2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 1 and 2 August in Asaba, Nigeria.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Akani Simbine	Arthur Cissé	Simon Magakwe

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.5 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.2 m/s, Heat 4: -0.8 m/s, Heat 5: -1.1 m/s, Heat 6: -0.6 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	4			10.30	Q
2	5			10.37	Q
3	1			10.41	Q
4	1			10.42	Q
4	6			10.42	Q
6	2			10.43	Q
7	6			10.44	Q
8	5			10.46	Q
9	4			10.48	Q
10	5			10.50	Q
11	1			10.52	Q
11	3			10.52	Q
13	1			10.54	q
14	5			10.55	q
15	1			10.56	q
16	4			10.61	Q
17	2			10.62	Q
18	4			10.64	q
19	5			10.66	q
20	6			10.68	Q
21	3			10.72	Q
22	5			10.74	q
23	3			10.75	Q
24	2			10.78	Q
24	3			10.78
26	5			10.81
27	1			10.83
28	3			10.88
29	4			10.90
30	4			10.91
31	2			10.92
32	4			10.93
33	6			10.94
34	6			11.00
35	2			11.03
36	4			11.06
37	6			11.22
38	1			11.23
39	3			11.31
40	5			11.37
41	6			11.49
42	3			11.73
43	6			11.98
44	2			12.26
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.7 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			10.29	Q
2	1			10.32	Q
3	3			10.36	Q
4	2			10.37	Q
5	2			10.39	Q
6	2			10.42	q
7	3			10.43	q
8	2			10.45
8	3			10.45
10	1			10.47	Q
11	1	Emmanuel Yeboah		10.49
12	2			10.59
13	1			10.63
13	3			10.63
15	1			10.64
15	3			10.64
15	3			10.64
18	1			10.68
19	2			10.69
20	1			10.74
21	2			10.83
22	2			10.88
23	1			10.89
24	3			10.92

Final

Wind: -2.1 m/s

Rank	Lane	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			10.25
	3			10.33
	4			10.35
4	1			10.36
5	7			10.45
6	6			10.45
7	2			10.49
8	8			10.55

Notes and References

http://www.africathle.com/2018/08/01/african-championships-asaba-nigeria-1-5082018/ Results