# Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place on 26 and 27 July at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Kim Collins won the gold medal in a new national record time of 9.98 seconds giving Saint Kitts and Nevis its first ever medal at the Commonwealth Games. Nigerian Uchenna Emedolu finished in second, taking the silver medal in 10.11. Pierre Browne of Canada won the bronze in a personal best time of 10.12.
This was the ninth running of the 100 metres event at the Commonwealth Games after converting to metric at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. A 100 yard event was contested between 1930 and 1966. 55 competitors from 33 nations entered the event. The English pairing of Mark Lewis-Francis and Dwain Chambers, who had both ran sub-10 seconds the month prior, both suffered injuries in the final. Lewis-Francis had to be stretched off the track. Collins, the bronze medallists in the 200 metres at the 2001 World Championships only decided to contest this event on the morning of the heats.
The defending champion from Kuala Lumpur, Ato Boldon from Trinidad and Tobago withdrew from the Games due to lack of fitness as a result of a injury earlier in the season. The silver medallist from four years ago, Namibia's Frankie Fredericks pulled out of the event on the morning of the heats to focus on the 200 metre event which he went on to win. Barbadian Obadele Thompson, the Commonwealth and Olympic bronze medallist, pulled out the event after the heats due to a groin injury.
Kim Collins was the first athlete to be subject to a urine test during the Games after his victory. He tested positive for salbutamol, an anabolic steroid. He claimed he had been taking the drug to treat his asthma but he failed to report this. The Commonwealth Games Federation found him in breach of the rules and he was reprimanded but was ultimately allowed to keep his gold medal. Collins was cleared after undergoing a respiratory function test by an independent doctor who confirmed his condition and due to the level found in his system was permissible and not considered performance-enhancing.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:
Records before the 2002 Commonwealth Games :
| Record | Time (s) | Athlete (nation) | Meet | Location | Date |
| World record | 9.79 | Maurice Greene (USA) | Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria | Athens, Greece | 16 June 1999 |
| Commonwealth record | 9.84 | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 27 July 1996 |
| Commonwealth record | 9.84 | Bruny Surin (CAN) | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 22 August 1996 |
| Games record | 9.88 | Ato Boldon (TRI) | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 17 September 1998 |

## Results
### Heats

The heats were held on 26 July, starting at 12:22 in the afternoon.
Qualification Rules: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the best 4 of remaining athletes (q) advance to the quarter finals.

#### Heat 1

Results of heat 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 10.25 | Q |
| 2 | Obadele Thompson | Barbados | 10.47 | Q |
| 3 | Tamunosiki Atorudibo | Nigeria | 10.61 | Q |
| 4 | Gabrieli Waaivanua | Fiji | 10.95 | Q |
| 5 | Mohd Roache | Samoa | 11.10 | |
| 6 | Md Humayan Kabir | Bangladesh | 11.23 | |
| 7 | David Lightbourne | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.34 | |
| 8 | Billi Paea | Niue | 11.41 | NR |
| | | | Wind: -0.2 m/s | Wind: -0.2 m/s |

#### Heat 2

Results of heat 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 10.44 | Q |
| 2 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Anninos Marcoullides | Cyprus | 10.56 | Q |
| 4 | Gibrilla Bangura | Sierra Leone | 10.65 | Q |
| 5 | Jamie Henthorn | Wales | 10.81 | q |
| 6 | Karibataake Katimiri | Kiribati | 12.08 | |
| | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: -0.7 m/s | Wind: -0.7 m/s |

#### Heat 3

Results of heat 3 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |

#### Heat 4

Results of heat 4 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.42 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre Browne | Canada | 10.47 | Q |
| 3 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand | 10.70 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 10.76 | Q |
| 5 | Tom Ganda | Sierra Leone | 10.85 | |
| 6 | Robert Nidithawae | Vanuatu | 11.48 | |
| | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | DNS | |
| | Rachid Chouhal | Malta | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: -0.5 m/s | Wind: -0.5 m/s |

#### Heat 5

Results of heat 5 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dwain Chambers | England | 10.19 | Q |
| 2 | Nicolas Macrozonaris | Canada | 10.27 | Q |
| 3 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.29 | Q |
| 4 | Kevin Williams | Wales | 10.63 | Q |
| 5 | Lamin Sanyang | The Gambia | 10.80 | q |
| 6 | Kurvin Wallace | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.93 | |
| 7 | Jamial Rolle | Bahamas | 10.99 | |
| 8 | Dwenney Musgrove | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.44 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.3 m/s | Wind: +0.3 m/s |

#### Heat 6

Results of heat 6 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 10.31 | Q |
| 2 | Jason Gardener | England | 10.34 | Q |
| 3 | Joselyn Thomas | Sierra Leone | 10.53 | Q |
| 4 | Claude Toukéné-Guébogo | Cameroon | 10.62 | Q |
| 5 | Jacey Harper | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.66 | q |
| 6 | Harmon Harmon | Cook Islands | 11.39 | |
| 7 | Mathew Faleuka | Niue | 11.52 | |
| 8 | Sultan Saeed | Maldives | 11.89 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.1 m/s | Wind: +0.1 m/s |

#### Heat 7

Results of heat 7 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 10.44 | Q |
| 2 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.45 | Q |
| 3 | Serge Bengono | Cameroon | 10.54 | Q |
| 4 | Moave Vu | Fiji | 10.88 | Q |
| 5 | Maruf Reza | Bangladesh | 10.98 | |
| 6 | Azik Graham | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.99 | |
| 7 | Reuben Apuri | Solomon Islands | 11.06 | |
| 8 | Afele Leona | Niue | 11.36 | NR |
| | | | Wind: -0.3 m/s | Wind: -0.3 m/s |

### Quarter finals

The quarter finals were held on 26 July, starting at 18:35 in the evening.
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semi finals.

#### Quarter final 1

Results of quarter final 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dwain Chambers | England | 10.17 | Q |
| 2 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.30 | Q |
| 3 | Nicolas Macrozonaris | Canada | 10.37 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 10.45 | Q |
| 5 | Joselyn Thomas | Sierra Leone | 10.47 | |
| 6 | Christie van Wyk | Namibia | 10.58 | |
| 7 | Kevin Williams | Wales | 10.65 | |
| 8 | Peter Pulu | Papua New Guinea | 10.73 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

#### Quarter final 2

Results of quarter final 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 10.13 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.20 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 10.31 | Q |
| 4 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.36 | Q |
| 5 | Serge Bengono | Cameroon | 10.58 | |
| 6 | Gibrilla Bangura | Sierra Leone | 10.64 | PB |
| 7 | Jamie Henthorn | Wales | 10.74 | |
| | Tamunosiki Atorudibo | Nigeria | DNF | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

#### Quarter final 3

Results of quarter final 3 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 10.16 | Q |
| 2 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 10.28 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 10.32 | Q |
| 4 | Jason Gardener | England | 10.33 | Q |
| 5 | Anninos Marcoullides | Cyprus | 10.52 | |
| 6 | Claude Toukéné-Guébogo | Cameroon | 10.76 | |
| 7 | Lamin Sanyang | The Gambia | 10.78 | PB |
| 8 | Moave Vu | Fiji | 10.91 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.7 m/s | Wind: +0.7 m/s |

#### Quarter final 4

Results of quarter final 4 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.19 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre Browne | Canada | 10.28 | Q |
| 3 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 10.33 | Q |
| 4 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 10.62 | Q |
| 5 | Jacey Harper | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.63 | |
| 6 | Dallas Roberts | New Zealand | 10.69 | |
| | Obadele Thompson | Barbados | DNS | |
| | Gabrieli Waaivanua | Fiji | DNS | |
| | | | Wind: 0.0 m/s | Wind: 0.0 m/s |

### Semi finals

The semi finals were held on 27 July, starting at 19:05 in the evening.
Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the final.

#### Semi final 1

Results of semi final 1 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.08 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 10.15 | Q |
| 3 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.16 | Q |
| 4 | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.16 | Q |
| 5 | Aziz Zakari | Ghana | 10.17 | |
| 6 | Nicolas Macrozonaris | Canada | 10.29 | |
| 7 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 10.30 | |
| 8 | Brian Dzingai | Zimbabwe | 10.59 | PB |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |

#### Semi final 2

Results of semi final 2 :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dwain Chambers | England | 10.06 | Q |
| 2 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 10.14 | Q |
| 3 | Pierre Browne | Canada | 10.20 | Q |
| 4 | Jason Gardener | England | 10.21 | Q |
| 5 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 10.26 | PB |
| 6 | Eric Nkansah | Ghana | 10.29 | SB |
| 7 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.34 | |
| 8 | Joseph Batangdon | Cameroon | 10.37 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.8 m/s | Wind: +0.8 m/s |

### Final

The final was held at 20:35 on 27 July.
Results of the final :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.98 | NR |
| | Uchenna Emedolu | Nigeria | 10.11 | |
| | Pierre Browne | Canada | 10.12 | PB |
| 4 | Deji Aliu | Nigeria | 10.15 | |
| 5 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.15 | |
| 6 | Jason Gardener | England | 10.22 | |
| 7 | Mark Lewis-Francis | England | 10.54 | |
| 8 | Dwain Chambers | England | 11.19 | |
| | | | Wind: +0.2 m/s | Wind: +0.2 m/s |