Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Venue City of Manchester Stadium
Dates
  • 26 July 2002 (heats)
  • 26 July 2002 (quarter finals)
  • 27 July 2002 (semi finals)
  • 27 July 2002 (final)
Competitors55 from 33 nations
Winning time9.98
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1998
2006  

The men's 100 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place on 26 and 27 July at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Kim Collins won the gold medal in a new national record time of 9.98 seconds giving Saint Kitts and Nevis its first ever medal at the Commonwealth Games. Nigerian Uchenna Emedolu finished in second, taking the silver medal in 10.11. Pierre Browne of Canada won the bronze in a personal best time of 10.12. [1]

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This was the ninth running of the 100 metres event at the Commonwealth Games after converting to metric at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. A 100 yard event was contested between 1930 and 1966. 55 competitors from 33 nations entered the event. [2] The English pairing of Mark Lewis-Francis and Dwain Chambers, who had both ran sub-10 seconds the month prior, both suffered injuries in the final. Lewis-Francis had to be stretched off the track. Collins, the bronze medallists in the 200 metres at the 2001 World Championships only decided to contest this event on the morning of the heats. [3] [4] [5] [6]

The defending champion from Kuala Lumpur, Ato Boldon from Trinidad and Tobago withdrew from the Games due to lack of fitness as a result of a injury earlier in the season. [7] [8] The silver medallist from four years ago, Namibia's Frankie Fredericks pulled out of the event on the morning of the heats to focus on the 200 metre event which he went on to win. [9] [10] Barbadian Obadele Thompson, the Commonwealth and Olympic bronze medallist, pulled out the event after the heats due to a groin injury. [11]

Kim Collins was the first athlete to be subject to a urine test during the Games after his victory. He tested positive for salbutamol, an anabolic steroid. He claimed he had been taking the drug to treat his asthma but he failed to report this. The Commonwealth Games Federation found him in breach of the rules and he was reprimanded but was ultimately allowed to keep his gold medal. Collins was cleared after undergoing a respiratory function test by an independent doctor who confirmed his condition and due to the level found in his system was permissible and not considered performance-enhancing. [12]

Records

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

Records before the 2002 Commonwealth Games
RecordTime (s)Athlete (nation)MeetLocationDateRef
World record 9.79Flag of the United States.svg  Maurice Greene  (USA) Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria Athens, Greece16 June 1999 [2]
Commonwealth record 9.84Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Donovan Bailey  (CAN) Olympics Atlanta, United States27 July 1996 [13]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruny Surin  (CAN) World Championships Seville, Spain22 August 1996 [13]
Games record 9.88Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ato Boldon  (TRI) Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia17 September 1998 [2]

Results

Heats

The heats were held on 26 July, starting at 12:22 in the afternoon. [2]

Qualification Rules: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the best 4 of remaining athletes (q) advance to the quarter finals.

Heat 1

Results of heat 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of England.svg  England 10.25 Q
2 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10.47 Q
3 Tamunosiki Atorudibo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.61 Q
4 Gabrieli Waaivanua Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 10.95 Q
5 Mohd Roache Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 11.10
6 Md Humayan Kabir Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 11.23
7 David Lightbourne Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 11.34
8 Billi Paea Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 11.41 NR
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 2

Results of heat 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.44 Q
2 Eric Nkansah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.48 Q
3 Anninos Marcoullides Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10.56 Q
4 Gibrilla Bangura Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.65 Q
5 Jamie Henthorn Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.81 q
6 Karibataake Katimiri Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 12.08
Frankie Fredericks Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia DNS
Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 3

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Results of heat 3
1 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.30 Q, PB
2 Christie van Wyk Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.38 Q
3 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.39 Q
4 Brian Dzingai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10.61 Q, PB
5 Peter Pulu Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.84 q
6 Ousman Jatta Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 10.93
7 David Victoire Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 10.95
8 Ali Yasir Rai Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11.19
Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 4

Results of heat 4
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.42 Q
2 Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.47 Q
3 Dallas Roberts Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.70 Q
4 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.76 Q
5 Tom Ganda Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.85
6 Robert Nidithawae Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 11.48
Kareem Streete-Thompson Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands DNS
Rachid Chouhal Flag of Malta.svg  Malta DNS
Wind: -0.5 m/s

Heat 5

Results of heat 5
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Dwain Chambers Flag of England.svg  England 10.19 Q
2 Nicolas Macrozonaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.27 Q
3 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.29 Q
4 Kevin Williams Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.63 Q
5 Lamin Sanyang Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 10.80 q
6 Kurvin Wallace Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.93
7 Jamial Rolle Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 10.99
8 Dwenney Musgrove Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 11.44
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 6

Results of heat 6
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.31 Q
2 Jason Gardener Flag of England.svg  England 10.34 Q
3 Joselyn Thomas Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.53 Q
4 Claude Toukéné-Guébogo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.62 Q
5 Jacey Harper Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.66 q
6 Harmon Harmon Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 11.39
7 Mathew Faleuka Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 11.52
8 Sultan Saeed Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 11.89
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 7

Results of heat 7
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.44 Q
2 Anson Henry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.45 Q
3 Serge Bengono Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.54 Q
4 Moave Vu Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 10.88 Q
5 Maruf Reza Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10.98
6 Azik Graham Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.99
7 Reuben Apuri Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 11.06
8 Afele Leona Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 11.36 NR
Wind: -0.3 m/s

Quarter finals

The quarter finals were held on 26 July, starting at 18:35 in the evening. [14]

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semi finals.

Quarter final 1

Results of quarter final 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Dwain Chambers Flag of England.svg  England 10.17 Q
2 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.30 Q
3 Nicolas Macrozonaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.37 Q
4 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.45 Q
5 Joselyn Thomas Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.47
6 Christie van Wyk Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10.58
7 Kevin Williams Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.65
8 Peter Pulu Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 10.73
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarter final 2

Results of quarter final 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of England.svg  England 10.13 Q
2 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.20 Q
3 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.31 Q
4 Anson Henry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.36 Q
5 Serge Bengono Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.58
6 Gibrilla Bangura Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 10.64 PB
7 Jamie Henthorn Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 10.74
Tamunosiki Atorudibo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DNF
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarter final 3

Results of quarter final 3
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.16 Q
2 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.28 Q, PB
3 Eric Nkansah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.32 Q
4 Jason Gardener Flag of England.svg  England 10.33 Q
5 Anninos Marcoullides Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 10.52
6 Claude Toukéné-Guébogo Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.76
7 Lamin Sanyang Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 10.78 PB
8 Moave Vu Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 10.91
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarter final 4

Results of quarter final 4
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.19 Q
2 Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.28 Q
3 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.33 Q
4 Brian Dzingai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10.62 Q
5 Jacey Harper Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 10.63
6 Dallas Roberts Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10.69
Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados DNS
Gabrieli Waaivanua Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji DNS
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Semi finals

The semi finals were held on 27 July, starting at 19:05 in the evening. [15]

Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Semi final 1

Results of semi final 1
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.08 Q
2 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of England.svg  England 10.15 Q
3 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.16 Q
4 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.16 Q
5 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.17
6 Nicolas Macrozonaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.29
7 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.30
8 Brian Dzingai Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 10.59 PB
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Semi final 2

Results of semi final 2
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Dwain Chambers Flag of England.svg  England 10.06 Q
2 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.14 Q
3 Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.20 Q
4 Jason Gardener Flag of England.svg  England 10.21 Q
5 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.26 PB
6 Eric Nkansah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 10.29 SB
7 Anson Henry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.34
8 Joseph Batangdon Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 10.37
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Final

The final was held at 20:35 on 27 July. [16]

Results of the final
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.98 NR
Silver medal icon.svg Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.11
Bronze medal icon.svg Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.12 PB
4 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10.15
5 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.15
6 Jason Gardener Flag of England.svg  England 10.22
7 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of England.svg  England 10.54
8 Dwain Chambers Flag of England.svg  England 11.19
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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