2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on 1 and 2 August 2022.^[1]

Originally, 78 athletes from 51 countries entered to the competition,^{[2] [3]} however, only 63 of them participated.

Records

U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:^[4]

Record	Athlete & Nationality	Mark	Location	Date
World U20 Record		9.97	Eugene, United States	13 June 2014
		9.94*	Eugene, United States	15 July 2022
Championship Record		10.05	Barcelona, Spain	11 July 2012
World U20 Leading		9.94	Eugene, United States	15 July 2022

*Mark pending ratification

Results

Round 1

Round 1 took place on 1 August, with the 63 athletes involved being split into 8 heats, 7 heats of 8 and 1 of 7 athletes.^[5] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 8 fastest ( q ) qualified to the semi-final.^[6] The overall results were as follows:^[7]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.2 m/s, Heat 3: -0.6 m/s, Heat 4: +1.7 m/s, Heat 5: -1.2 m/s, Heat 6: -0.9 m/s, Heat 7: -2.9 m/s, Heat 8: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	3			10.00	Q
2	8			10.09	Q
3	6			10.20	Q
4	8			10.24	Q
5	4			10.25	Q
6	1			10.25	Q
7	2			10.33	Q
8	8			10.34	q
9	6			10.35	Q
10	1			10.36	Q
11	1			10.38	q
12	5			10.39	Q
13	5			10.39	Q
14	7			10.39	Q
15	6			10.40	q
16	3			10.40	Q
17	8			10.41	q
18	4			10.41	Q
19	2			10.41	Q
20	5			10.43	q
21	4			10.45	q
22	2			10.47	q =
23	8			10.47	q
24	6			10.48
25	6			10.50
26	6			10.52
27	3			10.53
28	1			10.53
29	5			10.54
30	2			10.55
31	3			10.56
32	7			10.56	Q
33	6			10.56
34	1			10.59
35	2			10.62
36	7			10.63
37	4			10.63
38	3			10.66
39	8			10.66
40	7			10.67
41	2			10.67
42	4			10.69
43	3			10.71
44	7			10.72
45	1			10.73
46	5			10.78
47	7			10.81
48	8			10.84
49	2			10.86
50	7			10.89
51	1			10.99
52	5			11.05
53	7			11.25	=
54	5			11.28	=
55	4			11.35
56	2			11.35
57	6			11.35
58	8			11.39
59	3			12.39
60	4			28.32
	4
	5
	1

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 2 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each.^[8] The first 2 athletes in each heat ( 

Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.^[9] The overall results were as follows:^[10]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.6 m/s, Heat 2: +0.7 m/s, Heat 3: -0.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
1	2			10.09	Q
2	3			10.11	Q =
3	1			10.14	Q
4	2			10.15	Q
5	1			10.17	Q
6	3			10.19	Q
7	1			10.29	q
	2			10.29	q
9	2			10.30
10	2			10.30
11	3			10.31
	3			10.31
13	2			10.34
14	1			10.39
15	1			10.42
16	1			10.43
17	3			10.44
18	2			10.45	=
19	1			10.45
20	3			10.48
21	3			10.58
22	3			10.59
23	1			10.68
	2

Final

The final was started at 17:59 on 2 August.^[11] The results were as follows:^[12]

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Note
	4			9.91
	6			10.02
	7			10.12
4	5			10.12
5	8			10.14
6	3			10.24
7	1			10.24
8	2			10.32

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Cali Timetable. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
2. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and COUNTRY (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
3. Web site: Entry Lists by EVENT and SEASON BEST (As of 27 July 2022). World Athletics. 27 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
4. Web site: 100 Metres Men − Outdoor Records. World Athletics. 1 August 2022.
5. Web site: START LIST 100 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 31 July 2022. 1 August 2022.
6. Web site: RESULTS 100 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022.
7. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men – Round 1. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 1 August 2022.
8. Web site: START LIST 100 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 1 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
9. Web site: RESULTS 100 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
10. Web site: SUMMARY 100 Metres Men – Semi-Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
11. Web site: START LIST 100 Metres Men – Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.
12. Web site: RESULTS 100 Metres Men – Final. World Athletics. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022.