2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 22 and 23 August.
Summary
had the world leading time in 2015. Gatlin ran 9.83 s in the heats and 9.77 s in the semi-final. Reigning champion Usain Bolt ran times of 9.96 s in both rounds. Jimmy Vicaut and Su Bingtian qualified for the final with tied fastest loser times of 9.986 s, so there were 9 competitors in the final.In the final, Bolt finished one hundredth of a second ahead of Gatlin in a time of 9.79 s.
There was a tie for third place, with Andre De Grasse and Trayvon Bromell both finishing in 9.911 s, and two bronze medals were awarded.
At 39 years, 139 days old, Kim Collins became the oldest ever competitor for the men's 100 m.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:| World record | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | |
| Championship record | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | |
| World Leading | 9.74 | Doha, Qatar | 15 May 2015 | |
| African Record | 9.85 | Doha, Qatar | 12 May 2006 | |
| Asian Record | 9.91 | Wuhan, China | 4 June 2015 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 | |
| South American Record | 10.00 | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 July 1988 | |
| European Record | 9.86 | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 | |
| European Record | 9.86 | Saint-Denis, France | 4 July 2015 | |
| Oceanian record | 9.93 | Mito, Japan | 5 May 2003 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Preliminary round
Qualification: Best 3 and next 3 fastest qualify for the next round.Wind:
Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Barakat Al-Harthi | 10.31 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Banuve Tabakaucoro | 10.50 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Jeffrey Vanan | 10.55 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Hassan Saaid | 10.56 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Holder da Silva | 10.58 | , | |
| 6 | 2 | Rodman Teltull | 10.71 | , | |
| 7 | 1 | Mohamed Fakhri Ismail | 10.73 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Yendountien Tiebekabe | 10.76 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Mark Anderson | 10.84 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Yaspi Boby | 10.85 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf | 10.92 | , | |
| 12 | 2 | Riste Pandev | 10.94 | ||
| 13 | 1 | João de Barros | 11.07 | ||
| 14 | 1 | La Shondra David Mosa'ati | 11.08 | ||
| 15 | 3 | Rossene Mpingo | 11.10 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Mohamed Lamine Dansoko | 11.11 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Masbah Ahmmed | 11.13 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Womel Brandy Mento | 11.17 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Grégory Bradai | 11.29 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Jidou El Moctar | 11.30 | ||
| 21 | 1 | Leong Wang Kuong | 11.31 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Claytus Taqimama | 11.58 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Etimoni Timuani | 11.72 | ||
| 24 | 1 | Dagiero Dagiero | 11.81 | ||
| 25 | 2 | Kimwaua Makin | 11.98 | ||
| 26 | 2 | Tashi Dendup | 12.15 | ||
| 2 | Béranger-Aymard Bossé |
Heats
Qualification: Best 3 and next 3 fastest qualify for the next round.Wind:
Heat 1: −0.1 m/s, Heat 2: −1.4 m/s, Heat 3: −0.3 m/s, Heat 4: +0.5 m/s, Heat 5: +0.3 m/s, Heat 6: +2.1 m/s, Heat 7: −0.2 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Justin Gatlin | 9.83 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.91 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Jimmy Vicaut | 9.92 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Asafa Powell | 9.95 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Usain Bolt | 9.96 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Mike Rodgers | 9.97 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Andre De Grasse | 9.99 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Femi Ogunode | 9.99 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Ramon Gittens | 10.02 | , | |
| 10 | 1 | Su Bingtian | 10.03 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Aaron Brown | 10.03 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Jak Ali Harvey | 10.04 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Chijindu Ujah | 10.05 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Ben Youssef Meïté | 10.05 | , = | |
| 15 | 7 | Churandy Martina | 10.06 | , | |
| 16 | 6 | Henricho Bruintjies | 10.07 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Akani Simbine | 10.09 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Hassan Taftian | 10.10 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Tyson Gay | 10.11 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Richard Kilty | 10.12 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Levi Cadogan | 10.12 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Zhang Peimeng | 10.13 | ||
| 23 | 5 | James Dasaolu | 10.13 | ||
| 24 | 4 | Julian Reus | 10.14 | ||
| 25 | 1 | Kei Takase | 10.15 | ||
| 26 | 6 | Kim Collins | 10.16 | ||
| 27 | 2 | Nickel Ashmeade | 10.19 | ||
| 28 | 7 | Yancarlos Martínez | 10.19 | ||
| 29 | 1 | Justyn Warner | 10.20 | ||
| 30 | 6 | Aziz Ouhadi | 10.22 | ||
| 31 | 4 | Antoine Adams | 10.23 | ||
| 32 | 2 | Christophe Lemaitre | 10.24 | ||
| 33 | 4 | Barakat Al-Harthi | 10.24 | ||
| 34 | 7 | Reza Ghasemi | 10.25 | ||
| 35 | 5 | Hua Wilfried Koffi | 10.29 | ||
| 36 | 6 | Yazaldes Nascimento | 10.29 | ||
| 37 | 2 | Sven Knipphals | 10.31 | ||
| 38 | 2 | Kemar Hyman | 10.32 | ||
| 39 | 5 | Brijesh Lawrence | 10.40 | ||
| 40 | 1 | Jacques Riparelli | 10.41 | ||
| 41 | 5 | Banuve Tabakaucoro | 10.41 | ||
| 42 | 7 | Hassan Saaid | 10.42 | ||
| 43 | 1 | Kim Kuk-young | 10.48 | ||
| 44 | 3 | Jeffrey Vanan | 10.57 | ||
| 45 | 1 | Yaspi Boby | 10.65 | ||
| 46 | 2 | Holder da Silva | 10.68 | ||
| 47 | 2 | Rodman Teltull | 10.72 | ||
| 48 | 7 | Mohamed Fakhri Ismail | 10.72 | ||
| 49 | 3 | Yendountien Tiebekabe | 10.74 | ||
| 50 | 3 | Keston Bledman | 10.75 | ||
| 51 | 4 | Mark Anderson | 10.87 | ||
| 52 | 6 | Mahamat Goubaye Youssouf | 10.92 | ||
| 53 | 5 | Riste Pandev | 11.31 | ||
| 2 | Anaso Jobodwana | ||||
| 4 | Mosito Lehata | ||||
| 4 | Rondel Sorrillo |
Semifinals
Qualification: Best 2 and next 2 fastest qualify for the final.Wind:
Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: −0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Gatlin | 9.77 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Mike Rodgers | 9.86 | , | |
| 3 | 1 | Usain Bolt | 9.96 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Andre De Grasse | 9.96 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Tyson Gay | 9.96 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Asafa Powell | 9.97 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | 9.99 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.99 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Su Bingtian | 9.99 | , = | |
| 10 | 2 | Femi Ogunode | 10.00 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Akani Simbine | 10.02 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Ramon Gittens | 10.04 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Chijindu Ujah | 10.05 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Nickel Ashmeade | 10.06 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Jak Ali Harvey | 10.08 | ||
| 16 | 3 | Churandy Martina | 10.09 | ||
| 17 | 2 | Aaron Brown | 10.15 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Ben Youssef Meïté | 10.17 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Levi Cadogan | 10.19 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Christophe Lemaitre | 10.20 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Hassan Taftian | 10.20 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Richard Kilty | 10.20 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Henricho Bruintjies | 10.21 | ||
| 24 | 1 | Julian Reus | 10.28 |
Final
The final was started at 21:15.Wind: −0.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 5 | Usain Bolt | 9.79 | |||
| 7 | Justin Gatlin | 9.80 | |||
| 3 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.92 | |||
| 9 | Andre De Grasse | 9.92 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Mike Rodgers | 9.94 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tyson Gay | 10.00 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Asafa Powell | 10.00 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jimmy Vicaut | 10.00 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Su Bingtian | 10.06 |