Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
| Women's 100 metres at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | August 16 (heats) August 17 (semifinal and final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 85 from 69 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.78 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 (heats) and 17 (final) at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s (A standard) and 11.42 s (B standard).[2]
Jamaica dominated the event with athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser taking the gold and Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart taking the silver. Officially, no bronze medal was awarded as Simpson and Stewart finished with an equal time of 10.98 seconds in the second place.[3] Taking all three medals, it was a Jamaican sweep.
While in the set position, American sprinter Torri Edwards twitched before the gun, and apparently anticipated a recall; however, there was no recall gun, and Edwards finished last.[4] After the race, US Track & Field officials appealed for a recall, claiming that Edwards had false started, but the appeal was rejected and the result stood.[5] Despite Edward's assertions, she actually had a reaction time of 0.179 seconds, which was not the fastest or the slowest of the eight runners.[6][7] It is possible, therefore, that when she twitched, Edwards had not applied enough pressure on the blocks to trigger a warning, or she might have twitched her upper body but left her feet solid."[6]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 10.49 s | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| Olympic record | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | 10.62 s | Seoul, South Korea | 24 September 1988 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:
|
|
Round 1
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 10 fastest (q) advance to the Round 2.
Round 2
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Semifinals
Qualification rule: First 4 in each heat (Q) advance to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser |  Jamaica | 0.217 | 11.00 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Muna Lee | United States | 0.155 | 11.06 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Lauryn Williams | United States | 0.174 | 11.10 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica | 0.166 | 11.11 | Q |
| 5 | 9 | Chandra Sturrup |  Bahamas | 0.159 | 11.22 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lina Grinčikaitė |  Lithuania | 0.163 | 11.50 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ivet Lalova |  Bulgaria | 0.171 | 11.51 | |
| 2 | Vida Anim |  Ghana | 0.189 | |||
| Wind: –0.7 m/s | ||||||
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica | 0.202 | 11.05 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Torri Edwards | United States | 0.174 | 11.18 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jeanette Kwakye |  Great Britain | 0.156 | 11.19 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 0.184 | 11.22 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Yuliya Nestsiarenka | .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus | 0.156 | 11.26 | |
| 6 | 8 | Kim Gevaert | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0.194 | 11.30 | |
| 7 | 5 | Evgeniya Polyakova |  Russia | 0.173 | 11.38 | |
| 8 | 9 | Oludamola Osayomi |  Nigeria | 0.208 | 11.44 | |
| Wind: –0.2 m/s | ||||||
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Reaction | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser | Jamaica | 0.190 | 10.78 | PB |
 | 2 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica | 0.155 | 10.98 | |
| 7 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica | 0.232 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Lauryn Williams | United States | 0.149 | 11.03 | |
| 5 | 5 | Muna Lee | United States | 0.234 | 11.07 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jeanette Kwakye | Great Britain | 0.161 | 11.14 | PB |
| 7 | 3 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 0.167 | 11.19 | |
| 8 | 6 | Torri Edwards | United States | 0.179 | 11.20 |
References
- ↑ "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Entry Standards - The XXIX Olympic Games - Beijing, China - 8/24 August 2008". IAAF. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ↑ "Results Women's 100m Final". BOCOG. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ↑ Scott M. Reid (2008). "Torri Edwards hesitates for false start call, finishes last in 100 sprint". NBC Beijing Olympics 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
- ↑ Fraser leads Jamaica 100m sweep - BBC Sport
- 1 2 When is a false start not a false start?. Reuters India. August 18, 2008. Retrieved August 24. 2008
- ↑ 100 Metres - Women's Final. IAAF. 17 August 2008. Retrieved August 24 2008