Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue Carrara Stadium
Dates8 April (heats and semifinals)
9 April (final)
Competitors67 from 38 nations
Winning time10.03
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Akani Simbine  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Silver medal icon.svg   Henricho Bruintjies  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Yohan Blake  Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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The men's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018. [1] Akani Simbine of South Africa won the gold medal, running a time of 10.03 seconds in the final.

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Akani Simbine won his first international 100 m title, delivering an upset over Yohan Blake – the second fastest man on the all-time lists who stumbled in the final after leading the semi-finals on time. Henricho Bruintjies, Simbine's compatriot who had entered the final as the slowest of the qualifiers, split the men to win silver. Adam Gemili, the 2014 silver medallist and third fastest in the semifinals, withdrew from the final due to injury. [2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [3]

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Games record Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ato Boldon  (TTO)9.88 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 September 1998

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: [1]

DateTimeRound
Sunday 8 April 201814:45First round
17:35Semifinals
Monday 9 April 201822:15Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus six fastest losers) advanced to the semifinals. [4]

Heat 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
17Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Cejhae Greene  (ANT)0.14210.26 Q
28Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Warren Fraser  (BAH)0.13510.37 Q
32Flag of The Gambia.svg  Adama Jammeh  (GAM)0.16110.59
46Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Oluwasegun Makinde  (CAN)0.13810.59
55Flag of Uganda.svg  Pius Adome  (UGA)0.14110.70
63Flag of Fiji.svg  Kolinio Radrudru  (FIJ)0.18711.22
74Flag of Kiribati.svg  Tirioro Willie  (KIR)0.15911.45
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Heat 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
12Flag of England.svg  Adam Gemili  (ENG)0.13610.24 Q
24Flag of Barbados.svg  Ramon Gittens  (BAR)0.14210.50 Q
36Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Shavez Hart  (BAH)0.14610.53
47Flag of Mauritius.svg  Marie Jean-Yann De Grace  (MRI)0.15310.53
53Flag of Samoa.svg  Kelvin Masoe  (SAM)0.13310.72 PB
65Flag of Montserrat.svg  Shernyl Burns  (MSR)0.14310.76
–8Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Nick Joseph  (LCA)R 162.8
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Heat 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
12Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)0.15110.21 Q
28Flag of Jamaica.svg  Oshane Bailey  (JAM)0.15210.28 Q
33Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Jason Rogers  (SKN)0.13710.34 q
45Flag of Barbados.svg  Stephen Headley  (BAR)0.14310.70
57Flag of Nauru.svg  Jonah Harris  (NRU)0.15210.95 NR
66Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Kevin Pio  (SOL)0.19611.54
–4Flag of Seychelles.svg  Sharry Dodin  (SEY)R 162.8
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Heat 4
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
13Flag of Nigeria.svg  Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke  (NGR)0.16210.19 PB Q
24Flag of England.svg  Harry Aikines-Aryeetey  (ENG)0.14310.30 Q
39Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Emmanuel Callender  (TTO)0.13310.41 q
48Flag of The Gambia.svg  Ebrahima Camara  (GAM)0.14710.50 PB
57Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Ismail Kamara  (SLE)0.16810.70 PB
62Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Devante Gardiner  (TCA)0.14110.74
75Flag of Montserrat.svg  Aj Lee  (MSR)0.15811.38
86Flag of Samoa.svg  Jeremy Dodson  (SAM)0.14615.47
Wind: -1.4 m/s
Heat 5
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
13Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Kemar Hyman  (CAY)0.13910.24 Q
24Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nigel Ellis  (JAM)0.13910.32 Q
37Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Keston Bledman  (TTO)0.16010.35 q
48Flag of Seychelles.svg  Dylan Sicobo  (SEY)0.14810.74
55Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Vivian Williams  (SLE)0.14210.84 PB
62Flag of Montserrat.svg  Lester Ryan  (MSR)0.14810.90
76Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Nazmie-Lee Marai  (PNG)0.16010.96
Wind: -0.9 m/s
Heat 6
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
12Flag of South Africa.svg  Henricho Bruintjies  (RSA)0.16010.23 Q
24Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ogho-Oghene Egwero  (NGR)0.15210.38 Q
37Flag of Guyana.svg  Emanuel Archibald  (GUY)0.15010.40 q
48Flag of Botswana.svg  Karabo Mothibi  (BOT)0.16510.42
55Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Masbah Ahmmed  (BAN)0.15110.96
66Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Shaun Gill  (BIZ)0.14910.96
73Flag of Samoa.svg  Shupeng Ah Vui  (SAM)0.15311.33 PB
Wind: +1.6 m/s
Heat 7
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
14Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gavin Smellie  (CAN)0.16910.45 Q
23Flag of Lesotho.svg  Mosito Lehata  (LES)0.13610.50 Q
37Flag of Australia.svg  Josh Clarke  (AUS)0.14110.56
45Flag of Tanzania.svg  Ali Khamis Gulam  (TAN)0.17610.76
58Flag of Ghana.svg  Sean Safo-Antwi  (GHA)0.15510.95
66Flag of Fiji.svg  Aaron Powell  (FIJ)0.15711.03
79Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Stephan Charles  (LCA)0.16211.15
82Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Frantzley Benjamin  (TCA)0.17311.46
Wind: -2.3 m/s
Heat 8
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
15Flag of Jamaica.svg  Yohan Blake  (JAM)0.14810.15 Q
29Flag of Nigeria.svg  Seye Ogunlewe}  (NGR)0.14310.20 SB Q
38Flag of Australia.svg  Rohan Browning  (AUS)0.15510.29 q
42Flag of Ghana.svg  Sarfo Ansah  (GHA)0.17510.41 SB
54Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jonathan Farinha  (TTO)0.13810.44 SB
66Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sam Effah  (CAN)0.15910.48
73Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Mohamed Othman  (SLE)0.15310.88 PB
87Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Jessy Franco  (GIB)0.13611.04
Wind: -0.9 m/s
Heat 9
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
17Flag of Australia.svg  Trae Williams  (AUS)0.13910.28 Q
29Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Odhiambo  (KEN)0.14510.35 Q
38Flag of Swaziland.svg  Sibusiso Matsenjwa  (SWZ)0.16110.40 q
43Flag of Malaysia.svg  Khairul Hafiz Jantan  (MAS)0.15410.50
54Flag of The Gambia.svg  Assan Faye  (GAM)0.12510.52 SB
65Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Sean Crowie  (SHN)0.14910.84
72Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Wesley Logorava  (PNG)0.13510.88
86Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Karalo Maibuca  (TUV)0.13411.98
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semifinals

Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final. [5]

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
17Flag of Jamaica.svg  Yohan Blake  (JAM)0.14210.06 Q
25Flag of England.svg  Adam Gemili  (ENG)0.11610.11 Q
33Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Jason Rogers  (SKN)0.13310.21 q
46Flag of Australia.svg  Trae Williams  (AUS)0.13610.28
54Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gavin Smellie  (CAN)0.15010.32
69Flag of Nigeria.svg  Ogho-Oghene Egwero  (NGR)0.15610.42
78Flag of Barbados.svg  Ramon Gittens  (BAR)0.14310.44
82Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Emmanuel Callender  (TTO)0.13610.54
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
14Flag of Nigeria.svg  Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke  (NGR)0.14710.24 Q
26Flag of South Africa.svg  Henricho Bruintjies  (RSA)0.14910.26 Q
33Flag of Australia.svg  Rohan Browning  (AUS)0.14510.26
47Flag of Jamaica.svg  Oshane Bailey  (JAM)0.15910.32
58Flag of Kenya.svg  Mark Otieno Odhiambo  (KEN)0.15410.37
65Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Cejhae Greene  (ANT)0.13510.39
72Flag of Guyana.svg  Emanuel Archibald  (GUY)0.14710.46
–9Flag of Lesotho.svg  Mosito Lehata  (LES)0.132
Wind: -0.8 m/s
Semifinal 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
15Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Kemar Hyman  (CAY)0.13610.10 SB Q
27Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)0.14810.12 Q
34Flag of Nigeria.svg  Seye Ogunlewe  (NGR)0.13610.20=SB q
46Flag of England.svg  Harry Aikines-Aryeetey  (ENG)0.13410.26
53Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Keston Bledman  (TTO)0.15410.30
62Flag of Swaziland.svg  Sibusiso Matsenjwa  (SWZ)0.16610.37
78Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nigel Ellis  (JAM)0.15110.38
89Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Warren Fraser  (BAH)0.13910.44
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final. [3]

RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg8Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)0.13810.03
Silver medal icon.svg9Flag of South Africa.svg  Henricho Bruintjies  (RSA)0.12910.17
Bronze medal icon.svg7Flag of Jamaica.svg  Yohan Blake  (JAM)0.13910.19
42Flag of Nigeria.svg  Seye Ogunlewe  (NGR)0.14310.19 SB
54Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Kemar Hyman  (CAY)0.13510.21
63Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Jason Rogers  (SKN)0.14410.24
75Flag of Nigeria.svg  Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke  (NGR)0.16010.35
–6Flag of England.svg  Adam Gemili  (ENG)
Wind: +0.8 m/s

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References

  1. 1 2 "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 100m". Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Kelner, Martha (2018-04-09). Simbine beats Yohan Blake in men’s 100m final as Ahye takes women’s title. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. 1 2 Athletics | Men's 100m - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Athletics | Men's 100m - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. pp. 6–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Athletics | Men's 100m - Semifinals (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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