Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres event at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadionul Naţional in Bucharest on 21 and 22 July 1981.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Mel Lattany United States
|
Calvin Smith United States
|
Ernest Obeng Ghana
|
Results
Heats
Wind:
Heat 1: -1.9 m/s, Heat 2: +1.9 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s, Heat 5: ? m/s, Heat 6: +0.7 m/s, Heat 7: ? m/s[1]
[2]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Mel Lattany | United States |
10.40 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Leandro Peñalver |  Cuba |
10.81 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Hirohito Yamazaki |  Japan |
10.97 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana |
10.62 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Narracott |  Australia |
10.69 | Q[3] |
| 3 | 2 | Brahim Badi |  Algeria |
10.89 | Q |
| 1 | 3 | Philippe Lejoncour |  France |
10.65 | Q[4] |
| 2 | 3 | Tomás González | Cuba |
10.66 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | José Carbonell |  Spain |
10.82 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Sclever |  Romania |
10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jesús Cabrera |  Puerto Rico |
10.76 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Nayara |  Brazil |
10.80 | Q |
| 1 | 5 | Calvin Smith | United States |
10.29 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Nikolay Sidorov |  Soviet Union |
10.38 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | László Babály |  Hungary |
10.66 | Q |
| 1 | 6 | Théophile Nkounkou |  Republic of the Congo |
10.55 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Diego Nodari |  Italy |
10.73 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Javier Martínez | Spain |
10.75 | Q |
| 6 | 6 | Don Wright | Australia |
11.25 | [3] |
| 1 | 7 | Cameron Sharp |  Great Britain |
10.66 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Stefano Curini | Italy |
10.75 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Andrey Shlyapnikov | Soviet Union |
10.76 | Q |
| 4 | ? | Gabriel Brothier | France |
10.81 | q, +0.3[4] |
Semifinals
Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.5 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s[1][5]
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Calvin Smith | United States |
10.21 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Philippe Lejoncour | France |
10.52 | Q[4] |
| 1 | 2 | Ernest Obeng | Ghana |
10.36 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Nikolay Sidorov | Soviet Union |
10.43 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | István Nagy | Hungary |
10.49 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Cameron Sharp | Great Britain |
10.50 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Gabriel Brothier | France |
10.77 | [4] |
| 1 | 3 | Mel Lattany | United States |
10.19 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Théophile Nkounkou | Republic of the Congo |
10.46 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Narracott | Australia |
10.70 | [3] |
Final
Wind: -0.5 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Mel Lattany | United States |
10.18 | |
 |
Calvin Smith | United States |
10.26 | |
 |
Ernest Obeng | Ghana |
10.37 | |
| 4 | Nikolay Sidorov | Soviet Union |
10.40 | |
| 5 | Théophile Nkounkou | Republic of the Congo |
10.45 | |
| 6 | István Nagy | Hungary |
10.45 | |
| 7 | Philippe Lejoncour | France |
10.51 | |
| 8 | Cameron Sharp | Great Britain |
10.54 |
References
- ^ a b Year list
- ^ "Jury achter Comaneci" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 22 July 1981. p. 9.
- ^ a b c Australian results
- ^ a b c d French results
- ^ "Pont valt uit op Universiade" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 23 July 1981. p. 9.
- ^ "Final results". The Town Talk. 23 July 1981. p. 30. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Final results". United Press International. 22 July 1981. Retrieved 9 February 2020.