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Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

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Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
VenueStade de France, Paris, France[1]
Dates
  • 2 August 2024 (preliminary round)
  • 2 August 2024 (round 1)
  • 3 August 2024 (semi-finals)
  • 3 August 2024 (final)
Competitors91 from 73 nations
Winning time10.72
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sha'Carri Richardson  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melissa Jefferson  United States
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The women's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the twenty-third time that the women's 100 metres has been contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking. Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal after taking gold in the final.

Summary

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There were a lot of candidates for favorite in the Women's 100 but Double defending Champion, #2 of all time Elaine Thompson-Herah was unable to defend her Olympic titles from 2016 and 2020, as an achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the Jamaican Olympic trials, thus not allowing her to qualify for these games;[2] returning bronze medalist Shericka Jackson pulled out after suffering a cramp in a tune up race in Hungary to "protect my body" for her primary event, the 200 metres;[3] American collegiate surprise Jacious Sears =#16 held the fastest time of the year for over two months, was injured in the SEC Championships and couldn't make the US Trials.[4]

Reigning World champion, Sha'Carri Richardson, tied with Jackson for #6 of all time, won the US Trials. Teenager Tia Clayton won the Jamaican Trials ahead of #3 of all time, 37 year old Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. Perennial contender, newly hyphenated Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith , #8 of all time, now eligible for the Masters Division is back as a 35 year old. And two months before the Olympics, former double NCAA Champion Julien Alfred moved into a tie for #23 of all time.[5]

There was an early Preliminary round to give athletes representing countries without a qualified athlete a chance to compete. No Preliminary qualifiers advanced out of the heats. The veterans ran fast in the first round, Ta Lou-Smith had the fastest time with 10.87 with Fraser-Pryce tied with Daryll Neita for the next fastest at 10.92. In the semi-finals, Fraser-Pryce did not show up to the start line due to an undisclosed injury.[6] Alfred had the fastest qualifying time 10.84, Richardson and Clayton shared the next best at 10.89.[7]

In the final, Alfred got out to a quick start, her rapid acceleration taking a clear lead in the first 10 metres. Next to her, Richardson gave up .08 just in reaction time, putting her dead last at the same point. As Alfred expanded her lead, a row of chasers formed across the track; Mujinga Kambundji, Clayton, Melissa Jefferson and Neita. Ta Lou-Smith was struggling and would stop running by 40 metres. Richardson was into her running form and was starting to pick off runners from the back. Richardson passed the row, still focused on Alfred but the gap was way too much to make up. She turned off the power and coasted the last three steps.[8] Jefferson was able to separate from the others for a clear third. Alfred ran a new personal best, 10.72;[9][10] a national record and the first ever gold medal for St. Lucia. Her time moved her up to tie Ta Lou for the #8 performer in history.

Background

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The women's 100 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1928. The 100 metres is considered one of the blue ribbon events of the Olympics and is among the highest profile competitions at the games. It is the most prestigious 100 metres race at an elite level and is the shortest sprinting competition at the Olympics.

Global records before the 2024 Summer Olympics
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49[11] Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
Olympic record  Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM) 10.61 Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021
World leading  Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) 10.71[12] Eugene, United States 22 June 2024
Area records before the 2024 Summer Olympics[13]
Area record Athlete (nation) Time (s)
Africa (records)  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) 10.72
Asia (records)  Li Xuemei (CHN) 10.79
Europe (records)  Christine Arron (FRA) 10.73
North, Central America
and Caribbean
(records)
 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49 WR
Oceania (records)  Zoe Hobbs (NZL) 10.96
South America (records)  Rosângela Santos (BRA) 10.91

Qualification

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For the women's 100 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.[14] 48 athletes qualified for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 11.07 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.[14] Additionally, universality places were given to NOCs that had not qualified athletes in any other event.

Results

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Preliminary round

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The preliminary round was held on 2 August, starting at 10:35 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1] Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) advance to round 1.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Natacha Ngoye  Republic of the Congo 11.34 Q
2 5 Alessandra Gasparelli  San Marino 11.62 Q
3 8 Xenia Hiebert  Paraguay 11.77 Q
4 3 Valentina Meredova  Turkmenistan 12.01 q, SB
5 9 Samira Awali Boubacar  Niger 12.06 PB
6 2 Silina Pha Aphay  Laos 12.45 SB
7 6 Sydney Francisco  Palau 13.15
8 7 Salam Bouha Ahamdy  Mauritania 13.71 PB
1 Lucia Morris  South Sudan DNF
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 7 Trần Thị Nhi Yến  Vietnam 11.81 Q
2 6 Halle Hazzard  Grenada 11.88 Q
3 4 Zhang Bo-ya  Chinese Taipei 11.99 Q
4 5 Regine Tugade-Watson  Guam 12.02 q
5 2 Lika Kharchilava  Georgia 12.37
6 9 Faiqa Riaz  Pakistan 12.49 PB
7 8 Mazoon Al-Alawi  Oman 12.58 SB
8 3 Filomenaleonisa Iakopo  American Samoa 12.78 NR
9 1 Mariam Kareem  United Arab Emirates 13.26 PB
Wind: 0.0 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Gorete Semedo  São Tomé and Príncipe 11.44 Q
2 6 Guadalupe Torrez  Bolivia 11.60 Q
3 2 Leonie Beu  Papua New Guinea 11.63 Q, PB
4 1 María Carmona  Nicaragua 11.88 q, NR
5 7 Safiatou Acquaviva  Guinea 11.97 q, NR
6 5 Chloe David  Vanuatu 12.44 PB
7 3 Shahd Ashraf  Qatar 12.53 PB
8 4 Alisar Youssef  Syria 12.93 PB
9 8 Kimia Yousofi  Afghanistan 13.42
Wind: +1.1 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Zahria Allers-Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.73 Q
2 8 Asimenye Simwaka  Malawi 11.78 Q
3 6 Mariandrée Chacón  Guatemala 11.90 Q
4 1 Georgiana Sesay  Sierra Leone 11.99 q
5 5 Naomi Akakpo  Togo 12.34 PB
6 7 Marie-Charlotte Gastaud  Monaco 12.41 PB
7 2 Sefora Ada Eto  Equatorial Guinea 13.63 PB
8 4 Temalini Manatoa  Tuvalu 14.04 PB
9 3 Sharon Firisua  Solomon Islands 14.31 PB
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Round 1

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Round 1 was held on 2 August, starting at 11:50 (UTC+2) in the morning.[1] Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States 10.94 Q
2 8 Patrizia Van Der Weken  Luxembourg 11.14 Q
3 7 Bree Masters  Australia 11.26 Q, SB
4 5 Jacqueline Madogo  Canada 11.27
5 3 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo  Portugal 11.38
6 9 Tristan Evelyn  Barbados 11.55
7 4 Trần Thị Nhi Yến  Vietnam 11.79
8 1 Asimenye Simwaka  Malawi 11.91
9 2 Thelma Davies  Liberia 12.05
Wind: +0.1 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 9 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 10.95 Q
2 6 Zoe Hobbs  New Zealand 11.08 Q, SB
3 2 Zaynab Dosso  Italy 11.30 Q
4 4 Michelle-Lee Ahye  Trinidad and Tobago 11.33
5 8 Yunisleidy García  Cuba 11.37
6 1 Gorete Semedo  São Tomé and Príncipe 11.43
7 5 Olivia Fotopoulou  Cyprus 11.50
8 7 Destiny Smith-Barnett  Liberia 11.99
9 3 Georgiana Sesay  Sierra Leone 12.15
Wind: -0.8 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 10.92 Q, SB
2 9 Melissa Jefferson  United States 10.96 Q
3 4 Boglárka Takács  Hungary 11.10 Q, NR
4 5 Karolína Maňasová  Czech Republic 11.11 q, PB
5 1 Gémima Joseph  France 11.13
6 6 Ella Connolly  Australia 11.29
7 8 Magdalena Stefanowicz  Poland 11.47
8 2 Guadalupe Torrez  Bolivia 11.68
9 7 Zhang Bo-ya  Chinese Taipei 11.88 SB
Wind: +1.5 m/s

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Audrey Leduc  Canada 10.95 Q, NR
2 8 Tia Clayton  Jamaica 11.00 Q
3 1 Imani Lansiquot  Great Britain 11.10 Q
4 6 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast 11.17 =PB
5 5 Julia Henriksson  Sweden 11.26
6 9 Ge Manqi  China 11.45
7 2 Alessandra Gasparelli  San Marino 11.54 NR
8 3 Vitória Cristina Rosa  Brazil 12.02
9 7 Safiatou Acquaviva  Guinea 12.07
Wind: +1.2 m/s

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 3 Ewa Swoboda  Poland 10.99 Q, SB
2 2 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 11.01 Q
3 5 Rosemary Chukwuma  Nigeria 11.26 Q
4 6 Ana Carolina Azevedo  Brazil 11.32
5 7 Géraldine Frey  Switzerland 11.34
6 4 Ángela Tenorio  Ecuador 11.35
7 8 Farzaneh Fasihi  Iran 11.51
8 1 Leonie Beu  Papua New Guinea 11.73
9 9 Mariandrée Chacón  Guatemala 12.06
Wind: +1.0 m/s

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Heat 6

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 5 Twanisha Terry  United States 11.15 Q
2 3 Shashalee Forbes  Jamaica 11.19 Q
3 4 Leah Bertrand  Trinidad and Tobago 11.27 Q
4 1 Salomé Kora  Switzerland 11.35
5 6 Cecilia Tamayo-Garza  Mexico 11.39
6 8 Viktória Forster  Slovakia 11.44 SB
7 7 Lotta Kemppinen  Finland 11.56
8 2 Zahria Allers-Liburd  Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.89
9 9 María Carmona  Nicaragua 12.00
Wind: -0.4 m/s

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Heat 7

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 1 Gina Bass-Bittaye  The Gambia 11.01 Q
2 4 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 11.05 Q
3 6 Delphine Nkansa  Belgium 11.20 Q, =PB
4 5 Polyniki Emmanouilidou  Greece 11.25
5 7 Rebekka Haase  Germany 11.28
6 3 Tima Seikeseye Godbless  Nigeria 11.33
7 8 Veronica Shanti Pereira  Singapore 11.63
8 2 Halle Hazzard  Grenada 11.70
9 9 Xenia Hiebert  Paraguay 11.82
Wind: -0.2 m/s

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Heat 8

Heat 8

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 2 Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith  Ivory Coast 10.87 Q, SB
2 7 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica 10.92 Q
3 4 Gina Lückenkemper  Germany 11.08 Q
4 6 Rani Rosius  Belgium 11.10 q, PB
5 8 Gladymar Torres  Puerto Rico 11.12 q, NR
6 3 Natacha Ngoye  Republic of the Congo 11.36
7 5 Joella Lloyd  Antigua and Barbuda 11.37
8 1 Regine Tugade-Watson  Guam 11.87
9 9 Valentina Meredova  Turkmenistan 11.95 SB
Wind: +0.8 m/s

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Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were held on 3 August, starting at 19:50 (UTC+2) in the evening.[27] Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 4 Melissa Jefferson  United States 10.99 Q
2 7 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith  Ivory Coast 11.01 Q
3 8 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 11.05 q
4 6 Ewa Swoboda  Poland 11.08
5 5 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain 11.10
6 3 Shashalee Forbes  Jamaica 11.20
7 9 Boglárka Takács  Hungary 11.26
8 2 Rani Rosius  Belgium 11.29
9 1 Zaynab Dosso  Italy 11.34
Wind: +0.1 m/s

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 10.84 Q
2 7 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States 10.89 Q
3 4 Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye  The Gambia 11.10
4 8 Patrizia van der Weken  Luxembourg 11.13
5 3 Imani-Lara Lansiquot  Great Britain 11.21
6 9 Gladymar Torres  Puerto Rico 11.33
7 2 Bree Masters  Australia 11.34
8 1 Rosemary Chukwuma  Nigeria 11.39
5 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica DNS
Wind: -0.1 m/s

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 6 Tia Clayton  Jamaica 10.89 Q
2 4 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 10.97 Q
3 7 Twanisha Terry  United States 11.07 q
4 8 Gina Lückenkemper  Germany 11.09
5 5 Audrey Leduc  Canada 11.10
6 3 Zoe Hobbs  New Zealand 11.13
7 9 Delphine Nkansa  Belgium 11.28
8 2 Karolína Maňasová  Czech Republic 11.35
9 1 Leah Bertrand  Trinidad and Tobago 11.37
Wind: +0.2 m/s

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Final

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The final was held on 3 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening.[1][9]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia 10.72 NR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States 10.87
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Melissa Jefferson  United States 10.92
4 8 Daryll Neita  Great Britain 10.96
5 9 Twanisha Terry  United States 10.97
6 2 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland 10.99
7 4 Tia Clayton  Jamaica 11.04
8 3 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith  Ivory Coast 13.84

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