Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres explained

Event:Men's 100 metres
Games:2018
Venue:Carrara Stadium
Dates:8 April (heats and semifinals)
9 April (final)
Competitors:67
Nations:38
Win Value:10.03
Gold:Akani Simbine
Goldcga:RSA
Silver:Henricho Bruintjies
Silvercga:RSA
Bronze:Yohan Blake
Bronzecga:JAM
Prev:2014
Next:2022

The men's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018.[1] Akani Simbine of South Africa won the gold medal, running a time of 10.03 seconds in the final.

Akani Simbine won his first international 100 m title, delivering an upset over Yohan Blake – the second fastest man on the all-time lists who stumbled in the final after leading the semi-finals on time. Henricho Bruintjies, Simbine's compatriot who had entered the final as the slowest of the qualifiers, split the men to win silver. Adam Gemili, the 2014 silver medallist and third fastest in the semifinals, withdrew from the final due to injury.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record9.58Berlin, Germany16 August 2009
Games record9.88Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia17 September 1998

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

DateTimeRound
Sunday 8 April 2018 14:45 First round
17:35 Semifinals
style=background:lemonchiffonMonday 9 April 2018 style=background:lemonchiffon22:15 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus six fastest losers) advanced to the semifinals.[4]

Heat 1
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 7 0.142 10.26
2 8 0.135 10.37
3 2 0.161 10.59
4 6 0.138 10.59
5 5 0.141 10.70
6 3 0.187 11.22
7 4 0.159 11.45
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Heat 2
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 2 0.136 10.24
2 4 0.142 10.50
3 6 0.146 10.53
4 7 0.153 10.53
5 3 0.133 10.72
6 5 0.143 10.76
8
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Heat 3
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 2 0.151 10.21
2 8 0.152 10.28
3 3 0.137 10.34
4 5 0.143 10.70
5 7 0.152 10.95
6 6 0.196 11.54
4
Wind: -0.5 m/s
Heat 4
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 3 0.162 10.19 ,
2 4 0.143 10.30
3 9 0.133 10.41
4 8 0.147 10.50
5 7 0.168 10.70
6 2 0.141 10.74
7 5 0.158 11.38
8 6 0.146 15.47
Wind: -1.4 m/s
Heat 5
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 3 0.139 10.24
2 4 0.139 10.32
3 7 0.160 10.35
4 8 0.148 10.74
5 5 0.142 10.84
6 2 0.148 10.90
7 6 0.160 10.96
Wind: -0.9 m/s
Heat 6
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 2 0.160 10.23
2 4 0.152 10.38
3 7 0.150 10.40
4 8 0.165 10.42
5 5 0.151 10.96
6 6 0.149 10.96
7 3 0.153 11.33
Wind: +1.6 m/s
Heat 7
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 4 0.169 10.45
2 3 0.136 10.50
3 7 0.141 10.56
4 5 0.176 10.76
5 8 0.155 10.95
6 6 0.157 11.03
7 9 0.162 11.15
8 2 0.173 11.46
Wind: -2.3 m/s
Heat 8
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 5 0.148 10.15
2 9 0.143 10.20 ,
3 8 0.155 10.29
4 2 0.175 10.41
5 4 0.138 10.44
6 6 0.159 10.48
7 3 0.153 10.88
8 7 0.136 11.04
Wind: -0.9 m/s
Heat 9
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 7 0.139 10.28
2 9 0.145 10.35
3 8 0.161 10.40
4 3 0.154 10.50
5 4 0.125 10.52
6 5 0.149 10.84
7 2 0.135 10.88
8 6 0.134 11.98
Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semifinals

Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[5]

Semifinal 1
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 7 0.142 10.06
2 5 0.116 10.11
3 3 0.133 10.21
4 6 0.136 10.28
5 4 0.150 10.32
6 9 0.156 10.42
7 8 0.143 10.44
8 2 0.136 10.54
Wind: -0.3 m/s
Semifinal 2
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 4 0.147 10.24
2 6 0.149 10.26
3 3 0.145 10.26
4 7 0.159 10.32
5 8 0.154 10.37
6 5 0.135 10.39
7 2 0.147 10.46
9 0.132
Wind: -0.8 m/s
Semifinal 3
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
1 5 0.136 10.10 ,
2 7 0.148 10.12
3 4 0.136 10.20 , =
4 6 0.134 10.26
5 3 0.154 10.30
6 2 0.166 10.37
7 8 0.151 10.38
8 9 0.139 10.44
Wind: +0.3 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes
8 0.138 10.03
9 0.129 10.17
7 0.139 10.19
4 2 0.143 10.19
5 4 0.135 10.21
6 3 0.144 10.24
7 5 0.160 10.35
6
Wind: +0.8 m/s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 100m . 29 March 2018 . Gold Coast 2018 . 13 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113043928/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-100m.htm . dead .
  2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-09). Simbine beats Yohan Blake in men’s 100m final as Ahye takes women’s title. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. Book: Athletics Men's 100m - Final. Gold Coast 2018. 2. 20 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
  4. Book: Athletics Men's 100m - Round 1. Gold Coast 2018. 6–8. 20 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.
  5. Book: Athletics Men's 100m - Semifinals. Gold Coast 2018. 4. 20 April 2018. 18 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418004822/https://www.gc2018.com/sites/default/files/2018-04/GC2018_ATH_ResultsBook_v1.0.pdf. dead.

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