| Event: | Men's 100 metres |
| Competition: | 2016 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | Olympic Stadium |
| Location: | Amsterdam |
| Competitors: | 36 |
| Nations: | 19 |
| Win Value: | 10.07 |
| Gold: | Churandy Martina |
| Silver: | Jak Ali Harvey |
| Bronze: | Jimmy Vicaut |
| Gold Nation: | NED |
| Silver Nation: | TUR |
| Bronze Nation: | FRA |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2018 |
The men's 100 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July. The event consisted of three rounds, Preliminary, semi-final and final, with the top nine ranked athletes automatically entered at the semi-final stage.[1]
The gold and silver medallists clocked the same time in the final (10.07 seconds), the first time this has happened at these championships since the introduction of fully automatic timing.
| Standing records prior to the 2016 European Athletics Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | 9.58[2] | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | ||
| European record | 9.86[3] | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 | ||
| Championship record | 9.99 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8 August 2006 | ||
| World Leading | 9.86[4] | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 7 June 2016 | ||
| European Leading | 9.86[5] | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 7 June 2016 | ||
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2016 | 12:40 | Round 1 | |
| 7 July 2016 | 18:00 | Semifinals | |
| 7 July 2016 | 19:50 | Final |
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 9 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.[6]
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 5 | 10.21 | Q | ||
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 10.24 | Q | ||
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 10.24 | Q | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 10.25 | Q | ||
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 10.26 | Q | ||
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 10.26 | Q, PB | ||
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 10.30 | Q, SB | ||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 10.30 | Q | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 10.35 | q, PB | ||
| 9 | 4 | 8 | 10.35 | Q | ||
| 11 | 1 | 7 | 10.36 | Q | ||
| 12 | 3 | 2 | 10.37 | q | ||
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 10.40 | Q | ||
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 10.42 | Q | ||
| 15 | 4 | 7 | 10.45 | q | ||
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 10.46 | q | ||
| 17 | 1 | 6 | 10.48 | |||
| 18 | 1 | 5 | 10.48 | |||
| 19 | 1 | 2 | 10.51 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 4 | 10.51 | |||
| 21 | 1 | 3 | 10.54 | |||
| 22 | 3 | 8 | 10.56 | |||
| 23 | 2 | 7 | 10.57 | |||
| 24 | 2 | 8 | 10.58 | |||
| 25 | 4 | 2 | 10.61 | |||
| 3 | 6 | |||||
| 2 | 5 | R162.7[7] | ||||
| 4 | 6 | |||||
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.[8]
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | 10.03 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | James Ellington | 10.04 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Jak Ali Harvey | 10.04 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | 10.07 | q, PB | ||
| 5 | 1 | 7 | 10.13 | q, PB | ||
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 10.15 | Q | ||
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 10.16 | SB | ||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | Churandy Martina | 10.16 | Q | |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | 10.19 | PB | ||
| 10 | 2 | 4 | 10.20 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 4 | Bruno Hortelano | 10.22 | Q | |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Julian Reus | 10.22 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 8 | 10.26 | =PB | ||
| 13 | 2 | 5 | Stuart Dutamby | 10.26 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 10.27 | PB | ||
| 16 | 1 | 2 | 10.28 | =SB | ||
| 17 | 3 | 5 | Emre Zafer Barnes | 10.31 | ||
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 10.33 | |||
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 10.34 | |||
| 20 | 2 | 2 | 10.40 | |||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | 10.43 | |||
| 22 | 3 | 7 | 10.47 | |||
| 23 | 2 | 8 | 10.56 | |||
| 24 | 2 | 1 | 12.13 | |||
Wind: 0.0 m/s[10]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 10.07 | SB | ||||
| 5 | 10.07 | |||||
| 6 | 10.08 | |||||
| 4 | 9 | 10.12 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 10.19 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 10.23 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 10.25 | ||||
| 4 | R162.7 |