2017 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics was held at the London Olympic Stadium on.
Summary
Going into the competition, Elaine Thompson could be nothing but the hot favourite to win the title. She was the Olympic Champion from Rio and the world leader by a huge margin. Defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce did not compete as she expected her first child. Returning silver medallist Dafne Schippers did not seem to be in her best shape, while the bronze medallist from 2015, Tori Bowie was expected to be among the medal contenders.In the first semi-final, Marie-Josée Ta Lou won by 0.11 seconds over Dafne Schippers. Elaine Thompson proved why she was the favourite, winning her semi-final in 10.84 seconds, the fastest time of the day, ahead of Rosângela Santos who broke the South American continental record, while Bowie ran 10.91 seconds to win the third semi-final.
In the final, Ta Lou established an early lead. Thompson had the slowest reaction to the gun and failed to get into contention. Bowie, who had been closing on the leader, leaned early for her dip at the line, winning and then stumbling to the track. Returning silver medallist Dafne Schippers took bronze.
Bowie's injury following the race caused her to drop out of the 200 metres.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:| Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
| World | 10.49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | |
| Championship | 10.70 | Marion Jones | Seville, Spain | ||
| World leading | 10.71 | Elaine Thompson | 23 Jun 2017 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| African | 10.78 | Murielle Ahouré | 11 Jun 2016 | Montverde, United States | |
| Asian | 10.79 | Li Xuemei | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai, China | |
| NACAC | 10.49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | |
| South American | 10.99 | Ángela Tenorio | 22 Jul 2015 | Toronto, Canada | |
| European | 10.73 | Christine Arron | 19 Aug 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Oceanian | 11.11 | Melissa Breen | 9 Feb 2014 | Canberra, Australia |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Athlete | Date | ||
| South American | 10.91 | Rosângela Santos | 6 Aug 2017 | |
| Brazilian | 10.91 | Rosângela Santos | 6 Aug 2017 | |
| Cook Islands | 12.18 | Patricia Taea | 5 Aug 2017 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 11.26.Schedule
The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 August | 11:45 | Heats |
| 6 August | 19:10 | Semifinals |
| 6 August | 21:50 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first round took place on 5 August in six heats as follows:| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Start time | 11:44 | 11:53 | 12:03 | 12:09 | 12:20 | 12:30 |
| Wind | +1.3 | +0.8 | −0.3 | 0.0 | −0.1 | +0.6 |
| Photo finish |
The first three in each heat and the next six fastest qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Gina Lückenkemper | 10.95 | , | |
| 2 | 4 | 7 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 11.00 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 8 | Murielle Ahouré | 11.04 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 9 | Rosângela Santos | 11.04 | , | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Elaine Thompson | 11.05 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 4 | Tori Bowie | 11.05 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Dafne Schippers | 11.08 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Jura Levy | 11.09 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Mujinga Kambundji | 11.14 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 7 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | 11.14 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Crystal Emmanuel | 11.14 | , | |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Asha Philip | 11.14 | , | |
| 13 | 6 | 9 | Daryll Neita | 11.15 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Deajah Stevens | 11.17 | ||
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Natasha Morrison | 11.21 | ||
| 16 | 6 | 5 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 11.21 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 8 | Blessing Okagbare | 11.22 | ||
| 18 | 6 | 6 | Ewa Swoboda | 11.24 | , | |
| 19 | 4 | 9 | Carina Horn | 11.28 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 3 | Ariana Washington | 11.28 | ||
| 21 | 5 | 3 | Simone Facey | 11.29 | ||
| 22 | 4 | 3 | Salomé Kora | 11.30 | ||
| 23 | 3 | 9 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | 11.31 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 2 | Desiree Henry | 11.32 | ||
| 25 | 3 | 6 | Ángela Tenorio | 11.33 | ||
| 26 | 2 | 6 | Wei Yongli | 11.37 | ||
| 27 | 1 | 4 | Toea Wisil | 11.41 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 8 | Carole Zahi | 11.41 | ||
| 29 | 6 | 8 | Andrea Purica | 11.43 | ||
| 30 | 1 | 9 | Naomi Sedney | 11.43 | ||
| 31 | 2 | 7 | Khalifa St. Fort | 11.44 | ||
| 32 | 3 | 5 | Jamile Samuel | 11.52 | ||
| 33 | 2 | 4 | Orphée Neola | 11.58 | ||
| 34 | 4 | 5 | Narcisa Landazuri | 11.59 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 8 | Charlotte Wingfield | 11.82 | ||
| 36 | 5 | 8 | Leya Buchanan | 11.84 | ||
| 37 | 1 | 7 | Loi Im Lan | 12.00 | ||
| 38 | 5 | 6 | Dutee Chand | 12.07 | ||
| 39 | 6 | 2 | Cecilia Bouele | 12.15 | ||
| 40 | 3 | 7 | Patricia Taea | 12.18 | ||
| 41 | 1 | 6 | Yelena Ryabova | 12.27 | ||
| 42 | 5 | 4 | Gorete Semedo | 12.46 | ||
| 43 | 4 | 6 | Rechelle Meade | 12.67 | ||
| 44 | 4 | 4 | Hereiti Bernardino | 12.88 | ||
| 45 | 6 | 7 | Zarinae Sapong | 13.29 | ||
| 46 | 3 | 3 | Marie-Charlotte Gastaud | 13.52 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tatjana Pinto |
Semifinals
The semifinals took place on 6 August in three heats as follows:| Heat | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Start time | 19:10 | 19:19 | 19:28 |
| Wind | +0.8 | −0.2 | +0.2 |
| Photo finish |
The first two in each heat and the next two fastest qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Elaine Thompson | 10.84 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 7 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 10.87 | , | |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Rosângela Santos | 10.91 | , | |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Tori Bowie | 10.91 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | Dafne Schippers | 10.98 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 7 | Murielle Ahouré | 10.99 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 9 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | 11.04 | ||
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 11.07 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Blessing Okagbare | 11.08 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 7 | Mujinga Kambundji | 11.11 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 5 | Crystal Emmanuel | 11.14 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 8 | Natasha Morrison | 11.15 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 4 | Daryll Neita | 11.16 | ||
| 14 | 3 | 6 | Gina Lückenkemper | 11.16 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 9 | Jura Levy | 11.19 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 2 | Asha Philip | 11.19 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 3 | Simone Facey | 11.23 | ||
| 18 | 2 | 3 | Desiree Henry | 11.24 | ||
| 19 | 1 | 8 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | 11.25 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 9 | Carina Horn | 11.26 | ||
| 21 | 2 | 8 | Ariana Washington | 11.29 | ||
| 22 | 3 | 3 | Salomé Kora | 11.31 | ||
| 23 | 1 | 5 | Deajah Stevens | 11.32 | ||
| 24 | 2 | 2 | Ewa Swoboda | 11.35 |
Final
The final took place on 6 August at 21:51. The wind was +0.1 metres per second and the results were as follows :| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 7 | Tori Bowie | 10.85 | |||
| 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 10.86 | = | ||
| 9 | Dafne Schippers | 10.96 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Murielle Ahouré | 10.98 | ||
| 5 | 6 | Elaine Thompson | 10.98 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | 11.01 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Rosângela Santos | 11.06 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 11.09 |