# 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at the Moncton 2010 Stadium on 20 & 21 July.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dexter Lee Jamaica | Charles Silmon United States | Jimmy Vicaut France |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world junior and championship records were as follows.
| World Junior Record | Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.01 | Paris, France | 24 August 2003 |
| World Junior Record | Jeff Demps (USA) | 10.01 | Eugene, United States | 28 June 2008 |
| Championship Record | Darrel Brown (TRI) | 10.09 | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 July 2002 |
| World Junior Leading | Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) | 10.16 | Mannheim, Germany | 3 July 2010 |
| World Junior Leading | Dexter Lee (JAM) | 10.16 | Barcelona, Spain | 9 July 2010 |
No new records were established during the competition.

## Results
### Final

21 July Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
| | Dexter Lee | Jamaica | 10.21 |
| | Charles Silmon | United States | 10.23 |
| | Jimmy Vicaut | France | 10.28 |
| 4 | Michael Granger | United States | 10.32 |
| 5 | Aaron Brown | Canada | 10.48 |
| 6 | Jason Rogers | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.49 |
| 7 | Julien Watrin | Belgium | 10.56 |
| 8 | Patrick Fakiye | Australia | 10.62 |
Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

### Semifinals

21 July
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

#### Semifinal 1

Wind: +2.6 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Granger | United States | 10.51 w | Q |
| 2 | Jason Rogers | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.56 w | Q |
| 3 | Julien Watrin | Belgium | 10.62 w | q |
| 4 | Patrick Fakiye | Australia | 10.71 w | q |
| 5 | Takumi Kuki | Japan | 10.71 w | |
| 6 | Gideon Trotter | South Africa | 10.76 w | |
| 7 | Shermund Allsop | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.86 w | |
| 8 | Caio Cézar dos Santos | Brazil | DQ | IAAF rule 162.7 |

#### Semifinal 2

Wind: +2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jimmy Vicaut | France | 10.38 w | Q |
| 2 | Charles Silmon | United States | 10.48 w | Q |
| 3 | Waide Jooste | South Africa | 10.72 w | |
| 4 | Deji Tobais | United Kingdom | 10.73 w | |
| 5 | Dario Horvat | Croatia | 10.75 w | |
| 6 | Ryo Onabuta | Japan | 10.77 w | |
| 7 | Bernardo Brady | Jamaica | 10.78 w | |
| 8 | Grzegorz Zimniewicz | Poland | DQ | IAAF rule 162.7 |

#### Semifinal 3

Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aaron Brown | Canada | 10.62 | Q |
| 2 | Dexter Lee | Jamaica | 10.66 | Q |
| 3 | Warren Fraser | Bahamas | 10.72 | |
| 4 | Ayobami Oyebiyi | Nigeria | 10.81 | |
| 5 | Hassan Taftian | Iran | 10.89 | |
| 6 | Delmas Obou | Italy | 10.89 | |
| 7 | Sabian Cox | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.00 | |
| 8 | Kukyoung Kim | South Korea | 11.05 | |

### Heats

20 July

#### Heat 1

Wind: +2.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Julien Watrin | Belgium | 10.31 w | Q |
| 2 | Aaron Brown | Canada | 10.37 w | Q |
| 3 | Grzegorz Zimniewicz | Poland | 10.37 w | q |
| 4 | Takumi Kuki | Japan | 10.46 w | q |
| 5 | Patrick Fakiye | Australia | 10.50 w | q |
| 6 | Chavez Ageday | Guyana | 10.87 w | |
| 7 | Ao Chan Hong | Macau | 11.27 w | |
| 8 | Rodman Teltul | Palau | 11.47 w | |

#### Heat 2

Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Dexter Lee | Jamaica | 10.38 | Q |
| 2 | Shermund Allsop | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.64 | Q |
| 3 | Delano Williams | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.75 | |
| 4 | Patrick Kuhn | Germany | 10.77 | |
| 5 | Lawrence Ho Man Lok | Hong Kong | 10.78 | |
| 6 | Taron Kachatryan | Armenia | 11.09 | |
| 7 | Anousone Sayasenh | Laos | 11.86 | |

#### Heat 3

Wind: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Henry Tobais | United Kingdom | 10.49 | Q |
| 2 | Delmas Obou | Italy | 10.65 | Q |
| 3 | Geno Jones | Bahamas | 10.66 | |
| 4 | Jirapong Meenapra | Thailand | 10.70 | |
| 5 | Alberto Gavaldá | Spain | 10.75 | |
| 6 | Mathew Sukulu | Solomon Islands | 11.50 | |
| 7 | Fodé Braima | Guinea-Bissau | 11.81 | |

#### Heat 4

Wind: +0.4 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Warren Fraser | Bahamas | 10.46 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Kuk-Young | South Korea | 10.48 | Q |
| 3 | Ayobani Oyebiyi | Nigeria | 10.54 | q |
| 4 | Ryo Onabuta | Japan | 10.61 | q |
| 5 | Vincent Michalet | France | 10.96 | |
| 6 | Kicio Welsh | Anguilla | 11.67 | |
| 7 | Correy Abraham | Micronesia | 11.95 | |

#### Heat 5

Wind: +1.0 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Charles Silmon | United States | 10.33 | Q |
| 2 | Dario Horvat | Croatia | 10.51 | Q |
| 3 | Bernard Brady | Jamaica | 10.52 | q |
| 4 | Hassan Taftian | Iran | 10.60 | q |
| 5 | Florian Hübner | Germany | 10.70 | |
| 6 | Andrew Cavilla | Gibraltar | 12.03 | |
| 7 | Jamodre Lalita | Marshall Islands | 12.46 | |

#### Heat 6

Wind: +0.2 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Granger | United States | 10.47 | Q |
| 2 | Waide Jooste | South Africa | 10.60 | Q |
| 3 | Dániel Karlik | Hungary | 10.66 | |
| 4 | Franklin Buruni | Indonesia | 10.66 | |
| 5 | Martin Ricar | Czech Republic | 10.89 | |
| 6 | Tsepo Qhotsokoane | Lesotho | 10.93 | |
| 7 | Dédé Manganda | Gabon | 11.89 | |

#### Heat 7

Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gideon Trotter | South Africa | 10.52 | Q |
| 2 | Sabian Cox | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.67 | Q |
| 3 | Artur Szczesniak | Poland | 10.70 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Mtimbe-Titi | Cameroon | 10.73 | |
| 5 | Yigitcan Hekimoglu | Turkey | 10.82 | |
| 6 | Lester Ryan | Montserrat | 10.84 | |
| 7 | Weerawat Pharueang | Thailand | 10.87 | |

#### Heat 8

Wind: +1.3 m/s
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jimmy Vicaut | France | 10.53 | Q |
| 2 | Jason Rogers | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.54 | Q |
| 3 | Caio Cézar dos Santos | Brazil | 10.62 | q |
| 4 | Édgar Hernández | Puerto Rico | 10.70 | |
| 5 | Adrián Pérez | Spain | 10.81 | |
| 6 | Matteo Mosconi | San Marino | 12.24 | |
| 7 | Bukitaua Tiire Tebau | Kiribati | 12.43 | |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 57 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event.
* Anguilla (1)
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (1)
* Bahamas (2)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (1)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (1)
* France (2)
* Gabon (1)
* Germany (2)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (1)
* Guyana (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Indonesia (1)
* Iran (1)
* Italy (1)
* Jamaica (2)
* Japan (2)
* Kiribati (1)
* Laos (1)
* Lesotho (1)
* Macau (1)
* Marshall Islands (1)
* Micronesia (1)
* Montserrat (1)
* Nigeria (1)
* Palau (1)
* Poland (2)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
* San Marino (1)
* Solomon Islands (1)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (1)
* Spain (2)
* Thailand (2)
* Trinidad and Tobago (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* United Kingdom (1)
* United States (2)