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100 metres, Men

Date15 – 16 August 2008
StatusOlympic
LocationBeijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants80 from 64 countries

Going into the 2008 season, the favorites for the title of World’s Fastest Man were Tyson Gay (USA) and Asafa Powell (JAM). Gay had won the 100 and 200 at the 2007 World Championships and Powell was a two-time world record setter. But in May 2008 Jamaica’s Usain Bolt broke Powell’s world record when he ran 9.72 at a meet in New York. Formerly considered primarily a 200 runner, he made the 100 a highly anticipated showdown between the big three sprinters. Gay won the American Olympic Trials in 9.68, but it was wind-aided and could not count for record purposes. Unfortunately, in the 200 at the Trials, he pulled up with a hamstring problem, would not be at his best in Beijing, and did not get past the semi-finals.

But that almost certainly had no effect on the outcome of the final. Usain Bolt was not known as the fastest starter but at 30 metres he was about equal to Richard Thompson (TRI), when he accelerated seemingly into another world. By 80 metres he had a huge lead and he then shut it down, turning around, dropping his arms in celebration, and costing himself some time. But he still broke the world record with 9.69, winning by 0.20 over Thompson. Estimates of his potential time, had he run thru the tape, ranged as low as 9.55 and this was with zero wind assistance. Powell was well-beaten, finishing fifth.

PosNumberCompetitorNOC
12163Usain BoltJAMGold
23025Richard ThompsonTTOSilver
33282Walter DixUSABronze
41003Churandy MartinaAHO
52142Asafa PowellJAM
62148Michael FraterJAM
73019Marc BurnsTTO
83215Darvis PattonUSA
5 h1 r3/42868Kim CollinsSKN
5 h2 r3/43265Tyson GayUSA
6 h1 r3/41100Derrick AtkinsBAH
6 h2 r3/42656Francis ObikweluPOR
7 h1 r3/41801Tyrone EdgarGBR
7 h2 r3/42222Naoki TsukaharaJPN
8 h2 r3/41771Martial MbandjockFRA
4 h1 r2/41844Simeon WilliamsonGBR
4 h2 r2/42507Soji FasubaNGR
4 h3 r2/41761Ronald PognonFRA
4 h4 r2/42537Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR
4 h5 r2/41024Daniel BaileyANT
5 h1 r2/41460Henry VizcaínoCUB
5 h2 r2/41109Andrew HindsBAR
5 h3 r2/42880Matic OsovnikarSLO
5 h4 r2/41824Craig PickeringGBR
5 h5 r2/41928Abdul Aziz ZakariGHA
6 h1 r2/41308Pierre BrowneCAN
6 h2 r2/41231 CodóBRA
6 h3 r2/41900Tobias UngerGER
6 h4 r2/42503Obinna MetuNGR
6 h5 r2/42833Andrey YepishinRUS
7 h1 r2/42596Dariusz KućPOL
7 h2 r2/42092Simone CollioITA
7 h4 r2/41291Anson HenryCAN
7 h5 r2/41238Vicente LenílsonBRA
8 h1 r2/43018Darrel BrownTTO
8 h2 r2/41419Daniel GruesoCOL
8 h3 r2/42184Nobuharu AsaharaJPN
8 h4 r2/41578Ángel David RodríguezESP
8 h5 r2/41355Hu KaiCHN
3 h9 r1/41991Rolando PalaciosHON
4 h8 r1/42520Uchenna EmedoluNGR
4 h9 r1/41085Ruslan AbbasovAZE
5 h1 r1/42091Fabio CeruttiITA
5 h4 r1/41853Holder da SilvaGBS
5 h5 r1/41535Lukáš MiloCZE
5 h6 r1/42549Abdullah Al-SooliOMA
5 h7 r1/43086Dmytro HlushchenkoUKR
5 h8 r1/41783Su Wai'bou SannehGAM
5 h9 r1/42469Sébastien GattusoMON
5 h10 r1/41560Franklin NazarenoECU
6 h1 r1/42929Jurgen ThemenSUR
6 h2 r1/41282Béranger BosseCAF
6 h3 r1/42015Suryo WibowoINA
6 h4 r1/41280Idrissa SanouBUR
6 h5 r1/41431Youssouf MhadjouCOM
6 h6 r1/41275Desislav GunevBUL
6 h7 r1/42867Calvin KangSGP
6 h8 r1/41237Sandro VianaBRA
6 h9 r1/41778Jack HowardFSM
6 h10 r1/41780Wilfried BingangoyeGAB
7 h1 r1/43302Moses KamutVAN
7 h2 r1/42976Aisea TohiTGA
7 h3 r1/43310Jared LewisVIN
7 h4 r1/41319Ghyd OlonghotCGO
7 h5 r1/42864Danny D'SouzaSEY
7 h6 r1/42431Ali ShareefMDV
7 h7 r1/42565Jesse TamangrowPLW
7 h8 r1/41989Lai Chun HoHKG
7 h9 r1/41414Gordon HeatherCOK
7 h10 r1/41321Moumi SéberguéCHA
8 h1 r1/42893Francis ManioruSOL
8 h2 r1/42459Roman CressMHL
8 h3 r1/42296Rabangaki NawaiKIR
8 h4 r1/41002Masoud AziziAFG
8 h5 r1/41040Shanahan SanitoaASA
8 h6 r1/42325Souksavanh TonsackthevaLAO
8 h7 r1/41857Reginaldo NdongGEQ
8 h8 r1/41105Mohamed Abu AbdullahBAN
8 h10 r1/43048Okilani TinilauTUV
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT1

Round One

Date15 August 2008
FormatTop three in each heat and next ten fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
11801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.130.138Q
22148Michael FraterJAM10.150.156Q
32142Asafa PowellJAM10.160.142Q
42868Kim CollinsSKN10.170.162Q
52163Usain BoltJAM10.200.186Q
61824Craig PickeringGBR10.210.174Q
71308Pierre BrowneCAN10.220.141Q
83018Darrel BrownTTO10.220.139Q
93265Tyson GayUSA10.220.148Q
=101024Daniel BaileyANT10.240.198Q
=103025Richard ThompsonTTO10.240.188Q
=122184Nobuharu AsaharaJPN10.250.160q
=123215Darvis PattonUSA10.250.149Q
=122656Francis ObikweluPOR10.250.190Q
=151238Vicente LenílsonBRA10.260.168Q
=151771Martial MbandjockFRA10.260.162Q
=151761Ronald PognonFRA10.260.167Q
=181460Henry VizcaínoCUB10.280.157q
=181100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.280.162Q
202507Soji FasubaNGR10.290.156Q
211231 CodóBRA10.290.192Q
222092Simone CollioITA10.320.140Q2
=231928Abdul Aziz ZakariGHA10.340.177q
=231578Ángel David RodríguezESP10.340.145q
=232503Obinna MetuNGR10.340.176Q
=232833Andrey YepishinRUS10.340.172Q
=271419Daniel GruesoCOL10.350.178q
=271109Andrew HindsBAR10.350.140q
=273282Walter DixUSA10.350.167Q
=271003Churandy MartinaAHO10.350.164Q
=311291Anson HenryCAN10.370.138q
=312537Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR10.370.164Q
=331355Hu KaiCHN10.390.152q
=332222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.390.169Q
351844Simeon WilliamsonGBR10.420.183Q
362596Dariusz KućPOL10.440.144q
=372015Suryo WibowoINA10.460.175
=372520Uchenna EmedoluNGR10.460.192
=373019Marc BurnsTTO10.460.160Q
402880Matic OsovnikarSLO10.460.187Q
411900Tobias UngerGER10.460.161q
=422091Fabio CeruttiITA10.490.1363
=421991Rolando PalaciosHON10.490.189
441282Béranger BosseCAF10.510.144
=451535Lukáš MiloCZE10.520.145
=451783Su Wai'bou SannehGAM10.520.157
472549Abdullah Al-SooliOMA10.530.153
483086Dmytro HlushchenkoUKR10.570.200
=491853Holder da SilvaGBS10.580.184
=491085Ruslan AbbasovAZE10.580.154
=511237Sandro VianaBRA10.600.160
=511560Franklin NazarenoECU10.600.1784
532929Jurgen ThemenSUR10.610.179
541431Youssouf MhadjouCOM10.620.170
=551280Idrissa SanouBUR10.630.1715
=551989Lai Chun HoHKG10.630.1996
571275Desislav GunevBUL10.660.152
582469Sébastien GattusoMON10.700.164
592867Calvin KangSGP10.730.140
603302Moses KamutVAN10.810.181
611780Wilfried BingangoyeGAB10.870.171
=623310Jared LewisVIN11.000.123
=622864Danny D'SouzaSEY11.000.180
641319Ghyd OlonghotCGO11.010.172
651778Jack HowardFSM11.030.2047
661105Mohamed Abu AbdullahBAN11.070.174
672893Francis ManioruSOL11.090.197
682431Ali ShareefMDV11.110.171
691321Moumi SéberguéCHA11.140.210
702976Aisea TohiTGA11.170.159
712459Roman CressMHL11.180.190
722296Rabangaki NawaiKIR11.290.152
732565Jesse TamangrowPLW11.380.1468
741414Gordon HeatherCOK11.410.214
751002Masoud AziziAFG11.450.160
763048Okilani TinilauTUV11.480.174
772325Souksavanh TonsackthevaLAO11.510.183
781857Reginaldo NdongGEQ11.610.242
791040Shanahan SanitoaASA12.600.158
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.40][0.153]Q9

Heat #1

Time9:45
Wind-0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM10.200.186Q
21024Daniel BaileyANT10.240.198Q
31238Vicente LenílsonBRA10.260.168Q
41460Henry VizcaínoCUB10.280.157q
52091Fabio CeruttiITA10.490.13610
62929Jurgen ThemenSUR10.610.179
73302Moses KamutVAN10.810.181
82893Francis ManioruSOL11.090.197

Heat #2

Time9:53
Wind0.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12142Asafa PowellJAM10.160.142Q
22868Kim CollinsSKN10.170.162Q
31824Craig PickeringGBR10.210.174Q
41419Daniel GruesoCOL10.350.178q
52596Dariusz KućPOL10.440.144q
61282Béranger BosseCAF10.510.144
72976Aisea TohiTGA11.170.159
82459Roman CressMHL11.180.190

Heat #3

Time10:01
Wind0.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
13025Richard ThompsonTTO10.240.188Q
21771Martial MbandjockFRA10.260.162Q
32092Simone CollioITA10.320.140Q11
41928Abdul Aziz ZakariGHA10.340.177q
51109Andrew HindsBAR10.350.140q
62015Suryo WibowoINA10.460.175
73310Jared LewisVIN11.000.123
82296Rabangaki NawaiKIR11.290.152

Heat #4

Time10:09
Wind0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12148Michael FraterJAM10.150.156Q
21308Pierre BrowneCAN10.220.141Q
33018Darrel BrownTTO10.220.139Q
42184Nobuharu AsaharaJPN10.250.160q
51853Holder da SilvaGBS10.580.184
61280Idrissa SanouBUR10.630.17112
71319Ghyd OlonghotCGO11.010.172
81002Masoud AziziAFG11.450.160

Heat #5

Time10:17
Wind0.7 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
13265Tyson GayUSA10.220.148Q
22507Soji FasubaNGR10.290.156Q
31231 CodóBRA10.290.192Q
41578Ángel David RodríguezESP10.340.145q
51535Lukáš MiloCZE10.520.145
61431Youssouf MhadjouCOM10.620.170
72864Danny D'SouzaSEY11.000.180
81040Shanahan SanitoaASA12.600.158

Heat #6

Time10:25
Wind0.9 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
11801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.130.138Q
23215Darvis PattonUSA10.250.149Q
31761Ronald PognonFRA10.260.167Q
41355Hu KaiCHN10.390.152q
52549Abdullah Al-SooliOMA10.530.153
61275Desislav GunevBUL10.660.152
72431Ali ShareefMDV11.110.171
82325Souksavanh TonsackthevaLAO11.510.183

Heat #7

Time10:33
Wind-1.4 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12656Francis ObikweluPOR10.250.190Q
22503Obinna MetuNGR10.340.176Q
33282Walter DixUSA10.350.167Q
41291Anson HenryCAN10.370.138q
53086Dmytro HlushchenkoUKR10.570.200
62867Calvin KangSGP10.730.140
72565Jesse TamangrowPLW11.380.14613
81857Reginaldo NdongGEQ11.610.242

Heat #8

Time10:41
Wind-0.1 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
11100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.280.162Q
22833Andrey YepishinRUS10.340.172Q
32537Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR10.370.164Q
42520Uchenna EmedoluNGR10.460.192
51783Su Wai'bou SannehGAM10.520.157
61237Sandro VianaBRA10.600.160
71989Lai Chun HoHKG10.630.19914
81105Mohamed Abu AbdullahBAN11.070.174

Heat #9

Time10:49
Wind-1.7 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
13019Marc BurnsTTO10.460.160Q
22880Matic OsovnikarSLO10.460.187Q
31991Rolando PalaciosHON10.490.189
41085Ruslan AbbasovAZE10.580.154
52469Sébastien GattusoMON10.700.164
61778Jack HowardFSM11.030.20415
71414Gordon HeatherCOK11.410.214
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.40][0.153]Q16

Heat #10

Time10:57
Wind-1.3 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
11003Churandy MartinaAHO10.350.164Q
22222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.390.169Q
31844Simeon WilliamsonGBR10.420.183Q
41900Tobias UngerGER10.460.161q
51560Franklin NazarenoECU10.600.17817
61780Wilfried BingangoyeGAB10.870.171
71321Moumi SéberguéCHA11.140.210
83048Okilani TinilauTUV11.480.174

Quarter-Finals

Date15 August 2008
FormatTop three in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM9.920.165Q
=21003Churandy MartinaAHO9.990.142Q
=23025Richard ThompsonTTO9.990.170Q
42142Asafa PowellJAM10.020.149Q
53215Darvis PattonUSA10.040.159Q
63019Marc BurnsTTO10.050.174Q
72868Kim CollinsSKN10.070.150Q
83282Walter DixUSA10.080.163Q
=92148Michael FraterJAM10.090.154Q
=93265Tyson GayUSA10.090.146Q
=92656Francis ObikweluPOR10.090.168Q
121801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.100.130Q
=132537Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR10.140.133
=131100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.140.179Q
151771Martial MbandjockFRA10.160.160Q
161824Craig PickeringGBR10.180.144
=172507Soji FasubaNGR10.210.147
=171761Ronald PognonFRA10.210.167
=192222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.230.156Q
=191024Daniel BaileyANT10.230.149
=212880Matic OsovnikarSLO10.240.17118
=211928Abdul Aziz ZakariGHA10.240.167
=231109Andrew HindsBAR10.250.148
=232833Andrey YepishinRUS10.250.158
252503Obinna MetuNGR10.270.17419
261238Vicente LenílsonBRA10.310.157
=271844Simeon WilliamsonGBR10.320.127
=271231 CodóBRA10.320.193
=291460Henry VizcaínoCUB10.330.167
=292092Simone CollioITA10.330.13820
=291291Anson HenryCAN10.330.142
321578Ángel David RodríguezESP10.350.154
=331308Pierre BrowneCAN10.360.144
=331900Tobias UngerGER10.360.136
=351419Daniel GruesoCOL10.370.193
=352184Nobuharu AsaharaJPN10.370.145
371355Hu KaiCHN10.400.165
382596Dariusz KućPOL10.460.17621
393018Darrel BrownTTO10.930.119
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.11][0.164]Q22

Heat #1

Time19:45
Wind-0.1 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
11003Churandy MartinaAHO9.990.142Q
22148Michael FraterJAM10.090.154Q
32222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.230.156Q
41844Simeon WilliamsonGBR10.320.127
51460Henry VizcaínoCUB10.330.167
61308Pierre BrowneCAN10.360.144
72596Dariusz KućPOL10.460.17623
83018Darrel BrownTTO10.930.119

Heat #2

Time19:52
Wind0.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
13025Richard ThompsonTTO9.990.170Q
23265Tyson GayUSA10.090.146Q
31771Martial MbandjockFRA10.160.160Q
42507Soji FasubaNGR10.210.147
51109Andrew HindsBAR10.250.148
61231 CodóBRA10.320.193
72092Simone CollioITA10.330.13824
81419Daniel GruesoCOL10.370.193

Heat #3

Time19:59
Wind-0.2 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
13019Marc BurnsTTO10.050.174Q
22868Kim CollinsSKN10.070.150Q
31801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.100.130Q
41761Ronald PognonFRA10.210.167
52880Matic OsovnikarSLO10.240.17125
61900Tobias UngerGER10.360.136
72184Nobuharu AsaharaJPN10.370.145
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.11][0.164]Q26

Heat #4

Time20:06
Wind0.1 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM9.920.165Q
23215Darvis PattonUSA10.040.159Q
32656Francis ObikweluPOR10.090.168Q
42537Jaysuma Saidy NdureNOR10.140.133
51824Craig PickeringGBR10.180.144
62503Obinna MetuNGR10.270.17427
71291Anson HenryCAN10.330.142
81578Ángel David RodríguezESP10.350.154

Heat #5

Time20:13
Wind-0.1 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12142Asafa PowellJAM10.020.149Q
23282Walter DixUSA10.080.163Q
31100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.140.179Q
41024Daniel BaileyANT10.230.149
51928Abdul Aziz ZakariGHA10.240.167
62833Andrey YepishinRUS10.250.158
71238Vicente LenílsonBRA10.310.157
81355Hu KaiCHN10.400.165

Semi-Finals

Date16 August 2008
FormatTop four in each heat advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM9.850.161Q
22142Asafa PowellJAM9.910.161Q
33025Richard ThompsonTTO9.930.175Q
41003Churandy MartinaAHO9.940.138Q28
53282Walter DixUSA9.950.143Q
63019Marc BurnsTTO9.970.124Q
72148Michael FraterJAM10.010.163Q
83215Darvis PattonUSA10.030.149Q
=92868Kim CollinsSKN10.050.163
=93265Tyson GayUSA10.050.145
112656Francis ObikweluPOR10.100.157
121100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.130.159
132222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.160.143
=141801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.180.143
=141771Martial MbandjockFRA10.180.148
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.20][0.146]29

Heat #1

Time20:05
Wind-0.1 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM9.850.161Q
23282Walter DixUSA9.950.143Q
33019Marc BurnsTTO9.970.124Q
42148Michael FraterJAM10.010.163Q
52868Kim CollinsSKN10.050.163
61100Derrick AtkinsBAH10.130.159
71801Tyrone EdgarGBR10.180.143
DQ2693Samuel FrancisQAT[10.20][0.146]30

Heat #2

Time20:13
Wind0.3 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12142Asafa PowellJAM9.910.161Q
23025Richard ThompsonTTO9.930.175Q
31003Churandy MartinaAHO9.940.138Q31
43215Darvis PattonUSA10.030.149Q
53265Tyson GayUSA10.050.145
62656Francis ObikweluPOR10.100.157
72222Naoki TsukaharaJPN10.160.143
81771Martial MbandjockFRA10.180.148

Final Round

Date16 August 2008 — 22:30
Wind0.0 m/s
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)Reaction Time
12163Usain BoltJAM9.690.165WR
23025Richard ThompsonTTO9.890.133
33282Walter DixUSA9.910.133
41003Churandy MartinaAHO9.930.169
52142Asafa PowellJAM9.950.134
62148Michael FraterJAM9.970.147
73019Marc BurnsTTO10.010.145
83215Darvis PattonUSA10.030.142