The men's 100 metres at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
, as part of the
athletics programme, took place in the
Carrara Stadium
Carrara Stadium (known commercially as Metricon Stadium) is a stadium on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrara.
The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football, serving as the home ground of the ...
on 8 and 9 April 2018.
Akani Simbine
Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 100 metres event. He was fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres and was the 100 metres African record holder with a time of 9.84 second ...
of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
won the gold medal, running a time of 10.03 seconds in the final.
Akani Simbine
Akani Simbine (born 21 September 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 100 metres event. He was fifth at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres and was the 100 metres African record holder with a time of 9.84 second ...
won his first international 100 m title, delivering an upset over
Yohan Blake
Yohan Blake (born 26 December 1989) is a Jamaican sprinter specialising in the 100-metre and 200-metre sprint races. He won gold at the 100 m at the 2011 World Athletics Championships as the youngest 100 m world champion ever, and a silver m ...
– the second fastest man on the all-time lists who stumbled in the final after leading the semi-finals on time.
Henricho Bruintjies
Henricho Bruintjies (born 16 July 1993) is a South African Sprint (running), sprinter. He broke the 10-second barrier with a run of 9.97 seconds in 2015. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics, World Championships in Athletics, Wo ...
, Simbine's compatriot who had entered the final as the slowest of the qualifiers, split the men to win silver.
Adam Gemili
Adam Ahmed Gemili (born 6 October 1993) is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, and 4 x 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold in the 2017 World Championships in the same event. He ...
, the 2014 silver medallist and third fastest in the semifinals, withdrew from the final due to injury.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:
Australian Eastern Standard Time
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state ...
(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.
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;Heat 6
;Heat 7
;Heat 8
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Semifinals
Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.
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Final
The medals were determined in the final.
References
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Men's 100 metres
2018
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