Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to 22, by a total of 82 sprinters from 62 nations.[1][2] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Date21–22 August
Competitors82 from 62 nations
Winning time9.85 s
Medalists
Justin Gatlin  United States
Francis Obikwelu  Portugal
Maurice Greene  United States

The event was won by Justin Gatlin of the United States, the nation's second consecutive title and 16th overall in the event. Portugal earned its first medal in the men's 100 metres, with Francis Obikwelu's silver. The final was the fastest and most disputed in Olympic history, with six runners covering the distance in 10.00 seconds or less (four of them under the 9.90 mark), and the gold and bronze medalist athletes separated by 0.02 seconds.

Background

This was the twenty-fifth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. All three finalists from 2000 returned: defending gold medalist Maurice Greene of the United States, silver medalist Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago, and bronze medalist Obadele Thompson of Barbados, along with three other finalists (Darren Campbell of Great Britain, Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Aziz Zakari of Ghana). Two-time silver medalist (1992 and 1996) Frankie Fredericks of Namibia also returned after missing the Sydney Games with injury.

Collins was the reigning (2003) world champion, as well as Commonwealth champion. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal had won the 2002 European Championship. On the United States team, along with an aging Greene (still a medal contender, but no longer as dominant as in 2000), was a young Justin Gatlin.[2]

Aruba, Jordan, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Slovenia appeared in the event for the first time. The United States made its 24rd appearance in the event, most of any country, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For this event, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was permitted to enter up to three athletes, provided they had run below 10.21 seconds during this period in IAAF-sanctioned meetings or tournaments. If a NOC had no athletes qualified under this standard, it could enter up to one athlete that had run below 10.28 seconds.

Competition format

The event retained the same basic four round format introduced in 1920: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1968, was used again to ensure that the quarterfinals and subsequent rounds had exactly 8 runners per heat; this time, the system was used in both the heats and quarterfinals.

The first round consisted of 10 heats, each with 8 or 9 athletes. The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next ten fastest runners overall. This made 40 quarterfinalists, who were divided into 5 heats of 8 runners. The top three runners in each quarterfinal advanced, with one "fastest loser" place. The 16 semifinalists competed in two heats of 8, with the top four in each semifinal advancing to the eight-man final.[2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record Tim Montgomery (USA)9.78 sParis, France14 September 2002
Olympic record Donovan Bailey (CAN)9.84 sAtlanta, United States27 July 1996

No new records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 21 August 200410:35
19:40
Round 1
Round 2
Sunday, 22 August 200420:55
23:10
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the ten fastest times of those who finished fourth or lower in their heat (q) qualified.[3]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15Frankie Fredericks Namibia 0.15210.12Q, SB
23Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.22210.22Q
34Shingo Suetsugu Japan 0.17410.27Q
47Darren Campbell Great Britain 0.15910.35
59Chen Haijian China 0.18110.45
62Eric Nkansah Ghana 0.16010.54
76Poh Seng Song Singapore 0.16010.75
88Yazaldes Nascimento São Tomé and Príncipe 0.18511.00
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.14910.13Q, SB
27Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.18810.19Q
36Roland Németh Hungary 0.13710.28Q
43Salem Mubarak Al Yami Saudi Arabia 0.14310.36
54Darren Gilford Malta 0.17710.67
68Khalil Al Hanahneh Jordan 0.17210.76
72Kakianako Nariki Kiribati 0.18311.62
9Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago DSQR 162.7
Wind: −0.4 m/s

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18Justin Gatlin United States 0.20410.07Q
26Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands 0.15610.15Q, SB
39Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.13310.21Q, SB
44Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.16910.23q
51Andrey Yepishin Russia 0.14610.29q
62Georgios Theodoridis Greece 0.14110.32q
75Hadhari Djaffar Comoros 0.16310.62
87Sultan Saeed Maldives 0.23911.72
3Juan Sainfleur Dominican Republic 0.164DNF
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16Shawn Crawford United States 0.18410.02Q
21Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.14110.08Q, SB
34Matic Osovnikar Slovenia 0.11210.15Q, NR
45Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso 0.17510.33q
53Diego Ferreira Paraguay 0.14110.50NR
69Pierre de Windt Aruba 0.23411.02
77Chamleunesouk Ao Oudomphonh Laos 0.20211.30
88Masoud Azizi Afghanistan 0.21711.66
2Hristoforos Hoidis Greece DNS
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.16510.09Q
25Ronald Pognon France 0.15010.18Q
33Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 0.15710.26Q, NR
48Jarbas Mascarenhas Brazil 0.14710.34q
57Hiroyasu Tsuchie Japan 0.18210.37
69Adrian Durant Virgin Islands 0.22310.52
76Nabie Foday Fofanah Guinea 0.15810.62
84Harmon Harmon Cook Islands 0.17311.22PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17Nobuharu Asahara Japan 0.16210.33Q
23Łukasz Chyła Poland 0.16710.35Q
34Eric Pacome N'Dri Ivory Coast 0.14710.39Q
49Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago 0.15510.41
56Issa Aime Nthepe France 0.15910.67
62Gábor Dobos Hungary 0.13110.68
78John Howard Federated States of Micronesia 0.19510.85NR
85Mohammad Shamsuddin Bangladesh 0.17311.13
Wind: −1.1 m/s

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.14610.06Q
25Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.15510.15Q, SB
34Joshua Ross Australia 0.15310.24Q, =PB
41André da Silva Brazil 0.14510.28q
58Pierre Browne Canada 0.16910.32q
67Lamin Tucker Sierra Leone 0.13710.72
76Kelsey Nakanelua American Samoa 0.16011.25
82Sopheak Phouk Cambodia 0.22511.56PB
3Djikoloum Mobele Chad DNS
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
11Maurice Greene United States 0.14210.18Q
22Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.13510.21Q
38Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles 0.15210.23Q
43Alexander Kosenkow Germany 0.13510.28q
56Prodromos Katsantonis Cyprus 0.17910.50SB
67Chiang Wai Hung Hong Kong 0.15710.70
79Francis Manioru Solomon Islands 0.14311.05
85Teymur Gasimov Azerbaijan 0.17911.17
94Filipo Muller Tonga 0.18111.18PB
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 9

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19Deji Aliu Nigeria 0.19110.39Q
22Nicolas Macrozonaris Canada 0.15310.40Q
36Gennadiy Chernovol Kazakhstan 0.14510.43Q
43Souhalia Alamou Benin 0.16710.48
58Christie van Wyk Namibia 0.14810.49
64Daniel Bailey Antigua and Barbuda 0.15410.51
77Gian Nicola Berardi San Marino 0.14310.76
85Carlos Abaunza Nicaragua 0.17311.17
Wind: −1.4 m/s

Heat 10

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15410.11Q
23Michael Frater Jamaica 0.16110.20Q
34Nicconnor Alexander Trinidad and Tobago 0.13910.22Q
47Simone Collio Italy 0.15110.27q
52Eddy de Lepine France 0.19210.27q
68Xavier James Bermuda 0.14710.40SB
79Sebastien Gattuso Monaco 0.15210.58=NR
85Wilfried Bingangoye Gabon 0.20610.76PB
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarterfinals

Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next fastest overall sprinter (q) qualified.[4]

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.1659.93Q, NR
25Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.16210.12Q, =PB
33Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.14910.12Q, SB
46Ronald Pognon France 0.16610.15q
58Shingo Suetsugu Japan 0.15010.19
62Pierre Browne Canada 0.15010.21
77Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles 0.15210.24
81André da Silva Brazil 0.13610.34
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Shawn Crawford United States 0.1679.89Q
23Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.15610.12Q
37Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.15810.26Q
42Matic Osovnikar Slovenia 0.16810.26
56Deji Aliu Nigeria 0.18510.26
65Nicolas Macrozonaris Canada 0.16110.28
71Gennadiy Chernovol Kazakhstan 0.15410.42
88Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso 0.17810.43
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Justin Gatlin United States 0.1789.96Q
23Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.14610.15Q, =SB
35Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.16210.15Q
46Nobuharu Asahara Japan 0.15110.24
52Georgios Theodoridis Greece 0.14110.36
67Roland Németh Hungary 0.15110.38
78Nicconnor Alexander Trinidad and Tobago 0.14810.48
1Eddy de Lepine France DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.17510.02Q
26Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15210.05Q, SB
35Michael Frater Jamaica 0.15210.11Q
43Frankie Fredericks Namibia 0.14210.17
57Joshua Ross Australia 0.16310.22PB
61Alexander Kosenkow Germany 0.11310.24
72Andrey Yepishin Russia 0.16410.29
88Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 0.18410.39
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Quarterfinal 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Maurice Greene United States 0.1179.93Q
26Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.1429.99Q
31Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.14510.18Q, SB
45Łukasz Chyła Poland 0.16710.23
53Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands 0.16210.24
68Simone Collio Italy 0.13510.29
72Jarbas Mascarenhas Brazil 0.13410.30
87Eric Pacome N'Dri Ivory Coast 0.13710.32
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The first four runners in each semifinal heat (Q) moves on to the final.[5]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
13Shawn Crawford United States 0.17310.07Q
24Justin Gatlin United States 0.19110.09Q
36Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.15510.11Q
48Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.16010.22Q
55Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.16310.28
62Michael Frater Jamaica 0.14610.29
71Ronald Pognon France 0.14410.32
87Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.18810.35
Wind: −1.6 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.1589.95Q
25Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.1819.97Q
36Maurice Greene United States 0.1259.97Q
43Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15010.02Q, SB
58Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.14710.12SB
61Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.13910.22
77Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.15610.28
82Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.16310.28
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final

In the final, the slowest to react was Justin Gatlin, still with the most powerful first steps, Gatlin led from the gun, with Kim Collins, the next slowest to react, also getting a typically fast start (typically in lane 1). A step behind, back from injuries, defending champion Maurice Greene, was fastest to react but running sideways in quicksand. He was joined by Francis Obikwelu and Shawn Crawford, who had a slight edge on the other competitors in the center of the track. Collins faded as Obikwelu, Crawford and Greene gained. Feeling his lead disappearing rapidly, Gatlin leaned early still maintaining the lead across the line. The tall Obikwelu perfectly timed his dip to clearly grab silver. Crawford's finish occurred two meters too late giving Greene another medal with the same time as his win four years earlier.[6][7][8]

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
3Justin Gatlin United States0.1889.85PB
5Francis Obikwelu Portugal0.1639.86EU
7Maurice Greene United States0.1519.87SB
44Shawn Crawford United States0.1619.89PB
56Asafa Powell Jamaica0.1669.94
61Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis0.17510.00SB
78Obadele Thompson Barbados0.16410.10
2Aziz Zakari Ghana0.178DNF
Wind: +0.6 m/s

References

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