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

Men's 100 metres at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Competitors	90 from 65 nations
Medalists
Justin Gatlin   United States   Francis Obikwelu   Portugal   Maurice Greene   United States
«2000	2008»

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

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 August 22, by a total of 84 sprinters from 63 nations.

In the first round, the first three runners from each of the ten heats, together with the ten next fastest runners from all heats (10×3+10=40), automatically qualified for the second round. In the second round, these forty runners competed in five heats, with the first three from each heat and the single next fastest runner (5×3+1=16) qualifying for the semifinals. In the semifinals, only the first four runners from each of the two heats advanced to the final (2×4=8).

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.

Qualification

The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from January 1, 2003 to August 9, 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.

Records

These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

World Record	9.78	Tim Montgomery	Paris (FRA)	September 14, 2002
Olympic Record	9.84	Donovan Bailey	Atlanta (USA)	July 27, 1996

Results

All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:

Round 1

The first round was held on 21 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next ten overall fastest runners qualified for the second round.

Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time		Rank
1	Fredericks, FrankFrank Fredericks	Namibia	10.12	SB	7	Q
1	Emedolu, UchennaUchenna Emedolu	Nigeria	10.22		18	Q
1	Suetsugu, ShingoShingo Suetsugu	Japan	10.27		24	Q
1	Campbell, DarrenDarren Campbell	Great Britain	10.35		36
1	Haijian, ChenChen Haijian	China	10.45		46
1	Nkansah, EricEric Nkansah	Ghana	10.54		53
1	Poh, Seng SongSeng Song Poh	Singapore	10.75		62
1	Nascimento, YazaldesYazaldes Nascimento	São Tomé and Príncipe	11.00		67
2	Lewis-Francis, MarkMark Lewis-Francis	Great Britain	10.13	SB	8	Q
2	Zakari, AzizAziz Zakari	Ghana	10.19		14	Q
2	Nemeth, RolandRoland Nemeth	Hungary	10.28		27	Q
2	Al Yami, Salem MubarakSalem Mubarak Al Yami	Saudi Arabia	10.36		38
2	Gilford, DarrenDarren Gilford	Malta	10.67		57
2	Al Hanahneh, KhalilKhalil Al Hanahneh	Jordan	10.76		63
2	Nariki, KakianakoKakianako Nariki	Kiribati	11.62		78
2	Burns, MarcMarc Burns	Trinidad and Tobago	999 DSQ		999 —
3	Gatlin, JustinJustin Gatlin	United States	10.07		3	Q
3	Streete-Thompson, KareemKareem Streete-Thompson	Cayman Islands	10.15	SB	9	Q
3	Myles-Mills, LeonardLeonard Myles-Mills	Ghana	10.21	SB	16	Q
3	Lima, Vicente deVicente de Lima	Brazil	10.23		20	q
3	Yepishin, AndreyAndrey Yepishin	Russia	10.29		30	q
3	Theodoridis, YeoryiosYeoryios Theodoridis	Greece	10.32		31	q
3	Djaffar, HadhariHadhari Djaffar	Comoros	10.62		55
3	Saeed, SultanSultan Saeed	Maldives	11.72		80
3	Sainfleur, JuanJuan Sainfleur	Dominican Republic	999 DNF		999 —
4	Crawford, ShawnShawn Crawford	United States	10.02		1	Q
4	Thompson, ObadeleObadele Thompson	Barbados	10.08	SB	4	Q
4	Osovnikar, MaticMatic Osovnikar	Slovenia	10.15	NR	9	Q
4	Sanou, IdrissaIdrissa Sanou	Burkina Faso	10.33		33	q
4	Ferreira, DiegoDiego Ferreira	Paraguay	10.50	NR	49
4	Windt, Pierre dePierre de Windt	Aruba	11.02		68
4	Oudomphonh, Chamleunesouk AoChamleunesouk Ao Oudomphonh	Laos	11.30		76
4	Azizi, MasoundMasound Azizi	Afghanistan	11.66		79
4	Hoidis, HristoforosHristoforos Hoidis	Greece	999 DNS		999 —
5	Obikwelu, FrancisFrancis Obikwelu	Portugal	10.09		5	Q
5	Pognon, RonaldRonald Pognon	France	10.18		12	Q
5	Ndure, Jaysuma SaidyJaysuma Saidy Ndure	Gambia	10.26	NR	23	Q
5	Mascarenhas, JarbasJarbas Mascarenhas	Brazil	10.34		35	q
5	Tsuchie, HiroyasuHiroyasu Tsuchie	Japan	10.37		39
5	Durant, AdrianAdrian Durant	Virgin Islands	10.52		52
5	Fofanah, Nabie FodayNabie Foday Fofanah	Guinea	10.62		55
5	Harmon, HarmonHarmon Harmon	Cook Islands	11.22	PB	74
6	Asahara, NobuharuNobuharu Asahara	Japan	10.33		33	Q
6	Chyła, ŁukaszŁukasz Chyła	Poland	10.35		36	Q
6	N'Dri, Eric PacomeEric Pacome N'Dri	Côte d'Ivoire	10.39		40	Q
6	Boldon, AtoAto Boldon	Trinidad and Tobago	10.41		44
6	Nthepe, Issa AimeIssa Aime Nthepe	France	10.67		57
6	Gábor, DobosDobos Gábor	Hungary	10.68		59
6	Howard, JohnJohn Howard	Micronesia	10.85	NR	66
6	Shamsuddin, MohammadMohammad Shamsuddin	Bangladesh	11.13		70
7	Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell	Jamaica	10.06		2	Q
7	Gardener, JasonJason Gardener	Great Britain	10.15	SB	9	Q
7	Ross, JoshuaJoshua Ross	Australia	10.24	=PB	22	Q
7	Domingos, AndréAndré Domingos	Brazil	10.28		27	q
7	Browne, PierrePierre Browne	Canada	10.32		31	q
7	Tucker, LaminLamin Tucker	Sierra Leone	10.72		61
7	Nakanelua, KelseyKelsey Nakanelua	American Samoa	11.25		75
7	Phouk, SopheakSopheak Phouk	Cambodia	11.56	PB	77
7	Mobele, DjikoloumDjikoloum Mobele	Chad	999 DNS		999 —
8	Greene, MauriceMaurice Greene	United States	10.18		12	Q
8	Thomas, DwightDwight Thomas	Jamaica	10.21		16	Q
8	Martina, ChurandyChurandy Martina	Netherlands Antilles	10.23		20	Q
8	Kosenkow, AlexanderAlexander Kosenkow	Germany	10.28		27	q
8	Katsantonis, ProdromosProdromos Katsantonis	Cyprus	10.50	SB	49
8	Chiang, Wai HungWai Hung Chiang	Hong Kong, China	10.70		60
8	Manioru, FrancisFrancis Manioru	Solomon Islands	11.05		69
8	Gasimov, TeymurTeymur Gasimov	Azerbaijan	11.17		71
8	Muller, FilipoFilipo Muller	Tonga	11.18	PB	73
9	Aliu, DejiDeji Aliu	Nigeria	10.39		40	Q
9	Macrozonaris, NicolasNicolas Macrozonaris	Canada	10.40		42	Q
9	Chernovol, GennadiyGennadiy Chernovol	Kazakhstan	10.43		45	Q
9	Alamou, SouhaliaSouhalia Alamou	Benin	10.48		47
9	Wyk, Christie vanChristie van Wyk	Namibia	10.49		48
9	Bailey, DanielDaniel Bailey	Antigua and Barbuda	10.51		51
9	Berardi, Gian NicolaGian Nicola Berardi	San Marino	10.76		63
9	Abaunza, CarlosCarlos Abaunza	Nicaragua	11.17		71
10	Collins, KimKim Collins	Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.11		6	Q
10	Frater, MichaelMichael Frater	Jamaica	10.20		15	Q
10	Alexander, NicconnorNicconnor Alexander	Trinidad and Tobago	10.22		18	Q
10	Collio, SimoneSimone Collio	Italy	10.27		24	q
10	Lepine, Eddy deEddy de Lepine	France	10.27	SB	24	q
10	James, XavierXavier James	Bermuda	10.40		42
10	Gattuso, SebastienSebastien Gattuso	Monaco	10.58	=NR	54
10	Bingangoye, WilfriedWilfried Bingangoye	Gabon	10.76	PB	63

Round 2

The second round was held on August 21. The first three runners of each heat plus the next overall fastest runner qualified for the semifinals.

Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time		Rank
1	Obikwelu, FrancisFrancis Obikwelu	Portugal	9.93	NR	2	Q
1	Lewis-Francis, MarkMark Lewis-Francis	Great Britain	10.12	=PB	9	Q
1	Thomas, DwightDwight Thomas	Jamaica	10.12	SB	9	Q
1	Pognon, RonaldRonald Pognon	France	10.15		12	q
1	Suetsugu, ShingoShingo Suetsugu	Japan	10.19		17
1	Browne, PierrePierre Browne	Canada	10.21		18
1	Martina, ChurandyChurandy Martina	Netherlands Antilles	10.24		21
1	Domingos, AndréAndré Domingos	Brazil	10.34		33
2	Crawford, ShawnShawn Crawford	United States	9.89		1	Q
2	Thompson, ObadeleObadele Thompson	Barbados	10.12		9	Q
2	Lima, Vicente deVicente de Lima	Brazil	10.26		25	Q
2	Osovnikar, MaticMatic Osovnikar	Slovenia	10.26		25
2	Aliu, DejiDeji Aliu	Nigeria	10.26		25
2	Macrozonaris, NicolasNicolas Macrozonaris	Canada	10.28		28
2	Chernovol, GennadiyGennadiy Chernovol	Kazakhstan	10.42		37
2	Sanou, IdrissaIdrissa Sanou	Burkina Faso	10.43		38
3	Gatlin, JustinJustin Gatlin	United States	9.96		4	Q
3	Gardener, JasonJason Gardener	Great Britain	10.15	SB	12	Q
3	Emedolu, UchennaUchenna Emedolu	Nigeria	10.15		12	Q
3	Asahara, NobuharuNobuharu Asahara	Japan	10.24		21
3	Theodoridis, YeoryiosYeoryios Theodoridis	Greece	10.36		34
3	Nemeth, RolandRoland Nemeth	Hungary	10.38		35
3	Alexander, NicconnorNicconnor Alexander	Trinidad and Tobago	10.48		39
3	Lepine, Eddy deEddy de Lepine	France	999 DNS		999 —
4	Zakari, AzizAziz Zakari	Ghana	10.02		6	Q
4	Collins, KimKim Collins	Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.05	SB	7	Q
4	Frater, MichaelMichael Frater	Jamaica	10.11		8	Q
4	Fredericks, FrankFrank Fredericks	Namibia	10.17		15
4	Ross, JoshuaJoshua Ross	Australia	10.22	PB	19
4	Kosenkow, AlexanderAlexander Kosenkow	Germany	10.24		21
4	Yepishin, AndreyAndrey Yepishin	Russia	10.29		29
4	Ndure, Jaysuma SaidyJaysuma Saidy Ndure	Gambia	10.39		36
5	Greene, MauriceMaurice Greene	United States	9.93		2	Q
5	Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell	Jamaica	9.99		5	Q
5	Myles-Mills, LeonardLeonard Myles-Mills	Ghana	10.18	SB	16	Q
5	Chyła, ŁukaszŁukasz Chyła	Poland	10.23		20
5	Streete-Thompson, KareemKareem Streete-Thompson	Cayman Islands	10.24		21
5	Collio, SimoneSimone Collio	Italy	10.29		29
5	Mascarenhas, JarbasJarbas Mascarenhas	Brazil	10.30		31
5	N'Dri, Eric PacomeEric Pacome N'Dri	Côte d'Ivoire	10.32		32

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on August 22. The first four runners from each semifinal qualified for the final.

Heat	Athlete	Nation	Time		Rank
1	Crawford, ShawnShawn Crawford	United States	10.07		5	Q
1	Gatlin, JustinJustin Gatlin	United States	10.09		6	Q
1	Zakari, AzizAziz Zakari	Ghana	10.11		7	Q
1	Thompson, ObadeleObadele Thompson	Barbados	10.22		9	Q
1	Lewis-Francis, MarkMark Lewis-Francis	Great Britain	10.28		11
1	Frater, MichaelMichael Frater	Jamaica	10.29		14
1	Pognon, RonaldRonald Pognon	France	10.32		15
1	Emedolu, UchennaUchenna Emedolu	Nigeria	10.35		16
2	Powell, AsafaAsafa Powell	Jamaica	9.95		1	Q
2	Obikwelu, FrancisFrancis Obikwelu	Portugal	9.97		2	Q
2	Greene, MauriceMaurice Greene	United States	9.97		2	Q
2	Collins, KimKim Collins	Saint Kitts and Nevis	10.02	SB	4	Q
2	Gardener, JasonJason Gardener	Great Britain	10.12	SB	8
2	Myles-Mills, LeonardLeonard Myles-Mills	Ghana	10.22		9
2	Thomas, DwightDwight Thomas	Jamaica	10.28		11
2	Lima, Vicente deVicente de Lima	Brazil	10.28		11

Final

The final was held on August 22.

Rank	Athlete	Time
	Justin Gatlin (USA)	9.85	PB
	Francis Obikwelu (POR)	9.86	CR
	Maurice Greene (USA)	9.87	SB
4	Shawn Crawford (USA)	9.89
5	Asafa Powell (JAM)	9.94
6	Kim Collins (SKN)	10.00	SB
7	Obadele Thompson (BAR)	10.10
—	Aziz Zakari (GHA)	DNF

References

• "Athens Olympic Games 2004 - Results". IAAF. 2004. http://www.iaaf.org/oly04/results/byevent.html. Retrieved 2007-08-15.