The women's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. The Jamaican team had three strong contenders for the 100 m title in defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, and Kerron Stewart (who ran 10.75 seconds in July; the fastest in nine years). The American squad featured Muna Lee, Lauryn Williams, and an in-form Carmelita Jeter. Other medal contenders are Bahamians Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Chandra Sturrup, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste, who have all run under eleven seconds prior to the tournament.Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Women's 100m - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-09-08.

Jeter was the fastest qualifier in the heats,Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 100m - Heats . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. and finished 0.02 seconds outside her personal best to win her quarter-final. Stewart was the fastest in the quarterfinals with 10.92 seconds, and Campbell-Brown won her race as the third athlete to run under eleven seconds that day.Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 100m - Quarter-Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. On the second day of competition, Shelly-Ann Fraser ran the fastest ever semi-final in 10.79 seconds, with Stewart just behind in 10.84 seconds. Jeter ran a personal best of 10.83 seconds to reach the final, in which half the competitors were Jamaican.Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's 100m - Semi-Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.

In the final, a quick start saw Fraser lead from the outset of the race and Stewart's late challenge was not enough to beat her compatriot. Stewart's personal-best-equalling 10.75 seconds earned her the silver medal, and Jeter took the bronze with a 10.90 second run, somewhat short of the time she produced in the semi-finals. The 2007 gold and silver medallists ran season's bests but missed out on the medals, with Campbell-Brown in fourth (10.95) and Williams in fifth (11.01). Fraser's win in 10.73 seconds was a Jamaican record and made her the joint third fastest 100 m athlete ever with Christine Arron. Furthermore, she became only the second woman to win consecutive Olympic and World Championship titles, after Gail Devers.Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's 100m - Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17. As amazing as her start appeared, Fraser only had the fourth fastest reaction time in the field.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeShelly-Ann Fraser Kerron StewartCarmelita Jeter

Records Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows. World record10.49Indianapolis, United States16 July 1988Championship record10.70Seville, Spain22 August 1999World leading10.75Rome, Italy10 July 2009African record10.90La Laguna, Spain5 June 1999Asian record10.79Shanghai, China18 October 1997North American record10.49Indianapolis, United States16 July 1988South American record11.17Bogotá, Colombia25 June 1999European record10.73Budapest, Hungary19 August 1998Oceanian record11.12Sestriere, Italy31 July 1994

Qualification standards A timeB time 11.30 11.40

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 16, 2009 11:55 HeatsAugust 16, 2009 18:35 QuarterfinalsAugust 17, 2009 19:05 SemifinalsAugust 17, 2009 21:35 Final

Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 3 Carmelita Jeter 11.22 Q 4 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 11.26 Q 8 Chandra Sturrup 11.28 Q 5 Aleen Bailey 11.29 Q 4 Verena Sailer 11.29 Q 2 Kerron Stewart 11.31 Q 6 Veronica Campbell-Brown 11.34 Q 6 Ezinne Okparaebo 11.35 Q 7 Lauryn Williams 11.36 Q 6 Semoy Hackett 11.36 Q 11 2 Vida Anim 11.38 Q 12 7 Tahesia Harrigan 11.39 Q 13 1 Lucimar de Moura 11.41 Q 13 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser 11.41 Q 13 5 Yevgeniya Polyakova 11.41 Q 16 9 Kelly-Ann Baptiste 11.42 Q 17 9 Muna Lee 11.44 Q 18 5 Myriam Soumaré 11.45 Q 19 8 Anna Geflikh 11.47 Q 19 3 Virgil Hodge 11.47 Q 19 9 Eleni Artymata 11.47 Q 22 2 Ivet Lalova 11.48 Q, SB 23 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra 11.49 Q, SB 23 4 Oludamola Osayomi 11.49 Q 23 1 Marion Wagner 11.49 Q 26 2 Chisato Fukushima 11.52 q 27 7 Nataliya Pohrebnyak 11.54 Q 27 5 Ayanna Hutchinson 11.54 q 29 6 Sheniqua Ferguson 11.57 q 30 1 Yomara Hinestroza 11.61 q 31 8 Guzel Khubbieva 11.63 Q 32 4 Sónia Tavares 11.64 q 32 3 Carol Rodríguez 11.64 34 3 Halimat Ismaila 11.74 34 1 Ruddy Zang Milama 11.74 36 7 Momoko Takahashi 11.75 37 6 Gloria Diogo 11.78 38 2 Ahamada Feta 11.80 39 9 Courtney Patterson 11.88 39 9 Pia Tajnikar 11.88 41 8 Serafi Anelies Unani 12.05 PB 42 3 Yah Soucko Koïta 12.16 SB 43 2 Fatou Tiyana 12.22 PB 44 5 Ani Khachikyan 12.30 SB 44 1 Balpreet Kaur Purba 12.30 SB 46 2 Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq 12.38 SB 47 4 Ivana Rožman 12.60 48 5 Alice Khan 12.64 PB 49 7 Martina Pretelli 12.65 50 7 Terani Faremiro 12.96 PB 51 8 Elis Lapenmal 13.11 SB 52 5 Mariama Bah 13.33 PB 53 6 Philaylack Sackpaseuth 13.42 PB 53 3 Rosa Mystique Jones 13.42 SB 55 9 Pauline Kwalea 13.67 SB 56 4 Sorai Bella Reklai 13.75 PB 56 6 Asenate Manoa 13.75 NR 58 9 Beatriz Mangue 14.03 59 8 Savannah Sanitoa 14.23 SB 60 4 Robina Muqimyar 14.24 SB 61 7 Tioiti Katutu 14.38 PB 1 Yvonne Bennett 8 Blessing Okagbare

Quarterfinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kerron Stewart 10.92 Q 4 Carmelita Jeter 10.94 Q 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown 10.99 Q 4 Shelly-Ann Fraser 11.02 Q 4 Kelly-Ann Baptiste 11.05 Q 2 Lauryn Williams 11.06 Q, SB 1 Chandra Sturrup 11.06 Q 3 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 11.08 Q 2 Aleen Bailey 11.12 Q 10 3 Muna Lee 11.13 Q, SB 11 2 Tahesia Harrigan 11.21 Q 12 3 Verena Sailer 11.26 q 13 2 Vida Anim 11.34 q 14 1 Semoy Hackett 11.37 Q 14 2 Eleni Artymata 11.37 q, PB 16 2 Ayanna Hutchinson 11.40 q 17 1 Guzel Khubbieva 11.43 17 2 Chisato Fukushima 11.43 19 4 Lucimar de Moura 11.44 19 1 Ezinne Okparaebo 11.44 21 2 Myriam Soumaré 11.45 22 3 Anna Geflikh 11.46 23 3 Nataliya Pohrebnyak 11.49 24 4 Virgil Hodge 11.51 24 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra 11.51 26 1 Yevgeniya Polyakova 11.52 27 1 Ivet Lalova 11.54 28 4 Oludamola Osayomi 11.55 28 3 Sónia Tavares 11.55 30 4 Sheniqua Ferguson 11.59 31 4 Marion Wagner 11.64 32 1 Yomara Hinestroza 11.76

Semifinals First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes 1 6 Shelly-Ann Fraser 0.156 10.79 Q, SB 2 4 Kerron Stewart 0.155 10.84 Q 3 5 Lauryn Williams 0.148 11.01 Q, SB 4 3 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 0.146 11.03 Q 5 7 Kelly-Ann Baptiste 0.141 11.07 6 2 Verena Sailer 0.149 11.24 7 8 Tahesia Harrigan 0.146 11.34 8 1 Ayanna Hutchinson 0.169 11.58

Semifinal 2

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes 1 4 Carmelita Jeter 0.144 10.83 Q, PB 2 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown 0.148 11.00 Q 3 5 Chandra Sturrup 0.127 11.01 Q 4 6 Aleen Bailey 0.199 11.16 Q 5 8 Muna Lee 0.179 11.18 6 1 Vida Anim 0.125 11.43 7 7 Semoy Hackett 0.13111.45 8 2 Eleni Artymata 0.164 11.49

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes 3 Shelly-Ann Fraser 0.146 10.73 WL, NR 4 Kerron Stewart 0.170 10.75 =PB 5 Carmelita Jeter 0.160 10.90 4 6 Veronica Campbell-Brown 0.135 10.95 SB 5 8 Lauryn Williams 0.158 11.01 SB 6 2 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 0.130 11.05 7 7 Chandra Sturrup 0.137 11.05 8 1 Aleen Bailey 0.173 11.16

References General 100 metres results( 2009-09-08). IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Specific