2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadium on 8 and 9 July.

Medalists

Gold	Dexter Lee
Silver	Wilhelm van der Vyver
Bronze	Terrell Wilks

Results

Final

9 July
Wind: -0.8 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		10.40
	align=left		align=left		10.42
	align=left		align=left		10.45
4	align=left		align=left		10.51
5	align=left		align=left		10.67
6	align=left		align=left		10.71
7	align=left		align=left		10.71
8	align=left		align=left		10.79

Semifinals

8 July

Semifinal 1

Wind: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.37	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.57	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.63
4	align=left		align=left		10.67
5	align=left		align=left		10.73
6	align=left		align=left		10.75
7	align=left		align=left		10.75
8	align=left		align=left		10.78

Semifinal 2

Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.38	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.42	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.57	q
4	align=left		align=left		10.59	q
5	align=left		align=left		10.63
6	align=left		align=left		10.74
7	align=left		align=left		10.82
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 162.7

Semifinal 3

Wind: -0.4 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.42	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.65
4	align=left		align=left		10.66
5	align=left		align=left		10.67
6	align=left		align=left		10.74
7	align=left		align=left		10.75
8	align=left		align=left		10.75

Heats

8 July

Heat 1

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.49	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.67	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.70
4	align=left		align=left		10.72
5	align=left		align=left		10.74
6	align=left		align=left		10.90
7	align=left		align=left		11.51
8	align=left		align=left		11.71
9	align=left		align=left		11.88

Heat 2

Wind: +1.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.47	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.63	q
4	align=left		align=left		10.66	q
5	align=left		align=left		10.72
6	align=left		align=left		10.77
7	align=left		align=left		10.96
8	align=left		align=left		11.72
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 162.7

Heat 3

Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.28	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.68	q
4	align=left		align=left		10.75
5	align=left		align=left		10.88
6	align=left		align=left		10.91
7	align=left		align=left		11.57
8	align=left		align=left		12.12

Heat 4

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.66	q
4	align=left		align=left		10.68	q
5	align=left		align=left		10.77
6	align=left		align=left		10.79
7	align=left		align=left		11.09
8	align=left		align=left		11.43
9	align=left		align=left		11.55

Heat 5

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.58	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.65	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.65	q
4	align=left		align=left		10.75
5	align=left		align=left		10.87
6	align=left		align=left		11.42
7	align=left		align=left		11.64
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 162.7

Heat 6

Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.60	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.60	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.74
4	align=left		align=left		10.90
5	align=left		align=left		11.03
6	align=left		align=left		11.14
7	align=left		align=left		11.17
8	align=left		align=left		11.19

Heat 7

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.68	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.77	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.86
4	align=left		align=left		10.86
5	align=left		align=left		10.92
6	align=left		align=left		10.95
7	align=left		align=left		11.19

Heat 8

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.56	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.69	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.70
4	align=left		align=left		10.72
5	align=left		align=left		10.75
6	align=left		align=left		11.01
7	align=left		align=left		12.03
8	align=left		align=left		13.18

Heat 9

Wind: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		10.50	Q
2	align=left		align=left		10.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		10.89
4	align=left		align=left		10.97
5	align=left		align=left		11.00
6	align=left		align=left		11.20
7	align=left		align=left		11.85
8	align=left		align=left		11.88
9	align=left		align=left		12.39

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 75 athletes from 60 countries participated in the event.