2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres explained

Event:	Women's 100 metres
Competition:	2010 European Athletics Championships
Venue:	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location:	Barcelona
Competitors:	32
Nations:	20
Win Value:	11.10
Gold:	Verena Sailer
Silver:	Véronique Mang
Bronze:	Myriam Soumaré
Gold Nation:	GER
Silver Nation:	FRA
Bronze Nation:	FRA
Previous:	2006
Next:	2012

The women's 100 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 29 July.

Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships
World record		10.49	Indianapolis, United States	16 July 1988
European record		10.73	Budapest, Hungary	19 August 1998
Championship record		10.73	Budapest, Hungary	19 August 1998
World Leading		10.78	Eugene, United States	3 July 2010
European Leading		11.05	Hrodna, Belarus	26 June 2010

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
28 July 2010	10:40	Round 1
29 July 2010	20:20	Semifinals
29 July 2010	21:45	Final

Results

Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	1			0.183	11.35
2	8			0.195	11.35	, =
3	4			0.184	11.52
4	7			0.174	11.52
5	6			0.210	11.63
6	2			0.235	11.70
7	3			0.206	11.78
8	5			0.171	11.80
				Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.144	11.35
2	2			0.182	11.50
3	6			0.151	11.58
4	7			0.205	11.68
5	1			0.188	11.69
6	4			0.168	11.79
7	3			0.218	11.80
8	8			0.194	12.90
				Wind: -1.9 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	4			0.180	11.27
2	7			0.208	11.38
3	5			0.207	11.45
4	6			0.165	11.52
5	1			0.183	11.57
6	3			0.156	11.58
7	8			0.179	11.58
8	2			0.202	11.84
				Wind: -1.5 m/s

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	3			0.174	11.42
2	7			0.203	11.45
3	6			0.208	11.48
4	5			0.166	11.51
5	2			0.175	11.53
6	1			0.214	11.55
7	8			0.210	12.64
	4			0.170
				Wind: -0.6 m/s

Summary

Rank	Heat	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Note
	3	4			0.180	11.27
	2	5			0.144	11.35
	1	1			0.183	11.35
	1	8			0.195	11.35	, =
	3	7			0.208	11.38
	4	3			0.174	11.42
	3	5			0.207	11.45
	4	7			0.203	11.45
	4	6			0.208	11.48
10	2	2			0.182	11.50
11	4	5			0.166	11.51
12	1	7			0.174	11.52
12	1	4			0.184	11.52
12	3	6			0.165	11.52
15	4	2			0.175	11.53
16	4	1			0.214	11.55
17	3	1			0.183	11.57
18	3	3			0.156	11.58
18	3	8			0.179	11.58
18	2	6			0.151	11.58
21	1	6			0.210	11.63
22	2	7			0.205	11.68
23	2	1			0.188	11.69
24	1	2			0.235	11.70
25	1	3			0.206	11.78
26	2	4			0.168	11.79
27	1	5			0.171	11.80
27	2	3			0.218	11.80
29	3	2			0.202	11.84
30	4	8			0.210	12.64
31	2	8			0.194	12.90
	4	4			0.170

Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.152	11.12	,
2	4			0.182	11.23	,
3	3			0.219	11.25	,
4	7			0.194	11.35
5	6			0.200	11.41
6	8			0.196	11.43
7	1			0.167	11.44
8	2			0.196	11.60
				Wind: +1.0 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	5			0.187	11.06
2	4			0.184	11.13
3	8			0.170	11.24
4	3			0.216	11.26
5	6			0.179	11.31
6	2			0.148	11.32
7	7			0.171	11.33
8	1			0.169	11.34
				Wind: +2.2 m/s

Summary

Rank	Semifinal	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
1	2	5			0.187	11.06
2	1	5			0.152	11.12
3	2	4			0.184	11.13
4	1	4			0.182	11.23	,
5	2	8			0.170	11.24
6	1	3			0.219	11.25	,
7	2	3			0.216	11.26
8	2	6			0.179	11.31
9	2	2			0.148	11.32
10	2	7			0.171	11.33
11	2	1			0.169	11.34
12	1	7			0.194	11.35
13	1	6			0.200	11.41
14	1	8			0.196	11.43
15	1	1			0.167	11.44
16	1	2			0.196	11.60

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	React	Time	Notes
	4			0.161	11.10
	5			0.173	11.11
	3			0.166	11.18
4	6			0.203	11.23
5	8			0.239	11.31
6	2			0.189	11.36
7	1			0.174	11.36
8	7			0.176	11.37
				Wind: -0.6 m/s

References

• Round 1 Results
• Semifinal Results
• Final Results
• Full results