The men's 100 metres was held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009 World lead 9.79 New York City, United States 24 July 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 9.77 Nairobi, Kenya 18 September 2021 Asian record 9.83 Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 European record 9.80 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 9.58 Berlin, Germany 16 August 2009 Oceanian record 9.85 Glasgow, United Kingdom 28 July 2026 South American record 9.85 Medellín, Colombia 28 June 2026
Qualification For the 100 metres, sixteen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 September at 19:21 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat () qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Oblique Seville 9.90 2 2 Letsile Tebogo 9.95 , = 3 4 Christian Coleman 9.96 4 7 Gift Leotlela 10.03 5 8 Lachlan Kennedy 10.05 6 3 Romell Glave 10.08 7 9 Jeremiah Azu 10.13 8 6 Trayvon Bromell 11.34 Wind:
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Kenny Bednarek 9.94 2 9 Ronnie Baker 10.00 3 4 Kayinsola Ajayi 10.00 4 5 Akani Simbine 10.05 5 7 Emmanuel Eseme 10.11 6 8 Ronal Longa 10.12 7 3 Marcell Jacobs 10.20 8 2 Ackeem Blake 10.21 Wind:
Final The final was held on 12 September at 20:49 (UTC+2).
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 5 Kenny Bednarek 9.85 2 4 Oblique Seville 9.90 3 7 Ronnie Baker 9.93 4 8 Kayinsola Ajayi 9.93 5 3 Christian Coleman 9.94 6 9 Gift Leotlela 9.98 7 6 Letsile Tebogo 10.07 8 2 Akani Simbine 10.09 Wind:
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