The women's 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in four rounds at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 2 and 3 August 2024. This was the twenty-third time that the women's 100 metres has been contested at the Summer Olympics. A total of 40 athletes qualified for the event by entry standard or ranking. Julien Alfred won Saint Lucia's first-ever Olympic medal after taking gold in the final.
Summary Elaine Thompson-Herah who had won the last two 100 m Olympic titles, was unable to defend her Olympic title as an achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the Jamaican Olympic trials; 2020 bronze medallist Shericka Jackson pulled out after suffering an injury at the Gyulai István Memorial to "protect her body" before her primary event, the 200 metres; World number two Jacious Sears was injured in the SEC Championships and was unable to compete at the US Trials.
Reigning World champion, Sha'Carri Richardson, tied with Jackson for #6 of all time, won the US Trials, and was viewed as one of the favourites for the title. 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also returned after finishing third at the Jamaican Trials behind Jackson and teenager Tia Clayton. Meanwhile, 2017 World silver medalist and African record holder Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, was also seen as a strong contender. World number-four Melissa Jefferson and world number-ten Twanisha Terry had both pushed themselves into medal contention by qualifying for their first Olympics through the US Trials. World Indoor 60 m champion and former double NCAA Champion Julien Alfred had run a new personal best of 10.78 s at the Racers Grand Prix to move to third on the season top list.
In the heats, Ta Lou-Smith ran the fastest time with 10.87 s to win her heat, with Fraser-Pryce tied with Daryll Neita for the next fastest in 10.92 s. In the semi-finals, Fraser-Pryce was unable to compete due to an undisclosed injury. Alfred had the fastest qualifying time with 10.84 s to win her semi-final, with Richardson and Clayton tying for the second-fastest time with 10.89 s.
In the final, Alfred had the fastest start, reaching the 10 m mark first. Next to her, Richardson was seventh at the same point. As Alfred expanded her lead across the next 40 m, a row of chasers formed across the track; with Mujinga Kambundji being second at the 50 m mark, Neita third and Jefferson narrowly fourth. Ta Lou-Smith pulled-up injured at the 40 m mark. Richardson finished quickly and crossed the 80 m mark in second-place behind Alfred. Her training-partner, Jefferson also finished quickly and was third at the same point ahead of Neita in fourth. Alfred ran a new personal best, 10.72; a national record and the first ever Olympic gold medal for St. Lucia. Her time moved her up to tie Ta Lou for the eighth-fastest woman of all time.
Background The women's 100 metres has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1928. The 100 metres is considered one of the blue ribbon events of the Olympics and is among the highest profile competitions at the games. It is the most prestigious 100 metres race at an elite level and is the shortest sprinting competition at the Olympics.
+Global records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsRecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record10.49"All-time Top lists – Senior – 100 Metres women", World Athletics, 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Indianapolis, United States16 July 1988Olympic record10.61Tokyo, Japan31 July 2021World leading10.71"Season Top Lists – Senior 2024 – 100 Metres women", World Athletics, 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.Eugene, United States22 June 2024 +Area records before the 2024 Summer OlympicsArea recordAthlete (nation)Time (s)Africa 10.72Asia 10.79Europe 10.73North, Central Americaand Caribbean 10.49 Oceania 10.96South America 10.91
Qualification
For the women's 100 metres event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024.Sean McAlister, "How to qualify for athletics at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained", Olympics.com, 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024. 48 athletes qualified for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by running the entry standard of 11.07 seconds or faster or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event. Additionally, universality places were given to NOCs that had not qualified athletes in any other event.
Results Preliminary round The preliminary round was held on 2 August, starting at 10:35 (UTC+2) in the morning."Paris 2024 - Olympic Schedule - Athletics", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 June 2024. Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 5 fastest (q) advance to round 1.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Natacha Ngoye11.3425Alessandra Gasparelli11.6238Xenia Hiebert11.7743Valentina Meredova12.01, 59Samira Awali Boubacar12.0662Silina Pha Aphay12.4576Sydney Francisco13.1587Salam Bouha Ahamdy13.711Lucia Morris Wind: 0.0 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes17Trần Thị Nhi Yến11.8126Halle Hazzard11.8834Zhang Bo-ya11.9945Regine Tugade-Watson12.0252Lika Kharchilava12.3769Faiqa Riaz12.4978Mazoon Al-Alawi12.5883Filomenaleonisa Iakopo12.7891Mariam Kareem13.26 Wind: 0.0 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes19Gorete Semedo11.4426Guadalupe Torrez11.6032Leonie Beu11.63, 41María Carmona11.88, 57Safiatou Acquaviva11.97, 65Chloe David12.4473Shahd Ashraf12.5384Alisar Youssef12.9398Kimia Yousofi13.42 Wind: +1.1 m/s
Heat 4 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes19Zahria Allers-Liburd11.7328Asimenye Simwaka11.7836Mariandrée Chacón11.9041Georgiana Sesay11.9955Naomi Akakpo12.3467Marie-Charlotte Gastaud12.4172Sefora Ada Eto13.6384Temalini Manatoa14.0493Sharon Firisua14.31 Wind: +0.2 m/s
Round 1 Round 1 was held on 2 August, starting at 11:50 (UTC+2) in the morning. Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Sha'Carri Richardson10.94Q28Patrizia Van Der Weken11.14Q37Bree Masters11.26Q, 45Jacqueline Madogo11.2753Lorène Dorcas Bazolo11.3869Tristan Evelyn11.5574Trần Thị Nhi Yến11.7981Asimenye Simwaka11.9192Thelma Davies12.05 Wind: +0.1 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes19Julien Alfred10.95Q26Zoe Hobbs11.08Q, 32Zaynab Dosso11.30Q44Michelle-Lee Ahye11.3358Yunisleidy García11.3761Gorete Semedo11.4375Olivia Fotopoulou11.5087Destiny Smith-Barnett11.9993Georgiana Sesay12.15 Wind: -0.8 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Daryll Neita10.92Q, 29Melissa Jefferson10.96Q34Boglárka Takács11.10Q, 45Karolína Maňasová11.11q, 51Gémima Joseph11.1366Ella Connolly11.2978Magdalena Stefanowicz11.4782Guadalupe Torrez11.6897Zhang Bo-ya11.88 Wind: +1.5 m/s
Heat 4 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Audrey Leduc10.95Q, 28Tia Clayton11.00Q31Imani Lansiquot11.10Q46Maboundou Koné11.17=55Julia Henriksson11.2669Ge Manqi11.4572Alessandra Gasparelli11.5483Vitória Cristina Rosa12.0297Safiatou Acquaviva12.07 Wind: +1.2 m/s
Heat 5 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Ewa Swoboda10.99Q, 22Dina Asher-Smith11.01Q35Rosemary Chukwuma11.26Q46Ana Carolina Azevedo11.3257Géraldine Frey11.3464Ángela Tenorio11.3578Farzaneh Fasihi11.5181Leonie Beu11.7399Mariandrée Chacón12.06 Wind: +1.0 m/s
Heat 6 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes15Twanisha Terry11.15Q23Shashalee Forbes11.19Q34Leah Bertrand11.27Q41Salomé Kora11.3556Cecilia Tamayo-Garza11.3968Viktória Forster11.4477Lotta Kemppinen11.5682Zahria Allers-Liburd11.8999María Carmona12.00 Wind: -0.4 m/s
Heat 7 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes11Gina Bass-Bittaye11.01Q24Mujinga Kambundji11.05Q36Delphine Nkansa11.20Q, =45Polyniki Emmanouilidou11.2557Rebekka Haase11.2863Tima Seikeseye Godbless11.3378Veronica Shanti Pereira11.6382Halle Hazzard11.7099Xenia Hiebert11.82 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Heat 8 RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes12Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith10.87Q, 27Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce10.92Q34Gina Lückenkemper11.08Q46Rani Rosius11.10q, 58Gladymar Torres11.12q, 63Natacha Ngoye11.3675Joella Lloyd11.3781Regine Tugade-Watson11.8799Valentina Meredova11.95Wind: +0.8 m/s
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 3 August, starting at 19:50 (UTC+2) in the evening. Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Melissa Jefferson10.99Q27Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith11.01Q38Mujinga Kambundji11.05q46Ewa Swoboda11.0855Dina Asher-Smith11.1063Shashalee Forbes11.2079Boglárka Takács11.2682Rani Rosius11.2991Zaynab Dosso11.34 Wind: +0.1 m/s
Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Julien Alfred10.84Q27Sha'Carri Richardson10.89Q34Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye11.1048Patrizia van der Weken11.1353Imani-Lara Lansiquot11.2169Gladymar Torres11.3372Bree Masters11.3481Rosemary Chukwuma11.395Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Wind: -0.1 m/s
Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Tia Clayton10.89Q24Daryll Neita10.97Q37Twanisha Terry11.07q48Gina Lückenkemper11.0955Audrey Leduc11.1063Zoe Hobbs11.1379Delphine Nkansa11.2882Karolína Maňasová11.3591Leah Bertrand11.37 Wind: +0.2 m/s
Final The final was held on 3 August, starting at 21:20 (UTC+2) in the evening." Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 6 Julien Alfred 10.72 7 Sha'Carri Richardson 10.87 5 Melissa Jefferson 10.92 4 8 Daryll Neita 10.96 5 9 Twanisha Terry 10.97 6 2 Mujinga Kambundji 10.99 7 4 Tia Clayton 11.04 8 3 Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith 13.84
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