In the first round, the first three runners from each of the ten
heats, together with the ten next fastest runners from all heats
(10×3+10=40), automatically qualified for the second round. In the
second round, these forty runners competed in five heats, with the
first three from each heat and the single next fastest runner
(5×3+1=16) qualifying for the semifinals. In the semifinals, only
the first four runners from each of the two heats advanced to the
final (2×4=8).
The final was the fastest and most disputed in Olympic history,
with six runners covering the distance in 10.00 seconds or less
(four of them under the 9.90 mark), and the gold and bronze
medalist athletes separated by 0.02 seconds.
The Olympic qualification period for the athletics ran from
January 1, 2003 to August 9, 2004. For this event, each National Olympic Committee
(NOC) was permitted to enter up to three athletes, provided they
had run below 10.21 seconds during this period in IAAF-sanctioned
meetings or tournaments. If a NOC had no athletes qualified under
this standard, it could enter up to one athlete that had run below
10.28 seconds.
These are the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds)
prior to the 2004 Summer Olympics.
All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are
used:
The first round was held on 21 August. The first three runners
of each heat plus the next ten overall fastest runners qualified
for the second round.
| Heat |
Athlete |
Nation |
Time |
|
Rank |
|
| 1 |
Fredericks,
FrankFrank Fredericks |
Namibia |
10.12 |
SB |
7 |
Q |
| 1 |
Emedolu,
UchennaUchenna
Emedolu |
Nigeria |
10.22 |
|
18 |
Q |
| 1 |
Suetsugu,
ShingoShingo
Suetsugu |
Japan |
10.27 |
|
24 |
Q |
| 1 |
Campbell,
DarrenDarren
Campbell |
Great
Britain |
10.35 |
|
36 |
| 1 |
Haijian,
ChenChen
Haijian |
China |
10.45 |
|
46 |
| 1 |
Nkansah,
EricEric
Nkansah |
Ghana |
10.54 |
|
53 |
| 1 |
Poh, Seng
SongSeng Song
Poh |
Singapore |
10.75 |
|
62 |
| 1 |
Nascimento,
YazaldesYazaldes
Nascimento |
São Tomé
and Príncipe |
11.00 |
|
67 |
| 2 |
Lewis-Francis,
MarkMark
Lewis-Francis |
Great
Britain |
10.13 |
SB |
8 |
Q |
| 2 |
Zakari,
AzizAziz
Zakari |
Ghana |
10.19 |
|
14 |
Q |
| 2 |
Nemeth,
RolandRoland Nemeth |
Hungary |
10.28 |
|
27 |
Q |
| 2 |
Al Yami, Salem
MubarakSalem Mubarak Al Yami |
Saudi
Arabia |
10.36 |
|
38 |
| 2 |
Gilford,
DarrenDarren
Gilford |
Malta |
10.67 |
|
57 |
| 2 |
Al Hanahneh,
KhalilKhalil Al
Hanahneh |
Jordan |
10.76 |
|
63 |
| 2 |
Nariki,
KakianakoKakianako
Nariki |
Kiribati |
11.62 |
|
78 |
| 2 |
Burns,
MarcMarc
Burns |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
999 DSQ |
|
999 — |
| 3 |
Gatlin,
JustinJustin
Gatlin |
United
States |
10.07 |
|
3 |
Q |
| 3 |
Streete-Thompson,
KareemKareem
Streete-Thompson |
Cayman
Islands |
10.15 |
SB |
9 |
Q |
| 3 |
Myles-Mills,
LeonardLeonard
Myles-Mills |
Ghana |
10.21 |
SB |
16 |
Q |
| 3 |
Lima, Vicente
deVicente de
Lima |
Brazil |
10.23 |
|
20 |
q |
| 3 |
Yepishin,
AndreyAndrey
Yepishin |
Russia |
10.29 |
|
30 |
q |
| 3 |
Theodoridis,
YeoryiosYeoryios Theodoridis |
Greece |
10.32 |
|
31 |
q |
| 3 |
Djaffar,
HadhariHadhari
Djaffar |
Comoros |
10.62 |
|
55 |
| 3 |
Saeed,
SultanSultan
Saeed |
Maldives |
11.72 |
|
80 |
| 3 |
Sainfleur,
JuanJuan
Sainfleur |
Dominican
Republic |
999 DNF |
|
999 — |
| 4 |
Crawford,
ShawnShawn
Crawford |
United
States |
10.02 |
|
1 |
Q |
| 4 |
Thompson,
ObadeleObadele
Thompson |
Barbados |
10.08 |
SB |
4 |
Q |
| 4 |
Osovnikar,
MaticMatic
Osovnikar |
Slovenia |
10.15 |
NR |
9 |
Q |
| 4 |
Sanou,
IdrissaIdrissa
Sanou |
Burkina
Faso |
10.33 |
|
33 |
q |
| 4 |
Ferreira,
DiegoDiego
Ferreira |
Paraguay |
10.50 |
NR |
49 |
| 4 |
Windt, Pierre
dePierre de
Windt |
Aruba |
11.02 |
|
68 |
| 4 |
Oudomphonh,
Chamleunesouk AoChamleunesouk Ao
Oudomphonh |
Laos |
11.30 |
|
76 |
| 4 |
Azizi,
MasoundMasound Azizi |
Afghanistan |
11.66 |
|
79 |
| 4 |
Hoidis,
HristoforosHristoforos
Hoidis |
Greece |
999 DNS |
|
999 — |
| 5 |
Obikwelu,
FrancisFrancis
Obikwelu |
Portugal |
10.09 |
|
5 |
Q |
| 5 |
Pognon,
RonaldRonald
Pognon |
France |
10.18 |
|
12 |
Q |
| 5 |
Ndure, Jaysuma
SaidyJaysuma
Saidy Ndure |
Gambia |
10.26 |
NR |
23 |
Q |
| 5 |
Mascarenhas,
JarbasJarbas
Mascarenhas |
Brazil |
10.34 |
|
35 |
q |
| 5 |
Tsuchie,
HiroyasuHiroyasu
Tsuchie |
Japan |
10.37 |
|
39 |
| 5 |
Durant,
AdrianAdrian
Durant |
Virgin
Islands |
10.52 |
|
52 |
| 5 |
Fofanah, Nabie
FodayNabie Foday
Fofanah |
Guinea |
10.62 |
|
55 |
| 5 |
Harmon,
HarmonHarmon
Harmon |
Cook
Islands |
11.22 |
PB |
74 |
| 6 |
Asahara,
NobuharuNobuharu
Asahara |
Japan |
10.33 |
|
33 |
Q |
| 6 |
Chyła,
ŁukaszŁukasz
Chyła |
Poland |
10.35 |
|
36 |
Q |
| 6 |
N'Dri, Eric
PacomeEric Pacome N'Dri |
Côte
d'Ivoire |
10.39 |
|
40 |
Q |
| 6 |
Boldon,
AtoAto
Boldon |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
10.41 |
|
44 |
| 6 |
Nthepe, Issa
AimeIssa Aime Nthepe |
France |
10.67 |
|
57 |
| 6 |
Gábor,
DobosDobos
Gábor |
Hungary |
10.68 |
|
59 |
| 6 |
Howard,
JohnJohn
Howard |
Micronesia |
10.85 |
NR |
66 |
| 6 |
Shamsuddin,
MohammadMohammad
Shamsuddin |
Bangladesh |
11.13 |
|
70 |
| 7 |
Powell,
AsafaAsafa
Powell |
Jamaica |
10.06 |
|
2 |
Q |
| 7 |
Gardener,
JasonJason
Gardener |
Great
Britain |
10.15 |
SB |
9 |
Q |
| 7 |
Ross,
JoshuaJoshua
Ross |
Australia |
10.24 |
=PB |
22 |
Q |
| 7 |
Domingos,
AndréAndré Domingos |
Brazil |
10.28 |
|
27 |
q |
| 7 |
Browne,
PierrePierre
Browne |
Canada |
10.32 |
|
31 |
q |
| 7 |
Tucker,
LaminLamin
Tucker |
Sierra
Leone |
10.72 |
|
61 |
| 7 |
Nakanelua,
KelseyKelsey
Nakanelua |
American
Samoa |
11.25 |
|
75 |
| 7 |
Phouk,
SopheakSopheak
Phouk |
Cambodia |
11.56 |
PB |
77 |
| 7 |
Mobele,
DjikoloumDjikoloum
Mobele |
Chad |
999 DNS |
|
999 — |
| 8 |
Greene,
MauriceMaurice
Greene |
United
States |
10.18 |
|
12 |
Q |
| 8 |
Thomas,
DwightDwight
Thomas |
Jamaica |
10.21 |
|
16 |
Q |
| 8 |
Martina,
ChurandyChurandy
Martina |
Netherlands
Antilles |
10.23 |
|
20 |
Q |
| 8 |
Kosenkow,
AlexanderAlexander
Kosenkow |
Germany |
10.28 |
|
27 |
q |
| 8 |
Katsantonis,
ProdromosProdromos
Katsantonis |
Cyprus |
10.50 |
SB |
49 |
| 8 |
Chiang, Wai
HungWai Hung
Chiang |
Hong Kong, China |
10.70 |
|
60 |
| 8 |
Manioru,
FrancisFrancis
Manioru |
Solomon
Islands |
11.05 |
|
69 |
| 8 |
Gasimov,
TeymurTeymur
Gasimov |
Azerbaijan |
11.17 |
|
71 |
| 8 |
Muller,
FilipoFilipo
Muller |
Tonga |
11.18 |
PB |
73 |
| 9 |
Aliu, DejiDeji Aliu |
Nigeria |
10.39 |
|
40 |
Q |
| 9 |
Macrozonaris,
NicolasNicolas
Macrozonaris |
Canada |
10.40 |
|
42 |
Q |
| 9 |
Chernovol,
GennadiyGennadiy
Chernovol |
Kazakhstan |
10.43 |
|
45 |
Q |
| 9 |
Alamou,
SouhaliaSouhalia
Alamou |
Benin |
10.48 |
|
47 |
| 9 |
Wyk, Christie
vanChristie van
Wyk |
Namibia |
10.49 |
|
48 |
| 9 |
Bailey,
DanielDaniel
Bailey |
Antigua and
Barbuda |
10.51 |
|
51 |
| 9 |
Berardi, Gian
NicolaGian Nicola
Berardi |
San Marino |
10.76 |
|
63 |
| 9 |
Abaunza,
CarlosCarlos
Abaunza |
Nicaragua |
11.17 |
|
71 |
| 10 |
Collins,
KimKim
Collins |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis |
10.11 |
|
6 |
Q |
| 10 |
Frater,
MichaelMichael
Frater |
Jamaica |
10.20 |
|
15 |
Q |
| 10 |
Alexander,
NicconnorNicconnor
Alexander |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
10.22 |
|
18 |
Q |
| 10 |
Collio,
SimoneSimone
Collio |
Italy |
10.27 |
|
24 |
q |
| 10 |
Lepine, Eddy
deEddy de Lepine |
France |
10.27 |
SB |
24 |
q |
| 10 |
James,
XavierXavier
James |
Bermuda |
10.40 |
|
42 |
| 10 |
Gattuso,
SebastienSebastien Gattuso |
Monaco |
10.58 |
=NR |
54 |
| 10 |
Bingangoye,
WilfriedWilfried
Bingangoye |
Gabon |
10.76 |
PB |
63 |
The second round was held on August 21. The first three runners
of each heat plus the next overall fastest runner qualified for the
semifinals.
| Heat |
Athlete |
Nation |
Time |
|
Rank |
|
| 1 |
Obikwelu,
FrancisFrancis
Obikwelu |
Portugal |
9.93 |
NR |
2 |
Q |
| 1 |
Lewis-Francis,
MarkMark
Lewis-Francis |
Great
Britain |
10.12 |
=PB |
9 |
Q |
| 1 |
Thomas,
DwightDwight
Thomas |
Jamaica |
10.12 |
SB |
9 |
Q |
| 1 |
Pognon,
RonaldRonald
Pognon |
France |
10.15 |
|
12 |
q |
| 1 |
Suetsugu,
ShingoShingo
Suetsugu |
Japan |
10.19 |
|
17 |
| 1 |
Browne,
PierrePierre
Browne |
Canada |
10.21 |
|
18 |
| 1 |
Martina,
ChurandyChurandy
Martina |
Netherlands
Antilles |
10.24 |
|
21 |
| 1 |
Domingos,
AndréAndré Domingos |
Brazil |
10.34 |
|
33 |
| 2 |
Crawford,
ShawnShawn
Crawford |
United
States |
9.89 |
|
1 |
Q |
| 2 |
Thompson,
ObadeleObadele
Thompson |
Barbados |
10.12 |
|
9 |
Q |
| 2 |
Lima, Vicente
deVicente de
Lima |
Brazil |
10.26 |
|
25 |
Q |
| 2 |
Osovnikar,
MaticMatic
Osovnikar |
Slovenia |
10.26 |
|
25 |
| 2 |
Aliu, DejiDeji Aliu |
Nigeria |
10.26 |
|
25 |
| 2 |
Macrozonaris,
NicolasNicolas
Macrozonaris |
Canada |
10.28 |
|
28 |
| 2 |
Chernovol,
GennadiyGennadiy
Chernovol |
Kazakhstan |
10.42 |
|
37 |
| 2 |
Sanou,
IdrissaIdrissa
Sanou |
Burkina
Faso |
10.43 |
|
38 |
| 3 |
Gatlin,
JustinJustin
Gatlin |
United
States |
9.96 |
|
4 |
Q |
| 3 |
Gardener,
JasonJason
Gardener |
Great
Britain |
10.15 |
SB |
12 |
Q |
| 3 |
Emedolu,
UchennaUchenna
Emedolu |
Nigeria |
10.15 |
|
12 |
Q |
| 3 |
Asahara,
NobuharuNobuharu
Asahara |
Japan |
10.24 |
|
21 |
| 3 |
Theodoridis,
YeoryiosYeoryios Theodoridis |
Greece |
10.36 |
|
34 |
| 3 |
Nemeth,
RolandRoland Nemeth |
Hungary |
10.38 |
|
35 |
| 3 |
Alexander,
NicconnorNicconnor
Alexander |
Trinidad
and Tobago |
10.48 |
|
39 |
| 3 |
Lepine, Eddy
deEddy de Lepine |
France |
999 DNS |
|
999 — |
| 4 |
Zakari,
AzizAziz
Zakari |
Ghana |
10.02 |
|
6 |
Q |
| 4 |
Collins,
KimKim
Collins |
Saint
Kitts and Nevis |
10.05 |
SB |
7 |
Q |
| 4 |
Frater,
MichaelMichael
Frater |
Jamaica |
10.11 |
|
8 |
Q |
| 4 |
Fredericks,
FrankFrank Fredericks |
Namibia |
10.17 |
|
15 |
| 4 |
Ross,
JoshuaJoshua
Ross |
Australia |
10.22 |
PB |
19 |
| 4 |
Kosenkow,
AlexanderAlexander
Kosenkow |
Germany |
10.24 |
|
21 |
| 4 |
Yepishin,
AndreyAndrey
Yepishin |
Russia |
10.29 |
|
29 |
| 4 |
Ndure, Jaysuma
SaidyJaysuma
Saidy Ndure |
Gambia |
10.39 |
|
36 |
| 5 |
Greene,
MauriceMaurice
Greene |
United
States |
9.93 |
|
2 |
Q |
| 5 |
Powell,
AsafaAsafa
Powell |
Jamaica |
9.99 |
|
5 |
Q |
| 5 |
Myles-Mills,
LeonardLeonard
Myles-Mills |
Ghana |
10.18 |
SB |
16 |
Q |
| 5 |
Chyła,
ŁukaszŁukasz
Chyła |
Poland |
10.23 |
|
20 |
| 5 |
Streete-Thompson,
KareemKareem
Streete-Thompson |
Cayman
Islands |
10.24 |
|
21 |
| 5 |
Collio,
SimoneSimone
Collio |
Italy |
10.29 |
|
29 |
| 5 |
Mascarenhas,
JarbasJarbas
Mascarenhas |
Brazil |
10.30 |
|
31 |
| 5 |
N'Dri, Eric
PacomeEric Pacome N'Dri |
Côte
d'Ivoire |
10.32 |
|
32 |
The semifinals were held on August 22. The first four runners
from each semifinal qualified for the final.
The final was held on August 22.