Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Men's 100 metres explained

The men's 100 metres event at the 2023 African Games was held on 18 and 19 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Emmanuel Eseme	Usheoritse Itsekiri	Gilbert Hainuca

Results

Heats

Held on 18 March
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.^[2]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.1 m/s, Heat 2: -2.0 m/s, Heat 3: -1.5 m/s, Heat 4: -0.9 m/s, Heat 5: -1.6 m/s, Heat 6: -1.1 m/s, Heat 7: -1.4 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			10.15	Q
2	1			10.19	Q
3	1			10.28	Q
4	1			10.34	q
5	3			10.34	Q
6	2			10.37	Q
7	3			10.39	Q
8	1			10.40	q
9	6			10.44	Q
10	2			10.46	Q
11	1			10.47	q
12	7			10.49	Q
13	4			10.53	Q
14	5			10.54	Q
15	6			10.55	Q
16	5			10.55	Q
17	5			10.59	Q
17	7			10.59	Q
19	6			10.59	Q
20	7			10.62	Q
21	6			10.63
22	1			10.64
23	3			10.65	Q
24	3			10.66
25	7			10.68
26	4			10.71	Q
27	4			10.71	Q
28	6			10.72
29	5			10.72
30	6			10.72
31	4			10.73
32	1			10.75
33	2			10.79	Q
33	3			10.79
35	5			10.80
36	4			10.82
37	2			10.85
38	5			10.86
39	7			10.88
40	4			10.91
41	3			10.91
42	4			10.93
43	2			10.95
44	6			10.97
45	5			10.97
46	5			10.98
47	1			11.00
48	7			11.02
49	2			11.06
50	2			11.30
51	7			11.32
52	5			11.41
53	7			11.55
54	3			11.83
55	2			11.98
56	6			14.49
	2				TR16.8[3]
	3				TR16.8

Semifinals

Held on 18 March
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.^[4]

Wind:
Heat 1: -0.7 m/s, Heat 2: -0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -2.1 m/s

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			10.23	Q
2	3			10.29	Q
3	1			10.37	Q
4	2			10.41	Q
5	1			10.42	Q
6	3			10.45	Q
7	3			10.46	q
8	1			10.47	q
9	2			10.47
10	2			10.52
11	1			10.53
12	2			10.55
13	1			10.57
14	3			10.57
15	2			10.59
16	1			10.60
17	1			10.62
18	3			10.65
19	2			10.75
20	2			10.75
21	3			10.76
22	1			10.89
	3				TR16.8
	3

Final

Held on 19 March
Wind: -0.8 m/s^[5]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			10.14
	7			10.23
	2			10.29
4	4			10.42
5	5			10.45
6	8			10.50
7	9			10.50
8	3			10.56

Notes and References

1. Web site: Live results . 2024-03-20.
2. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73B%20RESULTS_ATM001100.pdf Heats results
3. False start
4. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73B%20RESULTS_ATM001300.pdf Semifinals results
5. https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/AT/AG2023_AT_C73A%20RESULTS_ATM001F01.pdf Final results