2019 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Gävle, Sweden, at Gavlehov Stadium Park on 11 and 12 July.^[1]

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

European U23 record		9.92	Albi, France	29 July 2011
Championship U23 record		10.10	Debrecen, Hungary	13 July 2007

Qualification rule: First 3 (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -2.1 m/s, Heat 2: -1.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.0 m/s, Heat 4: -2.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	3	10.45	Q
2	3	10.46	Q
3	2	10.57	Q
4	3	10.66	Q
5	3	10.67	q
6	2	10.68	Q
7	4	10.71	Q
8	3	10.73	q
9	2	10.77	Q
10	2	10.79	q
11	4	10.81	Q
12	1	10.83	Q
12	3	10.83	q
14	4	10.83	Q
15	2	10.84
16	2	10.85
17	4	10.87
18	4	10.90
19	1	10.91	Q
20	1	10.95	Q
21	4	10.96
22	1	10.98
23	1	10.99
24	1	11.00
25	4	11.09
26	2	11.67
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12 JulyQualification rule: First 3 (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	1	10.49	Q
2	1	10.49	Q
3	2	10.50	Q
4	1	10.53	Q
5	1	10.55	q
6	2	10.56	Q
7	2	10.63	Q
8	1	10.74	q
9	1	10.75
10	2	10.75
11	2	10.78
12	1	10.79
13	2	10.80
14	1	10.87
15	2	10.92
16	2	11.67

12 July^[2]

Wind: +2.2 m/s