2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the 2017 World Championships
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates5 August (heats)
6 August (semifinal & final)
Competitors47 from 30 nations
Winning time10.85
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  2015
2019  
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The women's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on 5−6 August. [1]

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Summary

Going into the competition, Elaine Thompson could be nothing but the hot favourite to win the title. She was the Olympic Champion from Rio and the world leader by a huge margin. Defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not compete as she expected her first child. Returning silver medallist Dafne Schippers did not seem to be in her best shape, while the bronze medallist from 2015, Tori Bowie was expected to be among the medal contenders.

In the first semi-final, Marie-Josée Ta Lou won by 0.11 seconds over Dafne Schippers. Elaine Thompson proved why she was the favourite, winning her semi-final in 10.84 seconds, the fastest time of the day, ahead of Rosângela Santos who broke the South American continental record, while Bowie ran 10.91 seconds to win the third semi-final.

In the final, Ta Lou established an early lead. Thompson had the slowest reaction to the gun and failed to get into contention. Bowie, who had been closing on the leader, leaned early for her dip at the line, winning and then stumbling to the track. Returning silver medallist Dafne Schippers took bronze. [2]

Bowie's injury at the end of the race caused her to drop out of the 200 metres. [3]

Records

Records before the competition: [4]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.DateLocation
World 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  USA 16 Jul 1988 Indianapolis, United States
Championship 10.70 Marion Jones Flag of the United States.svg  USA 28 Aug 1999 Seville, Spain
World leading10.71 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM 23 Jun 2017 Kingston, Jamaica
African 10.78 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV 11 Jun 2016 Montverde, United States
Asian 10.79 Li Xuemei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN 18 Oct 1997 Shanghai, China
NACAC 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner Flag of the United States.svg  USA 16 Jul 1988 Indianapolis, United States
South American 10.99 Ángela Tenorio Flag of Ecuador.svg  ECU 22 Jul 2015 Toronto, Canada
European 10.73 Christine Arron Flag of France.svg  FRA 19 Aug 1998 Budapest, Hungary
Oceanian 11.11 Melissa Breen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS 9 Feb 2014 Canberra, Australia

Records set at the competition: [5]

RecordPerf.AthleteNat.Date
South American 10.91 Rosângela Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA 6 Aug 2017
Brazilian
Cook Islands 12.18 Patricia Taea Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  COK 5 Aug 2017

Qualification standard

The standard for automatic qualification was 11.26 s. [6]

Schedule

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

DateTimeRound
5 August11:45 Heats
6 August19:10 Semifinals
6 August21:50 Final

Results

Heats

The first round took place on 5 August in six heats: [8]

Heat123456
Start time11:4411:5312:0312:0912:2012:30
Wind (m/s)+1.3+0.8−0.30.0−0.1+0.6
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The first three in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The consolidated results were: [9]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
113 Gina Lückenkemper Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)10.95 Q, PB
247 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)11.00 Q
318 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)11.04 Q
459 Rosângela Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)11.04 Q, PB
522 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.05 Q
634 Tori Bowie Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11.05 Q
742 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)11.08 Q
815 Jura Levy Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.09 Q
952 Mujinga Kambundji Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)11.14 Q
1057 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.14 Q
1125 Crystal Emmanuel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)11.14 Q, PB
1212 Asha Philip Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.14 q, SB
1369 Daryll Neita Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.15 Q
1464 Deajah Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11.17 Q
1563 Natasha Morrison Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.21 Q
1665 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.21 q
1738 Blessing Okagbare Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)11.22 Q
1866 Ewa Swoboda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)11.24 q, SB
1949 Carina Horn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)11.28 Q
2023 Ariana Washington Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11.28 Q
2153 Simone Facey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.29 q
2243 Salomé Kora Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)11.30 q
2339 Ivet Lalova-Collio Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)11.31 Q
2432 Desiree Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.32 q
2536 Ángela Tenorio Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)11.33
2626 Wei Yongli Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)11.37
2714 Toea Wisil Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)11.41
2848 Carole Zahi Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)11.41
2968 Andrea Purica Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)11.43
3019 Naomi Sedney Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)11.43
3127 Khalifa St. Fort Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.44
3235 Jamile Samuel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)11.52
3324 Orphée Neola Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)11.58
3445 Narcisa Landazuri Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)11.59
3528 Charlotte Wingfield Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)11.82
3658 Leya Buchanan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)11.84
3717 Loi Im Lan Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)12.00
3856 Dutee Chand Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)12.07
3962 Cecilia Bouele Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo  (CGO)12.15
4037 Patricia Taea Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands  (COK)12.18 NR
4116 Yelena Ryabova Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan  (TKM)12.27 SB
4254 Gorete Semedo Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe  (STP)12.46 PB
4346 Rechelle Meade Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla  (AIA)12.67
4444 Hereiti Bernardino Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia  (PYF)12.88
4567 Zarinae Sapong Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands  (NMI)13.29 PB
4633 Marie-Charlotte Gastaud Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)13.52
55 Tatjana Pinto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) DQ R 162.7

Semifinals

The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats: [10]

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Start time19:1019:1919:28
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The first two in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The consolidated results were: [11]

RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
124 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.84 Q
217 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)10.87 Q, SB
326 Rosângela Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)10.91 Q, AR
434 Tori Bowie Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.91 Q
516 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)10.98 Q
637 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)10.99 Q
739 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.04 q
812 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.07 q
935 Blessing Okagbare Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)11.08
1027 Mujinga Kambundji Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)11.11
1125 Crystal Emmanuel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)11.14 PB
1238 Natasha Morrison Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.15
1314 Daryll Neita Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.16
1436 Gina Lückenkemper Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)11.16
1519 Jura Levy Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.19
1632 Asha Philip Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.19
1713 Simone Facey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)11.23
1823 Desiree Henry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain & N.I.  (GBR)11.24
1918 Ivet Lalova-Collio Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)11.25 SB
2029 Carina Horn Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)11.26
2128 Ariana Washington Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11.29
2233 Salomé Kora Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)11.31
2315 Deajah Stevens Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11.32
2422 Ewa Swoboda Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)11.35

Final

The final took place on 6 August at 21:51. The wind was +0.1 metres per second and the results were (photo finish): [12]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg7 Tori Bowie Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)10.85 SB
Silver medal icon.svg4 Marie-Josée Ta Lou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)10.86=PB
Bronze medal icon.svg9 Dafne Schippers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)10.96
48 Murielle Ahouré Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)10.98
56 Elaine Thompson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)10.98
63 Michelle-Lee Ahye Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.01
75 Rosângela Santos Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)11.06
82 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)11.09

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