2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
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]
| 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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Summary
Justin Gatlin had the world leading time in 2015. Gatlin ran 9.83 s in the heats and 9.77 s in the semi-final. Reigning champion Usain Bolt ran times of 9.96 s in both rounds. Jimmy Vicaut and Su Bingtian qualified for the final with tied fastest loser times of 9.986 s, so there were 9 competitors in the final.
In the final, Bolt finished one hundredth of a second ahead of Gatlin in a time of 9.79 s.[3] There was a tie for third place, with Andre De Grasse and Trayvon Bromell both finishing in 9.911 s, and two bronze medals were awarded.[4]
At 39 years, 139 days old, Kim Collins became the oldest ever competitor for the men's 100 m.[5]
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:[6]
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Patrick Johnson (AUS) |
9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
Qualification standards
| Entry standards[7] |
|---|
| 10.16 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 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.[8]
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s
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Heats
Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.[9]
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.[10]
Wind:
Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: −0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 9.77 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Rodgers | United States (USA) | 9.86 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.96 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Andre De Grasse |  Canada (CAN) | 9.96 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Tyson Gay | United States (USA) | 9.96 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.97 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | France (FRA) | 9.99 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Trayvon Bromell | United States (USA) | 9.99 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Su Bingtian |  China (CHN) | 9.99 | q, =NR |
| 10 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | Qatar (QAT) | 10.00 | |
| 11 | 2 | Akani Simbine |  South Africa (RSA) | 10.02 | |
| 12 | 3 | Ramon Gittens |  Barbados (BAR) | 10.04 | |
| 13 | 2 | Chijindu Ujah |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.05 | |
| 14 | 2 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.06 | |
| 15 | 1 | Jak Ali Harvey |  Turkey (TUR) | 10.08 | |
| 16 | 3 | Churandy Martina |  Netherlands (NED) | 10.09 | |
| 17 | 2 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 10.15 | |
| 18 | 3 | Ben Youssef Meïté |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 10.17 | |
| 19 | 2 | Levi Cadogan | Barbados (BAR) | 10.19 | |
| 20 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | France (FRA) | 10.20 | |
| 20 | 3 | Hassan Taftian |  Iran (IRI) | 10.20 | |
| 20 | 3 | Richard Kilty | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.20 | |
| 23 | 1 | Henricho Bruintjies | South Africa (RSA) | 10.21 | |
| 24 | 1 | Julian Reus |  Germany (GER) | 10.28 |
Final
The final was started at 21:15.[11]
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. Archived from the original on 1 December 2014. 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.
- "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "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