2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres

The women's 100 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on August 16 and August 17. The Jamaican team had three strong contenders for the 100 m title in defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown, Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser, and Kerron Stewart (who ran 10.75 seconds in July; the fastest in nine years). The American squad featured Muna Lee, Lauryn Williams, and an in-form Carmelita Jeter. Other medal contenders are Bahamians Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie and Chandra Sturrup, and Kelly-Ann Baptiste, who have all run under eleven seconds prior to the tournament.[1]

Jeter was the fastest qualifier in the heats,[2] and finished 0.02 seconds outside her personal best to win her quarter-final. Stewart was the fastest in the quarterfinals with 10.92 seconds, and Campbell-Brown won her race as the third athlete to run under eleven seconds that day.[3] On the second day of competition, Shelly-Ann Fraser ran the fastest ever semi-final in 10.79 seconds, with Stewart just behind in 10.84 seconds. Jeter ran a personal best of 10.83 seconds to reach the final, in which half the competitors were Jamaican.[4]

In the final, a quick start saw Fraser lead from the outset of the race and Stewart's late challenge was not enough to beat her compatriot. Stewart's personal-best-equalling 10.75 seconds earned her the silver medal, and Jeter took the bronze with a 10.90 second run, somewhat short of the time she produced in the semi-finals. The 2007 gold and silver medallists ran season's bests but missed out on the medals, with Campbell-Brown in fourth (10.95) and Williams in fifth (11.01). Fraser's win in 10.73 seconds was a Jamaican record and made her the joint third fastest 100 m athlete ever with Christine Arron. Furthermore, she became only the second woman to win consecutive Olympic and World Championship titles, after Gail Devers.[5] As amazing as her start appeared, Fraser only had the fourth fastest reaction time in the field.

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Shelly-Ann Fraser
  Jamaica (JAM)
Kerron Stewart
  Jamaica (JAM)
Carmelita Jeter
  United States (USA)

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World record   Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
Championship record   Marion Jones (USA) 10.70 Seville, Spain 22 August 1999
World leading   Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.75 Rome, Italy 10 July 2009
African record   Glory Alozie (NGR) 10.90 La Laguna, Spain 5 June 1999
Asian record   Li Xuemei (CHN) 10.79 Shanghai, China 18 October 1997
North American record   Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
South American record   Lucimar de Moura (BRA) 11.17 Bogotá, Colombia 25 June 1999
European record   Christine Arron (FRA) 10.73 Budapest, Hungary 19 August 1998
Oceanian record   Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (AUS) 11.12 Sestriere, Italy 31 July 1994

Qualification standards

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A time B time
11.30 11.40

Schedule

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Date Time Round
August 16, 2009 11:55 Heats
August 16, 2009 18:35 Quarterfinals
August 17, 2009 19:05 Semifinals
August 17, 2009 21:35 Final

Results

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KEY: q Fastest non-qualifiers Q Qualified NR National record PB Personal best SB Seasonal best

Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 5 fastest(q) advance to the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Carmelita Jeter   United States (USA) 11.22 Q
2 4 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie   Bahamas (BAH) 11.26 Q
3 8 Chandra Sturrup   Bahamas (BAH) 11.28 Q
4 5 Aleen Bailey   Jamaica (JAM) 11.29 Q
4 4 Verena Sailer   Germany (GER) 11.29 Q
6 2 Kerron Stewart   Jamaica (JAM) 11.31 Q
7 6 Veronica Campbell-Brown   Jamaica (JAM) 11.34 Q
8 6 Ezinne Okparaebo   Norway (NOR) 11.35 Q
9 7 Lauryn Williams   United States (USA) 11.36 Q
9 6 Semoy Hackett   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.36 Q
11 2 Vida Anim   Ghana (GHA) 11.38 Q
12 7 Tahesia Harrigan   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 11.39 Q
13 1 Lucimar de Moura   Brazil (BRA) 11.41 Q
13 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser   Jamaica (JAM) 11.41 Q
13 5 Yevgeniya Polyakova   Russia (RUS) 11.41 Q
16 9 Kelly-Ann Baptiste   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.42 Q
17 9 Muna Lee   United States (USA) 11.44 Q
18 5 Myriam Soumaré   France (FRA) 11.45 Q
19 8 Anna Geflikh   Russia (RUS) 11.47 Q
19 3 Virgil Hodge   Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 11.47 Q
19 9 Eleni Artymata   Cyprus (CYP) 11.47 Q
22 2 Ivet Lalova   Bulgaria (BUL) 11.48 Q, SB
23 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra   Bahrain (BHR) 11.49 Q, SB
23 4 Oludamola Osayomi   Nigeria (NGR) 11.49 Q
23 1 Marion Wagner   Germany (GER) 11.49 Q
26 2 Chisato Fukushima   Japan (JPN) 11.52 q
27 7 Nataliya Pohrebnyak   Ukraine (UKR) 11.54 Q
27 5 Ayanna Hutchinson   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.54 q
29 6 Sheniqua Ferguson   Bahamas (BAH) 11.57 q
30 1 Yomara Hinestroza   Colombia (COL) 11.61 q
31 8 Guzel Khubbieva   Uzbekistan (UZB) 11.63 Q
32 4 Sónia Tavares   Portugal (POR) 11.64 q
32 3 Carol Rodríguez   Puerto Rico (PUR) 11.64
34 3 Halimat Ismaila   Nigeria (NGR) 11.74
34 1 Ruddy Zang Milama   Gabon (GAB) 11.74
36 7 Momoko Takahashi   Japan (JPN) 11.75
37 6 Gloria Diogo   São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) 11.78
38 2 Ahamada Feta   Comoros (COM) 11.80
39 9 Courtney Patterson   U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) 11.88
39 9 Pia Tajnikar   Slovenia (SLO) 11.88
41 8 Serafi Anelies Unani   Indonesia (INA) 12.05 PB
42 3 Yah Soucko Koïta   Mali (MLI) 12.16 SB
43 2 Fatou Tiyana   Gambia (GAM) 12.22 PB
44 5 Ani Khachikyan   Armenia (ARM) 12.30 SB
44 1 Balpreet Kaur Purba   Singapore (SIN) 12.30 SB
46 2 Dana Hussein Abdul-Razzaq   Iraq (IRQ) 12.38 SB
47 4 Ivana Rožman   Macedonia (MKD) 12.60
48 5 Alice Khan   Seychelles (SEY) 12.64 PB
49 7 Martina Pretelli   San Marino (SMR) 12.65
50 7 Terani Faremiro   French Polynesia (PYF) 12.96 PB
51 8 Elis Lapenmal   Vanuatu (VAN) 13.11 SB
52 5 Mariama Bah   Guinea (GUI) 13.33 PB
53 6 Philaylack Sackpaseuth   Laos (LAO) 13.42 PB
53 3 Rosa Mystique Jones   Nauru (NRU) 13.42 SB
55 9 Pauline Kwalea   Solomon Islands (SOL) 13.67 SB
56 4 Sorai Bella Reklai   Palau (PLW) 13.75 PB
56 6 Asenate Manoa   Tuvalu (TUV) 13.75 NR
58 9 Beatriz Mangue   Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 14.03
59 8 Savannah Sanitoa   American Samoa (ASA) 14.23 SB
60 4 Robina Muqimyar   Afghanistan (AFG) 14.24 SB
61 7 Tioiti Katutu   Kiribati (KIR) 14.38 PB
1 Yvonne Bennett   Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) DNS
8 Blessing Okagbare   Nigeria (NGR) DNS

Quarterfinals

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat(Q) and the next 4 fastest(q) advance to the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Kerron Stewart   Jamaica (JAM) 10.92 Q
2 4 Carmelita Jeter   United States (USA) 10.94 Q
3 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown   Jamaica (JAM) 10.99 Q
4 4 Shelly-Ann Fraser   Jamaica (JAM) 11.02 Q
5 4 Kelly-Ann Baptiste   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.05 Q
6 2 Lauryn Williams   United States (USA) 11.06 Q, SB
6 1 Chandra Sturrup   Bahamas (BAH) 11.06 Q
8 3 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie   Bahamas (BAH) 11.08 Q
9 2 Aleen Bailey   Jamaica (JAM) 11.12 Q
10 3 Muna Lee   United States (USA) 11.13 Q, SB
11 2 Tahesia Harrigan   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 11.21 Q
12 3 Verena Sailer   Germany (GER) 11.26 q
13 2 Vida Anim   Ghana (GHA) 11.34 q
14 1 Semoy Hackett   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.37 Q
14 2 Eleni Artymata   Cyprus (CYP) 11.37 q, PB
16 2 Ayanna Hutchinson   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 11.40 q
17 1 Guzel Khubbieva   Uzbekistan (UZB) 11.43
17 2 Chisato Fukushima   Japan (JPN) 11.43
19 4 Lucimar de Moura   Brazil (BRA) 11.44
19 1 Ezinne Okparaebo   Norway (NOR) 11.44
21 2 Myriam Soumaré   France (FRA) 11.45
22 3 Anna Geflikh   Russia (RUS) 11.46
23 3 Nataliya Pohrebnyak   Ukraine (UKR) 11.49
24 4 Virgil Hodge   Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 11.51
24 3 Roqaya Al-Gassra   Bahrain (BHR) 11.51
26 1 Yevgeniya Polyakova   Russia (RUS) 11.52
27 1 Ivet Lalova   Bulgaria (BUL) 11.54
28 4 Oludamola Osayomi   Nigeria (NGR) 11.55
28 3 Sónia Tavares   Portugal (POR) 11.55
30 4 Sheniqua Ferguson   Bahamas (BAH) 11.59
31 4 Marion Wagner   Germany (GER) 11.64
32 1 Yomara Hinestroza   Colombia (COL) 11.76

Semifinals

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First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 6 Shelly-Ann Fraser   Jamaica (JAM) 0.156 10.79 Q, SB
2 4 Kerron Stewart   Jamaica (JAM) 0.155 10.84 Q
3 5 Lauryn Williams   United States (USA) 0.148 11.01 Q, SB
4 3 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie   Bahamas (BAH) 0.146 11.03 Q
5 7 Kelly-Ann Baptiste   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0.141 11.07
6 2 Verena Sailer   Germany (GER) 0.149 11.24
7 8 Tahesia Harrigan   British Virgin Islands (IVB) 0.146 11.34
8 1 Ayanna Hutchinson   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0.169 11.58

Semifinal 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
1 4 Carmelita Jeter   United States (USA) 0.144 10.83 Q, PB
2 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown   Jamaica (JAM) 0.148 11.00 Q
3 5 Chandra Sturrup   Bahamas (BAH) 0.127 11.01 Q
4 6 Aleen Bailey   Jamaica (JAM) 0.199 11.16 Q
5 8 Muna Lee   United States (USA) 0.179 11.18
6 1 Vida Anim   Ghana (GHA) 0.125 11.43
7 7 Semoy Hackett   Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 0.131 11.45
8 2 Eleni Artymata   Cyprus (CYP) 0.164 11.49

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality React Time Notes
  3 Shelly-Ann Fraser   Jamaica (JAM) 0.146 10.73 WL, NR
  4 Kerron Stewart   Jamaica (JAM) 0.170 10.75 =PB
  5 Carmelita Jeter   United States (USA) 0.160 10.90
4 6 Veronica Campbell-Brown   Jamaica (JAM) 0.135 10.95 SB
5 8 Lauryn Williams   United States (USA) 0.158 11.01 SB
6 2 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie   Bahamas (BAH) 0.130 11.05
7 7 Chandra Sturrup   Bahamas (BAH) 0.137 11.05
8 1 Aleen Bailey   Jamaica (JAM) 0.173 11.16

References

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General
Specific
  1. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-09). Women's 100m - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-16. Archived 2009-09-08.
  2. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 100m - Heats Archived 2009-08-22 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  3. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-16). Event Report - Women's 100m - Quarter-Final Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  4. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's 100m - Semi-Final Archived 2009-08-20 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.
  5. ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-17). Event Report - Women's 100m - Final Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-17.