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 competition of the athletics

Track and field

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 events at the 2011 Pan American Games

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took place between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending

Athletics at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2007 Pan American Games was held on July 23–24.-Medalists:-Heats:Qualification: First 3 of each heat and the next 4 fastest qualified for the semifinals....

 Pan American Games

Pan American Games

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 champion wass Churandy Martina

Churandy Martina

Churandy Martina is a sprinter from Curaçao, currently representing the Netherlands. His personal best time over 100 metres is 9.93 seconds, a national record, achieved in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games final...

 formerly of the Netherlands Antilles

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. However, he did not defend his title as he has switched allegiance to the Netherlands

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.

By winning the silver medal 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...

 won the Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 its ever Pan American Games medal.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

World record		9.58	Berlin Berlin Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	August 16, 2009
Pan American Games record		10.06	Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... , Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...	August 24, 1983
			Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th... , Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	2007

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

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 (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard standard (10.38) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
October 24, 2011	15:15	Heats
October 24, 2011	17:50	Semifinals
October 25, 2011	18:20	Final

Results

All times shown are in seconds.

KEY:

q

Fastest non-qualifiers

Q

Qualified

NR

National record

PB

Personal best

SB

Seasonal best

DQ

Disqualifed

Heats

Held on October 24. The first two in each heat and the next 6 six fastest advanced to the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.0, Heat 2: +1.2, Heat 3: -0.2, Heat 4: -2.0, Heat 5: -0.1

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2	Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Callender represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 x 100 m relay, together with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman and Richard...		10.13	Q
2	5	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...		10.15	Q
3	2	Calesio Newman		10.30	Q
4	3	Michael Herrera		10.31	Q
5	5	Álvaro Gómez		10.31	Q
6	1	Nilson André Nilson André Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de...		10.33	Q
7	5	Jason Rogers Jason Rogers (athlete) Jason Rogers is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.Rogers helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4×100m relay at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia. He also finished sixth in the 100 metres final of the 2010 World Junior...		10.35	q PB
8	1	David Lescay		10.36	Q
9	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...		10.37	Q
10	5	Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...		10.38	q
11	3	Tre Houston		10.40	Q
12	1	Oshane Bailey Oshane Bailey Oshane Andre Bailey is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters. He is the 2010 Jamaica National Champion in the 100 m....		10.41	q
13	3	Adrian Griffith Adrian Griffith (athlete) Adrian Griffith is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...		10.41	q
14	4	Carlos Jorge		10.43	Q
15	2	Jamial Rolle Jamial Rolle Jamial Rolle is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Individually, he competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but failed to progress past the quarterfinals...		10.45	q
16	4	Ramon Gittens		10.45	q
17	1	Miguel Lopez		10.48
18	1	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....		10.49	SB
19	1	Kael Becerra		10.49
20	2	Franklin Nazareno Franklin Nazareno Franklin Andrés Nazareno Macías is a Ecuadorian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. He was born in Portoviejo, Manabí. His personal best time is 20.47 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Cochabamba...		10.52
21	3	Monzavous Edwards Monzavous Edwards Monzavous "Rae" Edwards is an American sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 meters.Edwards began his career as a junior athlete in 2000, winning the USA Junior and Junior College championships in the 100 and 200 meters races...		10.53
22	4	Isidro Montoya		10.60
23	5	Dontae Richards		10.61
24	2	Adam Harris Adam Harris C. Adam Harris is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 82nd District and was elected in 2002.-Career:After graduating from college, Harris joined the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee as a research analyst. He ran for the House in 2002 with the...		10.62
25	3	Darrel Brown Darrel Brown Darrel Brown is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres.In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. At the 2000 World Junior Championships he finished fourth in both 100 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay...		10.63
26	5	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...		10.64	PB
27	4	Lee Prowell		10.65
28	3	Miguel Wilken		10.66
29	2	Jorge Alonzo		10.78
30	4	Courtney Williams		11.15
31	4	Jurgen Themen Jurgen Themen Jurgen Themen is a Surinamese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without progressing to the second round....		11.71
32	1	Linford Avila		11.74
	1	Juan Jose Reyes

Semifinals

Held on October 24. The top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: -1.9, Heat 2: +0.4

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	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...		10.00	Q PR
2	1	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...		10.17	Q
3	2	Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Callender represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 x 100 m relay, together with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman and Richard...		10.17	Q
4	2	Nilson André Nilson André Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de...		10.23	Q
5	1	Carlos Jorge		10.30	Q
6	2	David Lescay		10.31	Q
7	2	Ramon Gittens		10.37
8	1	Álvaro Gómez		10.40	Q
9	1	Calesio Newman		10.42	Q
10	1	Jason Rogers Jason Rogers (athlete) Jason Rogers is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.Rogers helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4×100m relay at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Cali, Colombia. He also finished sixth in the 100 metres final of the 2010 World Junior...		10.44
11	2	Jamial Rolle Jamial Rolle Jamial Rolle is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Individually, he competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, but failed to progress past the quarterfinals...		10.49
12	1	Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time...		10.49
13	1	Michael Herrera		10.52
14	1	Adrian Griffith Adrian Griffith (athlete) Adrian Griffith is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final...		10.59
	2	Oshane Bailey Oshane Bailey Oshane Andre Bailey is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters. He is the 2010 Jamaica National Champion in the 100 m....
	2	Tre Houston

Final

Held on October 25th.

Wind: +0.2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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...		10.01	PB
	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...		10.04
	Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender Emmanuel Callender is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.Callender represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 x 100 m relay, together with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong, Keston Bledman and Richard...		10.16
4	Carlos Jorge		10.26
5	Nilson André Nilson André Nilson de Oliveira André is a Brazilian track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres events. He is the reigning South American champion in the 100 m and the 4×100 metres relay. He also won medals at the Military World Games in 2011.Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de...		10.26
6	Calesio Newman		10.31
7	Álvaro Gómez		10.33
8	David Lescay		10.39