These are the results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics

1997 World Championships in Athletics

The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...

 in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)
Silver	Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m... Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  (CAN)
Bronze	Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  (USA)

Heats

First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 9 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4	Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, the gold medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 1998 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor...		10.11	Q, NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
	6	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		10.11	Q
	7	Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...		10.12	Q
	5	Michael Marsh		10.16	Q
	10	Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...		10.16	Q
	4	Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...		10.17	Q
	10	Percival Spencer Percival Spencer (athlete) Percival Spencer is a former Jamaican sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 meters. He was the 1997 Jamaica National Champion in the 100 m.He spent his collegiate career at Texas Christian University...		10.18	Q
	9	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		10.21	Q
	10	Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...	United Kingdom	10.21	Q, SB
	7	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...		10.22	Q
	11	Nobuharu Asahara Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...		10.22	Q
	12	Robert Esmie Robert Esmie Robert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics....		10.22	Q
	12	Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay...		10.23	Q
	8	Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National...		10.24	Q
	12	Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...		10.24	Q, SB
	4	Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...		10.25	Q, SB
	9	Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy is a sprinter from Russia and Israel.His personal best in the 100 meters is 10.12, set in Russia on July 14, 1994...		10.25	Q, SB
	4	Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...	United Kingdom	10.26	q
	7	Aziz Zakari Aziz Zakari Aziz Zakari is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Accra, Ghana.Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he made it to the final of the 100 metres, but failed to finish after becoming injured at about the 35m mark.Also participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he...		10.26	Q, PB
	9	Carlos Calado Carlos Calado Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado is an athlete from Portugal and S.L. Benfica, who specialises in the long jump....		10.26	Q
	11	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		10.26	Q
	1	André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres....		10.28	Q
	9	Sergejs Inšakovs		10.28	q, NR Latvian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Latvia maintained by its national athletics federation: Latvijas Vieglatlētikas Savienība .-Men:-Women:-U23 Men:-Junior Men:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing...
	5	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		10.30	Q
	10	Yiannis Zisimides		10.30	q, SB
	1	Jean-Olivier Zirignon Jean-Olivier Zirignon Jean-Olivier Zirignon is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Frank Waota and Ibrahim Meité.On the individual level, Zirignon won a silver medal at the...		10.31	Q
	3	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...		10.32	Q
	3	Peter Karlsson		10.32	Q, SB
	8	Charalambos Papadias Charalambos Papadias Haralabos Papadias is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the gold medal in 60 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships, in a time of 6.50 seconds...		10.32	Q
	11	Jone Delai Jone Delai Jone Delai is a Fijian sprinter. Competing mostly over 100 metres, his personal best is 10.26 seconds.Delai won a silver medal in 100 metres at the 1990 Oceanian Championships, and became Oceanian champion over both 100 and 200 metres in 1994. Jone competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics...		10.32	Q
	13	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...		10.32	Q
	6	Luis Alberto Perez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...		10.33	Q
	4	Renward Wells Renward Wells Renward Ricardo Wells is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed at the Carifta Games in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he won a Bronze metal in the 400 meters...		10.34	q
	4	Martin Lachkovics Martin Lachkovics Martin Lachkovics is an Austrian athlete and bobsledder. He represented Austria in athletics at two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000.He has competed in bobsled since 2006...		10.34	q, PB
	11	Donovan Powell Donovan Powell Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....		10.34	q
	5	Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides is a retired Cypriot sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races...		10.35	Q
	7	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		10.35	q
	12	Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships....		10.36	q
	2	Marcin Krzywański		10.37	Q
	2	Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the...		10.38	Q
	8	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors*100m 10.26 *200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...		10.38	Q
	2	Stephane Cali		10.39	Q
	10	Hiroyasu Tsuchie Hiroyasu Tsuchie is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...		10.40	q
	3	Piotr Balcerzak Piotr Balcerzak Piotr Balcerzak is a former Polish sprint athlete. He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor...		10.41	Q
	12	Augustine Nketia		10.41
	3	Per Ivar Sivle		10.42
	6	Ian Mackie	United Kingdom	10.42	Q
	7	Ousmane Diarra		10.42
	1	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		10.43	Q
	6	Carlos Gats		10.43	SB
	11	Chintake De Zoysa		10.43
	13	Erik Wijmeersch		10.43	Q
	2	Torbjorn Maartensson		10.46
	5	Koji Ito Koji Ito is a retired Japanese track and field sprinter. He is a former Asian record holder in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and still holds the indoor record as well as the 4×400 metres relay record....		10.46
	6	Miguel Janssen		10.47
	13	Saad Al-Kuwari		10.48	Q
	1	Carlton Chambers Carlton Chambers Carlton Chambers is a retired sprint athlete from Canada, and a winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He only ran in the preliminary heats, the final race was won by Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Donovan Bailey...		10.49
	11	Anvar Kuchmuradov		10.49
	6	Ibrahim Meite Ibrahim Meité Ibrahim Meité is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.Meité finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Jean-Olivier Zirignon and Frank Waota.Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he...		10.50
	8	Issa-Aime Nthepe Issa-Aimé Nthépé Issa-Aimé Nthépé is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He switched nationality from his birth country Cameroon in 1999....		10.50
	9	Carlos Villasenor		10.50
	1	Paulo Neves		10.51
	3	Dennis Mowatt		10.52
	5	Joseph Styles		10.52
	6	Carlos Moreno Carlos Moreno (athlete) Carlos Bernardo Moreno Lira is a retired track and field sprinter from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.-Achievements:-References:*...		10.53
	7	Frutos Feo Frutos Feo Frutos Feo Pérez is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Venancio José, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 1996 in...		10.54
	12	Ivan Šlehobr		10.55
	13	Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Juan Pedro Toledo Domínguez is a sprint athlete from Mexico. He twice won the gold medal in the men's 200 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games, and competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...		10.56
	2	Neil Ryan		10.57
	5	Alexandros Genovelis		10.58
	13	Jose Illan		10.60
	2	Tommy Kafri Tommy Kafri Tommy Kafri is a retired Hungarian-Israeli sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He was born in in Budapest, Hungary, but emigrated to Israel from Hungary in 1986 and became one of the country's top sprinters...		10.64
	8	Tomaž Božič		10.64
	8	Horace Dove-Edwin Horace Dove-Edwin Francis Horace Dove-Edwin is a retired Sierra Leonean sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.Participating in the 1988 Summer Olympics, he failed to make it through to the second round. In 1990 Dove-Edwin migrated to London together with his mother...		10.65
	4	Ruslan Rusidze	Georgia (country)	10.67
	5	Wai Lok To		10.67
	3	Nigel Jones		10.68
	2	Patrick Mocci Raoumbe		10.69
	7	Lee Heyeong-Gum		10.73
	3	Antonio Serpas		10.77
	12	Peter Pulu		10.77
	1	Pascal Dangbo		10.78
	3	De-Von Bean		10.78
	9	Gabriel Simon		10.79
	7	Mohammad Alam		10.83
	1	Toluta'u Koula		10.85
	9	Maocha Mpho		10.86
	8	Mario Bonello		10.92
	13	Amarildo Almeida Amarildo Almeida Amarildo Almeida is a Guinea-Bissauan sprinter. Almedia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the Men's 100 metres. He also competed at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in the 100 metres dash.-References:...		10.92
	10	Laurence Jack		10.97
	12	Trevor Davis		11.07
	13	Huang Hsin-Ping		11.09
	4	Albert Shaw Elston		11.13
	8	Mohamed Amir		11.18	=NR Maldivian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Maldives maintained by Maldives' national athletics federation: Athletics Association of Maldives .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:* * *...
	10	Detrickson Anson		11.47
	1	Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek Watson Nyambek in Miri, Sarawak) is a Malaysian Sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba.-Personal bests:-External links:...		11.60
	2	Nelson Kabitana		11.61
	11	Norberto Nsue Ondo		11.65
100	11	Daniel Adachi		11.90
101	5	Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event...		21.73

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Venancio José Murcía is a retired Spanish sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He finished seventh in 4x100 m relay at the 1997 World Championships, together with teammates Frutos Feo, Jordi Mayoral and Carlos Berlanga.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.17 seconds, achieved in...

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Quarterfinals

First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	1	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		9.87	Q, WL
	1	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...		9.90	Q
	3	Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...		9.99	Q
	6	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		9.99	Q
	4	Michael Marsh		10.05	Q
	2	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...		10.06	Q, SB
	3	Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...		10.10	Q
	6	Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay...		10.11	Q
	3	Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...	United Kingdom	10.13	q, PB
10	5	Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...		10.15	Q
11	5	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...		10.17	Q
11	6	Nobuharu Asahara Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...		10.17	q
13	3	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		10.21	q
13	6	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		10.21	q
15	1	Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the...		10.22
15	2	Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, the gold medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 1998 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor...		10.22	Q
17	1	Charalambos Papadias Charalambos Papadias Haralabos Papadias is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the gold medal in 60 metres at the 1997 World Indoor Championships, in a time of 6.50 seconds...		10.23	PB
17	4	Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...		10.23	Q, SB
19	1	Ian Mackie	United Kingdom	10.24
20	2	Luis Alberto Perez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 was set in 1997.-References:*...		10.25
20	4	Jean-Olivier Zirignon Jean-Olivier Zirignon Jean-Olivier Zirignon is a Côte d'Ivoire sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. He finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships, together with teammates Ouattara Lagazane, Frank Waota and Ibrahim Meité.On the individual level, Zirignon won a silver medal at the...		10.25
20	5	Robert Esmie Robert Esmie Robert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics....		10.25
23	3	Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk Ryszard Pilarczyk is a former Polish athlete specializing in sprinting events.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outoors*100m 10.26 *200m 20.69 Indoors*60m 6.59...		10.26	PB
24	4	Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy is a sprinter from Russia and Israel.His personal best in the 100 meters is 10.12, set in Russia on July 14, 1994...		10.27
25	6	Aziz Zakari Aziz Zakari Aziz Zakari is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Accra, Ghana.Participating in the 2000 Summer Olympics, he made it to the final of the 100 metres, but failed to finish after becoming injured at about the 35m mark.Also participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he...		10.29
26	5	Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens Patrick Stevens is a retired sprinter from Belgium, best known for winning the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland...		10.31
27	2	Piotr Balcerzak Piotr Balcerzak Piotr Balcerzak is a former Polish sprint athlete. He achieved the most success with the Polish 4 x 100 meters relay.He is married to another Polish sprinter, Joanna Niełacna.-Achievements:-Personal bests:Outdoor...		10.32
28	1	Marcin Krzywański		10.33
28	2	Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis Prodromos Katsantonis is a Cypriot sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He is also a former hurdler. In 200 m he finished sixth the 1998 European Indoor Championships and seventh at the 1998 European Championships....		10.33
28	4	Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya Seun Ogunkoya is a Nigerian sprinter and two-time African Championships gold medalist over 100 metres.-Career peak:He was born in Akure and is a cousin of Falilat Ogunkoya. He improved his personal bests from 10.43 seconds in 1995 to 10.15 seconds in April 1996 in Makurdi, at the 10th National...		10.33
31	2	Erik Wijmeersch		10.34
31	5	Sergejs Inšakovs		10.34
33	4	Donovan Powell Donovan Powell Donovan Powell is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events. He is the brother of Asafa Powell, a former 100 m world record holder....		10.35
34	5	Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...		10.36
35	4	Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent...	United Kingdom	10.37
35	6	Yiannis Zisimides		10.37
37	1	Hiroyasu Tsuchie Hiroyasu Tsuchie is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...		10.38
38	4	Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides Anninos Marcoullides is a retired Cypriot sprinter who specialized in 100 and 200 metre races...		10.39
38	6	Martin Lachkovics Martin Lachkovics Martin Lachkovics is an Austrian athlete and bobsledder. He represented Austria in athletics at two consecutive Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000.He has competed in bobsled since 2006...		10.39
40	1	Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is a New Zealand sprinter who represented New Zealand at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the son of film director Roger Donaldson. He also competed at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games...		10.40
40	3	Saad Al-Kuwari		10.40	PB
40	3	Peter Karlsson		10.40
43	6	Carlos Calado Carlos Calado Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado is an athlete from Portugal and S.L. Benfica, who specialises in the long jump....		10.41
44	2	Stephane Cali		10.47
44	5	Jone Delai Jone Delai Jone Delai is a Fijian sprinter. Competing mostly over 100 metres, his personal best is 10.26 seconds.Delai won a silver medal in 100 metres at the 1990 Oceanian Championships, and became Oceanian champion over both 100 and 200 metres in 1994. Jone competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics...		10.47
46	5	Renward Wells Renward Wells Renward Ricardo Wells is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He competed at the Carifta Games in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he won a Bronze metal in the 400 meters...		10.57
47	3	André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres....		12.56

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Percival Spencer (athlete)

Percival Spencer is a former Jamaican sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 meters. He was the 1997 Jamaica National Champion in the 100 m.He spent his collegiate career at Texas Christian University...

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Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...		9.90	Q
	2	Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...		9.91	Q, SB
	2	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		9.93	Q
	1	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		10.00	Q
	2	Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...		10.08	Q
	1	Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay...		10.15	Q
	2	Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Eric Nkansah Appiah is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He is one of the current national record holders in 4 x 100 m relay with 38,12 seconds, achieved at the 1997 World Championships in Athens where the Ghanaian team finished fifth in the final.Participating in the 2004 Summer...		10.18
	2	Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...		10.20
	1	Michael Marsh		10.21	Q
10	1	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...		10.22	Q
11	1	Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis Angelos Pavlakakis is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1995 European Junior Championships, the gold medals at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and the 1998 European Indoor Championships and the bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor...		10.29
12	1	Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson Obadele Thompson is a sprint athlete from Barbados;. In 2000, he became the first Olympic medalist from Barbados with a bronze medal in the 100m race.-Biography:...		10.30
12	2	Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper Sayon Cooper is a retired Liberian sprinter. He is a graduate of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas where he earned the 1997 NCAA Division II championship in both the 100 m and 200 m dashes...		10.30
14	1	Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour Emmanuel Tuffour is a retired Ghanaian sprinter. His best performance in a global event was a seventh place at the 1993 World Championships, but at the 1992 Olympics he failed to qualify for the final by 0.01 second...		10.33
14	2	Nobuharu Asahara Nobuharu Asahara is a Japanese former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres and long jump. He won the 100 m at the Japanese national championship on five occasions in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 and 2002, and he took part in the Olympics four times in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008...		10.33
16	1	Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay...	United Kingdom	10.37

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion...		9.86	=CR
	4	Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...		9.91
	7	Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs...		9.94
4	2	Frankie Fredericks Frankie Fredericks Frank Fredericks is a former athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games , making him Namibia's first and so far only Olympic medalist...		9.95
5	6	Ato Boldon Ato Boldon Ato Jabari Boldon is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner. Only 2 other men in history, Frankie Fredericks and Carl Lewis, have won as many Olympic individual event sprint medals. He is the current national record holder in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events...		10.02
6	5	Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa Davidson Ezinwa is a former sprinter from Nigeria.He won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as a silver medal at the 1997 World Championships, both in 4 x 100 metres relay...		10.10
7	1	Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...		10.12
8	8	Michael Marsh		10.29