Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 20 to 21.

In the first round, the first three runners from each of the eight heats, together with the eight next fastest overall runners (8×3+8=32), automatically qualified for the second round. In the second round, these thirty-two runners competed in four heats, with the first three from each heat and the four next fastest overall (4×3+4=16) advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, only the first four runners from each of the two heats move on to the final (2×4=8).

With some of the world's most promising sprinters, including 2000 Olympic champion Marion Jones and home favorite Ekaterini Thanou, absent, the race had become widely open in the final. The start was notably uneven as Bulgaria's Ivet Lalova and Jamaica's Sherone Simpson jumped into upright running positions quickly from the blocks, while Simpson's Jamaican teammates Aleen Bailey and Veronica Campbell and American favorite Lauryn Williams got out behind. Campbell further seemed to stumble while Williams powerfully overstride from last into the lead in the middle of the track by the halfway mark. Simpson faded quickly from her fast start being overtaken by Belarusian sprinter Yulia Nestsiarenka, who attempted to find her stride with just 30 metres into the race on the outside. While Williams and Campbell found their stride to maintain a commanding lead towards the 60-metre mark, Nestsiarenka held off a late charge to continue her march past the field and produce a storming finish with a Belarusian record of 10.93 seconds, making her the nation's first Olympic champion in this event. Following an unexpected victory from Nestsiarenka, Williams edged the fast closing Campbell for a silver medal by a hundredth of a second, finishing at 10.96.

Records Prior to the competition, the existing World record, Olympic record, and world leading time were as follows:

No new records were set during the competition.

Qualification The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the women's 200 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 11.30 seconds or faster during the qualification period. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run the race in 11.40 seconds or faster could be entered.

Schedule All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) Date Time RoundFriday, 20 August 2004 10:5020:10 Round 1QuarterfinalsSaturday, 21 August 2004 20:2022:55 SemifinalsFinal

Results

Round 1 Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next eight fastest overall runners (q) qualified for the next round.

Heat 1 Wind: +0.5 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes12Aleen Bailey 0.232 11.20 23Véronique Mang 0.186 11.24 , 38Debbie Ferguson 0.189 11.30 47Mercy Nku 0.164 11.37 55Liliana Allen 0.154 11.42 , 61Geraldine Pillay 0.178 11.44 76Tit Linda Sou 0.235 13.47 84Katura Marae 13.49

Heat 2 Wind: +0.9 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes13Yulia Nestsiarenka 0.240 10.94 , NR24Merlene Ottey 0.195 11.14 32Larisa Kruglova 0.207 11.23 , =46Guzel Khubbieva 0.153 11.31 55Rakia Al-Gassra 0.250 11.49 NR67Winneth Dube 0.211 11.56 71Evangeleen Ikelap 0.221 13.50 =88Danah Al-Nasrallah 13.92 NR

Heat 3 Wind: −0.7 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes17Lauryn Williams 0.247 11.16 21Irina Khabarova 0.154 11.32 34Fana Ashby 0.177 11.43 48Affoué Amandine Allou 0.182 11.46 52Melisa Murillo 0.185 11.67 66Elena Bobrovskaya 0.180 11.76 75Ngerak Florencio 0.222 12.76 83Aminata Kamissoko 0.179 13.49

Heat 4 Wind: −0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes18Yuliya Tabakova 0.217 11.22 25Sherone Simpson 0.173 11.27 32Chandra Sturrup 0.138 11.37 , 46Bettina Müller 0.162 11.39 51Johanna Manninen 0.157 11.45 67Sina Schielke 0.194 11.46 74Kaitinano Mwemweata 0.257 13.07 83Philaylack Sackpraseuth 13.42

Heat 5 Wind: −0.8 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes11LaTasha Colander 0.178 11.31 27Endurance Ojokolo 0.203 11.36 32Natasha Mayers 0.158 11.45 44Tetyana Tkalich 0.210 11.58 56Basma Al-Eshosh 0.199 12.09 NR68Aleksandra Vojnevska 0.193 12.15 73Li Xuemei 0.190 12.21 85Jenny Keni 12.76

Heat 6 Wind: −0.3 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes11Veronica Campbell 0.166 11.17 24Zhanna Block 0.186 11.27 36Gail Devers 0.215 11.29 47La Verne Jones 0.246 11.38 53Agnė Eggerth 0.177 11.44 68Heather Samuel 0.158 12.05 72Robina Muqim Yaar 0.241 14.14 NR85Fartun Abukar Omar 14.29

Heat 7 Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes16Vida Anim 0.174 11.14 , NR12Christine Arron 0.172 11.14 31Kim Gevaert 0.148 11.18 44Karin Mayr-Krifka 0.165 11.40 57Rosemar Coelho Neto 0.237 11.43 63Mae Koime 0.195 12.00 NR78Hawanatu Bangura 0.176 12.11 85Alaa Jassim 12.70

Heat 8 Wind: −0.3 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes14Ivet Lalova 0.159 11.16 23Abi Oyepitan 0.181 11.23 38Lyubov Perepelova 0.208 11.30 42Delphine Atangana 0.166 11.40 57Viktoriya Koviyreva 0.207 11.62 65Marine Ghazaryan 0.177 12.29 76Carol Mokola 0.210 12.35

Quarterfinals Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next four fastest overall runners (q) advance to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1 Wind: +0.2 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes16Christine Arron 0.192 11.10 24Veronica Campbell 0.212 11.18 33Abi Oyepitan 0.198 11.28 47Gail Devers 0.207 11.31 55Irina Khabarova 0.189 11.32 62La Verne Jones 0.249 11.44 71Chandra Sturrup 0.185 11.46 88Delphine Atangana 0.189 11.60

Quarterfinal 2 Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes15Lauryn Williams 0.214 11.03 26Ivet Lalova 0.162 11.09 38Debbie Ferguson 0.188 11.16 42Lyubov Perepelova 0.212 11.26 54Zhanna Block 0.186 11.27 63Véronique Mang 0.190 11.39 77Bettina Müller 0.196 11.50 81Karin Mayr-Krifka 0.203 11.55

Quarterfinal 3 Wind: −0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes14Sherone Simpson 0.157 11.09 26Aleen Bailey 0.220 11.12 35Merlene Ottey 0.179 11.24 48Larisa Kruglova 0.196 11.36 51Mercy Nku 0.154 11.39 67Liliana Allen 0.175 11.52 72Fana Ashby 0.178 11.54 — 3Vida Anim 0.175

Quarterfinal 4 Wind: +0.3 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes14Yulia Nestsiarenka 0.206 10.99 22Kim Gevaert 0.155 11.17 33LaTasha Colander 0.176 11.20 45Yuliya Tabakova 0.204 11.25 56Endurance Ojokolo 0.171 11.35 68Guzel Khubbieva 0.147 11.35 71Rosemar Coelho Neto 0.194 11.45 — 7Natasha Mayers

Semifinals Qualification rule: The first four runners in each semifinal heat (Q) moves on to the final.

Semifinal 1 Wind: +0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes15Yulia Nestsiarenka 0.167 10.92 , NR26Veronica Campbell 0.165 10.93 , 33Ivet Lalova 0.155 11.04 47Debbie Ferguson 0.168 11.04 , 51Abi Oyepitan 0.140 11.18 64Christine Arron 0.175 11.21 72Gail Devers 0.165 11.22 88Yuliya Tabakova 0.179 11.25

Semifinal 2 Wind: −0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes16Lauryn Williams 0.205 11.01 24Sherone Simpson 0.154 11.03 35Aleen Bailey 0.206 11.13 47LaTasha Colander 0.181 11.18 51Merlene Ottey 0.165 11.21 62Zhanna Block 0.159 11.23 73Kim Gevaert 0.200 11.40 88Lyubov Perepelova 0.158 11.40

Final Wind: −0.1 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes6Yulia Nestsiarenka 0.186 10.93 4Lauryn Williams 0.212 10.96 3Veronica Campbell 0.199 10.97 41Ivet Lalova 0.154 11.00 52Aleen Bailey 0.208 11.05 65Sherone Simpson 0.164 11.07 78Debbie Ferguson 0.177 11.16 87LaTasha Colander 0.183 11.18

References

External links IAAF Athens 2004 Olympic Coverage