In 2019, in the sport of athletics, the foremost 100 metres races were held at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. In the men's World Championships final, the American Christian Coleman won his first world title with a time of 9.76 seconds.Ramsak, Bob (2019-09-28). Report: men's 100m - IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10. In the women's World Championships final, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her fourth world 100 m title with a time of 10.71 seconds.Rowbottom, Mike (2019-08-29). Report: women's 100m - IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
In the 2019 Diamond League global series of meetings, American Noah Lyles won the men's final and Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith won the women's final.Rowbottom, Mike (2019-09-06). Asher-Smith wins 100m IAAF Diamond League title in Brussels as Taylor equals Lavillenie's record. Inside The Games. Retrieved 2021-04-10. Regional 100 m titles decided that year included the Universiade, African Games, Pan American Games, European Games, Asian Championships, and South American Championships. The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships featured 100 m finals in 17 men's and 15 women's categories.Dubai 2019 Results. Paralympic. Retrieved 2021-04-10.Dubai 2019 Results. Paralympic. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
Both World Championships winning times were the fastest recorded in the men's and women's divisions that year. No senior world or continental records in the 100 m were beaten in 2019. Significant national records set that year included Abdul Hakim Sani Brown's run of 9.97 seconds for the men's Japanese record and Dina Asher-Smith's women's British record of 10.83.Sani Brown runs 9.97 in 100 m for Japan national record. Kyodo News (2019-06-08). Retrieved 2021-04-10.Chowdury, Saj (2019-09-29). Dina Asher-Smith wins World Championships 100m silver; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce takes gold. BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
In the under-20 age category, Lalu Muhammad Zohri was the fastest man that year with 10.03 (a senior Indonesian record) and Sha'Carri Richardson of the United States was the fastest under-20 woman with 10.75 (a world under-20 record and third in the senior rankings).Brown, Ken (2019-05-19). Lalu Zohri: Indonesia's 18-year-old 100m sprinter couldn't afford shoes, now he's going to Tokyo 2020 . Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2021-04-10.u20 outdoor 2019 100 Metres men. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10.u20 outdoor 2019 100 Metres women. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10.Sha’Carri Richardson runs record-breaking NCAA sprint double. Athletics Weekly (2019-06-09). Retrieved 2021-04-10. In the under-18 category, Jamaicans Briana Williams (11.02) and Conroy Jones (10.32) were the fastest that year.u18 outdoor 2019 100 Metres women. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10.u18 outdoor 2019 100 Metres men. World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
Coleman's world title generated some controversy as he had successfully appealed a doping ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that season due to his missing three tests within a twelve-month period.Cacciola, Scott (2020-11-09) Christian Coleman Wins Track Gold Amid Doping Test Controversy. New York Times. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
International gold medalists AthleteNationCompetitionDivisionChristian Coleman World Championships MenShelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce World Championships WomenPaulo André de Oliveira Universiade MenDutee Chand Universiade WomenAbdo Barkha Arab Championships MenHajar Al-Khaldi Arab Championships WomenYoshihide Kiryū Asian Championships MenOlga Safronova Asian Championships WomenEmre Zafer Barnes Balkan Championships MenIvet Lalova-Collio Balkan Championships WomenEdward Osei-Nketia Oceanian Championships MenZoe Hobbs Oceanian Championships WomenRodrigo do Nascimento South American Championships MenVitória Cristina Rosa South American Championships WomenRaymond Ekevwo African Games MenMarie-Josée Ta Lou African Games WomenCarlos Nascimento European Games MenMaja Mihalinec Zidar European Games WomenMike Rodgers Pan American Games MenElaine Thompson Pan American Games WomenMuhammad Haiqal Hanafi Southeast Asian Games MenLê Tú Chinh Southeast Asian Games WomenHassan Saaid South Asian Games MenArchana Suseendran South Asian Games Women
Records Standing records prior to the 2019 seasonMen's World record9.58Berlin, Germany16 August 2009Women's World record10.49Indianapolis, United States16 July 1988
Men top 60 #TimeWindAthleteCountryVenueDate19.76+0.6Christian Coleman Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)28 September 201929.86+0.9Noah Lyles Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN)18 May 201929.86+0.8Divine Oduduru Austin, TX (USA)07 June 201949.87-0.1Justin Gatlin Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA)30 June 201959.90+0.6André De Grasse Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)28 September 201969.93+0.8Cravon Gillespie Austin, TX (USA)07 June 201969.93+0.5Akani Simbine Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)20 July 201969.93+1.9Arthur Cissé Leverkusen (GER)24 July 201999.95+0.5Zharnel Hughes Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)20 July 2019109.96+0.4Yohan Blake Kingston (JAM)21 June 2019109.96+1.7Aaron Brown Montréal (CAN)26 July 2019109.96+1.6Raymond Ekevwo Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)27 August 2019139.97+0.9Reece Prescod Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN)18 May 2019139.97+0.8Abdul Hakim Sani Brown Austin, TX (USA)07 June 2019139.97+1.6Mike Rodgers Estadio Vallehermoso, Madrid (ESP)25 August 2019169.98+1.0Roberto Skyers Camagüey (CUB)22 February 2019169.98+1.3Mario Burke Austin, TX (USA)05 June 2019169.98+0.5Yuki Koike Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)20 July 2019199.99+1.8Isiah Young Montverde, FL (USA)06 July 20192010.00+0.4Tyquendo Tracey Kingston (JAM)21 June 20192110.01+1.7Yoshihide Kiryu Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN)19 May 20192110.01+1.3Devin Quinn Austin, TX (USA)05 June 20192110.01+1.3Joseph Paul Amoah Austin, TX (USA)05 June 20192110.01+0.9Zhenye Xie Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR)13 June 20192110.01+1.1Waseem Williams Querétaro (MEX)05 July 20192110.01+1.1Samson Colebrooke Querétaro (MEX)05 July 20192110.01+1.8Emmanuel Matadi Montverde, FL (USA)06 July 20192810.02+1.5Paulo André Camilo De Oliveira Azusa, CA (USA)19 April 20192810.02+1.9Kemar Hyman Windsor (CAN)18 May 20192810.02+1.9Asafa Powell Leverkusen (GER)24 July 20192810.02+1.4Jimmy Vicaut St-Etienne (FRA)26 July 20192810.02+1.6Usheoritse Itsekiri Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR)27 August 20193310.03+1.2Demek Kemp Columbia, SC (USA)13 April 20193310.03+1.7Lalu Muhammad Zohri Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN)19 May 20193310.03+1.7Lamont Marcell Jacobs Padova (ITA)16 July 20193310.03-0.3Hassan Taftian Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA)24 August 20193710.04+2.0Reynier Mena Camagüey (CUB)22 February 20193710.04+0.5Adam Gemili Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)20 July 20193910.05+0.5Simon Magakwe Germiston (RSA)25 April 20193910.05+1.2Rodney Rowe Greensboro, NC (USA)04 May 20193910.05+0.9Bingtian Su Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN)18 May 20193910.05+1.3Davon Demoss Austin, TX (USA)05 June 20193910.05+1.8Christopher Belcher Montverde, FL (USA)06 July 20194410.06+0.8Andre Ewers Charlottesville, VA (USA)11 May 20194410.06+0.8Bryand Rincher Austin, TX (USA)07 June 20194610.07+0.1Cejhae Greene La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI)30 June 20194610.07+1.6Vitor Hugo Dos Santos CNDA, Bragança Paulista (BRA)29 August 20194610.07+0.6Filippo Tortu Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT)28 September 20194910.08+2.0Rohan Browning Brisbane (AUS)23 March 20194910.08+1.8Mustaqeem Williams Fayetteville, AR (USA)11 May 20194910.08+0.1Alex Wilson La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI)30 June 20194910.08+0.9Thando Dlodlo Trieste (ITA)06 July 20194910.08+1.9Ojie Edoburun Leverkusen (GER)24 July 20195410.09+1.5Raheem Chambers Charlottesville, VA (USA)10 May 20195410.09+1.3Mckinley West Austin, TX (USA)05 June 20195410.09+1.7Jeff Demps Carl Lewis TF and Soccer Complex, Houston, TX (USA)12 July 20195710.10+0.3Kendal Williams Clermont, FL (USA)05 May 20195710.10+0.4Rasheed Dwyer Kingston (JAM)21 June 20195710.10+1.1Ameer Webb Phoenix, AZ (USA)10 July 20195710.100.0Rodrigo Do Nascimento São Paulo (BRA)18 August 2019
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