Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

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Men's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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The finalists awaiting starters orders
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 4–5 August 2012
Competitors 75 from 61 nations
Winning time 9.63 s
Medalists
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1st Usain Bolt  Jamaica
2nd Yohan Blake  Jamaica
3rd Justin Gatlin  United States
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The men's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August 2012.[1] The competition comprised four rounds: a preliminary round for entrants without the minimum qualifying standard, a heats round, followed by three semi-finals of eight athletes each, which then reduced to eight athletes for the final.[2]

Leading up to this Olympics, defending champion Usain Bolt was the star of the sport first based on the world records he had set in both the 100 metres and 200 metres in the previous Olympics in Beijing,[3] while showboating to the finish.[4] That celebrity continued when he ran more seriously in the 2009 world championships, improving both records into Beamonesque territory.[5] But at the subsequent world championships, Bolt false started out of the 100 metres, opening the way for his training partner Yohan Blake to win the championship. Later in the season, Blake also posted a 200 metres time that was only .07 behind Bolt's world record.[6] And then at the 2012 Jamaican Olympic Trials, Blake beat Bolt in both events.[7]

Competition

The three American and three Jamaican favorites along with home team Dwain Chambers won each of the seven round one heats, most of them running as easy a round as possible. Ryan Bailey led the way with a personal best 9.88 ahead of a couple of national records.

In the first semi-final, Justin Gatlin ran the fastest semi-final in history 9.82, leading former world record holder Asafa Powell down the track. As Powell eased up, Churandy Martina edged him for the second automatic qualifier at 9.91, and Powell qualified with a 9.94 time. Suwaibou Sanneh improved his national record for Gambia at 10.18, set the day before. In the second semi-final, defending champion and world record holder Usain Bolt ran a relaxed race, looking around and slowing down, finishing in 9.87. Ryan Bailey got the second spot in 9.96. In the third semi-final, Yohan Blake ran 9.85, with Tyson Gay in second at 9.90. The final qualifier was defending silver medalist Richard Thompson with 10.02.[8][9]

In the much-anticipated final, Bolt accelerated with 50 meters to go, passing all competitors to win the gold medal. Blake edged past Gatlin, who in turn held off a closing Gay at the finish line.[10][11]

Usain Bolt won the gold medal for a second successive time, becoming only the second man in history, after Carl Lewis (1984, 1988), to repeat. His winning time of 9.63 seconds broke his own Olympic record set in 2008 and was second on the fastest times behind his own world record. His Jamaican teammate, Yohan Blake, finished second in 9.75 seconds. Blake's time was the fastest ever not to win a gold medal. Former world record holder and 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin finished with the bronze medal with a time of 9.79 seconds. This race set a number of records, including: the first time in history that the top 3 finished under 9.80 seconds; the first time in history that the top 5 finished in under 9.90 seconds; the first time in history that the four fastest men in 100m history all featured; and 7 of the 8 men ran in under 10 seconds, again a first in the 100 meters, with only Asafa Powell (11.99) failing this, due to an injury he sustained 60 meters into the race. Apart from Powell, each runner's time was the fastest-ever for his respective placing. Despite not getting gold, Blake, Gatlin, Gay, and Bailey all ran times that would have won at least silver in any previous Olympic final. Blake, Gatlin and Gay each ran times that would have won gold in any Olympic final before 2008 (i.e. before Bolt's 9.69 race in Beijing).[12][13]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 s Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Olympic record 9.69 s Beijing, China 16 August 2008
2012 World leading  Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 s Kingston, Jamaica 30 June 2012

The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:

Date Event Athlete Time Notes
5 August Final  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.63 s OR

The Following new National records were set during this competition

Maldives national record  Azneem Ahmed (MDV) 10.79 s
Ivory Coast national record  Ben Youssef Meïté (CIV) 10.06 s
Gambia national record  Suwaibou Sanneh (GAM) 10.18 s
Netherlands national record  Churandy Martina (NED) 9.91 s

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Date Time
Saturday, 4 August 2012 10:00
12:30		 Preliminaries
Round 1
Sunday, 5 August 2012 19:45
21:50		 Semifinals
Finals

Results

Official Video of Preliminary Round

Preliminaries

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

Heat 1

Heat 1
Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 3 Artur Bruno Rojas  Bolivia 0.162 10.62 Q
2 7 Devilert Arsene Kimbembe  Republic of the Congo 0.143 10.68 Q, SB
3 4 Holder da Silva  Guinea-Bissau 0.168 10.69 q, SB
4 8 Joseph Andy Lui  Tonga 0.184 11.17
5 6 Mohan Khan  Bangladesh 0.149 11.25 PB
6 5 Kilakone Siphonexay  Laos 0.174 11.30
7 2 Christopher Lima da Costa  São Tomé and Príncipe 0.195 11.56 PB
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 2

File:Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Preliminaries heat 2 or 3.JPG
Heat 2
Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 5 Jurgen Themen  Suriname 0.158 10.55 Q
2 4 Fernando Lumain  Indonesia 0.155 10.80 Q, SB
3 2 Wilfried Bingangoye  Gabon 0.239 10.89
4 8 Liaquat Ali  Pakistan 0.169 10.90
5 6 Rodman Teltull  Palau 0.171 11.06 PB
6 7 Tavevele Noa  Tuvalu 0.180 11.55
7 3 Timi Garstang  Marshall Islands 0.162 12.81
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 6 Béranger Aymard Bosse  Central African Republic 0.162 10.55 Q
2 8 Yeo Foo Ee Gary  Singapore 0.159 10.57 Q, PB
3 4 Azneem Ahmed  Maldives 0.153 10.79 q, NR
4 3 J'maal Alexander  British Virgin Islands 0.163 10.92
5 5 John Howard  Federated States of Micronesia 0.203 11.05
6 2 Chris Walasi  Solomon Islands 0.164 11.42
7 7 Elama Fa’atonu  American Samoa 0.170 11.48 PB
Wind: +1.7 m/s

Heat 4

Heat 4
Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 3 Gérard Kobéané  Burkina Faso 0.194 10.42 Q, SB
2 8 Fabrice Coiffic  Mauritius 0.149 10.62 Q
3 6 Courtney Carl Williams  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.164 10.80 PB
4 2 Rachid Chouhal  Malta 0.160 10.83 SB
5 5 Tilak Ram Tharu  Nepal 0.156 10.85 PB
6 9 Masoud Azizi 23x15px Afghanistan 0.167 11.19
7 7 Nooa Takooa  Kiribati 0.155 11.53 PB
8 4 Patrick Tuara  Cook Islands 0.165 11.72
Wind: +0.5 m/s
Official Video of the Quarterfinal Round

Round 1

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

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 6 Tyson Gay  United States 0.147 10.08 Q
2 5 Richard Thompson  Trinidad and Tobago 0.151 10.14 Q
3 7 Gerald Phiri  Zambia 0.147 10.16 Q, SB
4 3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 0.166 10.28
5 4 Ángel David Rodríguez  Spain 0.168 10.34
6 2 Jurgen Themen  Suriname 0.169 10.53
7 5 Isidro Montoya  Colombia 0.165 10.54
8 1 Yeo Foo Ee Gary  Singapore 0.144 10.69
Wind: −1.4 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 4 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.200 9.97 Q
2 6 Derrick Atkins  Bahamas 0.179 10.22 Q
3 5 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago 0.148 10.23 Q
4 8 Dariusz Kuć  Poland 0.163 10.24
5 9 Nilson André  Brazil 0.172 10.26 SB
6 7 Masashi Eriguchi  Japan 0.144 10.30
7 3 Barakat Al-Harthi  Oman 0.152 10.41
8 2 Fernando Lumain  Indonesia 0.162 10.90
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 7 Ryan Bailey  United States 0.177 9.88 Q, =PB
2 8 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 0.174 10.06 Q, NR
3 6 Justyn Warner  Canada 0.149 10.09 Q, PB
4 4 Kemar Hyman  Cayman Islands 0.150 10.16 q
5 9 Suwaibou Sanneh  The Gambia 0.176 10.21 q, NR
6 5 Rytis Sakalauskas  Lithuania 0.178 10.29
7 3 Béranger Aymard Bosse  Central African Republic 0.170 10.53
8 2 Artur Bruno Rojas  Bolivia 0.154 10.65
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 4

Qualification heat 4
Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 7 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.178 10.09 Q
2 5 Daniel Bailey  Antigua and Barbuda 0.162 10.12 Q
3 6 James Dasaolu  Great Britain 0.174 10.13 Q
4 3 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud  Egypt 0.164 10.22
5 4 Jason Rogers  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.177 10.30
6 8 Ogho-Oghene Egwero  Nigeria 0.174 10.38
7 2 Holder da Silva  Guinea-Bissau 0.182 10.71
9 Idrissa Adam  Cameroon 0.206 DNF
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 7 Asafa Powell  Jamaica 0.166 10.04 Q
2 4 Adam Gemili  Great Britain 0.156 10.11 Q
3 6 Churandy Martina  Netherlands 0.168 10.20 Q
4 9 Reza Ghasemi  Iran 0.148 10.31
5 5 Obinna Metu  Nigeria 0.153 10.35
6 8 Ramon Gittens  Barbados 0.162 10.35
7 2 Paul Williams  Grenada 0.168 10.65
8 3 Devilert Arsene Kimbembe  Republic of the Congo 0.157 10.94
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Heat 6

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 5 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.175 10.00 Q
2 7 Ryota Yamagata  Japan 0.149 10.07 Q, PB
3 3 Su Bingtian  China 0.162 10.19 Q, SB
4 6 Antoine Adams  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.154 10.22 q
5 9 Peter Emelieze  Nigeria 0.153 10.22 SB
6 8 Jeremy Bascom  Guyana 0.135 10.31
7 4 Marek Niit  Estonia 0.158 10.40
8 2 Azneem Ahmed  Maldives 0.157 10.84
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Heat 7

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 9 Dwain Chambers  Great Britain 0.157 10.02 Q, SB
2 6 Jimmy Vicaut  France 0.196 10.11 Q, SB
3 5 Keston Bledman  Trinidad and Tobago 0.195 10.13 Q
4 7 Warren Fraser  Bahamas 0.171 10.27
5 8 Miguel López  Puerto Rico 0.145 10.31
6 2 Gérard Kobéané  Burkina Faso 0.186 10.48
7 3 Fabrice Coiffic  Mauritius 0.165 10.59
4 Kim Collins  Saint Kitts and Nevis DNS
Wind: +2.0 m/s
Official Video of the Semifinal Round

Semifinals

[16]

Qualification rule: The first two finishers in each heat (Q) plus the two fastest times of those who finished third or lower in their heat (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 7 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.187 9.82 Q
2 2 Churandy Martina  Netherlands 0.148 9.91 Q, NR
3 4 Asafa Powell  Jamaica 0.155 9.94 q
4 8 Keston Bledman  Trinidad and Tobago 0.175 10.04
5 6 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 0.163 10.13
6 5 Jimmy Vicaut  France 0.203 10.16
7 9 James Dasaolu  Great Britain 0.174 10.18
8 3 Suwaibou Sanneh  The Gambia 0.175 10.18 NR
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 4 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.180 9.87 Q
2 7 Ryan Bailey  United States 0.155 9.96 Q
3 8 Richard Thompson  Trinidad and Tobago 0.158 10.02 q
4 5 Dwain Chambers  Great Britain 0.154 10.05
5 9 Gerald Phiri  Zambia 0.165 10.11 SB
6 6 Daniel Bailey  Antigua and Barbuda 0.142 10.16
7 2 Antoine Adams  Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.159 10.27
8 3 Su Bingtian  China 0.157 10.28
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1 6 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.176 9.85 Q
2 4 Tyson Gay  United States 0.151 9.90 Q
3 7 Adam Gemili  Great Britain 0.158 10.06
4 8 Derrick Atkins  Bahamas 0.164 10.08 SB
5 9 Justyn Warner  Canada 0.135 10.09 =PB
6 5 Ryota Yamagata  Japan 0.158 10.10
7 3 Rondel Sorrillo  Trinidad and Tobago 0.140 10.31
2 Kemar Hyman  Cayman Islands DNS
Wind: +1.7 m/s

Final

Start of the final; lane 9 is closest.
Rank Lane Name Nationality Reaction Result Notes
1st 7 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 0.165 9.63 OR
2nd 5 Yohan Blake  Jamaica 0.179 9.75 =PB
3rd 6 Justin Gatlin  United States 0.178 9.79 PB
4 8 Ryan Bailey  United States 0.176 9.88 =PB
5 9 Churandy Martina  Netherlands 0.139 9.94
6 2 Richard Thompson  Trinidad and Tobago 0.160 9.98
7 3 Asafa Powell  Jamaica 0.155 11.99 *
DQ 4 Tyson Gay  United States 0.145 9.80
Wind: +1.5 m/s

* Powell suffered a groin injury before crossing the finish line.

Incident

Just before the start of the final, a spectator threw a plastic beer bottle at the competitors in the starting blocks. Though the race was unaffected, he was arrested.[17] The man, later identified as Ashley Gill-Webb, happened to be sitting next to Dutch judoka and bronze medalist Edith Bosch, who promptly struck him with her hand on the back of his head after the toss.[18] LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe later stated: "I'm not suggesting vigilantism but it was actually poetic justice that they happened to be sitting next to a judo player".[18] Gill-Webb later pleaded not guilty to a charge of using threatening words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress at Stratford Magistrates' Court.[19] He was later found guilty.[20]

References

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