| Boys' 100 metres at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Moi International Sports Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 12 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 37 from 28 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.57 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The boys' 100 metres at the 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was held on 12 July.
Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.
| World Youth Best |  Anthony Schwartz (USA) | 10.15 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | 31 March 2017 |
| Championship Record |  Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (JPN) | 10.28 | Cali, Colombia | 15 July 2015 |
| World Youth Leading | Anthony Schwartz (USA) | 10.15 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | 31 March 2017 |
Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest qualified. [1]
Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest qualified. [2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Retshidisitswe Mlenga |  South Africa | 10.37 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | Tyreke Wilson |  Jamaica | 10.47 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Tshenolo Lemao | South Africa | 10.50 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Arielton dos Santos |  Brazil | 10.56 | Q, PB |
| 5 | 3 | Nick Kocevar |  Germany | 10.57 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 2 | Adrian Curry |  Bahamas | 10.59 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Abdu Marzouq |  Saudi Arabia | 10.61 | q, PB |
| 8 | 3 | Huang Yonglian |  China | 10.62 | PB |
| 9 | 1 | Luis Brandner | Germany | 10.62 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Suo Hanbo | China | 10.65 | PB |
| 11 | 1 | Mohamed Zekraoui |  Algeria | 10.67 | |
| 12 | 2 | Danelson Mahautiere |  Dominica | 10.67 | PB |
| 13 | 1 | Joel Johnson | Bahamas | 10.68 | PB |
| 14 | 1 | Tobias Larsen |  Denmark | 10.74 | |
| 15 | 3 | Elijah Matayo |  Kenya | 10.74 | PB |
| 16 | 1 | Tse Yee Hin Rico |  Hong Kong | 10.77 | |
| 17 | 2 | Muhammad Sa'adon |  Malaysia | 10.80 | PB |
| 18 | 1 | Oleksandr Savenko |  Ukraine | 10.82 | |
| 19 | 2 | Theron Human |  Namibia | 10.84 | |
| 20 | 1 | Rodrigo Guzmán |  Mexico | 10.86 | |
| 21 | 3 | Mehdi Nait Abdelaziz | Algeria | 10.97 | |
| 22 | 3 | Joshua Han Wei Chua |  Singapore | 11.05 | |
| 23 | 2 | Vasyl Makukh | Ukraine | 11.41 | |
| 2 | Mojela Koneshe |  Lesotho | DQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tshenolo Lemao | South Africa | 0.186 | 10.57 | |
 | Retshidisitswe Mlenga | South Africa | 0.195 | 10.61 | |
 | Tyreke Wilson | Jamaica | 0.213 | 10.65 | |
| 4 | Arielton dos Santos | Brazil | 0.205 | 10.73 | |
| 5 | Nick Kocevar | Germany | 0.233 | 10.83 | |
| 6 | Adrian Curry | Bahamas | 0.288 | 10.86 | |
| 7 | Abdu Marzouq | Saudi Arabia | 0.211 | 11.01 | |
| 8 | Luis Brandner | Germany | 0.244 | 11.13 |
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