2019 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
The women's 100 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships was held at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on 28 to 29 September 2019.
Summary
While they were both introduced in minor roles in 2007, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser exploded into international stature by winning the 2009 World Championships in the 100 meters for men and women respectively. They brought Jamaican sprinting to the forefront by winning two straight Olympics. Bolt added a third in 2016 capping his spectacular career, but showed fallibility at the 2017 Championships before retiring. Now married, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had returned from maternity leave in 2017.Here, against the Olympic Champion and the defending champion, Fraser-Pryce dominated the heats and the semi-finals. In the final, she took the lead on the first step and pulled away to a dominating victory in a world-leading time of 10.71. While Marie-Josée Ta Lou was the next fastest out of the blocks, Dina Asher-Smith closed quickly to overtake Ta Lou for a clear silver medal, leaving the defending silver medalist with the bronze.
For 32-year-old Fraser-Pryce, it was only.01 off of her personal best and Marion Jones' Championship record, and one of the fastest times in history. Asher-Smith's 10.83 was the British national record.
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:| Record | Athlete | Date | Location | ||
| World | 10.49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | |
| Championship | 10.70 | Marion Jones | Seville, Spain | ||
| World leading | 10.73 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 21 Jun 2019 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| World leading | 10.73 | Elaine Thompson | 21 Jun 2019 | Kingston, Jamaica | |
| African | 10.78 | Murielle Ahouré | 11 Jun 2016 | Montverde, United States | |
| Asian | 10.79 | Li Xuemei | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai, China | |
| NACAC | 10.49 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | |
| South American | 10.91 | Rosângela Santos | 6 Aug 2017 | London, Great Britain | |
| European | 10.73 | Christine Arron | 19 Aug 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| Oceanian | 11.11 | Melissa Breen | 9 Feb 2014 | Canberra, Australia |
The following records were set at the competition:
| Record | Athlete | Date | ||
| Nepalese | 12.72 | Sarswati Chaudhary | 28 Sep 2019 | |
| World Leading | 10.71 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 29 Sep 2019 | |
| British | 10.83 | Dina Asher-Smith | 29 Sep 2019 |
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time, was as follows:| Date | Time | Round |
| 28 September | 16:30 | Heats |
| 29 September | 21:20 | Semi-finals |
| 29 September | 23:20 | Final |
Results
Heats
The first 3 in each heat and the next six fastest qualified for the semifinals. The overall results were as follows:Semi-finals
The first two in each heat and the next two fastest qualify for the final.| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 10.81 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Dina Asher-Smith | 10.87 | Q, | |
| 3 | 1 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 10.87 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Elaine Thompson | 11.00 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Murielle Ahouré | 11.05 | Q, | |
| 6 | 2 | Jonielle Smith | 11.06 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Dafne Schippers | 11.07 | q | |
| 8 | 1 | Teahna Daniels | 11.10 | q | |
| 9 | 2 | Mujinga Kambundji | 11.10 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Morolake Akinosun | 11.17 | ||
| 11 | 1 | Daryll Neita | 11.18 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 11.19 | ||
| 13 | 1 | Tynia Gaither | 11.20 | ||
| 13 | 2 | Liang Xiaojing | 11.20 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Gina Bass | 11.24 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Ewa Swoboda | 11.27 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Wei Yongli | 11.28 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Tatjana Pinto | 11.29 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Crystal Emmanuel | 11.29 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Gina Lückenkemper | 11.30 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Ge Manqi | 11.31 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Imani-Lara Lansiquot | 11.35 | ||
| 2 | English Gardner | ||||
| 3 | Tori Bowie |
Final
The final was started on 29 September at 23:20.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 10.71 | ' | ||
| 7 | Dina Asher-Smith | 10.83 | ' | ||
| 4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | 10.90 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Elaine Thompson | 10.93 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Murielle Ahouré | 11.02 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Jonielle Smith | 11.06 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Teahna Daniels | 11.19 | ||
| 2 | Dafne Schippers |