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

These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 84 participating athletes, with eleven qualifying heats, five quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 5 August 2001 at 17:35h.

## Medalists

| Gold | Maurice Greene United States (USA) |
| Silver | Bernard Williams United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.79 | June 16, 1999 | Athens, Greece |
| Event Record | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.80 | August 22, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Season Best | Ato Boldon (TTO) | 9.88 | July 13, 2001 | Oslo, Norway |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.82 |
| | Bernard Williams (USA) | 9.94 |
| | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 9.98 |
| 4. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 9.99 |
| 5. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 10.07 |
| 6. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 10.11 |
| 7. | Abdul Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 10.24 |
| — | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 9.85 (DQ) |

## Semi-final

* Held on Sunday 5 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 10.01 |
| 2. | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 10.12 |
| 3. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 10.12 |
| 4. | Abdul Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 10.17 |
| 5. | Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) | 10.26 |
| 6. | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 10.33 |
| 7. | Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) | 10.33 |
| 8. | Troy Douglas (NED) | 10.47 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Bernard Williams (USA) | 10.06 |
| 2. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 10.10 |
| 3. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 10.24 |
| 4. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 10.29 |
| 5. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.31 |
| 6. | Matthew Shirvington (AUS) | 10.32 |
| 7. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 11.39 |
| — | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.07 (DQ) |

## Quarter-finals

* Held on Saturday 4 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 10.00 |
| 2. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 10.06 |
| 3. | Troy Douglas (NED) | 10.09 |
| 4. | Morne Nagel (RSA) | 10.20 |
| 5. | John Ertzgard (NOR) | 10.25 |
| 6. | Nicolas Macrozonaris (CAN) | 10.28 |
| 7. | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (ISR) | 10.28 |
| | Tim Montgomery (USA) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.88 |
| 2. | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 10.06 |
| 3. | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 10.11 |
| 4. | Cláudio Roberto Sousa (BRA) | 10.26 |
| 5. | Serge Bengono (CMR) | 10.27 |
| 6. | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 10.42 |
| 7. | Mathew Quinn (RSA) | 10.46 |
| — | Llewelyn Bredwood (JAM) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) | 9.97 |
| 2. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.03 |
| 3. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.11 |
| 4. | Tommi Hartonen (FIN) | 10.21 |
| 5. | Salem Mubarak Al-Yami (KSA) | 10.21 |
| 6. | Fabrice Calligny (FRA) | 10.22 |
| 7. | Eric Pacome N'Dri (CIV) | 10.29 |
| 8. | Tim Goebel (GER) | 10.31 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 9.97 |
| 2. | Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) | 10.06 |
| 3. | Abdul Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 10.11 |
| 4. | Aham Okeke (NOR) | 10.15 |
| 5. | Jamal Abdullah Al-Saffar (KSA) | 10.17 |
| 6. | Piotr Balcerzak (POL) | 10.33 |
| 7. | David Patros (FRA) | 10.34 |
| — | Antoine Boussombo (GAB) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Bernard Williams (USA) | 9.95 |
| 2. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 10.09 |
| 3. | Matthew Shirvington (AUS) | 10.14 |
| 4. | Kenneth Andam (GHA) | 10.26 |
| 5. | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 10.28 |
| 6. | Chinedu Oriala (NGR) | 10.30 |
| 7. | Jaycey Harper (TRI) | 10.45 |
| 8. | Ibrahim Meité (CIV) | 10.48 |

## Heats

* Held on Saturday 4 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 10.30 |
| 2. | Fabrice Calligny (FRA) | 10.32 |
| 3. | Kenneth Andam (GHA) | 10.40 |
| 4. | Morne Nagel (RSA) | 10.49 |
| 5. | Wai Hung Chiang (HKG) | 10.85 |
| 6. | Diego Ferreira (PAR) | 10.97 |
| 7. | Philam Garcia (GUM) | 11.12 |
| 8. | Trevor Misipeka (ASA) | 14.28 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Abdul Aziz Zakari (GHA) | 10.26 |
| 2. | Troy Douglas (NED) | 10.35 |
| 3. | Llewelyn Bredwood (JAM) | 10.43 |
| 4. | Anthony Ferro (BEL) | 10.53 |
| 5. | Idrissa Sanou (BUR) | 10.60 |
| 6. | Matarr Njie (GAM) | 10.95 |
| 7. | Dylan Menzies (NFK) | 11.57 |
| — | Mahbub Alam (BAN) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Matthew Shirvington (AUS) | 10.29 |
| 2. | Jamal Abdullah Al-Saffar (KSA) | 10.31 |
| 3. | Chinedu Oriala (NGR) | 10.32 |
| 4. | Lindel Frater (JAM) | 10.57 |
| 5. | Sherwin James (DMA) | 10.76 |
| 6. | Gian Nicola Berardi (SMR) | 10.76 |
| 7. | Asif Hameed (PAK) | 10.84 |
| — | Roman Cress (MHL) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Bernard Williams (USA) | 10.20 |
| 2. | Christian Malcolm (GBR) | 10.24 |
| 3. | Tommi Hartonen (FIN) | 10.32 |
| 4. | David Patros (FRA) | 10.38 |
| 5. | Ricardo Alves (POR) | 10.55 |
| 6. | Vahagn Javakhyan (ARM) | 10.92 |
| 7. | Rommel Espera (MNP) | 12.21 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 10.33 |
| 2. | Serge Bengono (CMR) | 10.36 |
| 3. | Antoine Boussombo (GAB) | 10.38 |
| 4. | Reanchai Seehawong (THA) | 10.53 |
| 5. | Francesco Scuderi (ITA) | 10.53 |
| 6. | Gibrilla Pato Bangura (SLE) | 10.86 |
| 7. | Zakaria Messaiké (LIB) | 10.96 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Nobuharu Asahara (JPN) | 10.25 |
| 2. | John Ertzgard (NOR) | 10.42 |
| 3. | Mathew Quinn (RSA) | 10.43 |
| 4. | Eric Pacome N'Dri (CIV) | 10.47 |
| 5. | Jaycey Harper (TRI) | 10.48 |
| 6. | Deodato Freitas (STP) | 11.09 |
| 7. | Bourgnasit Chanthachack (LAO) | 11.59 |
| | Arman HJ Sanip (BRU) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.28 |
| 2. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.30 |
| 3. | Ibrahim Meité (CIV) | 10.45 |
| 4. | Sayon Cooper (LBR) | 10.62 |
| 5. | Rashid Chouhal (MLT) | 10.71 |
| 6. | Ruslan Rusidze (GEO) | 10.83 |
| 7. | Sani Biao (TOG) | 11.00 |
| — | Freddy Mayola (CUB) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
| 1. | Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR) | 10.21 |
| 2. | Gennadiy Chernovol (KAZ) | 10.34 |
| 3. | Salem Mubarak Al-Yami (KSA) | 10.34 |
| 4. | Akihiro Yasui (JPN) | 10.51 |
| 5. | Denis Daniel Gutiérrez (NCA) | 10.99 |
| — | Dam Phirum (CAM) | DNS |
| — | Curtis Johnson (USA) | DNS |
| — | Justino Sampaio (GBS) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 9 | TIME |
| 1. | Uchenna Emedolu (NGR) | 10.18 |
| 2. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 10.27 |
| 3. | Aham Okeke (NOR) | 10.35 |
| 4. | Tim Goebel (GER) | 10.42 |
| 5. | Tsai Meng-Lin (TPE) | 10.57 |
| 6. | Mohd Roache (SAM) | 10.78 |
| 7. | John Howard (FSM) | 11.05 |
| 8. | Sesi Salt (TGA) | 11.85 |
| RANK | HEAT 10 | TIME |
| 1. | Cláudio Roberto Sousa (BRA) | 10.41 |
| 2. | Nicolas Macrozonaris (CAN) | 10.43 |
| 3. | Piotr Balcerzak (POL) | 10.45 |
| 4. | Hiroyasu Tsuchie (JPN) | 10.54 |
| 5. | Philemon Roy (VAN) | 11.41 |
| 6. | David Lightbourne (TCA) | 11.53 |
| — | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 9.92 (DQ) |
| RANK | HEAT 11 | TIME |
| 1. | Ato Boldon (TRI) | 10.13 |
| 2. | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | 10.20 |
| 3. | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (ISR) | 10.42 |
| 4. | Oumar Loum (SEN) | 10.50 |
| 5. | Andrew Konai (SOL) | 11.10 |
| 6. | Harmon Harmon (COK) | 11.37 |
| — | Hely Ollarves (VEN) | DNS |