Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||
![]() Bolt after winning the 100m final | |||||||
Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||
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Dates | 15 August (heats) 16 August (semifinal and final) | ||||||
Competitors | 80 from 64 nations | ||||||
Winning time | 9.69 WR | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics ![]() | ||||
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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 | ||||
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 men's 100 metres sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] The final was won by Jamaican Usain Bolt in a world record time of 9.69 seconds.
Holding a considerable lead 70 metres into the race, Bolt opened his arms in celebration before slapping his chest. Kriss Akabusi criticized Usain Bolt's chest slapping before the finish line as showboating, shortly before Bolt captured the gold in the 100 meter sprint, noting that the actions cost Bolt an even faster record time.[2] IOC president Jacques Rogge also condemned the Jamaican's actions as disrespectful.[3][4] Bolt denied that this was the purpose of his mid-race celebration by saying "I wasn't bragging. When I saw I wasn't covered, I was just happy."[5]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 9.72 s | New York City, United States | 31 May 2008 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 9.84 s | Atlanta, United States | 27 July 1996 |
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.
Date | Event | Athlete | Time | OR | WR |
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16 August | Final | ![]() | 9.69 s | OR | WR |
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (10.21) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (10.28) in the same qualifying period.[6]
Disqualification
Eight years after the event, the IOC reanalyzed doping samples and disqualified Samuel Francis for having stanozolol in his sample.[7]
Results
All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:
- Q denotes qualification by place
- q denotes qualification by time
- DNS denotes did not start
- DNF denotes did not finish
- DSQ denotes disqualification
- PB denotes personal best
- SB denotes season best
- NR denotes national record
- CR denotes continental record
- WR denotes world record
Heats
The first round was held on 15 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next ten overall fastest runners qualified for the second round.
Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 3 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.186 | 10.20 | Q | |
2 | 9 | Daniel Bailey | ![]() | 0.198 | 10.24 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Vicente de Lima | ![]() | 0.168 | 10.26 | =SB | Q |
4 | 2 | Henry Vizcaíno | ![]() | 0.157 | 10.28 | q | |
5 | 4 | Fabio Cerutti | ![]() | 0.136 | 10.49 | ||
6 | 5 | Jurgen Themen | ![]() | 0.179 | 10.61 | PB | |
7 | 8 | Moses Kamut | ![]() | 0.181 | 10.81 | ||
8 | 7 | Francis Manioru | ![]() | 0.197 | 11.09 | ||
Wind: -0.2 m/s |
Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 5 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 0.142 | 10.16 | Q | |
2 | 3 | Kim Collins | ![]() | 0.162 | 10.17 | Q | |
3 | 7 | Craig Pickering | ![]() | 0.174 | 10.21 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Daniel Grueso | ![]() | 0.178 | 10.35 | q | |
5 | 9 | Dariusz Kuć | ![]() | 0.144 | 10.44 | q | |
6 | 8 | Béranger Bosse | ![]() | 0.144 | 10.51 | SB | |
7 | 6 | Aisea Tohi | ![]() | 0.159 | 11.17 | ||
8 | 4 | Roman William Cress | ![]() | 0.190 | 11.18 | ||
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 8 | Richard Thompson | ![]() | 0.188 | 10.24 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Martial Mbandjock | ![]() | 0.162 | 10.26 | Q | |
3 | 4 | Simone Collio | ![]() | 0.140 | 10.32 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Aziz Zakari | ![]() | 0.177 | 10.34 | q | |
5 | 6 | Andrew Hinds | ![]() | 0.140 | 10.35 | q | |
6 | 3 | Suryo Agung Wibowo | ![]() | 0.175 | 10.46 | ||
7 | 7 | Jared Lewis | ![]() | 0.123 | 11.00 | ||
8 | 9 | Rabangaki Nawai | ![]() | 0.152 | 11.29 | SB | |
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
Heat 4
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 3 | Michael Frater | ![]() | 0.156 | 10.15 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Pierre Browne | ![]() | 0.141 | 10.22 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Darrel Brown | ![]() | 0.139 | 10.22 | Q | |
4 | 7 | Nobuharu Asahara | ![]() | 0.160 | 10.25 | q | |
5 | 9 | Holder da Silva | ![]() | 0.184 | 10.58 | ||
6 | 2 | Idrissa Sanou | ![]() | 0.171 | 10.63 | ||
7 | 8 | Ghyd-Kermeliss-Holly Olonghot | ![]() | 0.172 | 11.01 | ||
8 | 5 | Massoud Azizi | ![]() | 0.160 | 11.45 | ||
Wind: 0.2 m/s |
Heat 5
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 2 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 0.148 | 10.22 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Olusoji A. Fasuba | ![]() | 0.156 | 10.29 | Q | |
3 | 4 | José Carlos Moreira | ![]() | 0.192 | 10.29 | Q | |
4 | 7 | Ángel David Rodríguez | ![]() | 0.145 | 10.34 | q | |
5 | 9 | Lukas Milo | ![]() | 0.145 | 10.52 | ||
6 | 8 | Mhadjou Youssouf | ![]() | 0.170 | 10.62 | PB | |
7 | 3 | Danny D'Souza | ![]() | 0.180 | 11.00 | ||
8 | 6 | Shanahan Sanitoa | ![]() | 0.158 | 12.60 | ||
Wind: 0.7 m/s |
Heat 6
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 5 | Tyrone Edgar | ![]() | 0.138 | 10.13 | Q | |
2 | 6 | Darvis Patton | ![]() | 0.149 | 10.25 | Q | |
3 | 7 | Ronald Pognon | ![]() | 0.167 | 10.26 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Hu Kai | ![]() | 0.152 | 10.39 | q | |
5 | 4 | Abdullah Al-Sooli | ![]() | 0.153 | 10.53 | PB | |
6 | 8 | Desislav Gunev | ![]() | 0.152 | 10.66 | ||
7 | 3 | Ali Shareef | ![]() | 0.171 | 11.11 | NR | |
8 | 9 | Souksavanh Tonsacktheva | ![]() | 0.183 | 11.51 | ||
Wind: 0.9 m/s |
Heat 7
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 4 | Francis Obikwelu | ![]() | 0.190 | 10.25 | Q | |
2 | 2 | Obinna Metu | ![]() | 0.176 | 10.34 | Q | |
3 | 5 | Walter Dix | ![]() | 0.167 | 10.35 | Q | |
4 | 6 | Anson Henry | ![]() | 0.138 | 10.37 | q | |
5 | 8 | Dmytro Hlushchenko | ![]() | 0.200 | 10.57 | ||
6 | 3 | Calvin Kang Li Loong | ![]() | 0.140 | 10.73 | ||
7 | 9 | Jesse Tamangrow | ![]() | 0.146 | 11.38 | PB | |
8 | 7 | Reginaldo Micha Ndong | ![]() | 0.242 | 11.61 | ||
Wind: -1.4 m/s |
Heat 8
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 3 | Derrick Atkins | ![]() | 0.162 | 10.28 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Andrey Yepishin | ![]() | 0.172 | 10.34 | Q | |
3 | 9 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | ![]() | 0.164 | 10.37 | Q | |
4 | 6 | Uchenna Emedolu | ![]() | 0.192 | 10.46 | ||
5 | 2 | Suwaibou Sanneh | ![]() | 0.157 | 10.52 | ||
6 | 5 | Sandro Viana | ![]() | 0.160 | 10.60 | ||
7 | 7 | Lai Chun Ho | ![]() | 0.199 | 10.63 | ||
8 | 8 | Mohamed Abu Abdullah | ![]() | 0.174 | 11.07 | ||
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Heat 9
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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DSQ | 6 | Samuel Francis | ![]() | 0.153 | 10.40 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Marc Burns | ![]() | 0.160 | 10.46 | Q | |
3 | 9 | Matic Osovnikar | ![]() | 0.187 | 10.46 | Q | |
4 | 7 | Rolando Palacios | ![]() | 0.189 | 10.49 | ||
5 | 2 | Ruslan Abbasov | ![]() | 0.154 | 10.58 | ||
6 | 4 | Sébastien Gattuso | ![]() | 0.164 | 10.70 | ||
7 | 8 | Jack Howard | ![]() | 0.204 | 11.03 | ||
8 | 3 | Gordon Heather | ![]() | 0.214 | 11.41 | PB | |
Wind: -1.7 m/s |
Heat 10
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 4 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.164 | 10.35 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Naoki Tsukahara | ![]() | 0.169 | 10.39 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Simeon Williamson | ![]() | 0.183 | 10.42 | Q | |
4 | 9 | Tobias Unger | ![]() | 0.161 | 10.46 | q | |
5 | 8 | Franklin Nazareno | ![]() | 0.178 | 10.60 | ||
6 | 7 | Wilfried Bingangoye | ![]() | 0.171 | 10.87 | ||
7 | 2 | Moumi Sebergue | ![]() | 0.210 | 11.14 | ||
8 | 3 | Okilani Tinilau | ![]() | 0.174 | 11.48 | NR | |
Wind: -1.3 m/s |
- Q - Qualified as one of first 3 in heat
- q - Qualified as one of the next 10 fastest
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals was held on 15 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next overall fastest runner qualified for the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 4 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.142 | 9.99 | NR | Q |
2 | 7 | Michael Frater | ![]() | 0.154 | 10.09 | Q | |
3 | 6 | Naoki Tsukahara | ![]() | 0.156 | 10.23 | SB | Q |
4 | 9 | Simeon Williamson | ![]() | 0.127 | 10.32 | ||
5 | 3 | Henry Vizcaíno | ![]() | 0.167 | 10.33 | ||
6 | 5 | Pierre Browne | ![]() | 0.144 | 10.36 | ||
7 | 2 | Dariusz Kuć | ![]() | 0.176 | 10.46 | ||
8 | 8 | Darrel Brown | ![]() | 0.119 | 10.93 | ||
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 6 | Richard Thompson | ![]() | 0.170 | 9.99 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 0.146 | 10.09 | Q | |
3 | 7 | Martial Mbandjock | ![]() | 0.160 | 10.16 | Q | |
4 | 5 | Olusoji A. Fasuba | ![]() | 0.147 | 10.21 | ||
5 | 2 | Andrew Hinds | ![]() | 0.148 | 10.25 | ||
6 | 8 | José Carlos Moreira | ![]() | 0.193 | 10.32 | ||
7 | 9 | Simone Collio | ![]() | 0.138 | 10.33 | ||
8 | 3 | Daniel Grueso | ![]() | 0.193 | 10.37 | ||
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 6 | Marc Burns | ![]() | 0.174 | 10.05 | Q | |
2 | 4 | Kim Collins | ![]() | 0.150 | 10.07 | =SB | Q |
3 | 5 | Tyrone Edgar | ![]() | 0.130 | 10.10 | Q | |
DSQ | 7 | Samuel Francis | ![]() | 0.164 | 10.11 | q | |
5 | 9 | Ronald Pognon | ![]() | 0.167 | 10.21 | ||
6 | 8 | Matic Osovnikar | ![]() | 0.171 | 10.24 | ||
7 | 2 | Tobias Unger | ![]() | 0.136 | 10.36 | ||
8 | 3 | Nobuharu Asahara | ![]() | 0.145 | 10.37 | ||
Wind: -0.2 m/s |
Quarterfinal 4
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 7 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.165 | 9.92 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Darvis Patton | ![]() | 0.159 | 10.04 | Q | |
3 | 4 | Francis Obikwelu | ![]() | 0.168 | 10.09 | Q | |
4 | 8 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | ![]() | 0.133 | 10.14 | ||
5 | 9 | Craig Pickering | ![]() | 0.144 | 10.18 | ||
6 | 6 | Obinna Metu | ![]() | 0.174 | 10.27 | ||
7 | 3 | Anson Henry | ![]() | 0.142 | 10.33 | ||
8 | 2 | Ángel David Rodríguez | ![]() | 0.154 | 10.35 | ||
Wind: 0.1 m/s |
Quarterfinal 5
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 7 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 0.149 | 10.02 | Q | |
2 | 9 | Walter Dix | ![]() | 0.163 | 10.08 | Q | |
3 | 5 | Derrick Atkins | ![]() | 0.179 | 10.14 | Q | |
4 | 4 | Daniel Bailey | ![]() | 0.149 | 10.23 | ||
5 | 3 | Aziz Zakari | ![]() | 0.167 | 10.24 | ||
6 | 6 | Andrey Yepishin | ![]() | 0.158 | 10.25 | ||
7 | 8 | Vicente de Lima | ![]() | 0.157 | 10.31 | ||
8 | 2 | Hu Kai | ![]() | 0.165 | 10.40 | ||
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on 16 August. The first four runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 7 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.161 | 9.85 | Q | |
2 | 6 | Walter Dix | ![]() | 0.143 | 9.95 | SB | Q |
3 | 4 | Marc Burns | ![]() | 0.124 | 9.97 | =SB | Q |
4 | 9 | Michael Frater | ![]() | 0.163 | 10.01 | Q | |
5 | 5 | Kim Collins | ![]() | 0.163 | 10.05 | SB | |
6 | 2 | Derrick Atkins | ![]() | 0.159 | 10.13 | ||
7 | 8 | Tyrone Edgar | ![]() | 0.143 | 10.18 | ||
DSQ | 3 | Samuel Francis | ![]() | 0.146 | 10.20 | ||
Wind: -0.1 m/s |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
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1 | 6 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 0.161 | 9.91 | Q | |
2 | 7 | Richard Thompson | ![]() | 0.175 | 9.93 | =PB | Q |
3 | 5 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.138 | 9.94 | NR | Q |
4 | 4 | Darvis Patton | ![]() | 0.149 | 10.03 | Q | |
5 | 9 | Tyson Gay | ![]() | 0.145 | 10.05 | ||
6 | 8 | Francis Obikwelu | ![]() | 0.157 | 10.10 | ||
7 | 3 | Naoki Tsukahara | ![]() | 0.143 | 10.16 | SB | |
8 | 2 | Martial Mbandjock | ![]() | 0.148 | 10.18 | ||
Wind: 0.3 m/s |
Final
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The final was held on 16 August.
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | |
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![]() | 4 | Usain Bolt | ![]() | 0.165 | 9.69 | WR | |
![]() | 5 | Richard Thompson | ![]() | 0.133 | 9.89 | PB | |
![]() | 6 | Walter Dix | ![]() | 0.133 | 9.91 | PB | |
4 | 9 | Churandy Martina | ![]() | 0.169 | 9.93 | NR | |
5 | 7 | Asafa Powell | ![]() | 0.134 | 9.95 | ||
6 | 2 | Michael Frater | ![]() | 0.147 | 9.97 | PB | |
7 | 8 | Marc Burns | ![]() | 0.145 | 10.01 | ||
8 | 3 | Darvis Patton | ![]() | 0.142 | 10.03 | ||
Wind: 0.0 m/s |
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ Akabusi, Kriss (2008-08-19). "Bolt's showboating is a slap for us idealists". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ IOC Rips Bolt for Lack of 'Respect', Associated Press, 2008-08-21, archived from the original on 24 August 2008, retrieved 2008-08-21
- ↑ Broadbent, Rick (2008-08-21). "Deluded Jacques Rogge fails to see the champion in Usain Bolt". London: The Times. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ Landells, Steve (2008-08-16). ""It was crazy, phenomenal" - Bolt's 9.69 100 metres stuns the Bird's Nest". IAAF. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-sanctions-two-athletes-for-failing-anti-doping-tests-at-beijing-2008