2024 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics was held on 21 and 22 June in Douala, Cameroon.^[1] ^[2]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Joseph Fahnbulleh	Emmanuel Eseme	Benjamin Richardson

Results

Heats

Held on 21 June

Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s, Heat 4: +1.2 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: +2.0 m/s, Heat 7: 0.0 m/s, Heat 8: +1.0 m/s, Heat 9: +2.0 m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	8	10.14	Q
2	7	10.15	Q
3	3	10.21	Q
4	5	10.28	Q
4	7	10.28	Q
6	6	10.29	Q
7	6	10.34	Q
7	6	10.34	q
7	8	10.34	Q
10	4	10.35	Q
11	4	10.36	Q
12	7	10.40	q
13	3	10.41	Q
13	7	10.41	q
15	8	10.42	q
15	9	10.42	Q
17	4	10.43	q
18	2	10.45	Q
18	6	10.45	q
20	1	10.49	Q
20	2	10.49	Q
20	5	10.49	Q
23	2	10.51
23	5	10.51
25	8	10.52
26	4	10.53
26	8	10.53
28	3	10.54
29	2	10.55
30	1	10.57	Q
30	7	10.57
32	4	10.58
33	5	10.59
33	9	10.59	Q
35	5	10.61
35	9	10.61
37	9	10.62
38	4	10.63
38	4	10.63
40	3	10.66
41	1	10.67
42	2	10.68
43	6	10.70
44	1	10.71
44	8	10.71
46	1	10.73
47	7	10.81
48	3	10.82
49	3	10.85
49	5	10.85
51	9	10.86
52	7	10.88
53	2	10.90
54	5	10.91
55	1	10.94
56	6	10.97
57	2	11.03
57	3	11.03
59	6	11.47
60	1	11.57
61	9	12.11
62	3	12.29
63	8	17.33
	4
	5
	7
	9
	9

Semifinals

Held on 22 June

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

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: +1.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes
1	1	10.03	Q
2	2	10.06	Q
3	1	10.08	Q
3	2	10.08	Q
5	1	10.17	q
5	3	10.17	Q
7	2	10.18	q
8	3	10.25	Q
9	3	10.26
10	1	10.27
11	2	10.29
12	1	10.30
12	3	10.30
14	1	10.31
14	1	10.31
16	2	10.34
17	2	10.42
17	3	10.42
19	2	10.51
20	3	10.55
21	1	10.61
22	2	10.66
23	3	10.92
	3

Final