# 2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on 27 to 28 September 2019.

## Summary

The semi-finals were dominated by world leader Christian Coleman, who was allowed to compete despite missing three doping tests in the year due to a technicality, and blasted a 9.88 while no other qualifiers broke 10. The last time qualifier, Filippo Tortu, made the final by .001, running 10.101 over Tyquendo Tracey's 10.102, while Aaron Brown got in by placing second behind Coleman in heat 1 with 10.12.
In the final, defending champion Justin Gatlin got a good start to gain a step on the field, except Coleman got a better start, gaining that step on Gatlin. Unlike 2017, Coleman did not give ground back, extending his lead to a dominating victory in 9.76. A new personal best, world leading time for the season, that becomes the #6 time in history, just 0.02 seconds behind Gatlin's personal best. Returning to form, Andre De Grasse closed and nearly caught Gatlin at the line in 9.90, a new wind legal personal best.
At 37 years old, the world M35 record holder over 100m Justin Gatlin became the oldest athlete to ever medal in 100m in the World Championships history.

## 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 | Christian Coleman (USA) | 9.81 | Palo Alto, United States | 30 June 2019 |
| African Record | Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) | 9.85 | Doha, Qatar | 12 May 2006 |
| Asian Record | Femi Ogunode (QAT) | 9.91 | Wuhan, China | 4 June 2015 |
| Asian Record | Femi Ogunode (QAT) | 9.91 | Gainesville, United States | 22 April 2016 |
| Asian Record | Su Bingtian (CHN) | 9.91 | Madrid, Spain | 22 June 2018 |
| Asian Record | Su Bingtian (CHN) | 9.91 | Paris, France | 30 June 2018 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| South American Record | Robson da Silva (BRA) | 10.00A | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 July 1988 |
| European Record | Francis Obikwelu (POR) | 9.86 | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 |
| European Record | Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) | 9.86 | Saint-Denis, France | 4 July 2015 |
| European Record | Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) | 9.86 | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 7 June 2016 |
| 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 |
| Malawian | 10.72 | Stern Noel Liffa | MAW | 27 Sep 2019 |
| Bhutanese | 11.64 | Dinesh Kumar Dhakal | BHU | 27 Sep 2019 |
| World Leading | 9.76 | Christian Coleman | USA | 28 Sep 2019 |

## Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 10.10.

## Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+3), was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| 27 September | 16:35 | Preliminary round |
| 27 September | 18:05 | Heats |
| 28 September | 18:45 | Semi-finals |
| 28 September | 22:15 | Final |

## Results
### Preliminary round

The first athlete in each heat ( Q ) and the next five fastest ( q ) qualified for the first round proper. The overall results were as follows: Wind: P1:+0.1, P2:+0.4, P3:+0.3, P4:+0.0
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Taymir Burnet | Netherlands (NED) | 10.23 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kim Kuk-young | South Korea (KOR) | 10.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Xu Zhouzheng | China (CHN) | 10.35 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Ebrima Camara | Gambia (GAM) | 10.36 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Hakeem Huggins | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 10.49 | q |
| 6 | 4 | Banuve Tabakaucoro | Fiji (FIJ) | 10.56 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Jonathan Bardottier | Mauritius (MRI) | 10.61 | q |
| 8 | 1 | Owaab Barrow | Qatar (QAT) | 10.64 | q, PB |
| 9 | 2 | Ngan Ngoc Nghia | Vietnam (VIE) | 10.67 | q, SB |
| 10 | 2 | Yendountien Tiebekabe | Togo (TOG) | 10.69 | |
| 11 | 4 | Stern Noel Liffa | Malawi (MAW) | 10.72 | NR |
| 12 | 3 | Melique García | Honduras (HON) | 10.76 | |
| 13 | 2 | Brandon Jones | Belize (BIZ) | 10.88 | |
| 14 | 3 | Rossene Mpingo | DR Congo (COD) | 10.98 | PB |
| 15 | 4 | Jonah Harris | Nauru (NRU) | 11.01 | |
| 16 | 1 | Ronald Fotofili | Tonga (TGA) | 11.06 | |
| 17 | 1 | Saymon Rijo Morris | Anguilla (AIA) | 11.11 | PB |
| 18 | 2 | Paul Ma'Unikeni | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 11.29 | SB |
| 19 | 3 | Scott Fiti | Micronesia (FSM) | 11.34 | |
| 20 | 4 | Cheick Camara | Guinea (GUI) | 11.38 | PB |
| 21 | 1 | Said Gilani | Afghanistan (AFG) | 11.45 | SB |
| 22 | 3 | Bleu Perez | Guam (GUM) | 11.48 | SB |
| 23 | 2 | Tirioro Willie | Kiribati (KIR) | 11.57 | |
| 24 | 4 | Dinesh Kumar Dhakal | Bhutan (BHU) | 11.64 | NR |
| 25 | 4 | Nainoa Soto Thompson | American Samoa (ASA) | 11.66 | |
| 26 | 4 | Adrian Ililau | Palau (PLW) | 11.67 | |
| 27 | 1 | Tikove Piira | Cook Islands (COK) | 11.81 | |
| 28 | 3 | Don Motellang | Marshall Islands (MHL) | 11.89 | PB |
| 29 | 1 | Alpha Diagana | Mauritania (MTN) | 12.30 | PB |
| | 2 | Ahmed Ali | Sudan (SUD) | DNS | DNS |

### Heats

The first 3 in each heat ( Q ) and the next six fastest ( q ) qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows: Wind: H1:-0.3, H2:-0.8, H3:-0.8, H4:-0.3, H5:-0.3, H6:+0.1
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.98 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 10.01 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 10.06 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.07 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Marcell Jacobs | Italy (ITA) | 10.07 | Q |
| 6 | 4 | Jimmy Vicaut | France (FRA) | 10.08 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.08 | Q |
| 8 | 6 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 10.09 | Q |
| 9 | 5 | Paulo André de Oliveira | Brazil (BRA) | 10.11 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | Andre De Grasse | Canada (CAN) | 10.13 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Raymond Ekevwo | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.14 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Mike Rodgers | United States (USA) | 10.14 | Q |
| 13 | 4 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 10.14 | Q |
| 14 | 1 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 10.16 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Japan (JPN) | 10.18 | q |
| 16 | 3 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia (LBR) | 10.19 | Q |
| 16 | 1 | Xie Zhenye | China (CHN) | 10.19 | Q |
| 18 | 2 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.19 | Q |
| 19 | 5 | Filippo Tortu | Italy (ITA) | 10.20 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Taymir Burnet | Netherlands (NED) | 10.21 | q |
| 20 | 5 | Yuki Koike | Japan (JPN) | 10.21 | q |
| 22 | 4 | Su Bingtian | China (CHN) | 10.21 | q |
| 23 | 2 | Tyquendo Tracey | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.21 | q |
| 24 | 1 | Ojie Edoburun | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.23 | q |
| 25 | 1 | Christopher Belcher | United States (USA) | 10.23 | |
| 26 | 2 | Edward Osei-Nketia | New Zealand (NZL) | 10.24 | |
| 27 | 5 | Hassan Taftian | Iran (IRI) | 10.24 | |
| 28 | 3 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa (RSA) | 10.25 | |
| 29 | 5 | Thando Dlodlo | South Africa (RSA) | 10.25 | |
| 30 | 6 | Rodrigo do Nascimento | Brazil (BRA) | 10.25 | |
| 31 | 6 | Mario Burke | Barbados (BAR) | 10.31 | |
| 32 | 4 | Kim Kuk-young | South Korea (KOR) | 10.32 | |
| 33 | 3 | Cejhae Greene | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | 10.33 | |
| 34 | 3 | Joseph Amoah | Ghana (GHA) | 10.36 | |
| 35 | 6 | Lalu Muhammad Zohri | Indonesia (INA) | 10.36 | |
| 36 | 3 | Xu Zhouzheng | China (CHN) | 10.37 | |
| 37 | 1 | Kemar Hyman | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 10.37 | |
| 38 | 6 | Alex Wilson | Switzerland (SUI) | 10.38 | |
| 39 | 3 | Ebrima Camara | Gambia (GAM) | 10.38 | |
| 40 | 2 | Rohan Browning | Australia (AUS) | 10.40 | |
| 41 | 4 | Vitor Hugo dos Santos | Brazil (BRA) | 10.42 | |
| 42 | 2 | Usheoritse Itsekiri | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.46 | |
| 43 | 1 | Banuve Tabakaucoro | Fiji (FIJ) | 10.56 | |
| 44 | 4 | Hakeem Huggins | Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 10.62 | |
| 45 | 5 | Owaab Barrow | Qatar (QAT) | 12.82 | |
| | 5 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria (NGR) | DNS | DNS |
| | 2 | Jonathan Bardottier | Mauritius (MRI) | DNS | DNS |
| | 6 | Ngần Ngọc Nghĩa | Vietnam (VIE) | DNS | DNS |

### Semi-finals

The first 2 in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. Wind: S1:-0.3, S2:-0.3, S3:+0.8
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.88 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 10.01 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.05 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Andre De Grasse | Canada (CAN) | 10.07 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.09 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 10.09 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Filippo Tortu | Italy (ITA) | 10.11 | q |
| 8 | 3 | Tyquendo Tracey | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.11 | |
| 9 | 3 | Mike Rodgers | United States (USA) | 10.12 | |
| 10 | 1 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 10.12 | Q |
| 11 | 1 | Adam Gemili | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.13 | |
| 12 | 1 | Paulo André de Oliveira | Brazil (BRA) | 10.14 | |
| 13 | 2 | Xie Zhenye | China (CHN) | 10.14 | |
| 14 | 1 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | Japan (JPN) | 10.15 | |
| 15 | 3 | Yoshihide Kiryū | Japan (JPN) | 10.16 | |
| 16 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | France (FRA) | 10.16 | |
| 17 | 1 | Taymir Burnet | Netherlands (NED) | 10.18 | |
| 18 | 2 | Raymond Ekevwo | Nigeria (NGR) | 10.20 | |
| 19 | 1 | Marcell Jacobs | Italy (ITA) | 10.20 | |
| 20 | 2 | Ojie Edoburun | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.22 | |
| 21 | 1 | Su Bingtian | China (CHN) | 10.23 | |
| 22 | 2 | Yuki Koike | Japan (JPN) | 10.28 | |
| 23 | 2 | Emmanuel Matadi | Liberia (LBR) | 10.28 | |
| 24 | 3 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 10.34 | |

### Final

The final was started on 28 September at 22:15. Wind: +0.6
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Christian Coleman | United States (USA) | 9.76 | WL |
| | 3 | Justin Gatlin | United States (USA) | 9.89 | |
| | 6 | Andre De Grasse | Canada (CAN) | 9.90 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Akani Simbine | South Africa (RSA) | 9.93 | SB |
| 5 | 8 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica (JAM) | 9.97 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zharnel Hughes | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 10.03 | |
| 7 | 2 | Filippo Tortu | Italy (ITA) | 10.07 | SB |
| 8 | 9 | Aaron Brown | Canada (CAN) | 10.08 | |