# 2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 20 August 2023.

## Summary

With 13 athletes under 9.90 for the season, the field was crowded and fast. NCAA Champion Cravont Charleston didn't get out of the heats. Olympic Champion Marcell Jacobs and defending champion Fred Kerley didn't make the final. Meanwhile, 200 metre defending champion Noah Lyles claimed to be in pursuit of three gold medals, even though he had only finished third at the US Championships. Oblique Seville produced the fastest time through the rounds with his 9.86 in the heats.
In the final, fast starting 2019 champion Christian Coleman lived up to his reputation, getting out fastest, slightly ahead of U20 Champion Letsile Tebogo and Ryiem Forde. By the halfway point, Coleman had a metre and a half on the next group of Seville, Lyles and Zharnel Hughes, but the three were closing. Over the next 30 metres, Lyles gained a slight edge on Hughes and Seville, pulling even with Coleman and Tebogo. Over the final 20 metres, Lyles continued to increase the narrow gap while Coleman drifted out the back. Lyles crossed the finish as a clear winner, with Tebogo, Hughes and Seville hitting the line together. The photo finish revealed Tebogo in second, one one thousandth ahead of Hughes for bronze with Seville only three thousandths behind him. Tebogo's version of 9.88 improved on his own Botswana national record for the seventh time; his silver medal was the first won by an African man in the 100m at the world championships.

## Records

Before the competition records were as follows:
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
| World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| Championship record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| World Leading | Zharnel Hughes (GBR) | 9.83 | New York, United States | 24 June 2023 |
| African Record | Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) | 9.77 | Nairobi, Kenya | 18 September 2021 |
| Asian Record | Su Bingtian (CHN) | 9.83 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| South American Record | Issamade Asinga (SUR) | 9.89 | São Paulo, Brazil | 28 July 2023 |
| European Record | Marcell Jacobs (ITA) | 9.80 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 August 2021 |
| Oceanian record | Patrick Johnson (AUS) | 9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Perf. | Athlete | Nat. | Date |
| World Leading | 9.83 | Noah Lyles | USA | 20 Aug 2023 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 10.00 seconds.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 19 August | 13:35 | Preliminary round |
| 19 August | 19:43 | Heats |
| 20 August | 16:35 | Semi-finals |
| 20 August | 19:10 | Final |

## Results
### Preliminary round

The preliminary round took place on 19 August, with the 33 athletes involved being split into three heats of eight athletes each, and one of nine athletes. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the round 1. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: +0.2 m/s, Heat 3: −0.8 m/s, Heat 4: −0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Muhd Azeem Fahmi | Malaysia (MAS) | 10.24 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Emanuel Archibald | Guyana (GUY) | 10.27 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia (GAM) | 10.32 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Imranur Rahman | Bangladesh (BAN) | 10.50 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Bence Boros [de] | Hungary (HUN) | 10.70 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Kin Wa Chan | Macau (MAC) | 10.79 | q |
| 7 | 4 | Joseph Green [de] | Guam (GUM) | 10.84 | Q, PB |
| 8 | 4 | Favoris Muzrapov | Tajikistan (TJK) | 10.86 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Onisio Pereia | Mozambique (MOZ) | 10.89 | Q |
| 10 | 3 | Alisher Sadulayev | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 10.90 | |
| 11 | 2 | Brandon Jones | Belize (BIZ) | 10.94 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Melique Garcia | Honduras (HON) | 10.96 | |
| 13 | 1 | Terrone Webster | Anguilla (AIA) | 11.03 | |
| 14 | 2 | Seco Camara | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 11.04 | |
| 15 | 2 | Aayush Kunwar | Nepal (NEP) | 11.07 | |
| 16 | 3 | Melino Tafuna | Tonga (TGA) | 11.14 | PB |
| 17 | 1 | Timur Isakov | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 11.22 | PB |
| 18 | 2 | Winzar Kakiouea | Nauru (NRU) | 11.23 | PB |
| 19 | 4 | Nujoom Hassan | Maldives (MDV) | 11.30 | PB |
| 20 | 4 | Nathan Crumpton | American Samoa (ASA) | 11.32 | SB |
| 21 | 2 | Kylian Vatrican | Monaco (MON) | 11.44 | SB |
| 22 | 1 | Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca | Tuvalu (TUV) | 11.55 | SB |
| 23 | 3 | Manuihei Teaha | French Polynesia (PYF) | 11.66 | PB |
| 24 | 4 | Scott James Fiti | Micronesia (FSM) | 11.69 | |
| 25 | 3 | Ty'ree Langidrik | Marshall Islands (MHL) | 11.78 | PB |
| 26 | 1 | Tauro Tiaon | Kiribati (KIR) | 12.00 | PB |
| | 3 | Said Gilani | Afghanistan (AFG) | DNF | DNF |
| | 2 | Dylan Sicobo | Seychelles (SEY) | DNS | DNS |
| | 4 | Olivier Mwimba | DR Congo (COD) | DNS | DNS |

### Round 1 (heats)

Round 1 took place on 19 August, with the 56 athletes involved being split into 7 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.6 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s, Heat 4: −0.4 m/s, Heat 5: 0.0 m/s, Heat 6: −0.4 m/s, Heat 7: −0.1 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Oblique Seville | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.86 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 2 | Noah Lyles | United States (USA) | 9.95 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 9.97 [.967] | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya (KEN) | 9.97 [.968] | Q |
| 5 | 7 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.98 | Q |
| 6 | 5 | Fred Kerley | United States (USA) | 9.99 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.00 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ryiem Forde | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.01 | Q |
| 9 | 6 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 10.07 [0.062] | Q, SB |
| 10 | 1 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.07 [0.068] | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Raphael Bouju | Netherlands (NED) | 10.09 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Eugene Amo-Dadzie | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.10 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana (BOT) | 10.11 [0.102] | Q |
| 14 | 4 | Rohan Browning | Australia (AUS) | 10.11 [0.103] | Q |
| 15 | 6 | Rohan Watson | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.11 [0.107] | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Dominik Kopeć | Poland (POL) | 10.12 | q |
| 17 | 3 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia (LBR) | 10.13 | Q |
| 18 | 4 | Reece Prescod | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.14 | Q |
| 19 | 6 | Marcell Jacobs | Italy (ITA) | 10.15 | Q, SB |
| 20 | 5 | Henrik Larsson | Sweden (SWE) | 10.16 [0.156] | Q |
| 20 | 6 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 10.16 [0.156] | q |
| 22 | 2 | Usheoritse Itsekiri | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.17 [0.161] | Q |
| 23 | 1 | Hassan Taftian | Iran (IRI) | 10.17 [0.163] | |
| 24 | 3 | Benjamin Richardson | South Africa (RSA) | 10.17 [0.167] | |
| 25 | 3 | Cravont Charleston | United States (USA) | 10.18 [0.175] | |
| 26 | 6 | Rikkoi Brathwaite | British Virgin Islands (IVB) | 10.18 [0.179] | |
| 27 | 5 | Mouhamadou Fall | France (FRA) | 10.19 | |
| 28 | 5 | Ebrahima Camara | Gambia (GAM) | 10.20 [0.192] | |
| 29 | 7 | Emanuel Archibald | Guyana (GUY) | 10.20 [0.193] | Q |
| 29 | 7 | Hiroki Yanagita | Japan (JPN) | 10.20 [0.193] | Q |
| 31 | 4 | Shaun Maswanganyi | South Africa (RSA) | 10.21 | |
| 32 | 4 | Ryuichiro Sakai | Japan (JPN) | 10.22 | |
| 33 | 4 | Cejhae Greene | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 10.23 | |
| 34 | 5 | Paulo André de Oliveira | Brazil (BRA) | 10.25 [0.242] | |
| 35 | 3 | Felipe Bardi | Brazil (BRA) | 10.25 [0.243] | |
| 36 | 3 | Ján Volko | Slovakia (SVK) | 10.25 [0.250] | |
| 37 | 1 | Tiaan Whelpton | New Zealand (NZL) | 10.26 [0.254] | |
| 38 | 2 | Samuele Ceccarelli | Italy (ITA) | 10.26 [0.255] | |
| 39 | 4 | Muhd Azeem Fahmi | Malaysia (MAS) | 10.26 [0.259] | |
| 40 | 2 | Jerome Blake | Canada (CAN) | 10.29 | |
| 41 | 7 | Julian Wagner [es] | Germany (GER) | 10.31 | |
| 42 | 6 | Terrence Jones | Bahamas (BAH) | 10.32 | |
| 43 | 7 | Erik Cardoso | Brazil (BRA) | 10.36 | |
| 44 | 2 | Emmanuel Eseme | Cameroon (CMR) | 10.41 [0.404] | |
| 45 | 6 | Imranur Rahman | Bangladesh (BAN) | 10.41 [0.409] | |
| 46 | 7 | Markus Fuchs | Austria (AUT) | 10.43 | |
| 47 | 2 | Jake Doran | Australia (AUS) | 10.48 | |
| 48 | 4 | Bence Boros [de] | Hungary (HUN) | 10.70 | |
| 49 | 2 | Kin Wa Chan | Macau (MAC) | 10.83 | |
| 50 | 7 | Joseph Green [de] | Guam (GUM) | 10.91 | |
| 51 | 5 | Brandon Jones | Belize (BIZ) | 10.95 | |
| 52 | 1 | Favoris Muzrapov | Tajikistan (TJK) | 10.99 | |
| 53 | 3 | Onisio Pereia | Mozambique (MOZ) | 11.09 | |
| 54 | 6 | Ronal Longa | Colombia (COL) | 11.31 | |
| 55 | 1 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 11.58 | |
| | 5 | Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe | Nigeria (NGR) | DQ | TR 16.8 |

### Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 20 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
Wind: Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: 0.0 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Noah Lyles | United States (USA) | 9.87 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.88 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Oblique Seville | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.90 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9.93 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Ryiem Forde | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.95 | q, PB |
| 6 | 1 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 9.97 | Q, =PB |
| 7 | 3 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana (BOT) | 9.98 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya (KEN) | 10.01 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Fred Kerley | United States (USA) | 10.02 | |
| 10 | 1 | Eugene Amo-Dadzie | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.03 | |
| 11 | 2 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia (LBR) | 10.04 | |
| 12 | 1 | Marcell Jacobs | Italy (ITA) | 10.05 | SB |
| 13 | 1 | Rohan Watson | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.07 | |
| 14 | 3 | Rohan Browning | Australia (AUS) | 10.11 | |
| 15 | 2 | Seye Ogunlewe | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.12 | |
| 16 | 3 | Emanuel Archibald | Guyana (GUY) | 10.13 | PB |
| 17 | 2 | Hiroki Yanagita | Japan (JPN) | 10.14 | |
| 18 | 1 | Dominik Kopeć | Poland (POL) | 10.15 | |
| 19 | 1 | Usheoritse Itsekiri | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.19 | |
| 20 | 3 | Raphael Bouju | Netherlands (NED) | 10.20 | |
| 21 | 3 | Henrik Larsson | Sweden (SWE) | 10.20 | |
| 22 | 3 | Brendon Rodney | Canada (CAN) | 10.25 | |
| 23 | 3 | Reece Prescod | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.26 | |
| | 2 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | DQ | TR 16.8 |

### Final

The final started at 19:10 on 20 August. The results were as follows:
Wind: 0.0 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Noah Lyles | United States (USA) | 9.83 | =WL, PB |
| | 3 | Letsile Tebogo | Botswana (BOT) | 9.88 [.873] | NR |
| | 5 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 9.88 [.874] | |
| 4 | 7 | Oblique Seville | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.88 [.877] | |
| 5 | 4 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.92 | |
| 6 | 8 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 10.04 | |
| 7 | 9 | Ferdinand Omanyala | Kenya (KEN) | 10.07 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ryiem Forde | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.08 | |