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

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

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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  Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009
Games record  Ato Boldon (TTO) 9.88 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 September 1998

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

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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
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Semifinals

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

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Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

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References

  1. "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. 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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