2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Men's 60 metres
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Medalists
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Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... |
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Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
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Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event... |
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Heats
| Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | Q | React |
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| 1 | 6 | Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
6.69 | Q | 0.261 | |
| 1 | 2 | Isaac Uche Isaac Uche Isaac Uche is a Nigerian sprinter.He won the gold medal with the Nigerian 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2007 All-Africa Games. In 60 metres he finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.... |
6.74 | Q | 0.269 | |
| 1 | 1 | Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Kharkiv. He finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships... |
6.76 | q | 0.138 | |
| 1 | 5 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | 6.78 NR | q | 0.220 | |
| 1 | 3 | Gibrilla Pato Bangura | 6.89 | 0.250 | ||
| 1 | 7 | Khalil Al-Hanahneh | 7.14 | 0.291 | ||
| 1 | 8 | Aisea Tohi Aisea Tohi Aisea Tohi is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Tonga.Tohi represented Tonga at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 11.17... |
7.24 PB | 0.213 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Reginaldo Micha Ndong Reginaldo Micha Ndong Reginaldo Micha Ndong Mangue is an Equatoguinean track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for his country.... |
7.72 PB | 0.452 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Leroy Dixon Leroy Dixon Leroy Dixon is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships, together with Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon and Tyson Gay... |
6.64 | Q | 0.142 | |
| 2 | 3 | Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... |
6.70 | Q | 0.266 | |
| 2 | 2 | Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.- Biography :He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. In Beijing he finished... |
6.73 | q | 0.190 | |
| 2 | 7 | Kael Becerra | 6.75 | q | 0.151 | |
| 2 | 8 | Danny D'Souza Danny D'Souza Danny D'Souza is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Seychelles.D'Souza represented the Seychelles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in... |
7.02 NR | 0.219 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Moudjib Toyb | 7.03 | 0.188 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Michael Alicto | 7.27 PB | 0.230 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Federico Gorrieri | 7.49 SB | 0.197 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event... |
6.70 | Q | 0.166 | |
| 3 | 5 | Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin |Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to... |
6.76 | Q | 0.246 | |
| 3 | 8 | José Varlos Moreira | 6.79 | 0.250 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Seth Amoo Seth Amoo Seth Amoo is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Amoo represented Ghana at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... |
6.88 | 0.264 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Seng Song Poh | 6.93 SB | 0.172 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Sébastien Gattuso Sebastien Gattuso Sébastien Gattuso is a Monegasque athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He was born in Menton, France. In 2006 he was banned for six months after testing positive for finasteride, a drug that can be used to mask use of steroids.... |
6.94 NR | 0.246 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Taufik Rahmadi | 6.97 PB | 0.215 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Tavita Solomona | 7.35 PB | 0.255 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... |
6.71 | Q | 0.162 | |
| 4 | 1 | Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.... |
6.72 | Q | 0.171 | |
| 4 | 8 | Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko, ukr. Дмитро Леонідович Глущенко is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Kiev. In the 100 metres he has 10.25 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Kiev.He finished fifth at... |
6.77 | q | 0.255 | |
| 4 | 2 | Adrian Durant Adrian Durant Adrian Durant is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.He has competed in 60, 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2008 World Indoor Championships.He has 10.25... |
6.78 | q | 0.156 | |
| 4 | 5 | Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa | 6.88 | 0.262 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jack Howard Jack Howard (athlete) Jack Howard is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Federated States of Micronesia.... |
7.13 SB | 0.189 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Abraham Kepsen | 7.44 PB | 0.252 | ||
| 4 | 6 | Kermeliss Olonghot | DNS | |||
| 5 | 7 | Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... |
6.64 | Q | 0.167 | |
| 5 | 8 | Brendan Christian Brendan Christian Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in... |
6.67 | Q | 0.141 | |
| 5 | 2 | Henry Vizcaino Henry Vizcaíno Henry Máximo Vizcaíno Monteliel is a Cuban sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.18 seconds, achieved in July 2007 in Rio de Janeiro.... |
6.70 | q | 0.161 | |
| 5 | 5 | Chun Wai Leung | 6.97 | 0.221 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou Idrissa Sanou is a Burkinabé athlete specializing in the 100 metres. Sanou holds the national records in both 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay.... |
7.03 | 0.275 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Aleksandr Abrahamyan | 7.38 PB | 0.290 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Dylab Menzies | 7.42 SB | 0.168 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Simeon Williamson Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. His athletics club is Highgate Harriers... |
6.69 | Q | 0.159 | |
| 6 | 2 | Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... |
6.74 | Q | 0.257 | |
| 6 | 1 | Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Heisen started becoming active in athletics at the age of 9. In these early years his career was basically based on making fun... |
6.77 | q | 0.248 | |
| 6 | 4 | Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev Ramil Guliyev is a Azerbaijani-born Turkish sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He competed at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships, winning a silver medal in the 100 m and a gold medal in the 200 m.He holds the national and... |
6.84 | 0.249 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Darren Gilford Darren Gilford Darren Gilford is a Maltese sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round.... |
6.99 SB | 0.157 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Hin Fong Pao | 7.07 SB | 0.235 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Rabangaki Nawai Rabangaki Nawai Rabangaki Nawai is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Kiribati.Nawai represented Kiribati at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 8th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of... |
7.26 PB | 0.246 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Leon Mengloi | 7.51 PB | 0.273 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Yhann Plummer | 6.64 PB | Q | 0.169 | |
| 7 | 8 | Vicente de Lima Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... |
6.71 | Q | 0.152 | |
| 7 | 5 | Alex Trembach Alex Trembach Alex Trembach is an Israeli sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.... |
6.93 | 0.174 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Adrian Ferreira | 7.19 PB | 0.206 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Kilakone Siphonexay | 7.41 PB | 0.266 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Daniel Bailey Daniel Bailey Daniel Everton Bailey is a male sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specialises in the 100 metres. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics and was a 100 m semi-finalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.He came to prominence in 2009 with a... |
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| 7 | 6 | Ben Youssef Meité | DNS | |||
| 7 | 1 | Sompote Suwannarangsri Sompote Suwannarangsri Sompote Suwannarangsri is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwannarangsri represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Apinan Sukaphai and Sittichai Suwonprateep... |
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| 8 | 8 | Michael Rodgers | 6.62 | Q | 0.137 | |
| 8 | 6 | Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... |
6.69 | Q | 0.169 | |
| 8 | 5 | Rolando Palacios Rolando Palacios Rolando Cruz Palacios is a Honduran sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He was born in Sambo Creek. His personal best time is 10.22 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Toluca.... |
6.83 | 0.287 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Jared Lewis Jared Lewis Jared Lewis is a sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specializes in the 100 metres. He was born in Kingstown. His personal best time is 10.49 seconds, achieved in April 2005 in Vincennes.... |
6.89 | 0.168 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lerone Clarke Lerone Clarke Lerone Ephraime Clarke is a Jamaican sprinter who is the 2010 Commonwealth Games champion in the 100 metres.Like current Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt and former Jamaican Sprinter Michael Green , Clarke is a former student of William Knibb Memorial High School.He finished fourth in 4 x 100 m... |
6.89 | 0.383 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Francis Manioru Francis Manioru Francis Manioru is a sprinter from the Solomon Islands who specializes in the 100 metres.His personal best time is 11.05 seconds, achieved in the heats at the 2004 Olympic Games. Four years later, at the 2008 Summer Olympics he finished in eighth and last position in his heat with a time of 11.09... |
7.22 SB | 0.257 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Shahriful Bahrin Zainal | 7.44 NR | 0.255 | ||
Semifinals
| Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | Q | React |
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| 1 | 6 | Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
6.55 PB | Q | 0.160 | |
| 1 | 7 | Isaac Uche Isaac Uche Isaac Uche is a Nigerian sprinter.He won the gold medal with the Nigerian 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2007 All-Africa Games. In 60 metres he finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.... |
6.65 | Q | 0.144 | |
| 1 | 5 | Francis Obikwelu Francis Obikwelu Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds... |
6.66 SB | 0.242 | ||
| 1 | 8 | Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud | 6.69 NR | 0.134 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov Ihor Bodrov is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.He was born in Kharkiv. He finished fourth at the 2006 World Junior Championships... |
6.71 | 0.153 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Simone Collio Simone Collio Simone Collio is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres. His personal best times are 6.55 seconds in the 60 metres and 10.06 seconds in the 100 metres, the second all time best performance in the Italian ranking of 100 meters, after the 10"01 in altitude of Pietro... |
6.74 | 0.250 | ||
| 1 | 4 | Leroy Dixon Leroy Dixon Leroy Dixon is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2007 World Championships, together with Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon and Tyson Gay... |
6.75 | 0.295 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Henry Vixcaíno | 6.77 | 0.276 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Michael Rodgers | 6.54 PB | Q | 0.117 | |
| 2 | 5 | Vicente de Lima Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... |
6.59 | Q | 0.145 | |
| 2 | 4 | Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event... |
6.61 | q | 0.214 | |
| 2 | 6 | Simeon Williamson Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. His athletics club is Highgate Harriers... |
6.63 | q | 0.155 | |
| 2 | 8 | Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock Martial Mbandjock is an a French sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.06 seconds, achieved in July 2008 in Albi.... |
6.65 PB | 0.141 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti Fabio Cerutti is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.- Biography :He finished sixth in 60 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. He also competed at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round. In Beijing he finished... |
6.69 | 0.146 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Kael Becerra | 6.80 | 0.147 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Adrian Durant Adrian Durant Adrian Durant is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.He has competed in 60, 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2008 World Indoor Championships.He has 10.25... |
6.86 | 0.234 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... |
6.51 WL | Q | 0.150 | |
| 3 | 7 | Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin |Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to... |
6.60 SB | Q | 0.103 | |
| 3 | 5 | Yhann Plummer | 6.65 PB | 0.166 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Marius Broening Marius Broening Marius Broening is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished seventh in 4 x 100 m relay at the 2005 World Championships, together with teammates Alexander Kosenkow, Marc Blume and Tobias Unger and fifth at the 2006 European Championships with Kosenkow, Sebastian Ernst and... |
6.67 | 0.137 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez Ángel David Rodríguez García is a Spanish sprinter. He specializes in the 100 metres. His personal best time is 10.14 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Salamanca, and 20.61 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Barcelona.Rodríguez finished eighth in 100 m and 4×100... |
6.70 | 0.176 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen Maarten Heisen is a Dutch sprinter.-Biography:Heisen started becoming active in athletics at the age of 9. In these early years his career was basically based on making fun... |
6.71 | 0.157 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko Dmytro Hlushchenko, ukr. Дмитро Леонідович Глущенко is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. His personal best time in the 200 metres is 20.75 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in Kiev. In the 100 metres he has 10.25 seconds, achieved in July 2004 in Kiev.He finished fifth at... |
6.72 | 0.239 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Brendan Christian Brendan Christian Brendan Kyle Akeem Christian is a sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda who specializes in the 200 metres. Born in Antigua, he is the son of Donald Christian who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal as a cyclist. His personal best 100 metres time is 10.11 seconds, achieved in May 2004 in... |
6.72 | 0.180 | ||
Final
| Heat | Lane | Name | Country | Mark | React |
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6 | Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... |
6.51 WL | 0.149 | |
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2 | Kim Collins Kim Collins Kim Collins is a track and field sprinter from the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 m. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on four occasions, from 1996 to 2008, and was the country's first athlete to ever reach an event... |
6.54 SB | 0.130 | |
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3 | Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
6.54 PB | 0.148 | |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Rodgers | 6.57 | 0.154 | |
| 5 | 4 | Vicente de Lima Vicente de Lima Vicente Lenílson de Lima is a Brazilian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and the 4×100 metres relay.De Lima represented Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney... |
6.60 | 0.149 | |
| 6 | 8 | Isaac Uche Isaac Uche Isaac Uche is a Nigerian sprinter.He won the gold medal with the Nigerian 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2007 All-Africa Games. In 60 metres he finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships.... |
6.63 | 0.133 | |
| 7 | 1 | Simeon Williamson Simeon Williamson Simeon Oscar Williamson is an English sprinter of Jamaican descent who specializes in the 100 metres. Williamson, a London native, is the second cousin of British high jumper Germaine Mason. His athletics club is Highgate Harriers... |
6.63 | 0.160 | |
| 8 | 7 | Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin |Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to... |
6.70 | 0.162 | |