Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Olympic Athletics.svg
Olympic Athletics
Venue Athens Olympic Stadium
Date21–22 August
Competitors82 from 62 nations
Winning time9.85 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Bronze medal icon.svg Maurice Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  2000
2008  

The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics , in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to 22, by a total of 82 sprinters from 62 nations. [1] [2] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.

The event was won by Justin Gatlin of the United States, the nation's second consecutive title and 16th overall in the event. Portugal earned its first medal in the men's 100 metres, with Francis Obikwelu's silver. The final was the fastest and most disputed in Olympic history, with six runners covering the distance in 10.00 seconds or less (four of them under the 9.90 mark), and the gold and bronze medalist athletes separated by 0.02 seconds.

The medals for the competition were presented by Juan Antonio Samaranch, IOC Honorary President for Life, Spain; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Lamine Diack, IAAF President, Senegal.

Background

This was the twenty-fifth time the event was held, having appeared at every Olympics since the first in 1896. All three finalists from 2000 returned: defending gold medalist Maurice Greene of the United States, silver medalist Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago, and bronze medalist Obadele Thompson of Barbados, along with three other finalists (Darren Campbell of Great Britain, Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Aziz Zakari of Ghana). Two-time silver medalist (1992 and 1996) Frankie Fredericks of Namibia also returned after missing the Sydney Games with injury.

Collins was the reigning (2003) world champion, as well as Commonwealth champion. Francis Obikwelu of Portugal had won the 2002 European Championship. On the United States team, along with an aging Greene (still a medal contender, but no longer as dominant as in 2000), was a young Justin Gatlin. [2]

Aruba, Jordan, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Slovenia appeared in the event for the first time. The United States made its 24rd appearance in the event, most of any country, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For this event, each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was permitted to enter up to three athletes, provided they had run below 10.21 seconds during this period in IAAF-sanctioned meetings or tournaments. If a NOC had no athletes qualified under this standard, it could enter up to one athlete that had run below 10.28 seconds.

Competition format

The event retained the same basic four round format introduced in 1920: heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1968, was used again to ensure that the quarterfinals and subsequent rounds had exactly 8 runners per heat; this time, the system was used in both the heats and quarterfinals.

The first round consisted of 10 heats, each with 8 or 9 athletes. The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next ten fastest runners overall. This made 40 quarterfinalists, who were divided into 5 heats of 8 runners. The top three runners in each quarterfinal advanced, with one "fastest loser" place. The 16 semifinalists competed in two heats of 8, with the top four in each semifinal advancing to the eight-man final. [2]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Maurice Greene  (USA)9.79 s Athens, Greece 16 June 1999
Olympic recordFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Donovan Bailey  (CAN)9.84 s Atlanta, United States27 July 1996
World LeadingFlag of the United States.svg  Shawn Crawford  (USA)9.88 s Eugene, Oregon, United States19 June 2004

No new records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Saturday, 21 August 200410:35
19:40
Round 1
Round 2
Sunday, 22 August 200420:55
23:10
Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the ten fastest times of those who finished fourth or lower in their heat (q) qualified. [3]

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Frankie Fredericks Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0.15210.12Q, SB
23 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.22210.22Q
34 Shingo Suetsugu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.17410.27Q
47 Darren Campbell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.15910.35
59 Chen Haijian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0.18110.45
62 Eric Nkansah Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.16010.54
76 Poh Seng Song Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0.16010.75
88 Yazaldes Nascimento Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.18511.00
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
15 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14910.13Q, SB
27 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.18810.19Q
36 Roland Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.13710.28Q
43 Salem Mubarak Al Yami Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0.14310.36
54 Darren Gilford Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0.17710.67
68 Khalil Al Hanahneh Flag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Jordan 0.17210.76
72 Kakianako Nariki Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 0.18311.62
9 Marc Burns Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago DSQR 162.7
Wind: −0.4 m/s

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
18 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.20410.07Q
26 Kareem Streete-Thompson Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 0.15610.15Q, SB
39 Leonard Myles-Mills Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.13310.21Q, SB
44 Vicente de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.16910.23q
51 Andrey Yepishin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.14610.29q
62 Georgios Theodoridis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.14110.32q
75 Hadhari Djaffar Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 0.16310.62
87 Sultan Saeed Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0.23911.72
3 Juan Sainfleur Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0.164DNF
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.18410.02Q
21 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.14110.08Q, SB
34 Matic Osovnikar Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.11210.15Q, NR
45 Idrissa Sanou Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0.17510.33q
53 Diego Ferreira Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 0.14110.50 NR
69 Pierre de Windt Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 0.23411.02
77 Chamleunesouk Ao Oudomphonh Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 0.20211.30
88 Masoud Azizi Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2021).svg  Afghanistan 0.21711.66
2 Hristoforos Hoidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNS
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
12 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.16510.09Q
25 Ronald Pognon Flag of France.svg  France 0.15010.18Q
33 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 0.15710.26Q, NR
48 Jarbas Mascarenhas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.14710.34q
57 Hiroyasu Tsuchie Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.18210.37
69 Adrian Durant Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands 0.22310.52
76 Nabie Foday Fofanah Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0.15810.62
84 Harmon Harmon Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0.17311.22PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
17 Nobuharu Asahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.16210.33Q
23 Łukasz Chyła Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.16710.35Q
34 Eric Pacome N'Dri Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0.14710.39Q
49 Ato Boldon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.15510.41
56 Issa Aime Nthepe Flag of France.svg  France 0.15910.67
62 Gábor Dobos Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.13110.68
78 John Howard Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 0.19510.85 NR
85 Mohammad Shamsuddin Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 0.17311.13
Wind: −1.1 m/s

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14610.06Q
25 Jason Gardener Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.15510.15Q, SB
34 Joshua Ross Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.15310.24Q, =PB
41 André da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.14510.28q
58 Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.16910.32q
67 Lamin Tucker Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0.13710.72
76 Kelsey Nakanelua Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 0.16011.25
82 Sopheak Phouk Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 0.22511.56PB
3 Djikoloum Mobele Flag of Chad.svg  Chad DNS
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
11 Maurice Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.14210.18Q
22 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.13510.21Q
38 Churandy Martina Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0.15210.23Q
43 Alexander Kosenkow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.13510.28q
56 Prodromos Katsantonis Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 0.17910.50SB
67 Chiang Wai Hung Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0.15710.70
79 Francis Manioru Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0.14311.05
85 Teymur Gasimov Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Azerbaijan 0.17911.17
94 Filipo Muller Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0.18111.18PB
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 9

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
19 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.19110.39Q
22 Nicolas Macrozonaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.15310.40Q
36 Gennadiy Chernovol Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 0.14510.43Q
43 Souhalia Alamou Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0.16710.48
58 Christie van Wyk Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0.14810.49
64 Daniel Bailey Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 0.15410.51
77 Gian Nicola Berardi Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino 0.14310.76
85 Carlos Abaunza Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0.17311.17
Wind: −1.4 m/s

Heat 10

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
16 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15410.11Q
23 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.16110.20Q
34 Nicconnor Alexander Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.13910.22Q
47 Simone Collio Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 0.15110.27q
52 Eddy de Lepine Flag of France.svg  France 0.19210.27q
68 Xavier James Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 0.14710.40SB
79 Sebastien Gattuso Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0.15210.58 =NR
85 Wilfried Bingangoye Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 0.20610.76PB
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarterfinals

Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next fastest overall sprinter (q) qualified. [4]

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.1659.93Q, NR
25 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16210.12Q, =PB
33 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14910.12Q, SB
46 Ronald Pognon Flag of France.svg  France 0.16610.15q
58 Shingo Suetsugu Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.15010.19
62 Pierre Browne Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.15010.21
77 Churandy Martina Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles 0.15210.24
81 André da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.13610.34
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1679.89Q
23 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.15610.12Q
37 Vicente de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.15810.26Q
42 Matic Osovnikar Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0.16810.26
56 Deji Aliu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.18510.26
65 Nicolas Macrozonaris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.16110.28
71 Gennadiy Chernovol Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan 0.15410.42
88 Idrissa Sanou Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0.17810.43
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1789.96Q
23 Jason Gardener Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14610.15Q, =SB
35 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.16210.15Q
46 Nobuharu Asahara Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0.15110.24
52 Georgios Theodoridis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.14110.36
67 Roland Németh Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.15110.38
78 Nicconnor Alexander Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.14810.48
1 Eddy de Lepine Flag of France.svg  France DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.17510.02Q
26 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15210.05Q, SB
35 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15210.11Q
43 Frankie Fredericks Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0.14210.17
57 Joshua Ross Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0.16310.22PB
61 Alexander Kosenkow Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0.11310.24
72 Andrey Yepishin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0.16410.29
88 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia 0.18410.39
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Quarterfinal 5

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Maurice Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1179.93Q
26 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.1429.99Q
31 Leonard Myles-Mills Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.14510.18Q, SB
45 Łukasz Chyła Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0.16710.23
53 Kareem Streete-Thompson Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands 0.16210.24
68 Simone Collio Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 0.13510.29
72 Jarbas Mascarenhas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.13410.30
87 Eric Pacome N'Dri Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0.13710.32
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification rule: The first four runners in each semifinal heat (Q) moves on to the final. [5]

Semifinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
13 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.17310.07Q
24 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.19110.09Q
36 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.15510.11Q
48 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.16010.22Q
55 Mark Lewis-Francis Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.16310.28
62 Michael Frater Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.14610.29
71 Ronald Pognon Flag of France.svg  France 0.14410.32
87 Uchenna Emedolu Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0.18810.35
Wind: −1.6 m/s

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
14 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.1589.95Q
25 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.1819.97Q
36 Maurice Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1259.97Q
43 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.15010.02Q, SB
58 Jason Gardener Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 0.14710.12SB
61 Leonard Myles-Mills Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.13910.22
77 Dwight Thomas Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.15610.28
82 Vicente de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0.16310.28
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final

In the final, the slowest to react was Justin Gatlin, still with the most powerful first steps, Gatlin led from the gun, with Kim Collins, the next slowest to react, also getting a typically fast start (typically in lane 1). A step behind, back from injuries, defending champion Maurice Greene, was fastest to react but running sideways in quicksand. He was joined by Francis Obikwelu and Shawn Crawford, who had a slight edge on the other competitors in the center of the track. Collins faded as Obikwelu, Crawford and Greene gained. Feeling his lead disappearing rapidly, Gatlin leaned early still maintaining the lead across the line. The tall Obikwelu perfectly timed his dip to clearly grab silver. Crawford's finish occurred two meters too late giving Greene another medal with the same time as his win four years earlier. [6] [7] [8]

RankLaneAthleteNationReactionTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1889.85WL, PB
Silver medal icon.svg5 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.1639.86 AR
Bronze medal icon.svg7 Maurice Greene Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1519.87SB
44 Shawn Crawford Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0.1619.89PB
56 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0.1669.94
61 Kim Collins Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.17510.00SB
78 Obadele Thompson Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 0.16410.10
2 Aziz Zakari Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0.178DNF
Wind: +0.6 m/s

References

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