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100 metres, Men

Date	15 – 16 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Guojia Tiyuchang, Beijing Aolinpike Gongyuan, Beijing
Participants	80 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.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	2163	Usain Bolt	JAM	Gold
2	3025	Richard Thompson	TTO	Silver
3	3282	Walter Dix	USA	Bronze
4	1003	Churandy Martina	AHO
5	2142	Asafa Powell	JAM
6	2148	Michael Frater	JAM
7	3019	Marc Burns	TTO
8	3215	Darvis Patton	USA
5 h1 r3/4	2868	Kim Collins	SKN
5 h2 r3/4	3265	Tyson Gay	USA
6 h1 r3/4	1100	Derrick Atkins	BAH
6 h2 r3/4	2656	Francis Obikwelu	POR
7 h1 r3/4	1801	Tyrone Edgar	GBR
7 h2 r3/4	2222	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN
8 h2 r3/4	1771	Martial Mbandjock	FRA
4 h1 r2/4	1844	Simeon Williamson	GBR
4 h2 r2/4	2507	Soji Fasuba	NGR
4 h3 r2/4	1761	Ronald Pognon	FRA
4 h4 r2/4	2537	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	NOR
4 h5 r2/4	1024	Daniel Bailey	ANT
5 h1 r2/4	1460	Henry Vizcaíno	CUB
5 h2 r2/4	1109	Andrew Hinds	BAR
5 h3 r2/4	2880	Matic Osovnikar	SLO
5 h4 r2/4	1824	Craig Pickering	GBR
5 h5 r2/4	1928	Abdul Aziz Zakari	GHA
6 h1 r2/4	1308	Pierre Browne	CAN
6 h2 r2/4	1231	Codó	BRA
6 h3 r2/4	1900	Tobias Unger	GER
6 h4 r2/4	2503	Obinna Metu	NGR
6 h5 r2/4	2833	Andrey Yepishin	RUS
7 h1 r2/4	2596	Dariusz Kuć	POL
7 h2 r2/4	2092	Simone Collio	ITA
7 h4 r2/4	1291	Anson Henry	CAN
7 h5 r2/4	1238	Vicente Lenílson	BRA
8 h1 r2/4	3018	Darrel Brown	TTO
8 h2 r2/4	1419	Daniel Grueso	COL
8 h3 r2/4	2184	Nobuharu Asahara	JPN
8 h4 r2/4	1578	Ángel David Rodríguez	ESP
8 h5 r2/4	1355	Hu Kai	CHN
3 h9 r1/4	1991	Rolando Palacios	HON
4 h8 r1/4	2520	Uchenna Emedolu	NGR
4 h9 r1/4	1085	Ruslan Abbasov	AZE
5 h1 r1/4	2091	Fabio Cerutti	ITA
5 h4 r1/4	1853	Holder da Silva	GBS
5 h5 r1/4	1535	Lukáš Milo	CZE
5 h6 r1/4	2549	Abdullah Al-Sooli	OMA
5 h7 r1/4	3086	Dmytro Hlushchenko	UKR
5 h8 r1/4	1783	Su Wai'bou Sanneh	GAM
5 h9 r1/4	2469	Sébastien Gattuso	MON
5 h10 r1/4	1560	Franklin Nazareno	ECU
6 h1 r1/4	2929	Jurgen Themen	SUR
6 h2 r1/4	1282	Béranger Bosse	CAF
6 h3 r1/4	2015	Suryo Wibowo	INA
6 h4 r1/4	1280	Idrissa Sanou	BUR
6 h5 r1/4	1431	Youssouf Mhadjou	COM
6 h6 r1/4	1275	Desislav Gunev	BUL
6 h7 r1/4	2867	Calvin Kang	SGP
6 h8 r1/4	1237	Sandro Viana	BRA
6 h9 r1/4	1778	Jack Howard	FSM
6 h10 r1/4	1780	Wilfried Bingangoye	GAB
7 h1 r1/4	3302	Moses Kamut	VAN
7 h2 r1/4	2976	Aisea Tohi	TGA
7 h3 r1/4	3310	Jared Lewis	VIN
7 h4 r1/4	1319	Ghyd Olonghot	CGO
7 h5 r1/4	2864	Danny D'Souza	SEY
7 h6 r1/4	2431	Ali Shareef	MDV
7 h7 r1/4	2565	Jesse Tamangrow	PLW
7 h8 r1/4	1989	Lai Chun Ho	HKG
7 h9 r1/4	1414	Gordon Heather	COK
7 h10 r1/4	1321	Moumi Sébergué	CHA
8 h1 r1/4	2893	Francis Manioru	SOL
8 h2 r1/4	2459	Roman Cress	MHL
8 h3 r1/4	2296	Rabangaki Nawai	KIR
8 h4 r1/4	1002	Masoud Azizi	AFG
8 h5 r1/4	1040	Shanahan Sanitoa	ASA
8 h6 r1/4	2325	Souksavanh Tonsacktheva	LAO
8 h7 r1/4	1857	Reginaldo Ndong	GEQ
8 h8 r1/4	1105	Mohamed Abu Abdullah	BAN
8 h10 r1/4	3048	Okilani Tinilau	TUV
DQ	2693	Samuel Francis	QAT		1

Round One

Date	15 August 2008
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next ten fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1801	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.13	0.138	Q
2	2148	Michael Frater	JAM	10.15	0.156	Q
3	2142	Asafa Powell	JAM	10.16	0.142	Q
4	2868	Kim Collins	SKN	10.17	0.162	Q
5	2163	Usain Bolt	JAM	10.20	0.186	Q
6	1824	Craig Pickering	GBR	10.21	0.174	Q
7	1308	Pierre Browne	CAN	10.22	0.141	Q
8	3018	Darrel Brown	TTO	10.22	0.139	Q
9	3265	Tyson Gay	USA	10.22	0.148	Q
=10	1024	Daniel Bailey	ANT	10.24	0.198	Q
=10	3025	Richard Thompson	TTO	10.24	0.188	Q
=12	2184	Nobuharu Asahara	JPN	10.25	0.160	q
=12	3215	Darvis Patton	USA	10.25	0.149	Q
=12	2656	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.25	0.190	Q
=15	1238	Vicente Lenílson	BRA	10.26	0.168	Q
=15	1771	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.26	0.162	Q
=15	1761	Ronald Pognon	FRA	10.26	0.167	Q
=18	1460	Henry Vizcaíno	CUB	10.28	0.157	q
=18	1100	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.28	0.162	Q
20	2507	Soji Fasuba	NGR	10.29	0.156	Q
21	1231	Codó	BRA	10.29	0.192	Q
22	2092	Simone Collio	ITA	10.32	0.140	Q	2
=23	1928	Abdul Aziz Zakari	GHA	10.34	0.177	q
=23	1578	Ángel David Rodríguez	ESP	10.34	0.145	q
=23	2503	Obinna Metu	NGR	10.34	0.176	Q
=23	2833	Andrey Yepishin	RUS	10.34	0.172	Q
=27	1419	Daniel Grueso	COL	10.35	0.178	q
=27	1109	Andrew Hinds	BAR	10.35	0.140	q
=27	3282	Walter Dix	USA	10.35	0.167	Q
=27	1003	Churandy Martina	AHO	10.35	0.164	Q
=31	1291	Anson Henry	CAN	10.37	0.138	q
=31	2537	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	NOR	10.37	0.164	Q
=33	1355	Hu Kai	CHN	10.39	0.152	q
=33	2222	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.39	0.169	Q
35	1844	Simeon Williamson	GBR	10.42	0.183	Q
36	2596	Dariusz Kuć	POL	10.44	0.144	q
=37	2015	Suryo Wibowo	INA	10.46	0.175
=37	2520	Uchenna Emedolu	NGR	10.46	0.192
=37	3019	Marc Burns	TTO	10.46	0.160	Q
40	2880	Matic Osovnikar	SLO	10.46	0.187	Q
41	1900	Tobias Unger	GER	10.46	0.161	q
=42	2091	Fabio Cerutti	ITA	10.49	0.136		3
=42	1991	Rolando Palacios	HON	10.49	0.189
44	1282	Béranger Bosse	CAF	10.51	0.144
=45	1535	Lukáš Milo	CZE	10.52	0.145
=45	1783	Su Wai'bou Sanneh	GAM	10.52	0.157
47	2549	Abdullah Al-Sooli	OMA	10.53	0.153
48	3086	Dmytro Hlushchenko	UKR	10.57	0.200
=49	1853	Holder da Silva	GBS	10.58	0.184
=49	1085	Ruslan Abbasov	AZE	10.58	0.154
=51	1237	Sandro Viana	BRA	10.60	0.160
=51	1560	Franklin Nazareno	ECU	10.60	0.178		4
53	2929	Jurgen Themen	SUR	10.61	0.179
54	1431	Youssouf Mhadjou	COM	10.62	0.170
=55	1280	Idrissa Sanou	BUR	10.63	0.171		5
=55	1989	Lai Chun Ho	HKG	10.63	0.199		6
57	1275	Desislav Gunev	BUL	10.66	0.152
58	2469	Sébastien Gattuso	MON	10.70	0.164
59	2867	Calvin Kang	SGP	10.73	0.140
60	3302	Moses Kamut	VAN	10.81	0.181
61	1780	Wilfried Bingangoye	GAB	10.87	0.171
=62	3310	Jared Lewis	VIN	11.00	0.123
=62	2864	Danny D'Souza	SEY	11.00	0.180
64	1319	Ghyd Olonghot	CGO	11.01	0.172
65	1778	Jack Howard	FSM	11.03	0.204		7
66	1105	Mohamed Abu Abdullah	BAN	11.07	0.174
67	2893	Francis Manioru	SOL	11.09	0.197
68	2431	Ali Shareef	MDV	11.11	0.171
69	1321	Moumi Sébergué	CHA	11.14	0.210
70	2976	Aisea Tohi	TGA	11.17	0.159
71	2459	Roman Cress	MHL	11.18	0.190
72	2296	Rabangaki Nawai	KIR	11.29	0.152
73	2565	Jesse Tamangrow	PLW	11.38	0.146		8
74	1414	Gordon Heather	COK	11.41	0.214
75	1002	Masoud Azizi	AFG	11.45	0.160
76	3048	Okilani Tinilau	TUV	11.48	0.174
77	2325	Souksavanh Tonsacktheva	LAO	11.51	0.183
78	1857	Reginaldo Ndong	GEQ	11.61	0.242
79	1040	Shanahan Sanitoa	ASA	12.60	0.158
DQ	2693	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.40]	[0.153]	Q	9

Heat #1

Time	9:45
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Usain Bolt	JAM	10.20	0.186	Q
2	9	Daniel Bailey	ANT	10.24	0.198	Q
3	6	Vicente Lenílson	BRA	10.26	0.168	Q
4	2	Henry Vizcaíno	CUB	10.28	0.157	q
5	4	Fabio Cerutti	ITA	10.49	0.136		10
6	5	Jurgen Themen	SUR	10.61	0.179
7	8	Moses Kamut	VAN	10.81	0.181
8	7	Francis Manioru	SOL	11.09	0.197

Heat #2

Time	9:53
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Asafa Powell	JAM	10.16	0.142	Q
2	3	Kim Collins	SKN	10.17	0.162	Q
3	7	Craig Pickering	GBR	10.21	0.174	Q
4	2	Daniel Grueso	COL	10.35	0.178	q
5	9	Dariusz Kuć	POL	10.44	0.144	q
6	8	Béranger Bosse	CAF	10.51	0.144
7	6	Aisea Tohi	TGA	11.17	0.159
8	4	Roman Cress	MHL	11.18	0.190

Heat #3

Time	10:01
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	8	Richard Thompson	TTO	10.24	0.188	Q
2	5	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.26	0.162	Q
3	4	Simone Collio	ITA	10.32	0.140	Q	11
4	2	Abdul Aziz Zakari	GHA	10.34	0.177	q
5	6	Andrew Hinds	BAR	10.35	0.140	q
6	3	Suryo Wibowo	INA	10.46	0.175
7	7	Jared Lewis	VIN	11.00	0.123
8	9	Rabangaki Nawai	KIR	11.29	0.152

Heat #4

Time	10:09
Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Michael Frater	JAM	10.15	0.156	Q
2	4	Pierre Browne	CAN	10.22	0.141	Q
3	6	Darrel Brown	TTO	10.22	0.139	Q
4	7	Nobuharu Asahara	JPN	10.25	0.160	q
5	9	Holder da Silva	GBS	10.58	0.184
6	2	Idrissa Sanou	BUR	10.63	0.171		12
7	8	Ghyd Olonghot	CGO	11.01	0.172
8	5	Masoud Azizi	AFG	11.45	0.160

Heat #5

Time	10:17
Wind	0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2	Tyson Gay	USA	10.22	0.148	Q
2	5	Soji Fasuba	NGR	10.29	0.156	Q
3	4	Codó	BRA	10.29	0.192	Q
4	7	Ángel David Rodríguez	ESP	10.34	0.145	q
5	9	Lukáš Milo	CZE	10.52	0.145
6	8	Youssouf Mhadjou	COM	10.62	0.170
7	3	Danny D'Souza	SEY	11.00	0.180
8	6	Shanahan Sanitoa	ASA	12.60	0.158

Heat #6

Time	10:25
Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.13	0.138	Q
2	6	Darvis Patton	USA	10.25	0.149	Q
3	7	Ronald Pognon	FRA	10.26	0.167	Q
4	2	Hu Kai	CHN	10.39	0.152	q
5	4	Abdullah Al-Sooli	OMA	10.53	0.153
6	8	Desislav Gunev	BUL	10.66	0.152
7	3	Ali Shareef	MDV	11.11	0.171
8	9	Souksavanh Tonsacktheva	LAO	11.51	0.183

Heat #7

Time	10:33
Wind	-1.4 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.25	0.190	Q
2	2	Obinna Metu	NGR	10.34	0.176	Q
3	5	Walter Dix	USA	10.35	0.167	Q
4	6	Anson Henry	CAN	10.37	0.138	q
5	8	Dmytro Hlushchenko	UKR	10.57	0.200
6	3	Calvin Kang	SGP	10.73	0.140
7	9	Jesse Tamangrow	PLW	11.38	0.146		13
8	7	Reginaldo Ndong	GEQ	11.61	0.242

Heat #8

Time	10:41
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.28	0.162	Q
2	4	Andrey Yepishin	RUS	10.34	0.172	Q
3	9	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	NOR	10.37	0.164	Q
4	6	Uchenna Emedolu	NGR	10.46	0.192
5	2	Su Wai'bou Sanneh	GAM	10.52	0.157
6	5	Sandro Viana	BRA	10.60	0.160
7	7	Lai Chun Ho	HKG	10.63	0.199		14
8	8	Mohamed Abu Abdullah	BAN	11.07	0.174

Heat #9

Time	10:49
Wind	-1.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Marc Burns	TTO	10.46	0.160	Q
2	9	Matic Osovnikar	SLO	10.46	0.187	Q
3	7	Rolando Palacios	HON	10.49	0.189
4	2	Ruslan Abbasov	AZE	10.58	0.154
5	4	Sébastien Gattuso	MON	10.70	0.164
6	8	Jack Howard	FSM	11.03	0.204		15
7	3	Gordon Heather	COK	11.41	0.214
DQ	6	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.40]	[0.153]	Q	16

Heat #10

Time	10:57
Wind	-1.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Churandy Martina	AHO	10.35	0.164	Q
2	5	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.39	0.169	Q
3	6	Simeon Williamson	GBR	10.42	0.183	Q
4	9	Tobias Unger	GER	10.46	0.161	q
5	8	Franklin Nazareno	ECU	10.60	0.178		17
6	7	Wilfried Bingangoye	GAB	10.87	0.171
7	2	Moumi Sébergué	CHA	11.14	0.210
8	3	Okilani Tinilau	TUV	11.48	0.174

Quarter-Finals

Date	15 August 2008
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2163	Usain Bolt	JAM	9.92	0.165	Q
=2	1003	Churandy Martina	AHO	9.99	0.142	Q
=2	3025	Richard Thompson	TTO	9.99	0.170	Q
4	2142	Asafa Powell	JAM	10.02	0.149	Q
5	3215	Darvis Patton	USA	10.04	0.159	Q
6	3019	Marc Burns	TTO	10.05	0.174	Q
7	2868	Kim Collins	SKN	10.07	0.150	Q
8	3282	Walter Dix	USA	10.08	0.163	Q
=9	2148	Michael Frater	JAM	10.09	0.154	Q
=9	3265	Tyson Gay	USA	10.09	0.146	Q
=9	2656	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.09	0.168	Q
12	1801	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.10	0.130	Q
=13	2537	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	NOR	10.14	0.133
=13	1100	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.14	0.179	Q
15	1771	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.16	0.160	Q
16	1824	Craig Pickering	GBR	10.18	0.144
=17	2507	Soji Fasuba	NGR	10.21	0.147
=17	1761	Ronald Pognon	FRA	10.21	0.167
=19	2222	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.23	0.156	Q
=19	1024	Daniel Bailey	ANT	10.23	0.149
=21	2880	Matic Osovnikar	SLO	10.24	0.171		18
=21	1928	Abdul Aziz Zakari	GHA	10.24	0.167
=23	1109	Andrew Hinds	BAR	10.25	0.148
=23	2833	Andrey Yepishin	RUS	10.25	0.158
25	2503	Obinna Metu	NGR	10.27	0.174		19
26	1238	Vicente Lenílson	BRA	10.31	0.157
=27	1844	Simeon Williamson	GBR	10.32	0.127
=27	1231	Codó	BRA	10.32	0.193
=29	1460	Henry Vizcaíno	CUB	10.33	0.167
=29	2092	Simone Collio	ITA	10.33	0.138		20
=29	1291	Anson Henry	CAN	10.33	0.142
32	1578	Ángel David Rodríguez	ESP	10.35	0.154
=33	1308	Pierre Browne	CAN	10.36	0.144
=33	1900	Tobias Unger	GER	10.36	0.136
=35	1419	Daniel Grueso	COL	10.37	0.193
=35	2184	Nobuharu Asahara	JPN	10.37	0.145
37	1355	Hu Kai	CHN	10.40	0.165
38	2596	Dariusz Kuć	POL	10.46	0.176		21
39	3018	Darrel Brown	TTO	10.93	0.119
DQ	2693	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.11]	[0.164]	Q	22

Heat #1

Time	19:45
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Churandy Martina	AHO	9.99	0.142	Q
2	7	Michael Frater	JAM	10.09	0.154	Q
3	6	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.23	0.156	Q
4	9	Simeon Williamson	GBR	10.32	0.127
5	3	Henry Vizcaíno	CUB	10.33	0.167
6	5	Pierre Browne	CAN	10.36	0.144
7	2	Dariusz Kuć	POL	10.46	0.176		23
8	8	Darrel Brown	TTO	10.93	0.119

Heat #2

Time	19:52
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Richard Thompson	TTO	9.99	0.170	Q
2	4	Tyson Gay	USA	10.09	0.146	Q
3	7	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.16	0.160	Q
4	5	Soji Fasuba	NGR	10.21	0.147
5	2	Andrew Hinds	BAR	10.25	0.148
6	8	Codó	BRA	10.32	0.193
7	9	Simone Collio	ITA	10.33	0.138		24
8	3	Daniel Grueso	COL	10.37	0.193

Heat #3

Time	19:59
Wind	-0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Marc Burns	TTO	10.05	0.174	Q
2	4	Kim Collins	SKN	10.07	0.150	Q
3	5	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.10	0.130	Q
4	9	Ronald Pognon	FRA	10.21	0.167
5	8	Matic Osovnikar	SLO	10.24	0.171		25
6	2	Tobias Unger	GER	10.36	0.136
7	3	Nobuharu Asahara	JPN	10.37	0.145
DQ	7	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.11]	[0.164]	Q	26

Heat #4

Time	20:06
Wind	0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	7	Usain Bolt	JAM	9.92	0.165	Q
2	5	Darvis Patton	USA	10.04	0.159	Q
3	4	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.09	0.168	Q
4	8	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure	NOR	10.14	0.133
5	9	Craig Pickering	GBR	10.18	0.144
6	6	Obinna Metu	NGR	10.27	0.174		27
7	3	Anson Henry	CAN	10.33	0.142
8	2	Ángel David Rodríguez	ESP	10.35	0.154

Heat #5

Time	20:13
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	7	Asafa Powell	JAM	10.02	0.149	Q
2	9	Walter Dix	USA	10.08	0.163	Q
3	5	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.14	0.179	Q
4	4	Daniel Bailey	ANT	10.23	0.149
5	3	Abdul Aziz Zakari	GHA	10.24	0.167
6	6	Andrey Yepishin	RUS	10.25	0.158
7	8	Vicente Lenílson	BRA	10.31	0.157
8	2	Hu Kai	CHN	10.40	0.165

Semi-Finals

Date	16 August 2008
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2163	Usain Bolt	JAM	9.85	0.161	Q
2	2142	Asafa Powell	JAM	9.91	0.161	Q
3	3025	Richard Thompson	TTO	9.93	0.175	Q
4	1003	Churandy Martina	AHO	9.94	0.138	Q	28
5	3282	Walter Dix	USA	9.95	0.143	Q
6	3019	Marc Burns	TTO	9.97	0.124	Q
7	2148	Michael Frater	JAM	10.01	0.163	Q
8	3215	Darvis Patton	USA	10.03	0.149	Q
=9	2868	Kim Collins	SKN	10.05	0.163
=9	3265	Tyson Gay	USA	10.05	0.145
11	2656	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.10	0.157
12	1100	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.13	0.159
13	2222	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.16	0.143
=14	1801	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.18	0.143
=14	1771	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.18	0.148
DQ	2693	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.20]	[0.146]		29

Heat #1

Time	20:05
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	7	Usain Bolt	JAM	9.85	0.161	Q
2	6	Walter Dix	USA	9.95	0.143	Q
3	4	Marc Burns	TTO	9.97	0.124	Q
4	9	Michael Frater	JAM	10.01	0.163	Q
5	5	Kim Collins	SKN	10.05	0.163
6	2	Derrick Atkins	BAH	10.13	0.159
7	8	Tyrone Edgar	GBR	10.18	0.143
DQ	3	Samuel Francis	QAT	[10.20]	[0.146]		30

Heat #2

Time	20:13
Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Asafa Powell	JAM	9.91	0.161	Q
2	7	Richard Thompson	TTO	9.93	0.175	Q
3	5	Churandy Martina	AHO	9.94	0.138	Q	31
4	4	Darvis Patton	USA	10.03	0.149	Q
5	9	Tyson Gay	USA	10.05	0.145
6	8	Francis Obikwelu	POR	10.10	0.157
7	3	Naoki Tsukahara	JPN	10.16	0.143
8	2	Martial Mbandjock	FRA	10.18	0.148

Final Round

Date	16 August 2008 — 22:30
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Usain Bolt	JAM	9.69	0.165	WR
2	5	Richard Thompson	TTO	9.89	0.133
3	6	Walter Dix	USA	9.91	0.133
4	9	Churandy Martina	AHO	9.93	0.169
5	7	Asafa Powell	JAM	9.95	0.134
6	2	Michael Frater	JAM	9.97	0.147
7	8	Marc Burns	TTO	10.01	0.145
8	3	Darvis Patton	USA	10.03	0.142