# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.

## Medalists

| Gold | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block Ukraine (UKR) |
| Silver | Ekaterini Thanou Greece (GRE) |
| Bronze | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas (BAH) |

## Results
### Heats

First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
Wind: Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s, Heat 5: -0.6 m/s, Heat 6: -0.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.6 m/s, Heat 8: -0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 6 | Marion Jones | United States | 10.93 | DQ |
| 1 | 5 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.12 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Endurance Ojokolo | Nigeria | 11.13 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 3 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine | 11.14 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.26 | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 11.27 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 11.31 | Q |
| 7 | 7 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.35 | Q |
| | 1 | Kelli White | United States | 11.36 | DQ |
| 8 | 5 | Astia Walker | Jamaica | 11.36 | Q |
| 8 | 7 | Chryste Gaines | United States | 11.36 | Q |
| 10 | 4 | Myriam Leonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.37 | Q |
| 11 | 3 | Gabi Rockmeier | Germany | 11.38 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 11.39 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Marina Kislova | Russia | 11.39 | Q |
| 12 | 8 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 11.39 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Frederique Bangue | France | 11.41 | Q |
| 15 | 2 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.41 | Q |
| 15 | 7 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.41 | Q, SB |
| 18 | 6 | Marion Wagner | Germany | 11.43 | q |
| 19 | 1 | Natalya Safronnikova | Belarus | 11.44 | Q |
| 20 | 1 | Natalya Ignatova | Russia | 11.45 | Q |
| 20 | 8 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 11.45 | Q |
| 22 | 4 | Manuela Levorato | Italy | 11.46 | Q |
| 23 | 7 | Katia Benth | France | 11.47 | q |
| | 8 | Venolyn Clarke | Canada | 11.48 | DQ |
| 24 | 4 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 11.49 | Q |
| 24 | 7 | Liliana Allen | Mexico | 11.49 | q |
| 26 | 4 | Melanie Paschke | Germany | 11.51 | q |
| 27 | 1 | Natasha Mayers | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.52 | q |
| 27 | 3 | Marcia Richardson | Great Britain | 11.52 | q |
| 29 | 2 | Effrosini Patsou | Greece | 11.53 | q |
| 30 | 2 | Louise Ayetotche | Ivory Coast | 11.53 | |
| 31 | 6 | Shani Anderson | Great Britain | 11.54 | |
| 32 | 1 | Vida Nsiah | Ghana | 11.56 | SB |
| 33 | 4 | Dikeledi Moropane | South Africa | 11.63 | |
| 34 | 5 | Lyubov Perepelova | Uzbekistan | 11.65 | |
| 35 | 8 | Viktoriya Koviyreva | Kazakhstan | 11.86 | |
| 36 | 5 | Lerma Bulauitan | Philippines | 11.87 | |
| 37 | 3 | Peta-Gay Barrett | Jamaica | 11.88 | |
| 38 | 8 | Valma Bass | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.89 | |
| 39 | 8 | Kadiatou Camara | Mali | 11.89 | |
| 40 | 2 | Shamha Ahmed | Maldives | 12.27 | NR |
| 41 | 1 | Hermahayu | Indonesia | 12.51 | |
| 42 | 7 | Lai Choi Iok | Macau | 12.74 | |
| 43 | 2 | Aseel Danan | Jordan | 12.77 | |
| 44 | 5 | Shyrome Hughes | Anguilla | 12.99 | |
| 45 | 7 | Mari Paz Mosanga Motanga | Equatorial Guinea | 13.04 | |
| 46 | 6 | Marie-Jeanne Ceran-Jerusalemy | French Polynesia | 13.31 | |
| 47 | 6 | Ellysa William | Cook Islands | 13.37 | |
| 48 | 3 | Montserrat Pujol | Andorra | 13.38 | |
| 49 | 5 | Joanne Hallen | Samoa | 13.40 | |
| 50 | 4 | Peoria Koshiba | Palau | 13.50 | |
| 51 | 8 | Ana Pouhila | Tonga | 13.57 | |
| 52 | 3 | Twinsanne Sam | Federated States of Micronesia | 13.87 | |
| 53 | 1 | Detsalena Ollson | Nauru | 14.04 | |
| 54 | 4 | Priscilla Walenenea | Solomon Islands | 14.43 | |

### Quarterfinals

First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -3.4 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| | 1 | Marion Jones | United States | 10.97 | DQ |
| 1 | 4 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 10.97 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 3 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.08 | Q |
| | 4 | Kelli White | United States | 11.11 | DQ |
| 3 | 1 | Endurance Ojokolo | Nigeria | 11.13 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 11.14 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.15 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine | 11.16 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.24 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Manuela Levorato | Italy | 11.29 | q |
| 8 | 4 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 11.29 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Chryste Gaines | United States | 11.31 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | Natasha Mayers | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.31 | q |
| 10 | 1 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 11.33 | q, PB |
| 10 | 3 | Gabi Rockmeier | Germany | 11.33 | q |
| 12 | 1 | Alenka Bikar | Slovenia | 11.34 | |
| 13 | 2 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 11.35 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Frederique Bangue | France | 11.35 | |
| 17 | 4 | Astia Walker | Jamaica | 11.39 | |
| 18 | 4 | Natalya Safronnikova | Belarus | 11.40 | |
| 19 | 1 | Marion Wagner | Germany | 11.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | Martha Adusei | Canada | 11.43 | |
| 19 | 3 | Liliana Allen | Mexico | 11.43 | |
| 22 | 4 | Natalya Ignatova | Russia | 11.46 | |
| 23 | 4 | Katia Benth | France | 11.54 | |
| 24 | 2 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 11.56 | |
| 25 | 2 | Marina Kislova | Russia | 11.58 | |
| 26 | 4 | Marcia Richardson | Great Britain | 11.59 | |
| 27 | 2 | Melanie Paschke | Germany | 11.60 | |
| 28 | 2 | Abiodun Oyepitan | Great Britain | 11.61 | |
| 29 | 1 | Effrosini Patsou | Greece | 11.66 | |
| | 2 | Venolyn Clarke | Canada | 11.68 | DQ |

### Semifinals

First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
Wind: Heat 1: -2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine | 10.94 | Q |
| | 1 | Marion Jones | United States | 10.95 | DQ |
| 2 | 2 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 11.05 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 11.10 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Chryste Gaines | United States | 11.12 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 11.17 | Q |
| | 2 | Kelli White | United States | 11.19 | DQ |
| 6 | 1 | Endurance Ojokolo | Nigeria | 11.20 | |
| 7 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | Cameroon | 11.26 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 11.27 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Mary Onyali-Omagbemi | Nigeria | 11.29 | |
| 10 | 2 | Angela Williams | United States | 11.31 | |
| 11 | 2 | Natasha Mayers | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.35 | |
| 12 | 2 | Johanna Manninen | Finland | 11.46 | |
| 13 | 1 | Gabi Rockmeier | Germany | 11.48 | |
| 14 | 1 | Manuela Levorato | Italy | 11.50 | |

### Final

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | React | Time | Notes |
| | 4 | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block | Ukraine | 0.123 | 10.82 | WL |
| | 3 | Marion Jones | United States | 0.146 | 10.85 | DQ |
| | 5 | Ekaterini Thanou | Greece | 0.145 | 10.91 | SB |
| | 6 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 0.154 | 11.02 | |
| 4 | 1 | Chryste Gaines | United States | 0.141 | 11.06 | |
| 5 | 8 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 0.189 | 11.13 | |
| | 7 | Kelli White | United States | 0.151 | 11.15 | DQ |
| 6 | 2 | Mercy Nku | Nigeria | 0.142 | 11.17 | |