2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

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Events at the 2010 African
Championships in Athletics

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100 m  men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
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20 km walk men women
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High jump men women
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Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

The men's 100 metres at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics were held on July 28–29.

100 metres sprint race

The 100 metres, or 100 metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.

2010 African Championships in Athletics

The 2010 African Championships in Athletics was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 July to 1 August 2010.

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Ben Youssef Meité
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Aziz Zakari
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Simon Magakwe
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
7 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.37 Q
1 Ben Youssef Meité Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10.38 Q
7 Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10.39 Q
6 Suwaibou Sanneh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 10.43 Q, SB
5 Ogho-Oghene Egwero Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.47 Q
5 Gérard Kobéané Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.48 Q
6 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.48 Q
4 Aziz Ouhadi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10.49 Q
6 Benjamin Adukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.54 Q
10 6 Hannes Dreyer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.55 q
11 5 Mouhamadou Lamine Niang Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10.57 Q
12 4 Fabrice Coiffic Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10.59 Q
13 7 Hua Wilfrieds Serg Koffi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10.59 Q
14 6 Pierre Paul Bisseck Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.62 q
15 7 Innocent Bologo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.63 q
16 1 Ibrahim Kabia Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.63 Q
17 2 Kipkemoi Soy Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.64 Q, SB
18 2 Simon Magakwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.66 Q
19 1 Moussa Sissoko Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10.67 Q
20 7 Delivert Kimbembe Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 10.69
21 4 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.70 Q
22 1 Allah Laryca-Arrong Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.71
23 3 Godwin Hukporti Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.73 Q
24 1 Lehata Mosito Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 10.77
25 7 Stephen Barasa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.80
26 4 Simon Kimaru Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.81 SB
27 2 Jesse Urikhob Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.84 Q
28 5 Ahmed Ondimba Bongo Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10.85
29 2 Idrissa Adam Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.86
30 3 Richard Chitambi Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10.88 Q
31 4 Danny D'Souza Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 10.93
32 4 Titus Kafunda Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10.95
33 1 Abyot Lencho Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 10.96
34 6 Geoffrey Akena Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 11.02
35 1 Ghyd Olonghot Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 11.03
36 7 Jack Ngumbi Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 11.04
37 3 Lazarous Inya Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 11.05 Q
38 3 Gogbeu Francis Kone Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11.09
39 6 Mervin Loiseau Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 11.09
40 4 Tezera Chamia Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 11.10
41 5 Martin Achila Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 11.11
42 3 Musa Mlekwa Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.13
43 2 Yannick Vidot Flag of the Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 11.22
44 4 Lista Matonya Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.30
45 1 Muhidini Yasini Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11.35
46 7 Dylan Rensburg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 11.55
47 5 Emmanuel Havugimana Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 11.58
48 3 Wetere Galcha Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 12.88
3 Haita Bonyatala Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Mhadjou Youssouf Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
2 Prince Yangou Kpiangui Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
2 Felix Mwango Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
3 Abdouraim Haroun Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
5 Wilfried Bingangoye Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
6 Henrico Louis Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
5 Abraham Morlu Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
3 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.16 Q, SB
3 Ogho-Oghene Egwero Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.17 Q
1 Ben Youssef Meité Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10.22 Q
2 Simon Magakwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.24 Q, SB
1 Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10.26 Q
1 Aziz Ouhadi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10.28 q
2 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.30 Q
3 Mouhamadou Lamine Niang Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10.42 q
2 Kipkemoi Soy Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 10.44 PB
10 1 Moussa Sissoko Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10.45 SB
11 3 Gérard Kobéané Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.45 SB
12 2 Innocent Bologo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 10.48
13 3 Hannes Dreyer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.49
14 3 Suwaibou Sanneh Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 10.50
15 1 Fabrice Coiffic Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10.51 SB
16 1 Benjamin Adukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.53
17 2 Hitjivirue Kaanjuka Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.54
18 2 Ibrahim Kabia Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.58
19 2 Hua Wilfrieds Serg Koffi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10.60
20 1 Pierre Paul Bisseck Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.67
21 2 Godwin Hukporti Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.76
22 1 Jesse Urikhob Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.78
23 3 Richard Chitambi Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10.95
24 3 Lazarous Inya Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 11.14

Final

Wind: +1.90 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
5 Ben Youssef Meité Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 10.08 PB
3 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.12 SB
4 Simon Magakwe Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10.14 SB
4 7 Amr Ibrahi Mostafa Seoud Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 10.18 NR
5 6 Ogho-Oghene Egwero Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.26
6 1 Aziz Ouhadi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 10.26 SB
7 8 Obinna Metu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.31
8 2 Mouhamadou Lamine Niang Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 10.40

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