2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics – Boys' 100 metres

The Boys' 100 metres at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics was held at the Brixen-Bressanone Sport Arena on 8 and 9 July.[1] The event was won by Prezel Hardy of the United States.[2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Prezel Hardy
  United States
Aaron Brown
  Canada
Giovanni Galbieri
  Italy

Records

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Prior to the competition, the following records were as follows.

World Youth Best   Rynell Parson (USA) 10.23 Indianapolis, USA 21 June 2007
Championship Record   Darrel Brown (TRI) 10.31 Debrecen, Hungary 13 July 2001
World Youth Leading   Prezel Hardy (USA) 10.34 Waco, United States 22 May 2009
  Takumi Kuki (JPN) Nara, Japan 19 June 2009

No new records were set during the competition.

Heats

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Qualification rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 4 fastest times (q) qualified.

Semifinals

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Qualification rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Prezel Hardy   United States 10.38 Q
2 5 Ryota Yamagata   Japan 10.61 Q
3 4 Huang Xiang   Canada 10.62 Q
4 3 Moriba Morain   Trinidad and Tobago 10.71 Q
5 7 Richmond Collins   South Africa 10.73
6 2 Carlos Rodríguez   Puerto Rico 10.84
7 1 Mateo Edward   Panama 10.88
8 Ratu Tabakaucoro   Fiji DNS

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Wind: 1.1 m/s

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Aaron Brown   Canada 10.49 Q
2 8 Jimmy Vicaut   France 10.56 Q
3 3 Giovanni Galbieri   Italy 10.59 Q
4 5 Takumi Kuki   Japan 10.61 Q
5 4 Tan Juquan   China 10.62
6 7 Kemar Bailey-Cole   Jamaica 10.66
7 2 Geno Jones   Bahamas 10.72
8 1 Jamol James   Trinidad and Tobago 10.91

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Wind: 1.3 m/s

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Prezel Hardy   United States 10.57
  5 Aaron Brown   Canada 10.74
  7 Giovanni Galbieri   Italy 10.79
4 4 Ryota Yamagata   Japan 10.80
5 8 Huang Xiang   China 10.83
6 1 Takumi Kuki   Japan 10.88
7 3 Jimmy Vicaut   France 10.89
8 2 Moriba Morain   Trinidad and Tobago 10.94

Key: PB = Personal best, SB = Seasonal best

Wind: −1.2 m/s

References

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