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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
VenueAthens Olympic Stadium
Date21–22 August
Competitors82 from 62 nations
Winning time9.85 s
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Justin Gatlin United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Francis Obikwelu Portugal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maurice Greene United States
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Themen's 100 metreswas of one of 23 track events of theathletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics,inAthens.It was contested at theAthens 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 byJustin Gatlinof 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, withFrancis 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 byJuan Antonio Samaranch,IOC Hononary President for Life,Spain;and the medalists' bouquets were presented byLamine Diack,IAAF President,Senegal.

Background[edit]

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 medalistMaurice Greeneof the United States, silver medalistAto Boldonof Trinidad and Tobago, and bronze medalistObadele Thompsonof Barbados, along with three other finalists (Darren Campbellof Great Britain,Kim Collinsof Saint Kitts and Nevis, andAziz Zakariof Ghana). Two-time silver medalist (1992 and 1996)Frankie Fredericksof Namibia also returned after missing the Sydney Games with injury.

Collins was the reigning (2003) world champion, as well as Commonwealth champion.Francis Obikweluof 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 youngJustin 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[edit]

The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For this event, eachNational Olympic Committee(NOC) was permitted to enter up to three athletes, provided they had run below 10.21 seconds during this period inIAAF-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[edit]

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[edit]

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

World record Tim Montgomery(USA) 9.78 s Paris,France 14 September 2002
Olympic record Donovan Bailey(CAN) 9.84 s Atlanta,United States 27 July 1996

No new records were set during the competition.

Schedule[edit]

All times areEastern European Summer Time(UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 21 August 2004 10:35
19:40		 Round 1
Round 2
Sunday, 22 August 2004 20:55
23:10		 Semifinals
Final

Results[edit]

Round 1[edit]

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[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Frankie Fredericks Namibia 0.152 10.12 Q,SB
2 3 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.222 10.22 Q
3 4 Shingo Suetsugu Japan 0.174 10.27 Q
4 7 Darren Campbell Great Britain 0.159 10.35
5 9 Chen Hai gian China 0.181 10.45
6 2 Eric Nkansah Ghana 0.160 10.54
7 6 Poh Seng Song Singapore 0.160 10.75
8 8 Yazaldes Nascimento São Tomé and Príncipe 0.185 11.00
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 5 Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.149 10.13 Q,SB
2 7 Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.188 10.19 Q
3 6 Roland Németh Hungary 0.137 10.28 Q
4 3 Salem Mubarak Al Yami Saudi Arabia 0.143 10.36
5 4 Darren Gilford Malta 0.177 10.67
6 8 Khalil Al Hanahneh Jordan 0.172 10.76
7 2 Kakianako Nariki Kiribati 0.183 11.62
— 9 Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago DSQ R 162.7
Wind: −0.4 m/s

Heat 3[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Justin Gatlin United States 0.204 10.07 Q
2 6 Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands 0.156 10.15 Q,SB
3 9 Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.133 10.21 Q,SB
4 4 Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.169 10.23 q
5 1 Andrey Yepishin Russia 0.146 10.29 q
6 2 Georgios Theodoridis Greece 0.141 10.32 q
7 5 Hadhari Djaffar Comoros 0.163 10.62
8 7 Sultan Saeed Maldives 0.239 11.72
— 3 Juan Sainfleur Dominican Republic 0.164 DNF
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Heat 4[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Shawn Crawford United States 0.184 10.02 Q
2 1 Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.141 10.08 Q,SB
3 4 Matic Osovnikar Slovenia 0.112 10.15 Q,NR
4 5 Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso 0.175 10.33 q
5 3 Diego Ferreira Paraguay 0.141 10.50 NR
6 9 Pierre de Windt Aruba 0.234 11.02
7 7 Chamleunesouk Ao Oudomphonh Laos 0.202 11.30
8 8 Masoud Azizi Afghanistan 0.217 11.66
— 2 Hristoforos Hoidis Greece DNS
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 5[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.165 10.09 Q
2 5 Ronald Pognon France 0.150 10.18 Q
3 3 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 0.157 10.26 Q,NR
4 8 Jarbas Mascarenhas Brazil 0.147 10.34 q
5 7 Hiroyasu Tsuchie Japan 0.182 10.37
6 9 Adrian Durant Virgin Islands 0.223 10.52
7 6 Nabie Foday Fofanah Guinea 0.158 10.62
8 4 Harmon Harmon Cook Islands 0.173 11.22 PB
Wind: +0.1 m/s

Heat 6[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Nobuharu Asahara Japan 0.162 10.33 Q
2 3 Łukasz Chyła Poland 0.167 10.35 Q
3 4 Eric Pacome N'Dri Ivory Coast 0.147 10.39 Q
4 9 Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago 0.155 10.41
5 6 Issa Aime Nthepe France 0.159 10.67
6 2 Gábor Dobos Hungary 0.131 10.68
7 8 John Howard Federated States of Micronesia 0.195 10.85 NR
8 5 Mohammad Shamsuddin Bangladesh 0.173 11.13
Wind: −1.1 m/s

Heat 7[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.146 10.06 Q
2 5 Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.155 10.15 Q,SB
3 4 Joshua Ross Australia 0.153 10.24 Q,=PB
4 1 André da Silva Brazil 0.145 10.28 q
5 8 Pierre Browne Canada 0.169 10.32 q
6 7 Lamin Tucker Sierra Leone 0.137 10.72
7 6 Kelsey Nakanelua American Samoa 0.160 11.25
8 2 Sopheak Phouk Cambodia 0.225 11.56 PB
— 3 Djikoloum Mobele Chad DNS
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 8[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 1 Maurice Greene United States 0.142 10.18 Q
2 2 Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.135 10.21 Q
3 8 Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles 0.152 10.23 Q
4 3 Alexander Kosenkow Germany 0.135 10.28 q
5 6 Prodromos Katsantonis Cyprus 0.179 10.50 SB
6 7 Chiang Wai Hung Hong Kong 0.157 10.70
7 9 Francis Manioru Solomon Islands 0.143 11.05
8 5 Teymur Gasimov Azerbaijan 0.179 11.17
9 4 Filipo Muller Tonga 0.181 11.18 PB
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 9[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Deji Aliu Nigeria 0.191 10.39 Q
2 2 Nicolas Macrozonaris Canada 0.153 10.40 Q
3 6 Gennadiy Chernovol Kazakhstan 0.145 10.43 Q
4 3 Souhalia Alamou Benin 0.167 10.48
5 8 Christie van Wyk Namibia 0.148 10.49
6 4 Daniel Bailey Antigua and Barbuda 0.154 10.51
7 7 Gian Nicola Berardi San Marino 0.143 10.76
8 5 Carlos Abaunza Nicaragua 0.173 11.17
Wind: −1.4 m/s

Heat 10[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.154 10.11 Q
2 3 Michael Frater Jamaica 0.161 10.20 Q
3 4 Nicconnor Alexander Trinidad and Tobago 0.139 10.22 Q
4 7 Simone Collio Italy 0.151 10.27 q
5 2 Eddy de Lepine France 0.192 10.27 q
6 8 Xavier James Bermuda 0.147 10.40 SB
7 9 Sebastien Gattuso Monaco 0.152 10.58 =NR
8 5 Wilfried Bingangoye Gabon 0.206 10.76 PB
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Quarterfinals[edit]

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

Quarterfinal 1[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.165 9.93 Q,NR
2 5 Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.162 10.12 Q,=PB
3 3 Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.149 10.12 Q,SB
4 6 Ronald Pognon France 0.166 10.15 q
5 8 Shingo Suetsugu Japan 0.150 10.19
6 2 Pierre Browne Canada 0.150 10.21
7 7 Churandy Martina Netherlands Antilles 0.152 10.24
8 1 André da Silva Brazil 0.136 10.34
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Shawn Crawford United States 0.167 9.89 Q
2 3 Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.156 10.12 Q
3 7 Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.158 10.26 Q
4 2 Matic Osovnikar Slovenia 0.168 10.26
5 6 Deji Aliu Nigeria 0.185 10.26
6 5 Nicolas Macrozonaris Canada 0.161 10.28
7 1 Gennadiy Chernovol Kazakhstan 0.154 10.42
8 8 Idrissa Sanou Burkina Faso 0.178 10.43
Wind: 0.0 m/s

Quarterfinal 3[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Justin Gatlin United States 0.178 9.96 Q
2 3 Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.146 10.15 Q,=SB
3 5 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.162 10.15 Q
4 6 Nobuharu Asahara Japan 0.151 10.24
5 2 Georgios Theodoridis Greece 0.141 10.36
6 7 Roland Németh Hungary 0.151 10.38
7 8 Nicconnor Alexander Trinidad and Tobago 0.148 10.48
— 1 Eddy de Lepine France DNS
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Quarterfinal 4[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.175 10.02 Q
2 6 Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.152 10.05 Q,SB
3 5 Michael Frater Jamaica 0.152 10.11 Q
4 3 Frankie Fredericks Namibia 0.142 10.17
5 7 Joshua Ross Australia 0.163 10.22 PB
6 1 Alexander Kosenkow Germany 0.113 10.24
7 2 Andrey Yepishin Russia 0.164 10.29
8 8 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure The Gambia 0.184 10.39
Wind: −0.1 m/s

Quarterfinal 5[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Maurice Greene United States 0.117 9.93 Q
2 6 Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.142 9.99 Q
3 1 Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.145 10.18 Q,SB
4 5 Łukasz Chyła Poland 0.167 10.23
5 3 Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands 0.162 10.24
6 8 Simone Collio Italy 0.135 10.29
7 2 Jarbas Mascarenhas Brazil 0.134 10.30
8 7 Eric Pacome N'Dri Ivory Coast 0.137 10.32
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Semifinals[edit]

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

Semifinal 1[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 3 Shawn Crawford United States 0.173 10.07 Q
2 4 Justin Gatlin United States 0.191 10.09 Q
3 6 Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.155 10.11 Q
4 8 Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.160 10.22 Q
5 5 Mark Lewis-Francis Great Britain 0.163 10.28
6 2 Michael Frater Jamaica 0.146 10.29
7 1 Ronald Pognon France 0.144 10.32
8 7 Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria 0.188 10.35
Wind: −1.6 m/s

Semifinal 2[edit]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.158 9.95 Q
2 5 Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.181 9.97 Q
3 6 Maurice Greene United States 0.125 9.97 Q
4 3 Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.150 10.02 Q,SB
5 8 Jason Gardener Great Britain 0.147 10.12 SB
6 1 Leonard Myles-Mills Ghana 0.139 10.22
7 7 Dwight Thomas Jamaica 0.156 10.28
8 2 Vicente de Lima Brazil 0.163 10.28
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Final[edit]

In the final, the slowest to react wasJustin Gatlin,still with the most powerful first steps, Gatlin led from the gun, withKim Collins,the next slowest to react, also getting a typically fast start (typically in lane 1). A step behind, back from injuries, defending championMaurice Greene,was fastest to react but running sideways in quicksand. He was joined byFrancis ObikweluandShawn 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]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Justin Gatlin United States 0.188 9.85 PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Francis Obikwelu Portugal 0.163 9.86 AR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Maurice Greene United States 0.151 9.87 SB
4 4 Shawn Crawford United States 0.161 9.89 PB
5 6 Asafa Powell Jamaica 0.166 9.94
6 1 Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.175 10.00 SB
7 8 Obadele Thompson Barbados 0.164 10.10
— 2 Aziz Zakari Ghana 0.178 DNF
Wind: +0.6 m/s

References[edit]

  1. ^"Athletics at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's 100 metres".Sports Reference.Archived fromthe originalon 17 April 2020.Retrieved7 July2017.
  2. ^abc"100 metres, Men".Olympedia.Retrieved27 July2020.
  3. ^"IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 100m Heats".Athens 2004.IAAF.Retrieved10 October2015.
  4. ^"IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 100m Quarterfinals".Athens 2004.IAAF.Retrieved10 October2015.
  5. ^"IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 100m Semifinals".Athens 2004.IAAF.Retrieved10 October2015.
  6. ^"Gatlin guns to 100m glory".BBC Sport.22 August 2004.Retrieved10 October2015.
  7. ^"Gatlin guns to 100m glory".BBC Sport.22 August 2004.Retrieved10 October2015.
  8. ^"IAAF Athens 2004: Men's 100m Final".Athens 2004.IAAF.Retrieved10 October2015.

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