2002 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 6–7.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Frankie Fredericks	Uchenna Emedolu	Idrissa Sanou

Results

Heats

Wind:
Heat 1: +2.4 m/s, Heat 2: +2.1 m/s, Heat 3: +2.6 m/s, Heat 4: +0.7 m/s, Heat 5: +2.3 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			10.23	Q
2	1			10.32	Q
3	4			10.38	Q
4	2			10.40	Q
5	3			10.43	Q
6	1			10.44	Q
7	1			10.48	Q
8	4			10.50	Q
9	2			10.55	Q
10	1			10.58	q
11	4			10.59	Q
12	4			10.60	Q
13	2			10.64	Q
14	2			10.65	Q
14	3			10.65	Q
16	2			10.68	q
17	4			10.87	q
18	3			10.92	Q
19	3			10.97	Q
20	1			11.04	q
21	4			11.09	q^[2]
22	1			11.18	q
22	4			11.18	q
24	5			11.24	Q
25	5			11.34	Q
	1
	2
	2
	2
	3	Joseph Brent
	3
	3
	3
	4
	4
	5
	5
	5
	5
	5
	5

Semifinals

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.2 m/s (or +2.1 m/s), Heat 3: +2.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			10.20	Q
2	1			10.26	Q
3	3			10.34	Q
4	2			10.38	Q
5	3			10.41	q
6	1			10.47	Q
7	2			10.48	Q
8	1			10.57	q
9	1			10.61
10	3			10.62
11	2			10.63
12	2			10.68
13	3			10.69
14	1			10.70
15	1			10.82
16	2			10.84
17	1			10.98
18	2			11.17
19	3			11.30
20	2			36.41
	1
	1
	2
	3
	3

Final

Wind: +3.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			9.93
			10.00
			10.16
4			10.30
5			10.33
6			10.44
7			10.48
8			21.32

Notes and References

1. http://www.africathle.com/perso/perf/tunis/tunisres.html Results
2. Note: The results show Yvon Ngova Ngema in the first round and Alfred Engone in the semifinals. It is unclear which one of them actually competed in the event.