2007 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres
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The 100 metres
at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
was held at the Nagai Stadium
on August 25 and August 26.
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007...
was held at the Nagai Stadium
Nagai Stadium
is an athletic stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000.-History:...
on August 25 and August 26.
Medalists
Gold | Tyson Gay Tyson Gay Tyson Gay is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters. His personal bests establish him as the second fastest athlete in the 100 meters and the fifth fastest athlete in the history of the 200 meters, with times of 9.69 and... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA) |
Silver | Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins Derrick Atkins is a Bahamian sprinter. Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record, with a time of 9.91 seconds... Bahamas (BAH) |
Bronze | Asafa Powell Asafa Powell Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of... Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... (JAM) |
Records
World Record | 9.77 | Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... |
14 June 2005 | |
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11 June 2006 | |||
Zurich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
18 August 2006 | |||
Championship Record | 9.80 | Seville Seville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... |
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 Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 10.14 | Q, SB | |
2 | 8 | 10.19 | Q | |
3 | 6 | 10.30 | Q | |
4 | 9 | 10.34 | q | |
5 | 2 | 10.46 | ||
6 | 7 | 10.92 | PB | |
7 | 4 | 11.00 | ||
8 | 5 | 11.09 | ||
9 | 3 | 11.51 | PB |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | 10.16 | Q, SB | |
2 | 6 | 10.24 | Q | |
3 | 5 | 10.25 | Q | |
4 | 9 | 10.27 | q | |
5 | 2 | 10.46 | ||
6 | 4 | 10.92 | ||
7 | 1 | 11.05 | ||
8 | 8 | 11.59 | SB | |
9 | 7 | 11.83 | PB |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.13 | Q | |
2 | 6 | 10.21 | Q | |
3 | 2 | 10.22 | Q | |
4 | 5 | 10.50 | ||
5 | 8 | 10.59 | ||
6 | 9 | 11.02 | PB | |
7 | 7 | 11.21 | PB | |
3 | DQ |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 10.29 | Q | |
2 | 3 | 10.31 | Q | |
3 | 9 | 10.37 | Q | |
4 | 4 | 10.61 | ||
5 | 8 | 10.73 | ||
6 | 6 | 11.07 | SB | |
7 | 7 | 12.64 | PB | |
8 | 5 | 13.64 | SB |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 10.21 | Q | |
2 | 6 | 10.31 | Q | |
3 | 5 | 10.34 | Q | |
4 | 9 | 10.39 | q | |
5 | 8 | 10.53 | ||
6 | 7 | 10.65 | ||
7 | 4 | 11.10 | PB | |
8 | 3 | 11.22 | PB |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.29 | Q | |
2 | 3 | 10.34 | Q | |
3 | 7 | 10.36 | Q | |
4 | 1 | 10.38 | q | |
5 | 2 | 10.68 | ||
6 | 9 | 10.72 | ||
7 | 5 | 10.88 | ||
8 | 8 | 11.49 | PB | |
9 | 6 | 11.58 | SB |
Heat 7
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 10.17 | Q | |
2 | 3 | 10.20 | Q, PB | |
3 | 2 | 10.25 | Q | |
4 | 6 | 10.27 | q, PB | |
5 | 4 | 10.55 | NR | |
6 | 9 | 10.96 | PB | |
7 | 7 | 11.03 | SB | |
8 | 8 | 11.86 | PB | |
5 | DNF |
Heat 8
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 10.16 | Q | |
2 | 7 | 10.21 | Q | |
3 | 5 | 10.22 | Q | |
4 | 4 | 10.34 | q | |
5 | 2 | 10.42 | q | |
6 | 8 | 10.45 | q | |
7 | 3 | 11.24 | ||
8 | 9 | 11.75 | SB |
Quarterfinals
First 4 of each Heat directly qualified (Q) for the Semifinals.Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 10.01 | Q | |
2 | 8 | 10.02 | Q | |
3 | 6 | 10.13 | Q, NR | |
4 | 4 | 10.16 | Q | |
5 | 2 | 10.32 | ||
6 | 3 | 10.37 | ||
7 | 9 | 10.39 | ||
8 | 5 | 10.44 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.06 | Q | |
2 | 7 | 10.13 | Q | |
3 | 9 | 10.24 | Q | |
4 | 5 | 10.28 | Q | |
5 | 8 | 10.31 | ||
6 | 6 | 10.33 | ||
7 | 3 | 10.39 | ||
8 | 2 | 10.44 |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.10 | Q | |
2 | 7 | 10.17 | Q, SB | |
3 | 5 | 10.20 | Q, SB | |
4 | 6 | 10.23 | Q | |
5 | 9 | 10.29 | ||
6 | 8 | 10.29 | ||
7 | 2 | 10.36 | ||
8 | 3 | 10.41 |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.21 | Q | |
2 | 9 | 10.21 | Q | |
3 | 5 | 10.26 | Q | |
4 | 3 | 10.30 | Q | |
5 | 7 | 10.31 | ||
6 | 2 | 10.38 | ||
7 | 6 | 10.40 | ||
8 | 8 | 10.42 |
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 10.04 | Q | |
2 | 4 | 10.08 | Q | |
3 | 9 | 10.17 | Q | |
4 | 5 | 10.21 | Q | |
5 | 2 | 10.21 | SB | |
6 | 7 | 10.29 | ||
7 | 8 | 10.29 | ||
8 | 3 | 10.36 |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Athlete | Time (sec Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 10.00 | Q | |
2 | 7 | 10.12 | Q | |
3 | 6 | 10.15 | Q | |
4 | 9 | 10.18 | Q | |
5 | 5 | 10.19 | ||
6 | 2 | 10.20 | SB | |
7 | 3 | 10.28 | ||
8 | 8 | 10.28 |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
9.85 | |||
9.91 | NR | ||
9.96 | |||
4 | 10.07 | SB | |
5 | 10.08 | ||
6 | 10.14 | ||
7 | 10.23 | ||
8 | 10.29 |