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.

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

• "Osaka 2007 - Timetable - By Event: 100 metres". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-17.