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

The women's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Carrara Stadium on 8 and 9 April 2018.^[1]

Women's 100 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Carrara Stadium
Dates	8 April (heats and semifinals) 9 April (final)
Competitors	42 from 28 nations
Winning time	11.14
Medalists
Michelle-Lee Ahye    Trinidad and Tobago   Christania Williams    Jamaica   Gayon Evans    Jamaica
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Records

Prior to this competition, the world and Games records were as follows:^[2]

World record	Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)	10.49	Indianapolis, United States	16 July 1988
Games record	Blessing Okagbare (NGR)	10.85	Glasgow, Scotland	28 July 2014

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 8 April 2018	14:05	First round
	17:12	Semifinals
Monday 9 April 2018	21:50	Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).

Results

First round

The first round consisted of six heats. The three fastest competitors per heat, along with the six fastest losers, advanced to the semifinals.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	7	Halutie Hor (GHA)	0.148	11.45	PB	Q
2	3	Khalifa St. Fort (TTO)	0.129	11.57		Q
3	4	Isoken Igbinosun (NGR)	0.153	11.69		Q
4	5	Hafsatu Kamara (SLE)	0.137	12.00
5	8	Joanilla Janvier (MRI)	0.135	12.47
6	6	Shirin Akter (BAN)	0.186	12.72
7	2	Samantha Rofo (SOL)	0.168	14.24
				Wind: -1.7 m/s

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	8	Christania Williams (JAM)	0.178	11.28		Q
2	2	Corinne Humphreys (ENG)	0.164	11.62		Q
3	5	Tahesia Harrigan-Scott (IVB)	0.148	11.64		Q
4	7	Scovia Ayikoru (UGA)	0.133	11.86		q
5	4	Fanny Appes Ekanga (CMR)	0.146	12.15
6	3	Mariatu Koroma (SLE)	0.188	12.28	PB
7	6	Roslyn Nalin (VAN)	0.155	13.01
				Wind: +0.8 m/s

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	2	Asha Philip (ENG)	0.144	11.31		Q
2	4	Gina Bass (GAM)	0.141	11.50		Q
3	6	Gemma Acheampong (GHA)	0.129	11.62	=SB	Q
4	7	Ramona Papaioannou (CYP)	0.174	11.65		q
5	3	V'Alonee Robinson (BAH)	0.135	11.73	SB	q
6	8	Charlotte Wingfield (MLT)	0.175	11.99
7	5	Patricia Taea (COK)	0.146	12.22
				Wind: +1.4 m/s

Heat 4

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	3	Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO)	0.168	11.57		Q
2	2	Amy Foster (NIR)	0.140	11.59		Q
3	5	Jennifer Madu (NGR)	0.163	11.62		Q
4	7	Melissa Breen (AUS)	0.158	11.65		q
5	8	Afure Adah (PNG)	0.181	11.99
6	6	Phumlile Ndzinisa (SWZ)	0.182	12.11
7	4	Rechelle Meade (AIA)	0.172	12.53
				Wind: +2.1 m/s

Heat 5

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	2	Natasha Morrison (JAM)	0.151	11.36		Q
2	3	Shenel Crooke (SKN)	0.168	11.62		Q
3	5	Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (MAS)	0.154	11.64		Q
4	6	Dolly Mustapha (SLE)	0.220	11.71	PB	q
5	4	Flings Owusu Agyapong (GHA)	0.136	11.74		q
6	8	Waymar Bwereeti (KIR)	0.151	13.81	PB
–	7	Charifa Abdoullahi Labarang (CMR)	0.152	DNF
				Wind: -0.2 m/s

Heat 6

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	2	Gayon Evans (JAM)	0.149	11.37		Q
2	3	Joy Udo-Gabriel (NGR)	0.139	11.42	PB	Q
3	8	Reyare Thomas (TTO)	0.145	11.46		Q
4	7	Marie Gisele Eleme (CMR)	0.170	11.88
5	6	Joanne Loutoy (SEY)	0.149	11.98	SB
6	4	Ola Buwaro (GAM)	0.134	12.11
7	5	Makereta Naulu (FIJ)	0.193	12.23
				Wind: +0.3 m/s

Semifinals

Three semi-final heats were held. The two fastest competitors per semi-final, along with the two fastest losers, advanced to the final.^[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	5	Asha Philip (ENG)	0.112	11.21		Q
2	7	Natasha Morrison (JAM)	0.149	11.27		Q
3	6	Khalifa St Fort (TTO)	0.143	11.35		q
4	4	Amy Foster (NIR)	0.134	11.54
5	9	Jennifer Madu (NGR)	0.151	11.59
6	2	Flings Owusu Agyapong (GHA)	0.124	11.60
7	8	Tahesia Harrigan-Scott (IVB)	0.129	11.63
8	3	Dolly Mustapha (SLE)	0.166	11.91
				Wind: +0.5 m/s

Semifinal 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	7	Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO)	0.139	11.25		Q
2	5	Gayon Evans (JAM)	0.152	11.37		Q
3	6	Gina Bass (GAM)	0.122	11.64
4	4	Shenel Crooke (SKN)	0.169	11.69
5	2	Melissa Breen (AUS)	0.155	11.76	SB
6	8	Gemma Acheampong (GHA)	0.135	11.79
7	9	Isoken Igbinosun (NGR)	0.148	11.85
8	3	V'Alonee Robinson (BAH)	0.136	12.09
				Wind: -0.1 m/s

Semifinal 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes	Qual.
1	5	Christania Williams (JAM)	0.184	11.22		Q
2	9	Reyare Thomas (TTO)	0.127	11.36		Q
3	4	Halutie Hor (GHA)	0.143	11.46		q
4	7	Joy Udo-Gabriel (NGR)	0.163	11.53
5	6	Corinne Humphreys (ENG)	0.111	11.66
6	3	Ramona Papaioannou (CYP)	0.158	11.67
7	8	Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (MAS)	0.153	11.84
8	2	Scovia Ayikoru (UGA)	0.157	11.99
				Wind: +0.4 m/s

Final

The medals were determined in the final.^[2]

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction time	Result	Notes
	4	Michelle-Lee Ahye (TTO)	0.143	11.14
	5	Christania Williams (JAM)	0.245	11.21
	9	Gayon Evans (JAM)	0.154	11.22	PB
4	6	Asha Philip (ENG)	0.129	11.28
5	7	Natasha Morrison (JAM)	0.157	11.31
6	2	Khalifa St. Fort (TTO)	0.144	11.37
7	8	Reyare Thomas (TTO)	0.136	11.51
8	3	Halutie Hor (GHA)	0.141	11.54
				Wind: +1.0 m/s