2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
| 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 | 9.79 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Events at the 2015 World Championships  | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Demonstration events | ||||
| Masters 400 m | women | |||
| Masters 800 m | men | |||
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]
Going into the championship as the world leader, many tipped Justin Gatlin to beat world record holder Usain Bolt. Gatlin ran a wind aided 9.83 in the heats and 9.77 in the semi-final. Bolt was less dominant, with a pair of 9.96's which were similar to the other finalists Andre De Grasse, who matched him in his semi-final, veteran rivals Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, and barely ahead of time qualifiers Trayvon Bromell, Jimmy Vicaut and Su Bingtian. Vicaut and Bingtian made it a 9 lane final by an exact tie for the final qualifying position at 9.986. Mike Rodgers was the clear second best in the semi-finals with a 9.86 behind Gatlin.
In the final, Bolt and Gatlin got off to strong starts, and were even for most of the race. Gatlin tied up over the last 20 metres, and Bolt took the win by a hundredth of a second, with Gatlin in second.[3] In a rare tie for third, De Grasse and Bromell both finished with a time of 9.911, measured to the thousandth of a second.[4]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[5]
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM) |
9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Justin Gatlin (USA) |
9.74 | Doha, Qatar | 15 May 2015 |
| African Record |  Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) |
9.85 | Doha, Qatar | 12 May 2006 |
| Asian Record |  Femi Ogunode (QAT) |
9.91 | Wuhan, China | 4 June 2015 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) |
9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| South American Record |  Robson da Silva (BRA) |
10.00A | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 July 1988 |
| European Record |  Francis Obikwelu (POR) |
9.86 | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 |
 Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) |
Saint-Denis, France | 4 July 2015 | ||
| Oceanian record |  Patrick Johnson (AUS) |
9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
A = affected by altitude
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[6] |
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| 10.16 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
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| 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9]
Wind:
Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: −0.4 m/s
Final
The final was started at 21:15.[10]
Wind: −0.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.79 | SB |
 | 7 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 9.80 | |
 | 3 | Trayvon Bromell | United States (USA) | 9.92 | |
| | 9 | Andre De Grasse |  Canada (CAN) | 9.92 | PB |
| 5 | 4 | Mike Rodgers | United States (USA) | 9.94 | |
| 6 | 6 | Tyson Gay | United States (USA) | 10.00 | |
| 7 | 8 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jimmy Vicaut | France (FRA) | 10.00 | |
| 9 | 2 | Su Bingtian |  China (CHN) | 10.06 |
References
- ↑ "Beijing 2015: Timetable". Beijing 2015. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ Start list
- ↑ "Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin by one hundredth of a second in 100m World Championship final". Daily Telegraph. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title". BBC Sport. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Records & Lists – 100 meters". IAAF. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards (PDF), IAAF, 2014, retrieved 17 August 2015
- ↑ Preliminary round results
- ↑ Heats results
- ↑ Semifinals results
- ↑ Final results
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