Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
However, with recurring injury problems affecting his early season, he was ranked 4th in the year with 9.88 seconds, and only raced three 100 m finals before pulling out of the Jamaican Trials; he only qualified for the Olympics through a medical exemption.Defending silver medallist and joint-second fastest man in history Yohan Blake, who won the Jamaican Trials in Bolt's absence, showed a strong return to form since his near career-ending injuries from 2013–2015.In the preliminary round, Hassan Saaid of the Maldives and Rodman Teltull of Palau were the fastest to progress, both managing under 10.6 seconds.Kemarley Brown, Zhenye Xie and Ben Youssef Meite were surprise heat winners, while Vicaut and Bracy amazingly only qualified on time.The most prominent casualties were Ogunode, Ellington, European champion Churandy Martina, sub-10 Canadian Aaron Brown, 2008 silver medalist Richard Thompson, and his teammate Keston Bledman.Andre De Grasse finished second in 9.92, equaling his personal best and boosting his status as a medal contender by tenfold.Gatlin was forced to settle for the silver and was nearly caught by De Grasse, who pipped Blake and Simbine for the Bronze medal.Previously, only Carl Lewis had won two gold medals in the 100m, a feat which Bolt had matched at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.The following evening the medals were presented by Valeriy Borzov, IOC member, Ukraine, and Sebastian Coe, President of the IAAF.
Olympic StadiumUsain BoltJamaicaJustin GatlinUnited StatesAndre De GrasseCanadaAthletics2016 Summer OlympicsQualification1500 m5000 m10,000 m100 m hurdles110 m hurdles400 m hurdles3000 msteeplechase4 × 100 m relay4 × 400 m relayMarathon20 km walk50 km walkLong jumpTriple jumpHigh jumpPole vaultShot putDiscus throwJavelin throwHammer throwHeptathlonDecathlon100 metresdefending Olympic championreigning world championOlympic 100 m4 × 100 metres relayAmerican TrialsTrayvon Bromellworld junior record holderYohan BlakeNickel AshmeadeMarvin Bracy JamaicanAmericanJimmy Vicautco-European record holderAkani SimbineSouth African recordFemi OgunodeAsian record of 9.91James DasaoluJames EllingtonChijindu UjahHassan SaaidMaldivesRodman TeltullSiueni FilimoneKemarley BrownZhenye XieBen Youssef MeiteChurandy MartinaAaron Brown2008 silver medalistRichard ThompsonKeston BledmanCarl LewisLondon 2012 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsValeriy BorzovmemberSebastian CoeAthletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – QualificationNational Olympic CommitteeWorld recordBerlinOlympic recordLondonEugene, OregonAfricarecordsOlusoji FasubaEuropeFrancis ObikweluNorth, Central America and CaribbeanOceaniaPatrick JohnsonSouth AmericaRobson da SilvaIvory CoastBen Youssef MeïtéBrasilia TimeRiste PandevMacedoniaSudirman HadiIndonesiaMohammed AbukhousaPalestineHolder da SilvaGuinea-BissauWilfried BingangoyeMohamed Lamine DansokoGuineaAbdul Wahab ZahiriAfghanistanRichson SimeonMarshall IslandsLuke BezzinaMasbah AhmmedBangladeshIsaac SilafauAmerican SamoaJohn RuukaKiribatiHermenegildo LeiteAngolaJin Wei Timothee YapSingaporeMohamed Fakhri IsmailBruneiIshmail KamaraSierra LeoneKitson KapirielFederated States of MicronesiaJidou El MoctarMauritania