2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics was held on 22 and 23 June in Kings Park Stadium.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ben Youssef Meïté
 Ivory Coast
Mosito Lehata
 Lesotho
Akani Simbine
 South Africa

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +2.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s, Heat 4: +2.3 m/s, Heat 5: +1.5 m/s, Heat 6: +1.6 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 10.22 Q
2 4 Gerald Phiri  Zambia 10.23 Q
3 6 Emmanuel Matadi  Liberia 10.24 Q
4 2 Akani Simbine  South Africa 10.27 Q
5 5 Mosito Lehata  Lesotho 10.32 Q
6 5 Karabo Mothibi  Botswana 10.33 Q
7 5 Thando Roto  South Africa 10.36 Q
8 3 Arthur Gué Cissé  Ivory Coast 10.39 Q
8 4 Suwaibou Sanneh  Gambia 10.39 Q
10 1 Josh Swaray  Senegal 10.44 Q
10 3 Adama Jammeh  Gambia 10.44 Q
12 2 Gabriel Mvumvure  Zimbabwe 10.46 Q
13 1 Tlotliso Leotlela  South Africa 10.47 Q
13 2 Aziz Ouhadi  Morocco 10.47 Q
15 3 Brian Kasinda  Zambia 10.48 Q
16 3 Moulaye Sonko  Senegal 10.49 q
17 2 Mark Otieno  Kenya 10.51 q
18 1 Titus Kafunda  Zambia 10.53 Q
19 6 Christopher Naliali  Ivory Coast 10.57 Q
20 4 Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla  Togo 10.64 q
21 1 Mlandvo Shongwe  Swaziland 10.65 q
22 2 Keene Motukisi  Botswana 10.66 q
23 4 Jonathan Permal  Mauritius 10.70 q
23 5 Gilbert Otieno  Kenya 10.70
25 2 Mohamed Dawoud  Egypt 10.72
26 3 Even Tjiviju  Namibia 10.75
27 5 Ngoni Makusha  Zimbabwe 10.80
28 5 Shadrack Opoku-Agyeman  Ghana 10.88
29 2 Dylan Sicobo  Seychelles 10.89
30 1 Holder da Silva  Guinea-Bissau 10.93
31 4 Abdusetar Kemal  Ethiopia 11.00
32 1 Shingirai Hlanguyo  Zimbabwe 11.14
33 5 Khumbo Makwakwa  Malawi 11.42
34 4 Benetch Mulumba Kabongo  Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.50
35 6 Didier Kiki  Benin 11.58 Q
36 3 Tjimbatu Kauajo  Namibia 11.64
37 6 Gat Kuoth Wal  South Sudan 11.79
38 3 Ben Okecha Paul  South Sudan 12.02
6 Desdmond Aree  Ghana DQ
6 Gange Etemabeka  Republic of the Congo DNF
1 Mike Mokamba Nyang'au  Kenya DNS
1 Ebrima Camara  Gambia DNS
2 Sidiki Ouedraogo  Burkina Faso DNS
3 Sean Safo-Antwi  Ghana DNS
4 Divine Oduduru  Nigeria DNS
5 Gérard Kobéané  Burkina Faso DNS
6 Idrissa Adam  Cameroon DNS
6 Bediru Mehammed  Ethiopia DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 2 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +2.1 m/s

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 10.15 Q
2 2 Mosito Lehata  Lesotho 10.20 Q
3 3 Emmanuel Matadi  Liberia 10.20 Q
4 2 Gerald Phiri  Zambia 10.24 Q
5 3 Akani Simbine  South Africa 10.25 Q
6 1 Thando Roto  South Africa 10.28 Q
7 1 Karabo Mothibi  Botswana 10.29 q
7 2 Tlotliso Leotlela  South Africa 10.29 q
7 2 Adama Jammeh  Gambia 10.29
10 2 Josh Swaray  Senegal 10.31
11 1 Gabriel Mvumvure  Zimbabwe 10.39
12 1 Aziz Ouhadi  Morocco 10.40
13 3 Suwaibou Sanneh  Gambia 10.41
14 3 Brian Kasinda  Zambia 10.47
15 3 Moulaye Sonko  Senegal 10.48
16 2 Mark Otieno  Kenya 10.49
16 3 Arthur Gué Cissé  Ivory Coast 10.49
18 1 Titus Kafunda  Zambia 10.51
19 3 Mlandvo Shongwe  Swaziland 10.56
20 2 Keene Motukisi  Botswana 10.58
21 2 Christopher Naliali  Ivory Coast 10.62
22 1 Kokoutse Fabrice Dabla  Togo 10.74
23 1 Jonathan Permal  Mauritius 10.74
24 3 Didier Kiki  Benin 11.25

Final

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Wind: +2.4 m/s

Rank Lane Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Ben Youssef Meïté  Ivory Coast 9.95
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Mosito Lehata  Lesotho 10.04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 Akani Simbine  South Africa 10.05
4 1 Tlotliso Leotlela  South Africa 10.24
5 5 Emmanuel Matadi  Liberia 10.24
6 8 Karabo Mothibi  Botswana 10.36
6 Gerald Phiri  Zambia DNS
2 Thando Roto  South Africa DNS

References

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