2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

None May 2026 Men's 100 metres 2015 World Championships 100 m final moment at 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing.jpg 100 m final moment Beijing National Stadium 22 August (preliminary round & heats)23 August (semifinal & final) 69 51 9.79 Usain Bolt JAM Justin Gatlin USA Trayvon Bromell USA Andre De Grasse CAN 2013 2017 thumb|110px|LmBvxCBeMOEOfficial Video The men's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141201205133/http://www.iaafbeijing2015.com/special/iaaf_sch_en/ dead 1 December 2014 Beijing 2015: Timetable 10 August 2015 10 August 2015 Beijing 2015 Start list For only the second time in the World Athletics Championships, the winning margin in the men's 100 metres was 0.01 seconds. The first time this happened was in 2003. Summary Justin Gatlin had the world leading time in 2015. Gatlin ran 9.83 s in the heats and 9.77 s in the semi-final. Reigning champion Usain Bolt ran times of 9.96 s in both rounds. Jimmy Vicaut and Su Bingtian qualified for the final with tied fastest loser times of 9.986 s, so there were 9 competitors in the final. In the final, Bolt finished one hundredth of a second ahead of Gatlin in a time of 9.79 s.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/11819155/Usain-Bolt-beats-Justin-Gatlin-by-one-hundredth-of-a-second-in-100m-World-Championship-final.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150823235952/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/11819155/Usain-Bolt-beats-Justin-Gatlin-by-one-hundredth-of-a-second-in-100m-World-Championship-final.html dead 23 August 2015 Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin by one hundredth of a second in 100m World Championship final 23 August 2015 Daily Telegraph 24 August 2015 There was a tie for third place, with Andre De Grasse and Trayvon Bromell both finishing in 9.911 s, and two bronze medals were awarded. https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/athletics/34032366 Usain Bolt beats Justin Gatlin to win world 100m title 23 August 2015 BBC Sport 24 August 2015 At 39 years, 139 days old, Kim Collins became the oldest ever competitor for the men's 100 m. World Championship Statistics Handbook https://www.iaaf.org/ebooks/2017/WCH/index.html#page=27 IAAF 2017-08-03 Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:https://www.iaaf.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/men Records & Lists – 100 meters IAAF 17 August 2015 World recordUsain Bolt JAM9.58Berlin, Germany16 August 2009Championship recordWorld LeadingJustin Gatlin USA9.74 Doha, Qatar15 May 2015African RecordOlusoji Fasuba NGR9.85 Doha, Qatar12 May 2006Asian RecordFemi Ogunode QAT9.91 Wuhan, China4 June 2015North, Central American and Caribbean recordUsain Bolt JAM9.58 Berlin, Germany16 August 2009South American RecordRobson da Silva BRA10.00A Mexico City, Mexico22 July 1988European RecordFrancis Obikwelu POR9.86 Athens, Greece22 August 2004Jimmy Vicaut FRA Saint-Denis, France4 July 2015Oceanian recordPatrick Johnson AUS9.93 Mito, Japan5 May 2003 Qualification standards Entry standards 2014 IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015 – Standards https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/544c7d0a-0807-4226-a85b-79928c58a097.pdf IAAF 17 August 2015 10.16 Schedule Date Time Round22 August 2015 12:40 Preliminary round22 August 2015 19:20 Heats23 August 2015 19:10 Semifinals23 August 2015 21:15 Final All times are local times (UTC+8) Results Preliminary round Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.Preliminary round results Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Barakat Al-Harthi OMA 2015 World 10.31 Q 2 1 Banuve Tabakaucoro FIJ 2015 World 10.50 Q 3 3 Jeffrey Vanan SUR 2015 World 10.55 Q 4 1 Hassan Saaid MDV 2015 World 10.56 Q 5 3 Holder da Silva GBS 2015 World 10.58 Q, SB 6 2 Rodman Teltull PLW 2015 World 10.71 Q, NR Palauan 7 1 Mohamed Fakhri Ismail BRU 2015 World 10.73 Q 8 3 Yendountien Tiebekabe TOG 2015 World 10.76 Q 9 1 Mark Anderson BIZ 2015 World 10.84 q 10 3 Yaspi Boby INA 2015 World 10.85 q 11 3 Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf CHA 2015 World 10.92 q, PB 12 2 Riste Pandev Macedonia 2015 World 10.94 Q 13 1 João de Barros STP 2015 World 11.07 14 1 La Shondra David Mosa'ati TGA 2015 World 11.08 PB 15 3 Rossene Mpingo COD 2015 World 11.10 PB 16 1 Mohamed Lamine Dansoko GUI 2015 World 11.11 PB 17 3 Masbah Ahmmed BAN 2015 World 11.13 SB 18 2 Womel Brandy Mento VAN 2015 World 11.17 PB 19 2 Grégory Bradai PYF 2015 World 11.29 PB 20 3 Jidou El Moctar MTN 2015 World 11.30 PB 21 1 Leong Wang Kuong MAC 2015 World 11.31 SB 22 3 Claytus Taqimama SOL 2015 World 11.58 PB 23 2 Etimoni Timuani TUV 2015 World 11.72 PB 24 1 Dagiero Dagiero NRU 2015 World 11.81 PB 25 2 Kimwaua Makin KIR 2015 World 11.98 SB 26 2 Tashi Dendup BHU 2015 World 12.15 NR Bhutanese 27 2 Béranger-Aymard Bossé CAF 2015 World 99.99 DQ Heats Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.Heats results Wind: Heat 1: −0.1 m/s, Heat 2: −1.4 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s, Heat 5: +0.3 m/s, Heat 6: +2.1 m/s, Heat 7: −0.2 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 6 Justin Gatlin USA 2015 World 9.83w Q 2 4 Trayvon Bromell USA 2015 World 9.91 Q 3 5 Jimmy Vicaut FRA 2015 World 9.92 Q 4 1 Asafa Powell JAM 2015 World 9.95 Q 5 7 Usain Bolt JAM 2015 World 9.96 Q 6 7 Mike Rodgers USA 2015 World 9.97 Q 7 5 Andre De Grasse CAN 2015 World 9.99 Q 8 3 Femi Ogunode QAT 2015 World 9.99 Q 9 3 Ramon Gittens BAR 2015 World 10.02 Q, PB 10 1 Su Bingtian CHN 2015 World 10.03 Q 11 6 Aaron Brown CAN 2015 World 10.03w Q 12 5 Jak Ali Harvey TUR 2015 World 10.04 Q 13 4 Chijindu Ujah GBR 2015 World 10.05 Q 14 3 Ben Youssef Meïté CIV 2015 World 10.05 Q, =NR Ivorian 15 7 Churandy Martina NED 2015 World 10.06 Q, SB 16 6 Henricho Bruintjies RSA 2015 World 10.07w Q 17 1 Akani Simbine RSA 2015 World 10.09 Q 18 6 Hassan Taftian IRI 2015 World 10.10w q 19 2 Tyson Gay USA 2015 World 10.11 Q 20 3 Richard Kilty GBR 2015 World 10.12 q 21 7 Levi Cadogan BAR 2015 World 10.12 q 22 3 Zhang Peimeng CHN 2015 World 10.13 SB 23 5 James Dasaolu GBR 2015 World 10.13 24 4 Julian Reus GER 2015 World 10.14 Q 25 1 Kei Takase JPN 2015 World 10.15 26 6 Kim Collins SKN 2015 World 10.16w 27 2 Nickel Ashmeade JAM 2015 World 10.19 Q 28 7 Yancarlos Martínez DOM 2015 World 10.19 29 1 Justyn Warner CAN 2015 World 10.20 30 6 Aziz Ouhadi MAR 2015 World 10.22w 31 4 Antoine Adams SKN 2015 World 10.23 32 2 Christophe Lemaitre FRA 2015 World 10.24 Q 33 4 Barakat Al-Harthi OMA 2015 World 10.24 SB 34 7 Reza Ghasemi IRI 2015 World 10.25 35 5 Hua Wilfried Koffi CIV 2015 World 10.29 36 6 Yazaldes Nascimento POR 2015 World 10.29w 37 2 Sven Knipphals GER 2015 World 10.31 38 2 Kemar Hyman CAY 2015 World 10.32 39 5 Brijesh Lawrence SKN 2015 World 10.40 40 1 Jacques Riparelli ITA 2015 World 10.41 41 5 Banuve Tabakaucoro FIJ 2015 World 10.41 42 7 Hassan Saaid MDV 2015 World 10.42 NR Maldivian 43 1 Kim Kuk-young KOR 2015 World 10.48 44 3 Jeffrey Vanan SUR 2015 World 10.57 45 1 Yaspi Boby IDN 2015 World 10.65 46 2 Holder da Silva GBS 2015 World 10.68 47 2 Rodman Teltull PLW 2015 World 10.72 48 7 Mohamed Fakhri Ismail BRU 2015 World 10.72 49 3 Yendountien Tiebekabe TOG 2015 World 10.74 50 3 Keston Bledman TTO 2015 World 10.75 51 4 Mark Anderson BIZ 2015 World 10.87 52 6 Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf CHA 2015 World 10.92w 53 5 Riste Pandev Macedonia 2015 World 11.31 54 2 Anaso Jobodwana RSA 2015 World 99.98 DQ R 162.7 False start 55 4 Mosito Lehata LES 2015 World 99.99 DNS 55 4 Rondel Sorrillo TTO 2015 World 99.99 DNS Semifinals Qualification: Best 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.Semifinals results Wind: Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: −0.4 m/s Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 2 Justin Gatlin USA 2015 World 9.77 Q 2 2 Mike Rodgers USA 2015 World 9.86 Q, SB 3 1 Usain Bolt JAM 2015 World 9.96Q 3 1 Andre De Grasse CAN 2015 World 9.96Q 3 3 Tyson Gay USA 2015 World 9.96 Q 6 3 Asafa Powell JAM 2015 World 9.97 Q 7 3 Jimmy Vicaut FRA 2015 World 9.99 q 7 1 Trayvon Bromell USA 2015 World 9.99q 7 1 Su Bingtian CHN 2015 World 9.99q, =NR Chinese 10 2 Femi Ogunode QAT 2015 World 10.00 11 2 Akani Simbine RSA 2015 World 10.02 12 3 Ramon Gittens BAR 2015 World 10.04 13 2 Chijindu Ujah GBR 2015 World 10.05 14 2 Nickel Ashmeade JAM 2015 World 10.06 15 1 Jak Ali Harvey TUR 2015 World 10.08 16 3 Churandy Martina NED 2015 World 10.09 17 2 Aaron Brown CAN 2015 World 10.15 18 3 Ben Youssef Meïté CIV 2015 World 10.17 19 2 Levi Cadogan BAR 2015 World 10.19 20 1 Christophe Lemaitre FRA 2015 World 10.20 20 3 Hassan Taftian IRI 2015 World 10.20 20 3 Richard Kilty GBR 2015 World 10.20 23 1 Henricho Bruintjies RSA 2015 World 10.21 24 1 Julian Reus GER 2015 World 10.28 Final The final was started at 21:15.Final results Wind: −0.5 m/s Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Usain Bolt JAM 2015 World 9.79 SB 7 Justin Gatlin USA 2015 World 9.80 3 Trayvon Bromell USA 2015 World 9.92 9 Andre De Grasse CAN 2015 World 9.92 PB 5 4 Mike Rodgers USA 2015 World 9.94 6 6 Tyson Gay USA 2015 World 10.00 7 8 Asafa Powell JAM 2015 World 10.00 8 1 Jimmy Vicaut FRA 2015 World 10.00 9 2 Su Bingtian CHN 2015 World 10.06 References 100 Category:100 metres at the World Athletics Championships