The men's 100 metres at the

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were held at the

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on August 7 and August 8.

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Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, GOIH (born 22 November 1978) is a retired Nigerian-born Portuguese sprinter, who specialized in 100 metres and 200 metres. He was the 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 metres. In the same race, he ...

added the European title to his

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silver medal in Athens. The 27-year-old was all but last out of the blocks but showed his class with a brilliant surge of pace to finish in 9.99 seconds - the first time the European title has been won with a sub-10 second time.

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Dariusz Kuć Dariusz Kuć (born 24 April 1986) is a Polish sprint athlete. His personal best time over 100 metres is 10.15 seconds, achieved in June 2011 in Kraków.http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/resultsevent.php?sex=1&enumber=40&CID=12811482&Season=2011 At ...

delayed the drama with a nervy false start.

Medalists

Schedule

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the

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Round 2

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the

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Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal will be directly qualified (Q) for the

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Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

External links

Results
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100 metres at the European Athletics Championships