| Men's 100 metres at the 2023 World Championships | ||||||||||
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 Semi-final of the event | ||||||||||
| Venue | National Athletics Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 19 August (preliminary round & heats) 20 August (semi-final & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 75 from 57 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 9.83 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 100 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 20 August 2023.
Summary
With 13 athletes under 9.90 for the season, the field was crowded and fast. NCAA Champion Cravont Charleston didn't get out of the heats. Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs and defending champion Fred Kerley didn't make the final. Meanwhile, 200 metre defending champion Noah Lyles claimed to be in pursuit of three gold medals, even though he had only finished third at the US Championships. Oblique Seville produced the fastest time through the rounds with his 9.86 in the heats.
In the final, fast starting 2019 champion Christian Coleman lived up to his reputation, getting out fastest, slightly ahead of U20 Champion Letsile Tebogo and Ryiem Forde. By the halfway point, Coleman had a metre and a half on the next group of Seville, Lyles and Zharnel Hughes, but the three were closing. Over the next 30 metres, Lyles gained a slight edge on Hughes and Seville, pulling even with Coleman and Tebogo. Over the final 20 metres, Lyles continued to increase the narrow gap while Coleman drifted out the back. Lyles crossed the finish as a clear winner, with Tebogo, Hughes and Seville hitting the line together. The photo finish revealed Tebogo in second, one one thousandth ahead of Hughes for bronze with Seville only three thousandths behind him. Tebogo's version of 9.88 improved on his own Botswana national record for the seventh time; his silver medal was the first won by an African man in the 100m at the world championships.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| Championship record | ||||
| World Leading |  Zharnel Hughes (GBR)
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9.83 | New York, United States | 24 June 2023 |
| African Record |  Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN)
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9.77 | Nairobi, Kenya | 18 September 2021 |
| Asian Record |  Su Bingtian (CHN)
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9.83 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| South American Record |  Issamade Asinga (SUR)
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9.89 | São Paulo, Brazil | 28 July 2023 |
| European Record |  Marcell Jacobs (ITA)
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9.80 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
| Oceanian record |  Patrick Johnson (AUS)
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9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Leading | 9.83 | Noah Lyles |  USA
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20 Aug 2023 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 10.00 seconds.
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 19 August | 13:35 | Preliminary round |
| 19:43 | Heats | |
| 20 August | 16:35 | Semi-finals |
| 19:10 | Final |
Results
Preliminary round
The preliminary round took place on 19 August, with the 33 athletes involved being split into three heats of eight athletes each, and one of nine athletes. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the round 1. The overall results were as follows:
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: −0.8 m/s, Heat 4: −0.3 m/s
Round 1 (heats)
Round 1 took place on 19 August, with the 56 athletes involved being split into 7 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind:
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.6 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: −0.4 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: −0.4 m/s, Heat 7: −0.1 m/s
Semi-final
The semi-final took place on 20 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s
Final
The final started at 19:10 on 20 August. The results were as follows:
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | Noah Lyles |  United States (USA) |
9.83 | =WL, PB |
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3 | Letsile Tebogo |  Botswana (BOT) |
9.88 | NR |
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5 | Zharnel Hughes |  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
9.88 | |
| 4 | 7 | Oblique Seville |  Jamaica (JAM) |
9.88 | |
| 5 | 4 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) |
9.92 | |
| 6 | 8 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown |  Japan (JPN) |
10.04 | |
| 7 | 9 | Ferdinand Omanyala |  Kenya (KEN) |
10.07 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ryiem Forde | Jamaica (JAM) |
10.08 |
References
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- "START LIST 100 Metres Men - Semi-final" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 20 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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