2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres explained

Event:	Men's 100 metres
Competition:	2006 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Ullevi
Location:	Gothenburg
Competitors:	44
Nations:	23
Win Value:	9.99
Gold:	Francis Obikwelu
Silver:	Andrey Yepishin
Bronze:	Matic Osovnikar
Gold Nation:	POR
Silver Nation:	RUS
Bronze Nation:	SLO
Previous:	2002
Next:	2010

The men's 100 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7 and August 8.Portugal's Francis Obikwelu added the European title to his Olympic Games silver medal in Athens. The 27-year-old was all but last out of the blocks but showed his class with a brilliant surge of pace to finish in 9.99 seconds - the first time the European title has been won with a sub-10 second time. Poland's Dariusz Kuć delayed the drama with a nervy false start.

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 7, 2006	10:40	Round 1
August 7, 2006	18:35	Round 2
August 8, 2006	18:10	Semifinals
August 8, 2006	19:40	Final

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			10.24
	6			10.25
	2			10.26
	4			10.29
	1			10.32
	2			10.33
	5			10.36
	3			10.37
	5			10.37
10	6			10.39
11	6			10.40
12	1			10.42
13	1			10.42
14	4			10.43
15	3			10.45
16	3			10.47
16	6			10.47
18	2	Nghi Tran		10.50
18	3			10.50
18	4			10.50
18	5			10.50	,
22	1			10.51
22	4			10.51	,
22	4			10.51
25	1			10.52
25	3			10.52
27	6			10.53
28	2			10.55
28	3			10.55
30	5			10.57
30	2			10.57
32	1			10.58
33	5			10.60
34	5			10.62
34	5			10.62
36	6			10.66
37	6			10.67
38	3			10.71
39	3			10.73
40	2			10.74
41	2			10.78
42	1			11.12
43	4			11.25
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Round 2

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2			10.19
	3			10.28
	1			10.32
	1			10.32
	2			10.33
	1			10.37
	3			10.37
	1			10.39
	4			10.40
10	2			10.42
11	4			10.45
12	4			10.47
12	1			10.47
14	2			10.48
14	4			10.48
14	1			10.48
17	3			10.49
18	4			10.51
19	2			10.52
20	3			10.53
21	3			10.55
22	3			10.58
23	3			10.59
23	4			10.59
25	1			10.62
26	2			10.63
27	2			10.65
27	4			10.65
29	1			10.66
30	2	Nghi Tran		10.67
30	4			10.67
32	3			10.73

Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.168	10.12	,
2	3			0.152	10.14
3	6			0.191	10.23
4	1			0.140	10.25
5	7			0.142	10.27
6	2			0.135	10.30
7	4			0.169	10.33
8	8			0.160	10.43

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.205	10.19
2	4			0.179	10.23	,
3	3			0.149	10.30
4	2			0.131	10.40
5	7			0.166	10.43
6	6			0.169	10.43
7	1			0.144	10.47
8	8			0.167	10.52

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	5			0.183	9.99	,
	6			0.148	10.10
	3			0.167	10.14
4	4			0.184	10.16
5	1			0.142	10.16
6	7			0.171	10.21
7	8			0.146	10.24
8	2			0.126	10.38

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