Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Venue Alexander Stadium
Dates2 August (heats)
3 August (semifinals and final)
Winning time10.02
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Ferdinand Omanyala  Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Akani Simbine  Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bronze medal icon.svg   Yupun Abeykoon  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
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The men's 100 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games , as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Alexander Stadium from 2 and 3 August 2022.

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Yupun Abeykoon won the bronze medal after finishing the race in 10.14 seconds. [1] Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in athletics after 24 years since Sriyani Kulawansa and Sugath Thilakaratne's medal feats at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [2] Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in either men's and women's 100m event. [3] During the heats, Abeykoon managed to set an all-time fastest ever timing in the heats, after finishing with a timing of 10.06 seconds. The previous record in 100m men's heats record was held by Canada's Glenroy Gilbert who had finished his heat with a timing of 10.10 seconds during the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [4]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: [5]

World record Flag of Jamaica.svg  Usain Bolt  (JAM)9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Commonwealth 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 is as follows: [6]

DateTimeRound
Tuesday 2 August 202210:40First round
Wednesday 3 August 202219:10Semifinals
21:30Final

All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of ten heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus the seven fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the semifinals.

Heat 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
15Flag of Nigeria.svg  Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe  (NGR)0.13110.12 Q
26Flag of England.svg  Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  (ENG)0.13510.14 Q
34Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Nadale Budin  (SKN)0.15710.37 q, SB
42Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Malachi Murray  (CAN)0.17010.47
51Flag of Fiji.svg  Banuve Tabakaucoro  (FIJ)0.15110.64
67Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Leroy Kamau  (PNG)0.17710.68 PB
78Flag of Anguilla.svg  Davin Fleming  (AIA)0.16011.09 SB
83Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Wilkinson Fenelon  (TCA)0.15711.13 SB
Wind: -0.5 m/s

[7]

Heat 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
16Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)0.13910.10 Q
24Flag of Australia.svg  Jake Doran  (AUS)0.13910.39 Q
33Flag of Jamaica.svg  Nigel Ellis  (JAM)0.15010.41
45Flag of Lesotho.svg  Mojela Koneshe  (LES)0.13710.46
57Flag of Samoa.svg  Johnny Key  (SAM)0.14810.98
62Flag of Montserrat.svg  Johmari Lee  (MSR)0.18111.03 PB
78Flag of Anguilla.svg  Terrone Webster  (AIA)0.14811.13 PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

[8]

Heat 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
12Flag of England.svg  Ojie Edoburun  (ENG)0.14310.27 Q
24Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Rikkoi Brathwaite  (IVB)0.14910.28 Q, =PB
31Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Delan Adwin  (LCA)0.14510.42
47Flag of Montserrat.svg  Julius Morris  (MSR)0.13110.56
55Flag of Jersey.svg  Zachary Saunders  (JER)0.15210.76 SB
66Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Karalo Maibuca  (TUV)0.15411.39 PB
8Flag of Seychelles.svg  Sharry Dodin  (SEY) DNS
3Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Terrence Jones  (BAH) DNS
Wind: +0.6 m/s

[9]

Heat 4
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
15Flag of Nigeria.svg  Raymond Ekevwo  (NGR)0.14510.14 Q
26Flag of Jamaica.svg  Kemar Bailey-Cole  (JAM)0.15710.15 Q
31Flag of Malawi.svg  Stern Liffa  (MAW)0.17410.49
43Flag of Seychelles.svg  Dylan Sicobo  (SEY)0.15210.74
58Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Courtney Missick  (TCA)0.14810.87
67Flag of Nauru.svg  Jireh Agege  (NRU)0.14411.08 PB
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Raphael Ngaguele Mberlina  (CMR) DQ TR 16.8
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Paul Ma'Unikeni  (SOL) DNS
Wind: -1.0 m/s

[10]

Heat 5
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
18Flag of Kenya.svg  Ferdinand Omanyala  (KEN)0.14510.07 Q
25Flag of Cameroon.svg  Emmanuel Eseme  (CMR)0.18110.08 Q, PB
33Flag of Namibia.svg  Gilbert Hainuca  (NAM)0.15810.31 q
42Flag of Guyana.svg  Noelex Holder  (GUY)0.14910.50
54Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Sean Crowie  (SHN)0.13610.74 PB
67Flag of Tonga.svg  Ronald Fotofili  (TGA)0.15110.80 PB
76Flag of Singapore.svg  Ian Koe  (SGP)0.14110.91
Wind: +0.9 m/s

[11]

Heat 6
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
15Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Yupun Abeykoon  (SRI)0.15210.06 Q
26Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Kion Benjamin  (TTO)0.14310.34 Q
31Flag of Nigeria.svg  Godson Oghenebrume  (NGR)0.19310.36 q
47Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  McKish Compton  (SVG)0.14010.62
54Flag of Samoa.svg  William Hunt  (SAM)0.15310.70 PB
62Flag of Seychelles.svg  Denzel Adem  (SEY)0.17610.70 PB
3Flag of Swaziland.svg  Ayanda Malaza  (SWZ)0.152 DNF
Wind: +1.1 m/s

[12]

Heat 7
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
12Flag of Ghana.svg  Benjamin Azamati  (GHA)0.19610.19 Q
23Flag of Wales 2.svg  Jeremiah Azu  (WAL)0.12210.35 Q
38Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Imranur Rahman  (BAN)0.15110.46
41Flag of Singapore.svg  Marc Brian Louis  (SGP)0.14010.51
54Flag of Swaziland.svg  Lwazi Msibi  (SWZ)0.15810.83 PB
67Flag of Belize.svg  Brandon Jones  (BIZ)0.15610.91
76Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Alden Yon-Stevens  (SHN)0.15411.90 PB
Wind: +0.4 m/s

[13]

Heat 8
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
16Flag of Jamaica.svg  Conroy Jones  (JAM)0.12510.28 Q
23Flag of Scotland.svg  Adam Thomas  (SCO)0.15410.30 Q
32Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Eric Harrison Jr  (TTO)0.13510.37 q
44Flag of Pakistan.svg  Shajar Abbas  (PAK)0.16410.38=PB
57Flag of Maldives.svg  Hassan Saaid  (MDV)0.14310.75 SB
65Flag of Belize.svg  Shaun Gill  (BIZ)0.13810.76
78Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Julius Morie  (SLE)0.14910.88 PB
81Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Craig Gill  (GIB)0.16311.09 PB
Wind: +1.0 m/s

[14]

Heat 9
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
12Flag of Australia.svg  Rohan Browning  (AUS)0.12910.10 Q
27Flag of Kenya.svg  Samwel Imeta  (KEN)0.13210.12 Q, PB
31Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Cejhae Greene  (ANT)0.13510.16 q
48Flag of Guyana.svg  Akeem Stewart  (GUY)0.13010.46
56Flag of Guernsey.svg  Joe Chadwick  (GGY)0.12510.60 PB
64Flag of Singapore.svg  Joshua Chua  (SGP)0.15810.67
73Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Javon Rawlins  (SVG)0.14510.79
85Flag of Kiribati.svg  Lataisi Mwea  (KIR)0.15111.33
Wind:+0.9 m/s

[15]

Heat 10
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
13Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jerod Elcock  (TTO)0.12110.26 Q
28Flag of Guyana.svg  Emanuel Archibald  (GUY)0.13710.28 Q
34Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Stephan Charles  (LCA)0.14710.29 q
46Flag of Ghana.svg  Sean Safo-Antwi  (GHA)0.15710.33 q
57Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Ibrahim Bangura  (SLE)0.14810.51
65Flag of Montserrat.svg  Tevique Benjamin  (MSR)0.19511.06
71Flag of Samoa.svg  Pesamino Iakopo  (SAM)0.22411.29
2Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Kemar Hyman  (CAY) DNS
Wind: +2.9 m/s

[16]

Semifinals

Qualification for Final (2+2)

Semifinal 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
14Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)0.14110.07 Q
27Flag of Australia.svg  Rohan Browning  (AUS)0.13410.17 Q
35Flag of England.svg  Ojie Edoburun  (ENG)0.13810.30
49Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Rikkoi Brathwaite  (IVB)0.14810.31
56Flag of Jamaica.svg  Conroy Jones  (JAM)0.15410.33
68Flag of Guyana.svg  Emanuel Archibald  (GUY)0.14910.43
72Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Eric Harrison Jr  (TTO)0.17210.44
83Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Cejhae Greene  (ANT)0.15110.45
91Flag of Nigeria.svg  Godson Oghenebrume  (NGR)0.14710.52
-0.2 m/s

[17]

Semifinal 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
15Flag of Kenya.svg  Ferdinand Omanyala  (KEN)0.14410.02 Q
26Flag of Cameroon.svg  Emmanuel Eseme  (CMR)0.17210.14 Q
37Flag of Nigeria.svg  Favour Ashe  (NGR)0.15710.24
49Flag of Jamaica.svg  Kemar Bailey-Cole  (JAM)0.16910.25
52Flag of Ghana.svg  Sean Safo-Antwi  (GHA)0.12910.36
64Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jerod Elcock  (TTO)0.12410.38
78Flag of Scotland.svg  Adam Thomas  (SCO)0.15010.40
83Flag of Australia.svg  Jake Doran  (AUS)0.14010.40
91Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Nadale Budin  (SKN)0.15810.51
-1.2 m/s

[18]

Semifinal 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
18Flag of England.svg  Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  (ENG)0.15410.13 Q
21Flag of Wales 2.svg  Jeremiah Azu  (WAL)0.15310.15 Q, PB
36Flag of Ghana.svg  Benjamin Azamati  (GHA)0.18010.18 q
47Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Yupun Abeykoon  (SRI)0.14910.20 q
54Flag of Kenya.svg  Samwel Imeta  (KEN)0.13610.24
62Flag of Namibia.svg  Gilbert Hainuca  (NAM)0.14310.29
75Flag of Nigeria.svg  Raymond Ekevwo  (NGR)0.14210.36
89Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Kion Benjamin  (TTO)0.14110.43
93Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Stephan Charles  (LCA)0.13610.53 PB
+0.4 m/s

[19]

Final

RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg3Flag of Kenya.svg  Ferdinand Omanyala  (KEN)10.02
Silver medal icon.svg4Flag of South Africa.svg  Akani Simbine  (RSA)10.13
Bronze medal icon.svg2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Yupun Abeykoon  (SRI)10.14
41Flag of Ghana.svg  Benjamin Azamati  (GHA)10.16
57Flag of Wales 2.svg  Jeremiah Azu  (WAL)10.19
68Flag of Australia.svg  Rohan Browning  (AUS)10.20
75Flag of Cameroon.svg  Emmanuel Eseme  (CMR)10.24
86Flag of England.svg  Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake  (ENG)11.10
-0.9 m/s

[20]

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