Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Podium
VenueOlympic Stadium
Date3–4 August
Competitors79 from 67 nations
Winning time10.75
Medalists
 
 
 
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The women's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August.[1]

In the preliminary round, Toea Wisil was the most impressive, winning with a relaxed 11.60 into a -1.6 mps wind, while Noor Hussain Al-Malki's Olympic experience lasted just the first steps out of the blocks before she pulled up. Qualifying into the next rounds, Wisil beat triple world champion Allyson Felix and the rest of her heat out of the blocks and came with in .05 of reaching the semi-final round, from the previously unqualified preliminary round. Carmelita Jeter ran hard for her second best time of the season to easily lead the round. Her training partner Blessing Okagbare left an impression by outrunning Tianna Madison for the second best time. Defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce exerted minimal effort to secure the fourth best qualifying time.

The semi-final round qualifiers was virtual mirror image of the previous evening's heats, the same top athletes with Jeter again posting a 10.83 and 11.01 the number 8 time. Ezinne Okparaebo's Norwegian national record 11.10 left her two places out of qualifying.

In the final, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led from the gun. While she failed to achieve the remarkable separation from four years previously, her finishing speed kept her ahead of Jeter and the rest of the field trying to chase her down. Veronica Campbell-Brown added to her career medal haul with the bronze medal.

Jeter's time was the fastest non-winning time in Olympic history. In fact, all non-winning places 2-4 were the fastest for that place. This was the second race in history to place 5 runners under 10.90 (the other being the 1992 Olympic final). Only the third in history to place two under 10.80 (the others being the 1999 World Championships and the 2009 World Championships 100m final).[2]

Competition format

The women's 100 m competition started with a preliminary round consisting of athletes who did not achieved the minimum qualifying standards.[3] The top ten competitors from the preliminary round then joined the remaining competitors in the next round, the heats. The top 3 fastest competitors from each race of the seven heats qualified for the semifinals along with the three fastest overall non-qualifiers. A total of eight competitors qualified for the final from the semifinals.[3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
Olympic record 10.62 Seoul, Korea 24 September 1988
2012 World leading  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.70 Kingston, Jamaica 29 June 2012

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Friday, 3 August 2012 10:40
19:05
Preliminaries
Round 1
Saturday, 4 August 2012 19:35
21:55
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Preliminaries

[4]

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Feta Ahamada Comoros 11.81 Q
2 Dana Abdul Razak Iraq 11.91 Q
3 Bamab Napo Togo 12.24 q, PB
4 Chauzje Choosha Zambia 12.29 PB
5 Afa Ismail Maldives 12.52 PB
6 Rima Taha Jordan 12.66 PB
7 Aissata Toure Guinea 13.25
8 Kaingaue David Kiribati 13.61 PB
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Heat 2

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Delphine Atangana Cameroon 11.71 Q
2 Kaina Martinez Belize 11.81 Q
3 Diane Borg Malta 12.00 q
4 Shinoona Salah Al-Habsi Oman 12.45
5 Cristina Llovera Andorra 12.78
6 Nafissa Souleymane Niger 12.81
7 Asenate Manoa Tuvalu 13.48 NR
8 Fatima Sulaiman Dahman Yemen 13.95
Wind: −0.2 m/s

Heat 3

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Lorene Bazolo Congo 11.87 Q
2 Fong Yee Pui Hong Kong 12.02 Q
3 Patricia Taea Cook Islands 12.47 SB
4 Maysa Rejepova Turkmenistan 12.80 PB
5 Pauline Kwalea Solomon Islands 12.90 PB
6 Laenly Phoutthavong Laos 13.15
7 Ruby Joy Gabriel Palau 13.34
Noor Hussain Al-Malki Qatar N/A DNF
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea 11.60 Q
2 Saruba Colley The Gambia 12.21 Q
3 Martina Pretelli San Marino 12.41
4 Lidiane Lopes Cape Verde 12.72
5 Hala Gezah Libya 13.24
6 Pramila Rijal Nepal 13.33
7 Janice Alatoa Vanuatu 13.60
8 Mihter Wendolin Micronesia 13.67
9 Tahmina Kohistani Afghanistan 14.42 PB
Wind: –1.6 m/s

Heats

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified.

Heat 1

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago 10.96 Q
2 Myriam Soumaré France 11.07 Q, PB
3 Verena Sailer Germany 11.12 Q
4 Ezinne Okparaebo Norway 11.14 q, NR
5 Kateřina Čechová Czech Republic 11.43
6 Kerri-Ann Mitchell Canada 11.49
7 Tahesia Harrigan-Scott British Virgin Islands 11.59 SB
8 Fong Yee Pui Hong Kong 11.98
Wind: +0.4 m/s

Heat 2

Women's 100 metres heat 2
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Carmelita Jeter United States 10.83 Q
2 Olga Bludova Kazakhstan 11.31 Q
3 Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas 11.35 Q
4 Olga Belkina Russia 11.38
5 Anyika Onuora Great Britain 11.41
6 Marta Jeschke Poland 11.42
7 Yuliya Balykina Belarus 11.70
8 Diane Borg Malta 11.92 SB
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 3

Wind:
Heat 3: +1.5 m/s

Women's 100 metres heat 3
Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 10.94 Q
2 Ivet Lalova Bulgaria 11.06 Q,
3 Gloria Asumnu Nigeria 11.13 Q,
4 Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania 11.19 q, NR
5 Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain 11.22 q
6 Phobay Kutu-Akoi Liberia 11.52
7 Yomara Hinestroza Colombia 11.56 SB
8 Saruba Colley The Gambia 12.06 NR
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 4

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 10.93 Q, PB
2 Tianna Madison United States 10.97 Q
3 Michelle-Lee Ahye Trinidad and Tobago 11.38 Q
4 Tatjana Pinto Germany 11.39
5 Andreea Ogrăzeanu Romania 11.44
6 Nimet Karakus Turkey 11.62
7 Feta Ahamada Comoros 11.86
8 Lorene Bazolo Congo 11.90
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Heat 5

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Allyson Felix United States 11.01 Q
2 Rosângela Santos Brazil 11.07 Q
3 Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon 11.14 Q
4 Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea 11.27
5 Allison Peter Virgin Islands 11.41
5 Véronique Mang France 11.41
5 Chisato Fukushima Japan 11.41
8 Dana Abdul Razak Iraq 11.81
Wind: +2.2 m/s

Heat 6

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 11.00 Q
2 Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago 11.04 Q, PB
3 Olesya Povh Ukraine 11.18 Q
4 Guzel Khubbieva Uzbekistan 11.22 SB
5 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas 11.32
6 Melissa Breen Australia 11.34
7 Wei Yongli China 11.48
8 Bamab Napo Togo 12.35
Wind: +1.5 m/s

Heat 7

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast 10.99 Q, NR
2 Laverne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands 11.07 Q, NR
3 Kerron Stewart Jamaica 11.08 Q
4 Oludamola Osayomi Nigeria 11.36
5 Nataliya Pohrebnyak Ukraine 11.46
6 Maria Belibasaki Greece 11.63
7 Delphine Atangana Cameroon 11.82
8 Kaina Martinez Belize 11.89
Wind: +1.3 m/s

Semifinals

Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinal 1

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Carmelita Jeter United States 10.83 Q
2 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 10.89 Q
3 Rosângela Santos Brazil 11.17 PB
4 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette Virgin Islands 11.22
5 Semoy Hackett Trinidad and Tobago 11.26
6 Olesya Povh Ukraine 11.30
7 Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon 11.31
8 Abiodun Oyepitan Great Britain 11.36
Wind: ±0.0 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 10.85 Q
2 Allyson Felix United States 10.94 Q
3 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago 11.00 q
4 Ezinne Okparaebo Norway 11.10 NR
5 Gloria Asumnu Nigeria 11.21
6 Ivet Lalova Bulgaria 11.31
7 Sheniqua Ferguson Bahamas 11.32
8 Olga Bludova Kazakhstan 11.39
Wind: +1.2 m/s

Semifinal 3

Rank Name Nation Time Notes
1 Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 10.92 Q, PB
2 Tianna Madison United States 10.92 Q
3 Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 11.01 q
4 Kerron Stewart Jamaica 11.04
5 Myriam Soumaré France 11.13
6 Verena Sailer Germany 11.25
7 Lina Grincikaité Lithuania 11.30
8 Michelle-Lee Ahye Trinidad and Tobago 11.32
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Final

Rank Lane Name Nation Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) 7 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 10.75
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 Carmelita Jeter United States 10.78 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 10.81 SB
4 9 Tianna Madison United States 10.85 PB
5 8 Allyson Felix United States 10.89 PB
6 2 Kelly-Ann Baptiste Trinidad and Tobago 10.94
7 3 Murielle Ahoure Ivory Coast 11.00
8 6 Blessing Okagbare Nigeria 11.01
Wind: +1.5 m/s

References

  1. Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  2. http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/women/senior
  3. 1 2 "100m competition format". London 2012 Organising Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. "Women's 100m: Preliminaries". London 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  5. Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
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