2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 4−5 August.[1] This meet was announced as the last competition for Usain Bolt. The race was won by Justin Gatlin of the United States, ahead of Gatlin's team-mate Christian Coleman, with Usain Bolt finishing third.

Men's 100 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
A scene of the final.
VenueOlympic Stadium
Dates4 August (preliminary round & heats)
5 August (semi-final & final)
Competitors60 from 45 nations
Winning time9.92
Medalists
    United States
    United States
    Jamaica
Video on YouTube
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Background

Billed as his last individual race, world record holder and reigning world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt hoped to bow out of individual competition with one last gold medal. He originally planned to retire after the Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro the previous year, but decided to return due to his love for the London crowds. However, his season was hampered by his reoccurring hamstring injuries, as well as the death of his friend Germaine Mason. Coming into the championships, Bolt was only ranked 7th with 9.95 seconds. Meanwhile, young American Christian Coleman burst onto the athletics scene as the new favorite to dethrone Bolt, clocking a world-leading 9.82 seconds at the NCAA Championships and going on to win the 100-200 double. His only defeat came at the US Championships, where fellow Tennessee Vol and 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin overtook the inexperienced Coleman, who overstrided towards the finish. The win came as a surprise for many, as the 35-year old veteran and 2005 world champion had an unusually rocky season despite being Bolt's biggest rival for the previous 4 years. Andre De Grasse of Canada also announced his intentions to defeat Bolt before his retirement; the triple medallist at the Rio Olympics proved he had the talent and confidence to stay calm against Bolt, especially when he rushed to the Jamaican's shoulder during the 200m semifinals. Despite not having gone under 10 seconds before the championships, many knew that De Grasse was a championship performer and would clock much faster times in London.

Meanwhile, Bolt's training partner and 2011 World Champion Yohan Blake, continued his injury comeback by winning the Jamaican 100m title in 9.90, the second fastest time of the year. Julian Forte and Senoj-Jay Givans, two sub-10 runners, filled out the Jamaican squad. Akani Simbine of South Africa was ranked 3rd in the year with 9.92, and won at the Doha Diamond League in May, though many believed he peaked too early as South African runners began their seasons in February. Christopher Belcher, the NCAA bronze medallist behind Coleman and ranked 4th in the year with 9.93, joined Coleman and Gatlin on the US squad. CJ Ujah of Great Britain appeared to be in top form, winning 3 Diamond League races in Rome, London, and Rabat, the latter in 9.98 seconds. In his absence, the incredibly fast-finishing Reece Prescod beat out former European Champion [James Dasaolu]] at the British Championships. Other key players included co-European record holder and 3-time global finalist Jimmy Vicaut of France, 7th-ranked Thando Roto of South Africa, and Rio finalist Ben Youssef Meite of the Ivory Coast

Just days before the championships, De Grasse pulled out with a hamstring injury and was forced to miss his final chance to defeat Bolt.

Summary

Coleman won his heat with ease in 10.01. Japanese runner Abdul Hakim Sani Brown placed himself as a favorite and surprised many by beating Blake in the second heat. Julian Forte of Jamaica was the fastest in the round, clocking 9.99 seconds in the third heat; Simbine finished 4th and qualified for the semis as a fastest loser, almost confirming claims he had already peaked earlier in the season. In the final heat, Bolt won with his slowest time of the season; his terrible start showed signs that he was, indeed, retiring at the right time.

In the first semi-final, Justin Gatlin qualified but seemed to struggle, losing to Akani Simbine of South Africa. Both were favorites to dethrone Bolt. In the second semi-final, Yohan Blake barely held off the hometown favorite Reece Prescod, who had a sudden surge of speed in the last ten metres to take the automatic qualifying spot from Su Bingtian of China. Run into slight headwinds, the first two semis were unimpressive, slower than ten seconds. In the third semi-final, Christian Coleman surprised the world by beating Bolt with 9.97 to his 9.98, despite it being a semi-final; in doing so, he became the first man in four years to beat Bolt, the last being Gatlin by the same margin (0.01) in an IAAF Diamond League event in Rome. Coleman rocketed out of the start, while Bolt lumbered. Bolt tried to make up the gap, but sensing he couldn't catch him, eased up at the finish. Bolt's time was still the second fastest in the semis.

In the final, Bolt was lined up in lane four, right next to his young rival Coleman. Gatlin lined up in lane eight, with Blake right next to him. At the gun, Coleman got the quickest reaction time, of 0.123, and Bolt with the second slowest in 0.183. Coleman continued with his usual fast start, with Bolt next to him lumbering behind by a metre in fourth expecting to make up ground on Jimmy Vicaut of France and Su Bingtian inside him. Meanwhile, the other half of the field seemed to struggle in the first 40 metres, but began to catch up with the pack afterwards. At that mark, Bolt began making up ground, first on Su, then on Vicaut. With every step, Bolt gained on his young rival, but as he got closer he began to tense up. Suddenly, with 15 metres to go, Gatlin in lane eight came out of nowhere and surged ahead of the two, securing his first world title since 2005 by 0.02 seconds. Gatlin's winning time of 9.92 seconds was the slowest World Championship winning time in the 100 metres since 2003, but was a new Masters world record, beating Kim Collins' 9.93 that he set the previous year.[2] Coleman finished second in 9.94 seconds, while Bolt was third in 9.95 seconds, equaling his seasonal best that he set in Monaco.[3]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[4]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 9.58A Usain Bolt  JAM 16 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
Championship
World leading 9.82A Christian Coleman  USA 7 Jun 2017 Eugene, United States
African 9.85A Olusoji Fasuba  NGR 12 May 2006 Doha, Qatar
Asian 9.91A Femi Ogunode  QAT 4 Jun 2015 Wuhan, China
22 Apr 2016 Gainesville, United States
NACAC 9.58A Usain Bolt  JAM 16 Aug 2009 Berlin, Germany
South American 10.00A Robson da Silva  BRA 22 Jul 1988 Mexico City, Mexico
European 9.86A Francis Obikwelu  POR 22 Aug 2004 Athens, Greece
Jimmy Vicaut  FRA 4 Jul 2015 Saint-Denis, France
7 Jun 2016 Montreuil, France
Oceanian 9.93A Patrick Johnson  AUS 5 May 2003 Mito, Japan

The following records were set at the competition:[5][2]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
Slovak 10.15A Ján Volko  SVK 4 Aug 2017
World Masters M35 9.92A Justin Gatlin  USA 5 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 10.12.[6]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+1), was as follows:[7]

Date Time Round
4 August19:00Preliminary Round
4 August20:20Heats
5 August19:05Semi-finals
5 August21:45Final

Results

Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place on 4 August in four heats as follows:[8]

Heat1234
Start time 19:0519:1019:1619:23
Wind (m/s) +1.4+1.1+0.9+0.7
Photo finish

The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the first round proper. The overall results were as follows:[9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
133Ján Volko Slovakia (SVK)10.15Q, NR
224Emre Zafer Barnes Turkey (TUR)10.22Q
336Mario Burke Barbados (BAR)10.22Q
438Abdullah Abkar Mohammed Saudi Arabia (KSA)10.23Q, SB
543Ramon Gittens Barbados (BAR)10.25Q
616Emmanuel Matadi Liberia (LBR)10.27Q
745Joseph Millar New Zealand (NZL)10.29Q
846Warren Fraser Bahamas (BAH)10.30Q
913Brendon Rodney Canada (CAN)10.37Q
1017Mark Odhiambo Kenya (KEN)10.40Q
1126Chavaughn Walsh Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)10.44Q
1222Hassan Saaid Maldives (MDV)10.45Q
1348Ambdoul Karim Riffayn Comoros (COM)10.59q
1447Jean Tarcicius Batambok Cameroon (CMR)10.71q, PB
1532Rolando Palacios Honduras (HON)10.73
1637Bui Ba Hanh Vietnam (VIE)10.76SB
1714Phearath Nget Cambodia (CAM)10.99SB
1827Dylan Sicobo Seychelles (SEY)11.01
1918Masbah Ahmmed Bangladesh (BAN)11.08
2034Said Gilani Afghanistan (AFG)11.13PB
2142Scott James Fiti F.S. Micronesia (FSM)11.23PB
2235Paul Ma'unikeni Solomon Islands (SOL)11.31PB
2312Mohamed Lamine Dansoko Guinea (GUI)11.41SB
2444Gwynn Uehara Palau (PLW)11.47SB
2515Dysard Dageago Nauru (NRU)11.60
2628Jeki Lanki Marshall Islands (MHL)11.91PB
2723Mobera Tonana Kiribati (KIR)11.91SB
2825Ielu Tamoa Tuvalu (TUV)12.12PB

Heats

The first round proper took place on 4 August in six heats as follows:[10]

Heat123456
Start time 20:2020:2720:3520:4320:5121:01
Wind (m/s) −0.1−0.60.0−0.2+0.9+0.3
Photo finish

The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals. The overall results were as follows:[11]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Julian Forte Jamaica (JAM)9.99Q, PB
219Christian Coleman United States (USA)10.01Q
336Ben Youssef Meïté Ivory Coast (CIV)10.02Q
444Su Bingtian China (CHN)10.03Q, SB
532Reece Prescod Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.03Q, PB
623Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Japan (JPN)10.05Q, PB
655Justin Gatlin United States (USA)10.05Q
867Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)10.07Q
942Chijindu Ujah Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.07Q
1015Jak Ali Harvey Turkey (TUR)10.13Q
64James Dasaolu Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.13Q
1229Yohan Blake Jamaica (JAM)10.13Q
49Christopher Belcher United States (USA)10.13Q
1426Xie Zhenye China (CHN)10.13Q
1563Jimmy Vicaut France (FRA)10.15Q
35Akani Simbine South Africa (RSA)10.15q
1757Andrew Fisher Bahrain (BHR)10.19Q
66Shuhei Tada Japan (JPN)10.19q
1914Cejhae Greene Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)10.21Q
2043Asuka Cambridge Japan (JPN)10.21q
2127Emre Zafer Barnes Turkey (TUR)10.22q
2213Emmanuel Matadi Liberia (LBR)10.24q
2333Alex Wilson Switzerland (SUI)10.24q
2453Kim Kuk-young South Korea (KOR)10.24Q
2416Ramon Gittens Barbados (BAR)10.24
2617Julian Reus Germany (GER)10.25
2728Emmanuel Callender Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)10.25
2825Ján Volko Slovakia (SVK)10.25
2952Keston Bledman Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)10.26
3056Gavin Smellie Canada (CAN)10.29
3112Senoj-Jay Givans Jamaica (JAM)10.30
3258Abdullah Abkar Mohammed Saudi Arabia (KSA)10.31
3345Joseph Millar New Zealand (NZL)10.31
3469Hassan Taftian Iran (IRI)10.34
3562Brendon Rodney Canada (CAN)10.36
3648Mark Odhiambo Kenya (KEN)10.37
3724David Lima Portugal (POR)10.41
3868Warren Fraser Bahamas (BAH)10.42
3937Mario Burke Barbados (BAR)10.42
4038Hassan Saaid Maldives (MDV)10.45
4165Diego Palomeque Colombia (COL)10.51
4246Jeremy Dodson Samoa (SAM)10.52
4322Ambdoul Karim Riffayn Comoros (COM)10.72
4418Jean Tarcicius Batambok Cameroon (CMR)10.75
47Mosito Lehata Lesotho (LES)DQR 162.7
59Thando Roto South Africa (RSA)DQR 162.7
54Chavaughn Walsh Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)DNS
39Andre De Grasse Canada (CAN)DNS

Semi-finals

The semi-finals took place on 5 August in three heats as follows:[12]

Heat123
Start time 19:0519:1219:20
Wind (m/s) −0.5−0.2+0.4
Photo finish

The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[13]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
134Christian Coleman United States (USA)9.97Q
236Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)9.98Q
324Yohan Blake Jamaica (JAM)10.04Q
429Reece Prescod Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.05Q
512Akani Simbine South Africa (RSA)10.05Q
616Justin Gatlin United States (USA)10.09Q
738Jimmy Vicaut France (FRA)10.09q
826Su Bingtian China (CHN)10.10q
937Chijindu Ujah Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.12
1017Ben Youssef Meïté Ivory Coast (CIV)10.12
1115Julian Forte Jamaica (JAM)10.13
1227Jak Ali Harvey Turkey (TUR)10.16
1328Christopher Belcher United States (USA)10.20
1422Emmanuel Matadi Liberia (LBR)10.20
1514James Dasaolu Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)10.22
1613Asuka Cambridge Japan (JPN)10.25
1732Shuhei Tada Japan (JPN)10.26
1833Emre Zafer Barnes Turkey (TUR)10.27
1925Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Japan (JPN)10.28
2019Xie Zhenye China (CHN)10.28
2123Alex Wilson Switzerland (SUI)10.30
2235Andrew Fisher Bahrain (BHR)10.36
2318Kim Kuk-young South Korea (KOR)10.40
2439Cejhae Greene Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)10.64

Final

The final took place on 5 August at 21:46. The wind was −0.8 metres per second and the results were as follows (photo finish):[14]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Reaction Time Notes
8 Justin Gatlin  United States (USA) 9.92 0.138 WMR SB
5 Christian Coleman  United States (USA) 9.94 0.123
4 Usain Bolt  Jamaica (JAM) 9.95 0.183 SB
4 7 Yohan Blake  Jamaica (JAM) 9.99 0.137
5 6 Akani Simbine  South Africa (RSA) 10.01 0.141
6 3 Jimmy Vicaut  France (FRA) 10.08 0.152
7 9 Reece Prescod  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 10.17 0.145
8 2 Su Bingtian  China (CHN) 10.27 0.224

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