Athletics at the 1979 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 1979 Summer Universiade was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario in Mexico City on 8 and 9 September 1979.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Mike Roberson	Leszek Dunecki Poland	Ainsley Bennett

Results

Heats

Held on 8 September^[3]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.6  m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8  m/s, Heat 4: 0.0 m/s, Heat 5: +0.1  m/s, Heat 6: 0.0  m/s, Heat 7: +0.2  m/s

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			10.08	Q, =UR
2	7			10.22	Q
3	7			10.23	Q
4	1			10.25	Q
5	3			10.28	Q
6	3			10.32	Q
6	4			10.32	Q^[4]
8	7			10.33	Q
9	1			10.34	Q
10	7			10.34	q
11	6			10.35	Q
12	5			10.40	Q^[5]
13	5			10.41	Q
13	7			10.41	q, NR
15	5			10.42	Q
16	1			10.45	Q
17	4			10.47	Q
18	4			10.48	Q
19	2			10.50	Q
19	6			10.50	Q
21	2			10.52	Q
22	6			10.55	Q
23	1			10.56	q
24	5			10.57
25	6			10.58
26	1			10.59
27	7			10.63
28	4			10.67
28	6			10.67
30	6			10.69
31	1			10.72
31	7			10.72
33	7			10.78
34	2			10.80
35	3			10.83	Q
35	4			10.83
37	3			10.84
38	2			10.89
39	4			10.98
40	4			10.98
41	3			11.05
41	5			11.05
43	2			11.18
44	3			11.20
45	1			11.24
46	2			11.28
46	3			11.28
48	3			11.31
49	6			11.35
50	1			11.42
51	4			11.63
52	5			11.75
53	2			11.87
54	5			11.93

Semifinals

Held on 9 September

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s^{[3] [6]}

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			10.07	Q, UR
2	3			10.21	Q
3	3			10.23	Q
4	1			10.28	Q
4	2			10.28	Q
4	3			10.28	q
7	1			10.29	q
8	2			10.33	Q
9	3			10.34
10	3			10.35
11	2			10.40
12	1			10.41
13	1			10.43
13	3			10.43
15	1			10.44
16	2			10.44
17	2			10.45
18	1			10.46
19	1			10.53
20	2			10.56
21	2			10.59
22	2			10.62
23	3			10.79
	3

Final

Held on 9 September^{[7] [8]}

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
			10.19
			10.30
			10.38
4			10.40
5			10.41
6			10.46
7			10.50

Notes and References

1. Holzbach . Gerd . Pietro Mennea war der große Held von Mexico . Leichtathletik . 25 September 1979 . 39/1979 . 1240–1245 . Pietro Mennea was the big hero of Mexico . Bartels & Wernitz . German . 0343-5369.
2. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=1979&CID=12981106 Results at Tilastopaja
3. atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Athletics-Annual-1981.pdf Year top list
4. http://www.docme.su/doc/1267330/koroleva-sporta-na-vsemirnyh-universiadah-1959–-2011-gg.-... Soviet results
5. News: Guarducci è in finale . . 9 September 1979 . 21 . Italian.
6. News: Semifinals results . 22 March 2020 . . 10 September 1979 . 17. Dutch.
7. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 10 September 1979 . 20.
8. News: Final results . 22 March 2020 . . 11 September 1979 . 24.