IAAF World Championships 2011 Daegu - Men 100m Final Sun 28 Aug

Berlin 2009 100m Final : Gold - Bolt (2nd from R), Silver - Gay, Bronze -Powell
Usain Bolt after 100m Final Berlin 2009 Aug 16


Men 100m

WR - 9.58 Usain Bolt (JAM) Worlds Berlin 2009
WL - 9.78 Asafa Powell (JAM) Lausanne 20 June

Area Records:
Africa - 9.85 - Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) Doha 2006
Asia --- 9.99 - Samuel Francis (QAT) Amman 2007
Europe-9.86 - Francis Obikwelu (POR) Athina 2004
North, Cent America & C - 9.58 - Usain Bolt (JAM) Berlin 2009
Oceania - 9.93 - Patrick Johnson (AUS) Mito 2003
S America - 10.00 - Robson da Silva (BRA) Mexico 2008


Result of last edition at Berlin 2009 Aug 16:
Gold - Usain Bolt (JAM) -- 9.58 - World Record
Silver - Tyson Gay (USA) - 9.71 (National record)
Bronze - Asafa Powell (JAM) - 9.84


Main contenders:
Usain Bolt(JAM) --- SB 9.88 Monaco 23 July
Asafa Powell (JAM) - WL 9.78 Lausanne 20 June
Walter Dix (USA) --- SB 9.94 USA
Justin Gatlin (USA) - SB 9.95 USA
Michael Frater (JAM) - PB 9.88 Lausanne 20 June 2011


Tyson Gay (USA) SB 9.79 and Steve Mullings (JAM) SB 9.80 have been ruled out due to hip injury and being suspended for a 2nd doping offence respectively

Men 100m - Schedule:
Sat 27 Aug -- 12:55 - Preliminary Round, 21:45 Heats
Sun 28 Aug -- 18:30 - Semi Final, 20:45 FINAL