The men's
100 metres
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 ...
at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.
Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competi ...
took place at the
Olympic Stadium
''Olympic Stadium'' is the name usually given to the main stadium of an Olympic Games
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on 6 and 7 July. The event consisted of three rounds, Preliminary, semi-final and final, with the top nine ranked athletes automatically entered at the semi-final stage.
The gold and silver medallists clocked the same time in the final (10.07 seconds), the first time this has happened at these championships since the introduction of fully automatic timing.
Records
Schedule
Results
Round 1
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next fastest 4 (q) advance to the Semifinals. 9 fastest entrants awarded bye to Semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +0.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.8 m/s, Heat 3: +1.9 m/s, Heat 4: +0.6 m/s
Semifinals
First 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.5 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s
*Athletes who received a bye to the semifinals
Final
Wind: 0.0 m/s
Final results
References
External links
amsterdam2016.org, official championship site
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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