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100 metres, Women

Date	20 – 21 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	63 from 51 countries

With no clear favorite as there had been at the last few Olympics, the event was wide open. Yuliya Nesterenko (BLR) was unheralded prior to the Olympics. In the first round, her 10.94 was a Belarussian national record. He was expected to be challenged in the final by Lauryn Williams (USA), who had won the 2005 World Championships and was NCAA Champion in 2006. Williams got off to a slow start in the final, but surged early and took the lead. At 80 metres Nesterenko caught her and pulled ahead to win in a close, but surprising finish. Nesterenko became the first female sprinter to run all four rounds under 11 second. Her best previous finish at a major meet had been a bronze in the 2004 World Indoors over 60 metres. It was later noted that in 2002 she had failed a drug test, which showed clenbuterol, but she was never suspended because the lab that ran the test was not approved by the IAAF.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC
1	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	Gold
2	3363	Lauryn Williams	USA	Silver
3	2223	Veronica Campbell	JAM	Bronze
4	1285	Ivet Lalova	BUL
5	2213	Aleen Bailey	JAM
6	2244	Sherone Simpson	JAM
7	1124	Debbie Ferguson	BAH
8	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA
5 h1 r3/4	1829	Abi Oyepitan	GBR
5 h2 r3/4	3016	Merlene Ottey	SLO
6 h1 r3/4	1717	Christine Arron	FRA
6 h2 r3/4	1147	Kim Gevaert	BEL
7 h1 r3/4	3252	Gail Devers	USA
7 h2 r3/4	3384	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB
8 h1 r3/4	2948	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS
4 h3 r2/4	2902	Larisa Kruglova	RUS
5 h1 r2/4	2888	Irina Khabarova	RUS
5 h2 r2/4	1755	Véronique Mang	FRA
5 h3 r2/4	2604	Mercy Nku	NGR
5 h4 r2/4	2608	Endurance Ojokolo	NGR
6 h1 r2/4	2152	LaVerne Jones	ISV
6 h2 r2/4	1105	Bettina Müller	AUT
6 h3 r2/4	2508	Liliana Allen	MEX
6 h4 r2/4	3383	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB
7 h1 r2/4	1129	Chandra Sturrup	BAH
7 h2 r2/4	1104	Karin Mayr-Krifka	AUT
7 h3 r2/4	3114	Fana Ashby	TTO
7 h4 r2/4	1229	Rosemar Coelho	BRA
8 h1 r2/4	1398	Delphine Atangana	CMR
AC h3 r2/4	1956	Vida Anim	GHA
3 h5 r1/4	3399	Natasha Mayers	VIN
4 h3 r1/4	1395	Amandine Allou Affoué	CIV
4 h5 r1/4	3201	Tetiana Tkalich	UKR
5 h2 r1/4	1266	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN
5 h3 r1/4	1418	Melisa Murillo	COL
5 h4 r1/4	1697	Johanna Manninen	FIN
5 h5 r1/4	2261	Basma Al-Eshosh	JOR
5 h6 r1/4	2444	Agnė Eggerth	LTU
5 h8 r1/4	2318	Viktoriya Kovyreva	KAZ
6 h1 r1/4	2833	Geraldine Pillay	RSA
6 h2 r1/4	3405	Winneth Dube	ZIM
6 h3 r1/4	2367	Yelena Bobrovskaya	KGZ
6 h4 r1/4	1928	Sina Schielke	GER
6 h5 r1/4	2541	Aleksandra Vojnevska	MKD
6 h6 r1/4	1035	Heather Samuel	ANT
6 h7 r1/4	2661	Mae Koime	PNG
6 h8 r1/4	1045	Marine Ghazaryan	ARM
7 h1 r1/4	1301	Sou Tit Linda	CAM
7 h2 r1/4	1783	Evangeline Ikelap	FSM
7 h3 r1/4	2658	Ngerak Florencio	PLW
7 h4 r1/4	2374	Kaitinano Mwemweata	KIR
7 h5 r1/4	1357	Li Xuemei	CHN
7 h6 r1/4	1002	Robina Muqim Yaar	AFG
7 h7 r1/4	3005	Hawanatu Bangura	SLE
7 h8 r1/4	3402	Carol Mokola	ZAM
8 h1 r1/4	3390	Katura Marae	VAN
8 h2 r1/4	2408	Danah Al-Nasrallah	KUW
8 h3 r1/4	2553	Aminata Kamissoko	MTN
8 h4 r1/4	2413	Philaylack Sackpraseuth	LAO
8 h5 r1/4	3027	Jenny Keni	SOL
8 h6 r1/4	3029	Fartun Abukar Omar	SOM
8 h7 r1/4	2142	Alaa Jassim	IRQ
DQ	3167	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR		1

Round One

Date	20 August 2004 — 10:50
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.94	0.240	Q
=2	3016	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.14	0.195	Q
=2	1956	Vida Anim	GHA	11.14	0.174	Q
4	1717	Christine Arron	FRA	11.14	0.172	Q
=5	3363	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.16	0.247	Q
=5	1285	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.16	0.159	Q
7	2223	Veronica Campbell	JAM	11.17	0.166	Q
8	1147	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.18	0.148	Q
9	2213	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.20	0.232	Q
10	2948	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.22	0.217	Q
=11	2902	Larisa Kruglova	RUS	11.23	0.207	Q
=11	1829	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.23	0.181	Q
13	1755	Véronique Mang	FRA	11.24	0.186	Q
14	2244	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.27	0.173	Q
15	3252	Gail Devers	USA	11.29	0.215	Q
=16	1124	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.30	0.189	Q
=16	3384	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.30	0.208	Q
=18	3383	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	11.31	0.153	q
=18	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.31	0.178	Q
20	2888	Irina Khabarova	RUS	11.32	0.154	Q
21	2608	Endurance Ojokolo	NGR	11.36	0.203	Q
=22	2604	Mercy Nku	NGR	11.37	0.164	q
=22	1129	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.37	0.138	Q
24	2152	LaVerne Jones	ISV	11.38	0.246	q
25	1105	Bettina Müller	AUT	11.39	0.162	q
=26	1104	Karin Mayr-Krifka	AUT	11.40	0.165	q
=26	1398	Delphine Atangana	CMR	11.40	0.166	q
28	2508	Liliana Allen	MEX	11.42	0.154	q
=29	3114	Fana Ashby	TTO	11.43	0.177	Q
=29	1229	Rosemar Coelho	BRA	11.43	0.237	q
=31	2833	Geraldine Pillay	RSA	11.44	0.178
=31	2444	Agnė Eggerth	LTU	11.44	0.177
=33	1697	Johanna Manninen	FIN	11.45	0.157
=33	3399	Natasha Mayers	VIN	11.45	0.158	Q
=35	1395	Amandine Allou Affoué	CIV	11.46	0.182
=35	1928	Sina Schielke	GER	11.46	0.194
37	1266	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	11.49	0.250
38	3405	Winneth Dube	ZIM	11.56	0.211
39	3201	Tetiana Tkalich	UKR	11.58	0.210
40	2318	Viktoriya Kovyreva	KAZ	11.62	0.207
41	1418	Melisa Murillo	COL	11.67	0.185
42	2367	Yelena Bobrovskaya	KGZ	11.76	0.180
43	2661	Mae Koime	PNG	12.00	0.195		2
44	1035	Heather Samuel	ANT	12.05	0.158
45	2261	Basma Al-Eshosh	JOR	12.09	0.199
46	3005	Hawanatu Bangura	SLE	12.11	0.176
47	2541	Aleksandra Vojnevska	MKD	12.15	0.193
48	1357	Li Xuemei	CHN	12.21	0.190
49	1045	Marine Ghazaryan	ARM	12.29	0.177
50	3402	Carol Mokola	ZAM	12.35	0.210
51	2142	Alaa Jassim	IRQ	12.70	–
=52	2658	Ngerak Florencio	PLW	12.76	0.222
=52	3027	Jenny Keni	SOL	12.76	–
54	2374	Kaitinano Mwemweata	KIR	13.07	0.257
55	2413	Philaylack Sackpraseuth	LAO	13.42	–
56	1301	Sou Tit Linda	CAM	13.47	0.235
=57	3390	Katura Marae	VAN	13.49	–
=57	2553	Aminata Kamissoko	MTN	13.49	0.179
59	1783	Evangeline Ikelap	FSM	13.50	0.221
60	2408	Danah Al-Nasrallah	KUW	13.92	–
61	1002	Robina Muqim Yaar	AFG	14.14	0.241
62	3029	Fartun Abukar Omar	SOM	14.29	–
DQ	3167	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.25]	[0.186]	Q	3

Heat #1

Time	10:50
Wind	0.5 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.20	0.232	Q
2	3	Véronique Mang	FRA	11.24	0.186	Q
3	8	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.30	0.189	Q
4	7	Mercy Nku	NGR	11.37	0.164	q
5	5	Liliana Allen	MEX	11.42	0.154	q
6	1	Geraldine Pillay	RSA	11.44	0.178
7	6	Sou Tit Linda	CAM	13.47	0.235
8	4	Katura Marae	VAN	13.49	–

Heat #2

Time	10:57
Wind	0.9 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.94	0.240	Q
2	4	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.14	0.195	Q
3	2	Larisa Kruglova	RUS	11.23	0.207	Q
4	6	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	11.31	0.153	q
5	5	Rakia Al-Gassra	BRN	11.49	0.250
6	7	Winneth Dube	ZIM	11.56	0.211
7	1	Evangeline Ikelap	FSM	13.50	0.221
8	8	Danah Al-Nasrallah	KUW	13.92	–

Heat #3

Time	11:04
Wind	-0.7 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	7	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.16	0.247	Q
2	1	Irina Khabarova	RUS	11.32	0.154	Q
3	4	Fana Ashby	TTO	11.43	0.177	Q
4	8	Amandine Allou Affoué	CIV	11.46	0.182
5	2	Melisa Murillo	COL	11.67	0.185
6	6	Yelena Bobrovskaya	KGZ	11.76	0.180
7	5	Ngerak Florencio	PLW	12.76	0.222
8	3	Aminata Kamissoko	MTN	13.49	0.179

Heat #4

Time	11:11
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	8	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.22	0.217	Q
2	5	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.27	0.173	Q
3	2	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.37	0.138	Q
4	6	Bettina Müller	AUT	11.39	0.162	q
5	1	Johanna Manninen	FIN	11.45	0.157
6	7	Sina Schielke	GER	11.46	0.194
7	4	Kaitinano Mwemweata	KIR	13.07	0.257
8	3	Philaylack Sackpraseuth	LAO	13.42	–

Heat #5

Time	11:18
Wind	-0.8 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.31	0.178	Q
2	7	Endurance Ojokolo	NGR	11.36	0.203	Q
3	2	Natasha Mayers	VIN	11.45	0.158	Q
4	4	Tetiana Tkalich	UKR	11.58	0.210
5	6	Basma Al-Eshosh	JOR	12.09	0.199
6	8	Aleksandra Vojnevska	MKD	12.15	0.193
7	3	Li Xuemei	CHN	12.21	0.190
8	5	Jenny Keni	SOL	12.76	–

Heat #6

Time	11:25
Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1	Veronica Campbell	JAM	11.17	0.166	Q
2	6	Gail Devers	USA	11.29	0.215	Q
3	7	LaVerne Jones	ISV	11.38	0.246	q
4	3	Agnė Eggerth	LTU	11.44	0.177
5	8	Heather Samuel	ANT	12.05	0.158
6	2	Robina Muqim Yaar	AFG	14.14	0.241
7	5	Fartun Abukar Omar	SOM	14.29	–
DQ	4	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.25]	[0.186]	Q	4

Heat #7

Time	11:32
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
=1	6	Vida Anim	GHA	11.14	0.174	Q
=1	2	Christine Arron	FRA	11.14	0.172	Q
3	1	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.18	0.148	Q
4	4	Karin Mayr-Krifka	AUT	11.40	0.165	q
5	7	Rosemar Coelho	BRA	11.43	0.237	q
6	3	Mae Koime	PNG	12.00	0.195		5
7	8	Hawanatu Bangura	SLE	12.11	0.176
8	5	Alaa Jassim	IRQ	12.70	–

Heat #8

Time	11:39
Wind	-0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.16	0.159	Q
2	3	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.23	0.181	Q
3	8	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.30	0.208	Q
4	2	Delphine Atangana	CMR	11.40	0.166	q
5	7	Viktoriya Kovyreva	KAZ	11.62	0.207
6	5	Marine Ghazaryan	ARM	12.29	0.177
7	6	Carol Mokola	ZAM	12.35	0.210

Quarter-Finals

Date	20 August 2004 — 20:10
Format	Top 3 in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.99	0.206	Q
2	3363	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.03	0.214	Q
=3	1285	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.09	0.162	Q
=3	2244	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.09	0.157	Q
5	1717	Christine Arron	FRA	11.10	0.192	Q
6	2213	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.12	0.220	Q
7	1124	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.16	0.188	Q
8	1147	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.17	0.155	Q
9	2223	Veronica Campbell	JAM	11.18	0.212	Q
10	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.20	0.176	Q
11	3016	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.24	0.179	Q
12	2948	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.25	0.204	q
13	3384	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.26	0.212	q
14	1829	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.28	0.198	Q
15	3252	Gail Devers	USA	11.31	0.207	q
16	2888	Irina Khabarova	RUS	11.32	0.189
17	2608	Endurance Ojokolo	NGR	11.35	0.171
18	3383	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	11.35	0.147
19	2902	Larisa Kruglova	RUS	11.36	0.196
=20	1755	Véronique Mang	FRA	11.39	0.186
=20	2604	Mercy Nku	NGR	11.39	0.154
22	2152	LaVerne Jones	ISV	11.44	0.249
23	1229	Rosemar Coelho	BRA	11.45	0.194
24	1129	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.46	0.185
25	1105	Bettina Müller	AUT	11.50	0.190
26	2508	Liliana Allen	MEX	11.52	0.175
27	3114	Fana Ashby	TTO	11.54	0.178
28	1104	Karin Mayr-Krifka	AUT	11.55	0.196
29	1398	Delphine Atangana	CMR	11.60	0.189
DNF	1956	Vida Anim	GHA	–	0.175
DQ	3167	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.27]	[0.203]		6
DNS	3399	Natasha Mayers	VIN	–	–

Heat #1

Time	20:10
Wind	0.2 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Christine Arron	FRA	11.10	0.192	Q
2	4	Veronica Campbell	JAM	11.18	0.212	Q
3	3	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.28	0.198	Q
4	7	Gail Devers	USA	11.31	0.207	q
5	5	Irina Khabarova	RUS	11.32	0.189
6	2	LaVerne Jones	ISV	11.44	0.249
7	1	Chandra Sturrup	BAH	11.46	0.185
8	8	Delphine Atangana	CMR	11.60	0.189

Heat #2

Time	20:18
Wind	0.0 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.03	0.214	Q
2	6	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.09	0.162	Q
3	8	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.16	0.188	Q
4	2	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.26	0.212	q
5	3	Véronique Mang	FRA	11.39	0.186
6	7	Bettina Müller	AUT	11.50	0.190
7	1	Karin Mayr-Krifka	AUT	11.55	0.196
DQ	4	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.27]	[0.203]		7

Heat #3

Time	20:26
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.09	0.157	Q
2	6	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.12	0.220	Q
3	5	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.24	0.179	Q
4	8	Larisa Kruglova	RUS	11.36	0.196
5	1	Mercy Nku	NGR	11.39	0.154
6	7	Liliana Allen	MEX	11.52	0.175
7	2	Fana Ashby	TTO	11.54	0.178
DNF	3	Vida Anim	GHA	–	0.175

Heat #4

Time	20:34
Wind	0.3 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	4	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.99	0.206	Q
2	2	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.17	0.155	Q
3	3	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.20	0.176	Q
4	5	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.25	0.204	q
5	6	Endurance Ojokolo	NGR	11.35	0.171
6	8	Guzel Khubbiyeva	UZB	11.35	0.147
7	1	Rosemar Coelho	BRA	11.45	0.194
DNS	7	Natasha Mayers	VIN	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	21 August 2004 — 20:20
Format	Top 4 in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1187	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.92	0.167	Q
2	2223	Veronica Campbell	JAM	10.93	0.165	Q
3	3363	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.01	0.205	Q
4	2244	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.03	0.154	Q
5	1285	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.04	0.155	Q
6	1124	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.04	0.168	Q
7	2213	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.13	0.206	Q
=8	1829	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.18	0.140
=8	3244	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.18	0.181	Q
=10	1717	Christine Arron	FRA	11.21	0.175
=10	3016	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.21	0.165
12	3252	Gail Devers	USA	11.22	0.165
13	2948	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.25	0.179
14	1147	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.40	0.159
15	3384	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.40	0.200
DQ	3167	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.23]	[0.158]		8

Heat #1

Time	20:20
Wind	0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	5	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.92	0.167	Q
2	6	Veronica Campbell	JAM	10.93	0.165	Q
3	3	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.04	0.155	Q
4	7	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.04	0.168	Q
5	1	Abi Oyepitan	GBR	11.18	0.140
6	4	Christine Arron	FRA	11.21	0.175
7	2	Gail Devers	USA	11.22	0.165
8	8	Yuliya Tabakova	RUS	11.25	0.179

Heat #2

Time	20:27
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Lauryn Williams	USA	11.01	0.205	Q
2	4	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.03	0.154	Q
3	5	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.13	0.206	Q
4	8	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.18	0.181	Q
5	1	Merlene Ottey	SLO	11.21	0.165
6	3	Kim Gevaert	BEL	11.40	0.159
7	7	Lyubov Perepelova	UZB	11.40	0.200
DQ	2	Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok	UKR	[11.23]	[0.158]		9

Final Round

Date	21 August 2004 — 22:55
Wind	-0.1 m/s

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	6	Yuliya Nestsiarenka	BLR	10.93	0.186
2	4	Lauryn Williams	USA	10.96	0.212
3	3	Veronica Campbell	JAM	10.97	0.199
4	1	Ivet Lalova	BUL	11.00	0.154
5	2	Aleen Bailey	JAM	11.05	0.208
6	5	Sherone Simpson	JAM	11.07	0.164
7	8	Debbie Ferguson	BAH	11.16	0.177
8	7	LaTasha Colander-Richardson	USA	11.18	0.183