2023 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres

Women's 100 metres
at the 2023 World Championships
VenueNational Athletics Centre
Dates20 August (heats)
21 August (semi-final & final)
Competitors56 from 38 nations
Winning time10.65 CR
Medalists
gold medal Sha'Carri Richardson   United States
silver medal Shericka Jackson   Jamaica
bronze medal Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce   Jamaica
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The women's 100 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on 19 and 20 August 2023.[1]

Summary

The field had five of the fastest eight of all time: #3 defending champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, #5 Shericka Jackson, the world leader for 2023, #7 Sha'Carri Richardson; and #8 Marie-Josée Ta Lou. In the semi-finals, Jackson, Richardson and Ta Lou were all in semi #2, with only two automatic qualifiers. Jackson and Ta Lou ended up in a virtual tie at 10.79 leaving Richardson to have to wait in the holding room. Her 10.84 easily held up but because she finished third in the semis, she was given an outside lane in the final.

In the final, the slowest qualifier Ewa Swoboda got the marginally best start, but the field got out to a fairly even start, save Richardson who was slightly behind. "Mommy Rocket” Fraser-Pryce did not get out to her typical dominating start. Over the next 30 metres, Fraser-Pryce, Jackson and Swoboda gained a slight edge on the rest of the field. Out in lane 9, Richardson recaptured the lost ground from the start to pull even with the Ta Lou and Swoboda. With 40 meters to go, Jackson had gained a slight edge on Fraser-Pryce, but Swoboda had not gone away. Behind them, Julien Alfred, Ta Lou and Richardson had emerged from the others. Coming into the finish, the two Jamaican athletes were focusing on each other in the center of the track as Richardson picked off Asher-Smith, Swoboda, Ta Lou, Fraser-Pryce, and finally Jackson with 15 meters to go. Richardson crossed the line with her arms outstretched and emerged victorious by .07 seconds, Jackson in 2nd and the defending champion Fraser-Pryce in 3rd. Not only did Richardson win the World Championship, she beat Fraser-Pryce's Championship Record and tied Marion Jones and Jackson's time earlier in the season as #5 of all time.

Records

Before the competition records were as follows:[2]

Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date
World Record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
Championship Record  Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) 10.67 Eugene, United States 17 July 2022
2023 World Leading  Shericka Jackson (JAM) 10.65 Kingston, Jamaica 7 July 2023
African Record  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) 10.72 Monte Carlo, Monaco 10 August 2022
Asian Record  Xuemei Li (CHN) 10.79 Shanghai, China 18 October 1997
North, Central American and Caribbean Record  Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988
South American Record  Rosângela Santos (BRA) 10.91 London, Great Britain 6 August 2017
European Record  Christine Arron (FRA) 10.73 Budapest, Hungary 19 August 1998
Oceanian Record  Zoe Hobbs (NZL) 10.96 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland 2 July 2023

The following records were set at the competition:

Record Perf. Athlete Nat. Date
Championship record 10.65 Sha'Carri Richardson  USA 21 Aug 2023
= World Leading

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 11.08 seconds.[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+2), is as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
20 August 12:10 Heats
21 August 20:35 Semi-finals
21:50 Final

Results

Round 1 (heats)

Round 1 took place on 19 August, with the 56 athletes involved being split into 7 heats of 8 athletes each. The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 3 fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-final. The overall results were as follows:[4]

Wind:

Rank Heat # Name Nationality Time Notes
1 5 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States (USA) 10.92 Q
2 3 Ewa Swoboda  Poland (POL) 10.98 Q
3 1 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia (LCA) 10.99 Q
4 2 Brittany Brown  United States (USA) 11.01 Q
5 7 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica (JAM) 11.01 Q
6 5 Natasha Morrison  Jamaica (JAM) 11.02 Q
7 1 Daryll Neita  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 11.03 Q
8 2 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 11.04 Q
9 3 Tamari Davis  United States (USA) 11.06 Q
10 4 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica (JAM) 11.06 Q
11 7 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland (SUI) 11.08 Q
12 6 Marie-Josée Ta Lou  Ivory Coast (CIV) 11.08 Q
13 1 Gina Bass  Gambia (GAM) 11.10 Q
14 3 N'Ketia Seedo  Netherlands (NED) 11.11 Q, PB
15 6 Shashalee Forbes  Jamaica (JAM) 11.12 Q
16 5 Zaynab Dosso  Italy (ITA) 11.14 Q, =NR
17 7 Zoe Hobbs  New Zealand (NZL) 11.14 Q
18 4 Michelle-Lee Ahye  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 11.16 Q, SB
19 3 Rani Rosius  Belgium (BEL) 11.18 q, PB
6 Boglárka Takács  Hungary (HUN) 11.18 Q
21 4 Gina Lückenkemper  Germany (GER) 11.21 Q
22 4 Rosemary Chukwuma  Nigeria (NGR) 11.24 q
23 1 Géraldine Frey  Switzerland (SUI) 11.26 q
24 5 Maboundou Koné  Ivory Coast (CIV) 11.26
25 2 Jaël Bestué  Spain (ESP) 11.28 Q
26 7 Lorène Dorcas Bazolo  Portugal (POR) 11.29
27 7 Khamica Bingham  Canada (CAN) 11.29
28 3 Murielle Ahouré-Demps  Ivory Coast (CIV) 11.29
29 3 Leah Bertrand [de]  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 11.32
30 5 Krystsina Tsimanouskaya  Poland (POL) 11.32
31 2 Veronica Shanti Pereira  Singapore (SIN) 11.33
32 2 Halle Hazzard  Grenada (GRN) 11.34 SB
33 6 Patrizia van der Weken  Luxembourg (LUX) 11.38
34 4 Olivia Fotopoulou  Cyprus (CYP) 11.38
35 1 Delphine Nkansa  Belgium (BEL) 11.40
36 6 Bree Masters  Australia (AUS) 11.43
7 Rebekka Haase  Germany (GER) 11.43
38 6 Magdalena Stefanowicz  Poland (POL) 11.43
39 5 Torrie Lewis  Australia (AUS) 11.45
40 6 Arialis Gandulla  Portugal (POR) 11.47
41 1 Ángela Gabriela Tenorio  Ecuador (ECU) 11.52
42 4 Vitoria Cristina Rosa  Brazil (BRA) 11.57
43 4 Natacha Ngoye Akamabi  Congo (CGO) 11.60
44 1 Farzaneh Fasihi  Iran (IRI) 11.63
45 7 Arisa Kimishima  Japan (JPN) 11.73
46 3 Mudhawi Alshammari  Kuwait (KUW) 11.93
47 2 Salomé Kora  Switzerland (SUI) 12.18
48 4 Kesaia Boletakanakandavu [de]  Fiji (FIJ) 12.46 PB
49 3 Silina Pha Aphay  Laos (LAO) 12.67
50 2 Chloe David [de]  Vanuatu (VAN) 12.88
51 1 Zarinae Sapong  Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) 13.04 SB
52 6 Jovita Arunia [no]  Solomon Islands (SOL) 13.20 SB
53 5 Sydney Francisco [de]  Palau (PLW) 13.48 PB
54 7 Yara Ahmed Abuljadayel [de]  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 13.54
5 Imani Lansiquot  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DQ TR 16.8
2 Yunisleidy García  Cuba (CUB) DQ TR 16.8

Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 21 August, with the 24 athletes involved being split into 3 heats of 8 athletes each (using lanes 2 to 9). The first 2 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 2 fastest ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows:[5]

Wind:
Heat 1: −0.4 m/s, Heat 2: −0.4 m/s, Heat 3: −0.1 m/s

Rank Heat # Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 7 Marie-Josée Ta Lou  Ivory Coast (CIV) 10.79 Q
2 5 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica (JAM) 10.79 Q
3 2 6 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States (USA) 10.84 q
4 1 7 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica (JAM) 10.89 Q
5 3 5 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia (LCA) 10.92 Q
6 3 4 Brittany Brown  United States (USA) 10.97 Q
7 1 6 Tamari Davis  United States (USA) 10.98 Q
8 1 5 Ewa Swoboda  Poland (POL) 11.01 q
3 7 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 11.01 q
10 2 8 Zoe Hobbs  New Zealand (NZL) 11.02
11 1 4 Daryll Neita  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 11.03
12 3 6 Natasha Morrison  Jamaica (JAM) 11.03
13 2 4 Mujinga Kambundji  Switzerland (SUI) 11.04 SB
14 2 3 Shashalee Forbes  Jamaica (JAM) 11.12
15 3 8 N'Ketia Seedo  Netherlands (NED) 11.17
16 1 2 Gina Lückenkemper  Germany (GER) 11.18
1 3 Michelle-Lee Ahye  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 11.18
18 3 3 Gina Bass  Gambia (GAM) 11.19
19 1 8 Zaynab Dosso  Italy (ITA) 11.19
20 3 2 Rani Rosius  Belgium (BEL) 11.20
21 2 9 Jaël Bestué  Spain (ESP) 11.25
22 1 9 Rosemary Chukwuma  Nigeria (NGR) 11.26
23 2 2 Boglárka Takács  Hungary (HUN) 11.26
24 3 9 Géraldine Frey  Switzerland (SUI) 11.28

Final

The final started at 21:50 on 21 August. The results were as follows:[6]

Wind: +0.8 m/s

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 9 Sha'Carri Richardson  United States (USA) 10.65 CR, PB, =WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Shericka Jackson  Jamaica (JAM) 10.72
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce  Jamaica (JAM) 10.77 SB
4 7 Marie-Josée Ta Lou  Ivory Coast (CIV) 10.81
5 6 Julien Alfred  Saint Lucia (LCA) 10.93
6 1 Ewa Swoboda  Poland (POL) 10.97
7 3 Brittany Brown  United States (USA) 10.97
8 2 Dina Asher-Smith  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 11.00
9 8 Tamari Davis  United States (USA) 11.03

References

  1. ^ a b "Women 100 Metres Timetable". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ "100 Metres Women − Records". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Results 100 Metres Women - Round 1" (PDF). World Athletics. 19 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Results 100 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Results 100 Metres Women - Final" (PDF). World Athletics. 21 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.