# 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 22 August 1999 at 21:00h.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.70 |
| | Inger Miller (USA) | 10.79 |
| | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 10.84 |
| 4. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 10.95 |
| 5. | Gail Devers (USA) | 10.95 |
| 6. | Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.97 |
| 7. | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.06 |
| 8. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.16 |

## Semi-final

* Held on Sunday 22 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Inger Miller (USA) | 10.81 |
| 2. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 10.83 |
| 3. | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.02 |
| 4. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.11 |
| 5. | Liliana Allen (MEX) | 11.13 |
| 6. | Philomena Mensah (CAN) | 11.26 |
| 7. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.28 |
| 8. | Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR) | 11.33 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.83 |
| 2. | Gail Devers (USA) | 10.94 |
| 3. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 10.98 |
| 4. | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.04 |
| 5. | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.12 |
| 6. | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.15 |
| 7. | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.27 |
| 8. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 11.29 |

## Quarter-finals

* Held on Saturday 21 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 10.86 |
| 2. | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.00 |
| 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.09 |
| 4. | Gail Devers (USA) | 11.10 |
| 5. | Katia Benth (FRA) | 11.28 |
| 6. | Wendy Hartman (RSA) | 11.46 |
| 7. | Oksana Dyachenko-Ekk (RUS) | 11.60 |
| 8. | Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) | 12.01 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Inger Miller (USA) | 10.86 |
| 2. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 10.94 |
| 3. | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.06 |
| 4. | Liliana Allen (MEX) | 11.10 |
| 5. | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.14 |
| 6. | Joice Maduaka (GBR) | 11.28 |
| 7. | Nova Peris-Kneebone (AUS) | 11.36 |
| 8. | Johanna Manninen (FIN) | 11.45 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.00 |
| 2. | Philomena Mensah (CAN) | 11.09 |
| 3. | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.20 |
| 4. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 11.28 |
| 5. | Cheryl Taplin (USA) | 11.33 |
| 6. | Natalya Ignatova (RUS) | 11.39 |
| 7. | Marion Wagner (GER) | 11.51 |
| 8. | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 11.54 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.76 |
| 2. | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.06 |
| 3. | Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR) | 11.17 |
| 4. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.19 |
| 5. | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (BRA) | 11.31 |
| 6. | Martha Adusei (CAN) | 11.64 |
| | Irina Privalova (RUS) | DNS |
| | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | DNS |

## Heats

* Held on Saturday 21 August 1999
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Marion Jones (USA) | 11.22 |
| 2. | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 11.38 |
| 3. | Lauren Hewitt (AUS) | 11.41 |
| 4. | Kim Gevaert (BEL) | 11.48 |
| 5. | Christine Bloomfield (GBR) | 11.61 |
| 6. | Shieh Li Tan (SIN) | 12.40 |
| 7. | Anais Oyembo (GAB) | 12.46 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Christine Arron (FRA) | 11.10 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 11.45 |
| 3. | Cheryl Taplin (USA) | 11.45 |
| 4. | Wendy Hartman (RSA) | 11.49 |
| 5. | Aminata Diouf (SEN) | 11.65 |
| 6. | Monica Twum (GHA) | 11.70 |
| 7. | Jennifer Caraballo (PUR) | 12.43 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Inger Miller (USA) | 11.21 |
| 2. | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 11.34 |
| 3. | Katia Benth (FRA) | 11.42 |
| 4. | Joice Maduaka (GBR) | 11.43 |
| 5. | Marion Wagner (GER) | 11.57 |
| 6. | Heather Samuel (ATG) | 11.65 |
| 7. | Joanna Houareau (SEY) | 12.14 |
| 8. | Ekundayo Williams (SLE) | 13.08 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 11.32 |
| 2. | Liliana Allen (MEX) | 11.39 |
| 3. | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 11.42 |
| 4. | Johanna Manninen (FIN) | 11.52 |
| 5. | Nova Peris-Kneebone (AUS) | 11.52 |
| 6. | Oksana Dyachenko-Ekk (RUS) | 11.54 |
| 7. | Hanitriniaina Rakotondrabe (MAD) | 11.59 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | 11.10 |
| 2. | Philomena Mensah (CAN) | 11.24 |
| 3. | Mercy Nku (NGR) | 11.38 |
| 4. | Natalya Vinogradova-Safronnikova (BLR) | 11.44 |
| 5. | Myriam Mani (CMR) | 11.61 |
| 6. | Gabriele Rockmeier (GER) | 11.62 |
| 7. | Litiana Miller (FIJ) | 14.23 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Petya Pendareva (BUL) | 11.16 |
| 2. | Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) | 11.21 |
| 3. | Endurance Ojokolo (NGR) | 11.42 |
| 4. | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura (BRA) | 11.51 |
| 5. | Martha Adusei (CAN) | 11.53 |
| 6. | Emma Wade (BIZ) | 12.30 |
| 7. | Yah Koïta (MLI) | 12.48 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich (UKR) | 11.20 |
| 2. | Gail Devers (USA) | 11.32 |
| 3. | Natalya Ignatova (RUS) | 11.40 |
| 4. | Peta-Gaye Dowdie (JAM) | 11.44 |
| 5. | Motoka Arai (JPN) | 11.64 |
| 6. | Lyubov Perepelova (UZB) | 11.78 |
| 7. | Siulolo Liku (TON) | 12.78 |
| 8. | Lucy Seiulialii (SAM) | 15.61 |