# 2010 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 28 and 29 July.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2010 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| European record | Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.73 | Budapest, Hungary | 19 August 1998 |
| Championship record | Christine Arron (FRA) | 10.73 | Budapest, Hungary | 19 August 1998 |
| World Leading | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | 10.78 | Eugene, United States | 3 July 2010 |
| European Leading | Alena Neumiarzhitskaya (BLR) | 11.05 | Hrodna, Belarus | 26 June 2010 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 July 2010 | 10:40 | Round 1 |
| 29 July 2010 | 20:20 | Semifinals |
| 29 July 2010 | 21:45 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway (NOR) | 0.183 | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 0.195 | 11.35 | Q, =SB |
| 3 | 4 | Yuna Mekhti-Zade | Russia (RUS) | 0.184 | 11.52 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Ailis McSweeney | Ireland (IRL) | 0.174 | 11.52 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Alena Neumiarzhitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 0.210 | 11.63 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tina Murn | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.235 | 11.70 | SB |
| 7 | 3 | Andreea Ograzeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.206 | 11.78 | |
| 8 | 5 | Manuela Levorato | Italy (ITA) | 0.171 | 11.80 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Véronique Mang | France (FRA) | 0.144 | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Yeoryía Koklóni | Greece (GRE) | 0.182 | 11.50 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Olesya Povh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.151 | 11.58 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Yasmin Kwadwo | Germany (GER) | 0.205 | 11.68 | |
| 5 | 1 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0.188 | 11.69 | |
| 6 | 4 | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0.168 | 11.79 | |
| 7 | 3 | Marika Popowicz | Poland (POL) | 0.218 | 11.80 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ivana Rozman | Macedonia (MKD) | 0.194 | 12.90 | |
| | | | | Wind: -1.9 m/s | Wind: -1.9 m/s | Wind: -1.9 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Verena Sailer | Germany (GER) | 0.180 | 11.27 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.208 | 11.38 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Christine Arron | France (FRA) | 0.207 | 11.45 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Digna Luz Murillo | Spain (ESP) | 0.165 | 11.52 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Yuliya Katsura | Russia (RUS) | 0.183 | 11.57 | |
| 6 | 3 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0.156 | 11.58 | |
| 7 | 8 | Yulia Nestsiarenka | Belarus (BLR) | 0.179 | 11.58 | |
| 8 | 2 | Lena Berntsson | Sweden (SWE) | 0.202 | 11.84 | |
| | | | | Wind: -1.5 m/s | Wind: -1.5 m/s | Wind: -1.5 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Anna Gurova | Russia (RUS) | 0.174 | 11.42 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Laura Turner | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.203 | 11.45 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 0.208 | 11.48 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Anne Möllinger | Germany (GER) | 0.166 | 11.51 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.175 | 11.53 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Yuliya Balykina | Belarus (BLR) | 0.214 | 11.55 | |
| 7 | 8 | Sara Maroncelli | San Marino (SMR) | 0.210 | 12.64 | PB |
| | 4 | Folake Akinyemi | Norway (NOR) | 0.170 | DNF | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |

#### Summary

| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Note |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | Verena Sailer | Germany (GER) | 0.180 | 11.27 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Véronique Mang | France (FRA) | 0.144 | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway (NOR) | 0.183 | 11.35 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 0.195 | 11.35 | Q, =SB |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.208 | 11.38 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Anna Gurova | Russia (RUS) | 0.174 | 11.42 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Christine Arron | France (FRA) | 0.207 | 11.45 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | Laura Turner | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.203 | 11.45 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | 6 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 0.208 | 11.48 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | Yeoryía Koklóni | Greece (GRE) | 0.182 | 11.50 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Anne Möllinger | Germany (GER) | 0.166 | 11.51 | q |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Ailis McSweeney | Ireland (IRL) | 0.174 | 11.52 | q |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Yuna Mekhti-Zade | Russia (RUS) | 0.184 | 11.52 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 6 | Digna Luz Murillo | Spain (ESP) | 0.165 | 11.52 | q |
| 15 | 4 | 2 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.175 | 11.53 | q |
| 16 | 4 | 1 | Yuliya Balykina | Belarus (BLR) | 0.214 | 11.55 | |
| 17 | 3 | 1 | Yuliya Katsura | Russia (RUS) | 0.183 | 11.57 | |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | Ivet Lalova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0.156 | 11.58 | |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | Yulia Nestsiarenka | Belarus (BLR) | 0.179 | 11.58 | |
| 18 | 2 | 6 | Olesya Povh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.151 | 11.58 | Q |
| 21 | 1 | 6 | Alena Neumiarzhitskaya | Belarus (BLR) | 0.210 | 11.63 | |
| 22 | 2 | 7 | Yasmin Kwadwo | Germany (GER) | 0.205 | 11.68 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0.188 | 11.69 | |
| 24 | 1 | 2 | Tina Murn | Slovenia (SLO) | 0.235 | 11.70 | SB |
| 25 | 1 | 3 | Andreea Ograzeanu | Romania (ROM) | 0.206 | 11.78 | |
| 26 | 2 | 4 | Inna Eftimova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0.168 | 11.79 | |
| 27 | 1 | 5 | Manuela Levorato | Italy (ITA) | 0.171 | 11.80 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3 | Marika Popowicz | Poland (POL) | 0.218 | 11.80 | |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Lena Berntsson | Sweden (SWE) | 0.202 | 11.84 | |
| 30 | 4 | 8 | Sara Maroncelli | San Marino (SMR) | 0.210 | 12.64 | PB |
| 31 | 2 | 8 | Ivana Rozman | Macedonia (MKD) | 0.194 | 12.90 | |
| | 4 | 4 | Folake Akinyemi | Norway (NOR) | 0.170 | DNF | |

### Semifinals

First 3 in each heat and 2 best performers advance to the Final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Véronique Mang | France (FRA) | 0.152 | 11.12 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 4 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway (NOR) | 0.182 | 11.23 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.219 | 11.25 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 7 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 0.194 | 11.35 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Laura Turner | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.200 | 11.41 | |
| 6 | 8 | Yuna Mekhti-Zade | Russia (RUS) | 0.196 | 11.43 | |
| 7 | 1 | Digna Luz Murillo | Spain (ESP) | 0.167 | 11.44 | |
| 8 | 2 | Anne Möllinger | Germany (GER) | 0.196 | 11.60 | |
| | | | | Wind: +1.0 m/s | Wind: +1.0 m/s | Wind: +1.0 m/s |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Verena Sailer | Germany (GER) | 0.187 | 11.06 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 0.184 | 11.13 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Christine Arron | France (FRA) | 0.170 | 11.24 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Yeoryía Koklóni | Greece (GRE) | 0.216 | 11.26 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Anna Gurova | Russia (RUS) | 0.179 | 11.31 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Ailis McSweeney | Ireland (IRL) | 0.148 | 11.32 | |
| 7 | 7 | Olesya Povh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.171 | 11.33 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.169 | 11.34 | |
| | | | | Wind: +2.2 m/s | Wind: +2.2 m/s | Wind: +2.2 m/s |

#### Summary

| Rank | Semifinal | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Verena Sailer | Germany (GER) | 0.187 | 11.06 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | Véronique Mang | France (FRA) | 0.152 | 11.12 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 4 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 0.184 | 11.13 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 4 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway (NOR) | 0.182 | 11.23 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | Christine Arron | France (FRA) | 0.170 | 11.24 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.219 | 11.25 | Q, PB |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Yeoryía Koklóni | Greece (GRE) | 0.216 | 11.26 | q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Anna Gurova | Russia (RUS) | 0.179 | 11.31 | q |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Ailis McSweeney | Ireland (IRL) | 0.148 | 11.32 | |
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Olesya Povh | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.171 | 11.33 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.169 | 11.34 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Lina Grinčikaitė | Lithuania (LTU) | 0.194 | 11.35 | SB |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Laura Turner | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 0.200 | 11.41 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Yuna Mekhti-Zade | Russia (RUS) | 0.196 | 11.43 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Digna Luz Murillo | Spain (ESP) | 0.167 | 11.44 | |
| 16 | 1 | 2 | Anne Möllinger | Germany (GER) | 0.196 | 11.60 | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Verena Sailer | Germany (GER) | 0.161 | 11.10 | PB |
| | 5 | Véronique Mang | France (FRA) | 0.173 | 11.11 | PB |
| | 3 | Myriam Soumaré | France (FRA) | 0.166 | 11.18 | PB |
| 4 | 6 | Ezinne Okparaebo | Norway (NOR) | 0.203 | 11.23 | NR |
| 5 | 8 | Mariya Ryemyen | Ukraine (UKR) | 0.239 | 11.31 | |
| 6 | 2 | Anna Gurova | Russia (RUS) | 0.189 | 11.36 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yeoryía Koklóni | Greece (GRE) | 0.174 | 11.36 | |
| 8 | 7 | Christine Arron | France (FRA) | 0.176 | 11.37 | |
| | | | | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s | Wind: -0.6 m/s |