The men's

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at the

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took place at the

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on 12 and 13 August. The event was won by Great Britain's

James Dasaolu James Dasaolu (born 5 September 1987) is a retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the 100 metres. He was the 2014 European champion over the distance. In July 2013, he became the second fastest Briton of all time after runni ...

, with defending champion

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of France in second, and Dasaolu's team-mate

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey (born 29 August 1988) is an English former Commonwealth sprinter and television personality, known for appearing as "Nitro" in the BBC sports endurance competition series '' Gladiators''. He has also taken part in ...

edging out fellow Briton

Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978) is a British track and field, track Sprint (running), sprinter. He has won international medals at World and European levels and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics (spo ...

for bronze. Pre-event favourite

Jimmy Vicaut Jimmy Vicaut (born 27 February 1992 in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best of 9.86 in the 100 m is the joint second fastest time of any European athlete. Biography Vicaut w ...

of France withdrew at the semi-finals tage with injury, despite running the fastest time in the heats.

Records

Schedule

Results

Round 1

First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals. Wind: * Heat 1: +0.4 m/s * Heat 2: -0.4 m/s * Heat 3: -0.1 m/s * Heat 4: -0.1 m/s * Heat 5: 0.0 m/s

Semifinals

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the final. Wind: Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: 0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -1.1 m/s

Final

Wind: -0.4 m/s

References

Results
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100 M The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

100 metres at the European Athletics Championships