The Women's 100 metres at the

2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011. The United States topped the medal standings in th ...

was held at the

Daegu Stadium Daegu Stadium, also known as the Blue Arc, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 66,422 peopl ...

on August 27, 28 and 29. Prior to the championships, American

Carmelita Jeter Carmelita Jeter ( , born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter held the title as "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal be ...

held the fastest time of the year (10.70 seconds) and the 2009 bronze medalist entered the competition as the second fastest woman of all-time.

Veronica Campbell-Brown Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

, the 2007 champion, was the next fastest athlete (10.76) and the only woman to have beaten Jeter that year. The reigning world and Olympic champion,

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time. On ...

was also in contention, although her preparations were affected by injury. Marshevet Myers,

Kerron Stewart Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeate ...

, and

Kelly-Ann Baptiste Kelly-Ann Kaylene Baptiste (born 14 October 1986) is a Tobagonian track and field sprint athlete. Junior Competing at the international level for the first time, Kelly-Ann bowed out in the semi-finals of the World Junior Championships in Athlet ...

were ranked in the top five for the 100 m before the race. In the final, Jeter got out of the blocks with Fraser-Pryce, who is known for her fast starts. The two were even through the first half of the race until Jeter pulled away for a clear win. Fast closing Campbell-Brown and Baptiste edged past Fraser-Pryce at the finish.

Medalists

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

Qualification standards

Schedule

Results

Preliminary Round

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the heats. Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -0.5 m/s, Heat 3: +1.8 m/s, Heat 4: +1.8 m/s, Heat 5: -1.3 m/s

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the

semifinals A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final mat ...

. Wind:
Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.0 m/s, Heat 4: +0.1 m/s, Heat 5: +0.9 m/s, Heat 6: +2.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.5 m/s

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: * Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of con ...

. Wind:
Heat 1: -1.3 m/s, Heat 2: -1.4 m/s, Heat 3: -1.5 m/s

Final

Wind: -1.4 m/s

References

External links

100 metres results
at IAAF website {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 100 metres

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100 metres at the World Athletics Championships 2011 in women's athletics