Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

sprint event at the 1984 Olympic Games
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

took place between August 3 and August 4.

Heats

The top three runners in each of the eleven heats and the next seven fastest, advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	10.32
2	Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe is a former sprinter from Canada who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...	10.38
3	Mike McFarlane	10.47
4	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...	10.48
5	Peter Van Miltenburg Peter Van Miltenburg Peter Van Miltenburg is a former Australian sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres.In 1981 he represented Australia/Oceania in the IAAF World Cup in Rome in the 200 metres where he finished 9th. He also ran in both relays that finished 8th. He was the Australian 200 metre champion in 1984...	10.55
6	Vicente Daniel	10.81
7	Henry Ngolwe	10.94
8	Paul Réneau	10.96

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	Allan Wells Allan Wells Allan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...	10.32
2	Mohamed Purnomo	10.40
3	José Javier Arqués	10.42
4	Marc Gasparoni	10.47
5	Marc Gasparoni	10.84
6	Barnabé Messomo	10.98
7	Charles Mbazira	11.03
8	Mohamed Abdullah	11.11

Heat three

Rank	Name	Time
1	Desai Williams Desai Williams Desai Williams is a former sprinter from Canada, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984....	10.35
2	Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	10.39
3	Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:1992 African Championships - silver medal1990 African Championships - bronze medal*1988 African Championships - silver medal...	10.45
4T	Christian Nenepath	10.66
4T	Henri Ndinga	10.66
6	Abdullah Sulaiman Al-Akbary	10.86
7	Inoke Bainimoli	11.15
8	Daniel André	11.19

Heat four

Rank	Name	Time
1	Sumet Promna	10.52
2	Paul Narracott Paul Narracott Paul Narracott is a retired Australian sprinter, who was Australian Junior 100/200 metres champion. In 1977 he won his first of six Australian senior 100 metres championships, and was also 2nd in the 200 metres championships on four occasions.- Career :In 1977 he won gold at the 100 metres at the...	10.55
3	Neville Hodge	10.58
4	Audrick Lightbourne	10.64
5	Gus Young	10.64
6	Bill Trott	10.76
7	Kgosiemang Khumoyarano	11.49

Heat five

Rank	Name	Time
1	Sam Graddy Sam Graddy Samuel Louis Graddy III is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	10.29
2	Donovan Reid	10.41
3	Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships....	10.54
4	Hiroki Fuwa	10.56
5	Philip Attipoe	10.60
6	Jean-Yves Mallat	10.83
7	Markus Büchel Markus Büchel Markus Büchel is a former head of government of Liechtenstein.He was in office from May to December 1993. He has won the elections in 1993 as a candidate for the conservative FBP ....	10.98
8	Clifford Mamba	11.24

Heat six

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...	10.24
2	Antoine Richard Antoine Richard Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well....	10.35
3	Antonio Ullo Antonio Ullo Antonio Ullo is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 60 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1984 Olympics. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.99 seconds, achieved in May 1987 in Potenza.-Achievements:-References:...	10.36
4	Paulo Roberto Correia	10.45
5	Anthony Jones	10.69
6	Oliver Daniels	10.76
7	Muhammad Mansha	10.87

Heat seven

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ben Johnson	10.35
2	Yu Zhuanghui	10.53
3	Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships...	10.59
4	Earl Haley	10.74
5	Julien Thode	10.92
6	Ronald Russell	11.02
7	Denis Rose Denis Rose Denis Rose was an English jazz pianist and trumpeter. He was a longtime fixture on the London jazz scene and was an early influence on British bebop....	11.04

Heat eight

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles Ronald Desruelles is a retired Belgian athlete. He started as a long jumper, and achieved a personal best of 8.08 in 1979, a national record that stood for 17 years. He then concentrated on the short sprints, and won numerous medals in 60 metres. With 6.57 seconds in 1986 he was ranked third on...	10.46
2	Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...	10.48
3	Fred Martin Fred Martin Frederick "Fred" Martin is a retired Scottish professional international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His only senior club was Aberdeen, with whom he played for 14 years...	10.64
4	Luís Barroso	10.76
5	Gustavo Envela	10.79
6	Oumar Fye	10.87
7	Anthony Henry Anthony Henry Anthony Daniel Henry is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at South Florida....	10.99
8	Saidur Rahman Dawn	11.25

Heat nine

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ron Brown	10.58
2	Luis Morales Luis Morales (athlete) Luis Morales Scott is a retired Puerto Rican sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games, and reached the semi-final in both events...	10.60
3	Nelson dos Santos	10.70
4	Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke Ralf Lübke is a retired West German athlete who specialized in the 200 metres.At the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea he helped win the 4 x 400 metres relay bronze medal with his teammates Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt and Jörg Vaihinger...	10.70
5	Collins Mensah	10.92
6	Ivan Benjamin	11.13
7	Johnson Kere	11.57

Heat ten

Rank	Name	Time
1	Norman Edwards Norman Edwards Norman Edwards was a joint pseudonym used by Ted White and Terry Carr for their 1964 science fiction novel Invasion from 2500....	10.57
2	Dudley Parker	10.65
3	Kouadio Otokpa	10.72
4	Pier-Francesco Pavoni	10.72
5	Faraj Saad Marzouk	10.78
6	Odiya Silweya	11.22
7	Glen Abrahams	11.31

Heat eleven

Rank	Name	Time
1	Christian Haas Christian Haas Christian Haas is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was West Germany 100 metre Champion in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, and 1987. He added the West German 200 titles also in 1980, and 87...	10.41
2	Alfonso Pitters	10.50
3	Katsuhiko Nakaya	10.55
4	Bakary Jarjue	10.68
5	Sim Deok-Seop	10.72
6	Guy Hill	11.11
7	Aldo Salandra	11.31

Quarterfinals

The top three runners in each of the five heats and the next fastest one, advanced to the semifinal round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ben Johnson	10.41
2	Donovan Reid	10.47
3	Christian Haas Christian Haas Christian Haas is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was West Germany 100 metre Champion in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, and 1987. He added the West German 200 titles also in 1980, and 87...	10.51
4	Hasely Crawford Hasely Crawford Hasely Joachim Crawford is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. In 1976, he became the first Olympic champion of his country. A stadium was renamed in his honour in 2001.-Early Years:...	10.56
5	Antonio Ullo Antonio Ullo Antonio Ullo is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 60 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.36 seconds, achieved in the heats of the 1984 Olympics. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.99 seconds, achieved in May 1987 in Potenza.-Achievements:-References:...	10.57
6	Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose Bruno Marie-Rose is a retired sprinter from France . He was a member of the French team which set a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1990 with a time of 37.79 seconds to win the gold medal at the European Championships...	10.60
7	Paul Narracott Paul Narracott Paul Narracott is a retired Australian sprinter, who was Australian Junior 100/200 metres champion. In 1977 he won his first of six Australian senior 100 metres championships, and was also 2nd in the 200 metres championships on four occasions.- Career :In 1977 he won gold at the 100 metres at the...	10.60
8	Alfonso Pitters	10.63

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	Sam Graddy Sam Graddy Samuel Louis Graddy III is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	10.15
2	Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe is a former sprinter from Canada who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...	10.33
3	Norman Edwards	10.44
4	Nelson dos Santos	10.53
5	Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck Charles-Louis Seck is a retired Senegalese athlete who competed in the 100 metres.-Achievements:1992 African Championships - silver medal1990 African Championships - bronze medal*1988 African Championships - silver medal...	10.54
6	Yu Zhuanghui	10.59
7	Neville Hodge	10.69

Heat three

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...
2	Ron Brown
3	Marc Gasparoni
4	Sumet Promna
5	Katsuhiko Nakaya
6	Hiroki Fuwa
7	Philip Attipoe
8	Kouadio Otokpa

Heat four

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...	10.30
2	Allan Wells Allan Wells Allan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...	10.33
3	Mohamed Purnomo	10.43
4T	José Javier Arqués	10.52
4T	Peter Van Miltenburg Peter Van Miltenburg Peter Van Miltenburg is a former Australian sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres.In 1981 he represented Australia/Oceania in the IAAF World Cup in Rome in the 200 metres where he finished 9th. He also ran in both relays that finished 8th. He was the Australian 200 metre champion in 1984...	10.52
6	Antoine Richard Antoine Richard Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well....	10.53
7	Paulo Roberto Correia	10.54
8	Audrick Lightbourne	10.59

Heat five

Rank	Name	Time
1	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	10.04
2	Desai Williams Desai Williams Desai Williams is a former sprinter from Canada, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984....	10.27
3	Luis Morales Luis Morales (athlete) Luis Morales Scott is a retired Puerto Rican sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games, and reached the semi-final in both events...	10.35
4	Mike McFarlane	10.36
5	Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh Chidi Imoh is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics...	10.42
6	Dudley Parker	10.58
7	Fred Martin Fred Martin Frederick "Fred" Martin is a retired Scottish professional international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His only senior club was Aberdeen, with whom he played for 14 years...	10.61
8	Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers Jürgen Evers is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the silver medal in 200 m at the 1986 European Championships....	10.69

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Heat one

Rank	Name	Time
1	Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...	10.26
2	Sam Graddy Sam Graddy Samuel Louis Graddy III is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	10.27
3	Donovan Reid	10.32
4	Ron Brown	10.34
5	Desai Williams Desai Williams Desai Williams is a former sprinter from Canada, who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984....	10.34
6	Christian Haas Christian Haas Christian Haas is a retired West German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.He was West Germany 100 metre Champion in 1980, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, and 1987. He added the West German 200 titles also in 1980, and 87...	10.41
7	Marc Gasparoni	10.49
8	Mohamed Purnomo	10.51

Heat two

Rank	Name	Time
1	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	10.14
2	Ben Johnson	10.42
3	Mike McFarlane	10.45
4	Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe is a former sprinter from Canada who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...	10.52
5	Luis Morales Luis Morales (athlete) Luis Morales Scott is a retired Puerto Rican sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.He competed in both 100 and 200 metres at the 1984 Olympic Games, and reached the semi-final in both events...	10.54
6	Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli Stefano Tilli is a retired Italian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.His personal best 100 metres time is 10.16 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Zurich. His personal best 200 metres time is 20.40 seconds, achieved in September 1984 in Cagliari.-Achievements:-References:...	10.55
7	Norman Edwards Norman Edwards Norman Edwards was a joint pseudonym used by Ted White and Terry Carr for their 1964 science fiction novel Invasion from 2500....	10.63
8	Allan Wells Allan Wells Allan Wipper Wells MBE is a former Scottish athlete, who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-Biography:...	10.71

Final

Wind
Wind
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...

= 0.2 m/s

Rank	Name	Time
	Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	9.99
	Sam Graddy Sam Graddy Samuel Louis Graddy III is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics....	10.19
	Ben Johnson	10.22
4	Ron Brown	10.26
5	Mike McFarlane	10.27
6	Ray Stewart Ray Stewart (athlete) Raymond Douglas Stewart is a former Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres event. As a junior athlete Stewart found much success at the CARIFTA Games, winning five gold medals within a four year period. In 1984 he reached the 100 m Olympic final and won an Olympic silver medal...	10.29
7	Donovan Reid	10.33
8	Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe Tony Sharpe is a former sprinter from Canada who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984...	10.35

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