Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 (heats) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]

Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueBeijing National Stadium
DatesAugust 16 (heats)
August 17 (semifinal and final)
Competitors85 from 69 nations
Winning time10.78 s
Medalists
Shelly-Ann Fraser  Jamaica
Sherone Simpson  Jamaica
Kerron Stewart  Jamaica

The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s (A standard) and 11.42 s (B standard).[2]

Jamaica dominated the event with athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser taking the gold and Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart taking the silver. Officially, no bronze medal was awarded as Simpson and Stewart finished with an equal time of 10.98 seconds in the second place.[3] Taking all three medals, it was a Jamaican sweep.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

World record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)10.49 sIndianapolis, United States16 July 1988
Olympic record Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)10.62 sSeoul, South Korea24 September 1988

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 10 fastest (q) advance to the quarterfinals.

RankHeatAthleteCountryTimeNotes.
18Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria11.13Q
28Debbie Ferguson Bahamas11.17Q
38Daria Korczyńska Poland11.22Q, PB
49Evgeniya Polyakova Russia11.24Q
51Torri Edwards United States11.26Q
610Kerron Stewart Jamaica11.28Q
71Jeanette Kwakye Great Britain11.30Q
4Chandra Sturrup BahamasQ
910Ezinne Okparaebo Norway11.32Q, NR
105Kim Gevaert Belgium11.33Q
7Ivet Lalova BulgariaQ
3Muna Lee United StatesQ
136Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica11.35Q
147Montell Douglas Great Britain11.36Q
152Christine Arron France11.37Q
162Lauryn Williams United States11.38Q
174Kelly Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago11.39Q
8Yomara Hinestroza Colombiaq
195Yuliya Nestsiarenka Belarus11.40Q
2010Laverne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands11.41Q
214Lina Grincikaite Lithuania11.43Q
3Anita Pistone ItalyQ
233Guzel Khubbieva Uzbekistan11.44Q
247Virgen Benavides Cuba11.45Q, SB
259Jade Bailey Barbados11.46Q
2Tahesia Harrigan British Virgin IslandsQ, SB
276Vida Anim Ghana11.47Q
283Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis11.48q
9Sherone Simpson JamaicaQ
3010Barbara Pierre Haiti11.52q
314Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago11.53q
3210Natalya Murinovich Russia11.55q
8Sasha Springer-Jones Trinidad and Tobagoq, SB
342Lucimar de Moura Brazil11.60q
9Nataliya Pohrebnyak Ukraineq
367Franca Idoko Nigeria11.61q
3Natalia Rusakova Russiaq
386Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon11.62Q
391Myriam Leonie Mani Cameroon11.64Q
402Sherry Fletcher Grenada11.65
6Laura Turner Great Britain
5Thi Huong Vu VietnamQ
431Inna Eftimova Bulgaria11.67
448Mae Koime Papua New Guinea11.68
459Tezdzhan Naimova Bulgaria11.70
465Halimat Ismaila Nigeria11.72
475Chisato Fukushima Japan11.74
484Affoué Amandine Allou Ivory Coast11.75
497Pia Tajnikar Slovenia11.82
9Jutamass Thavoncharoen ThailandSB
511Wang Jing China11.87
527Ahamada Feta Comoros11.88
534Valentina Nazarova Turkmenistan11.94
545Sonia Williams Antigua and Barbuda12.04
556Nirinaharifidy Ramilijaona Madagascar12.07
566Tamicka Clarke Bahamas12.16
5710Charlene Attard Malta12.20
587Fatou Tiyana The Gambia12.25PB
592Dana Abdulrazak Iraq12.36PB
603Kin Yee Wan Hong Kong12.37
612Sadaf Siddiqui Pakistan12.41
627Beauty Nazmun Nahar Bangladesh12.52
6310Michaela Kargbo Sierra Leone12.54
648Hiniksia Albertine Ndikert Chad12.55
658Franka Magali Democratic Republic of the Congo12.57PB
6610Milena Milasevic Montenegro12.65
676Montserrat Pujol Andorra12.73
681Ani Khachikyan Armenia12.76
691Ivana Rozhman Macedonia12.92
704Titlinda Sou Cambodia12.98PB
713Gharid Ghrouf Palestine13.07NR
726Jessica Aguilera Nicaragua13.15
10Chandra Kala Thapa Nepal
741Peoria Koshiba Palau13.18
756Pauline Kwalea Solomon Islands13.28PB
765Cora Alicto Guam13.31PB
3Elis Lapenmal Vanuatu
789Waseelah Saad Yemen13.60NR
793Bounkou Camara Mauritania13.69
809Maria Ikelap Federated States of Micronesia13.73SB
819Philaylack Sackpaseuth Laos13.86
821Buthaina Al-Yaqoubi Oman13.90
832Asenate Manoa Tuvalu14.05NR
844Fathia Ali Bourrale Djibouti14.29
855Robina Muqimyar Afghanistan14.80

Quarterfinals

Women's 100m Round 2 - Heat 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.

RankHeatAthleteCountryTimeNotes
14Kerron Stewart Jamaica10.98Q
22Sherone Simpson Jamaica11.02Q
31Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica11.06Q
44Lauryn Williams United States11.07Q
52Muna Lee United States11.08Q
64Kim Gevaert Belgium11.10Q
71Yevgeniya Polyakova Russia11.13Q, SB
84Yulia Nestsiarenka Belarus11.14q, SB
92Chandra Sturrup Bahamas11.16Q
101Jeanette Kwakye Great Britain11.18Q, PB
113Debbie Ferguson Bahamas11.21Q
123Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria11.28Q
135Torri Edwards United States11.31Q
143Vida Anim Ghana11.32Q
155Lina Grincikaite Lithuania11.33Q, PB
163Christine Arron France11.36
4Tahesia Harrigan British Virgin IslandsSB
182Montell Douglas Great Britain11.38
192Virgen Benavides Cuba11.40SB
5Ivet Lalova BulgariaQ
213Daria Korczyńska Poland11.41
222Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago11.42
231Virgil Hodge Saint Kitts and Nevis11.45
5Ezinne Okparaebo Norway
254Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago11.46
264Guzel Khubbieva Uzbekistan11.49
3Natalia Rusakova Russia
282Natalya Murinovich Russia11.51
291LaVerne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands11.55
2Nataliya Pohrebnyak Ukraine
315Barbara Pierre Haiti11.56
5Anita Pistone Italy
335Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon11.59
341Myriam Léonie Mani Cameroon11.65
353Yomara Hinestroza Colombia11.66
1Ene Franca Idoko Nigeria
371Jade Bailey Barbados11.67
4Lucimar Aparecida de Moura Brazil
393Vu Thi Huong Vietnam11.70
405Sasha Springer Trinidad and Tobago11.71

Semifinals

Qualification rule: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the final.

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica0.21711.00Q
24Muna Lee United States0.15511.06Q
37Lauryn Williams United States0.17411.10Q
45Sherone Simpson Jamaica0.16611.11Q
59Chandra Sturrup Bahamas0.15911.22
68Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania0.16311.50
73Ivet Lalova Bulgaria0.17111.51
2Vida Anim Ghana0.189
Wind: –0.7 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17Kerron Stewart Jamaica0.20211.05Q
24Torri Edwards United States0.17411.18Q
33Jeanette Kwakye Great Britain0.15611.19Q
46Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas0.18411.22Q
51Yuliya Nestsiarenka Belarus0.15611.26
68Kim Gevaert Belgium0.19411.30
75Evgeniya Polyakova Russia0.17311.38
89Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria0.20811.44
Wind: –0.2 m/s

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
4Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica0.19010.78PB
2Sherone Simpson Jamaica0.15510.98
7Kerron Stewart Jamaica0.232
48Lauryn Williams United States0.14911.03
55Muna Lee United States0.23411.07
69Jeanette Kwakye Great Britain0.16111.14PB
73Debbie Ferguson Bahamas0.16711.19
86Torri Edwards United States0.17911.20

References

  1. "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  3. "Results Women's 100m Final". BOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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