wind: −1.3 m/s

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Jimmy Vicaut  France 0.131 9.95 Q
2 7 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 0.142 9.97 Q, NR
3 5 Akani Simbine  South Africa 0.144 9.98 q
4 9 Jak Ali Harvey  Turkey 0.148 10.03
5 4 Nickel Ashmeade  Jamaica 0.118 10.05
6 8 Marvin Bracy  United States 0.152 10.08
7 6 Xie Zhenye  China 0.134 10.11
8 2 Hassan Taftian  Iran 0.136 10.23
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Semifinal 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.143 9.86 Q, SB
2 5 Andre De Grasse  Canada 0.130 9.92 Q, PB
3 9 Trayvon Bromell  United States 0.128 10.01 q
4 7 Chijindu Ujah  Great Britain 0.160 10.01
5 8 Ryota Yamagata  Japan 0.109 10.05 PB
6 3 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.138 10.12
7 2 Cejhae Greene  Antigua and Barbuda 0.143 10.13
4 Andrew Fisher  Bahrain DQ R162.7
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Semifinal 3[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.151 9.94 Q
2 4 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.147 10.01 Q
3 9 Christophe Lemaitre  France 0.122 10.07 SB
4 3 Su Bingtian  China 0.140 10.08 SB
5 5 Kemarley Brown  Bahrain 0.152 10.13
6 2 James Dasaolu  Great Britain 0.145 10.16
7 7 Asuka Cambridge  Japan 0.135 10.17
8 Daniel Bailey  Antigua and Barbuda DNS
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Final[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.155 9.81 SB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.152 9.89
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Andre De Grasse  Canada 0.141 9.91 PB
4 9 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.145 9.93 SB
5 3 Akani Simbine  South Africa 0.128 9.94
6 8 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 0.156 9.96 NR
7 5 Jimmy Vicaut  France 0.140 10.04
8 2 Trayvon Bromell  United States 0.135 10.06
Wind: +0.2 m/s

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

Rio Replay: Men's 100m Final on YouTube