2012 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres
| Men's 100 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Helsinki | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 35 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.09 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 100 metres at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 27 and 28 June.
Records[edit]
| Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World record |  Usain Bolt (JAM)
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9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| European record |  Francis Obikwelu (POR)
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9.86 | Athens, Greece | 22 August 2004 |
| Championship record | Francis Obikwelu (POR)
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9.99 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 8 August 2006 |
| World Leading | Usain Bolt (JAM)
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9.76 | Rome, Italy | 31 May 2012 |
| European Leading |  Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
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10.04 | Rome, Italy | 31 May 2012 |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | 11:40 | Round 1 |
| 27 June 2012 | 20:15 | Semifinals |
| 28 June 2012 | 19:45 | Final |
Results[edit]
Round 1[edit]
First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind:
- Heat 1: +1.4 m/s
- Heat 2: +1.0 m/s
- Heat 3: +0.4 m/s
- Heat 4: 0.0 m/s
- Heat 5: +1.7 m/s
Semifinals[edit]
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure |  Norway |
10.13 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Christophe Lemaitre | France |
10.14 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Jimmy Vicaut | France |
10.22 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | 5 | Rytis Sakalauskas |  Lithuania |
10.23 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Serhiy Smelyk |  Ukraine |
10.28 | Q, PB |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Ronalds Arājs |  Latvia |
10.29 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 3 | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey |  Great Britain |
10.30 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | Simone Collio |  Italy |
10.30 | q |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | Lucas Jakubczyk |  Germany |
10.32 | |
| 10 | 3 | 8 | Jacques Riparelli | Italy |
10.33 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | Mark Lewis-Francis | Great Britain |
10.36 | |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Dariusz Kuć |  Poland |
10.38 | |
| 13 | 1 | 6 | Emmanuel Biron | France |
10.43 | |
| 14 | 2 | 5 | Julian Reus | Germany |
10.44 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | Stefan Tärnhuvud |  Sweden |
10.47 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | Arnaldo Abrantes | Portugal |
10.47 | SB |
| 17 | 2 | 8 | Reto Schenkel |  Switzerland |
10.48 | |
| 18 | 1 | 2 | Rolf Fongué | Switzerland |
10.50 | |
| 18 | 2 | 7 | Fabio Cerutti | Italy |
10.50 | |
| 20 | 2 | 2 | Jason Smyth |  Ireland |
10.52 | |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Richard Pulst |  Estonia |
10.57 | |
| 22 | 1 | 8 | Jan Veleba |  Czech Republic |
10.60 | |
| 22 | 3 | 2 | Rostislav Šulc | Czech Republic |
10.60 | |
| 24 | 2 | 1 | Ruslan Abbasov |  Azerbaijan |
10.71 |
Final[edit]
Wind: -0.7 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
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5 | Christophe Lemaitre | France |
10.09 | |
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6 | Jimmy Vicaut | France |
10.12 | SB |
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3 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | Norway |
10.17 | |
| 4 | 7 | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Great Britain |
10.31 | |
| 5 | 8 | Serhiy Smelyk | Ukraine |
10.34 | |
| 2 | Ronalds Arājs | Latvia |
DNF | ||
| 4 | Rytis Sakalauskas | Lithuania |
DNF | ||
| 1 | Simone Collio | Italy |
DQ | FS |
References[edit]
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 100 metres | |
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