Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres


The men's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018. Akani Simbine of South Africa won the gold medal, running a time of 10.03 seconds in the final.
Akani Simbine won his first international 100 m title, delivering an upset over Yohan Blake – the second fastest man on the all-time lists who stumbled in the final after leading the semi-finals on time. Henricho Bruintjies, Simbine's compatriot who had entered the final as the slowest of the qualifiers, split the men to win silver. Adam Gemili, the 2014 silver medallist and third fastest in the semifinals, withdrew from the final due to injury.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record9.58Berlin, Germany16 August 2009
Games record9.88Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia17 September 1998

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
DateTimeRound
Sunday 8 April 201814:45First round
Sunday 8 April 201817:35Semifinals
Monday 9 April 201822:15Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time

Results

First round

The first round consisted of nine heats. The two fastest competitors per heat advanced to the semifinals.
;Heat 1
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;Heat 7
;Heat 8
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! Rank !! Lane !! Name !! Reaction Time !! Result !! Notes !! Qual.

Semifinals

Three semi-finals were held. The two fastest competitors per semi advanced to the final.
;Semifinal 1
;Semifinal 2
;Semifinal 3

Final

The medals were determined in the final.