Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres
The Women's 100 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 16 and 17 at the Beijing National Stadium.
The qualifying standards for the 2008 event were 11.32 s and 11.42 s.
Jamaica dominated the event with athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser taking the gold and Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart taking the silver. Officially, no bronze medal was awarded as Simpson and Stewart finished with an equal time of 10.98 seconds in the second place. Taking all three medals, it was a Jamaican sweep.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
All times shown are in seconds.Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 10 fastest advance to the quarterfinals.| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes. |
| 1 | 8 | Oludamola Osayomi | 11.13 | ||
| 2 | 8 | Debbie Ferguson | 11.17 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Daria Korczyńska | 11.22 | , | |
| 4 | 9 | Evgeniya Polyakova | 11.24 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Torri Edwards | 11.26 | ||
| 6 | 10 | Kerron Stewart | 11.28 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Jeanette Kwakye | 11.30 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Chandra Sturrup | 11.30 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Ezinne Okparaebo | 11.32 | , | |
| 10 | 5 | Kim Gevaert | 11.33 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Ivet Lalova | 11.33 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Muna Lee | 11.33 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser | 11.35 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Montell Douglas | 11.36 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Christine Arron | 11.37 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Lauryn Williams | 11.38 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Kelly Ann Baptiste | 11.39 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Yomara Hinestroza | 11.39 | ||
| 19 | 5 | Yuliya Nestsiarenka | 11.40 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Laverne Jones-Ferrette | 11.41 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Lina Grincikaite | 11.43 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Anita Pistone | 11.43 | ||
| 23 | 3 | Guzel Khubbieva | 11.44 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Virgen Benavides | 11.45 | , | |
| 25 | 9 | Jade Bailey | 11.46 | ||
| 25 | 2 | Tahesia Harrigan | 11.46 | , | |
| 27 | 6 | Vida Anim | 11.47 | ||
| 28 | 3 | Virgil Hodge | 11.48 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Sherone Simpson | 11.48 | ||
| 30 | 10 | Barbara Pierre | 11.52 | ||
| 31 | 4 | Semoy Hackett | 11.53 | ||
| 32 | 10 | Natalya Murinovich | 11.55 | ||
| 32 | 8 | Sasha Springer-Jones | 11.55 | , | |
| 34 | 2 | Lucimar de Moura | 11.60 | ||
| 34 | 9 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | 11.60 | ||
| 36 | 7 | Franca Idoko | 11.61 | ||
| 36 | 3 | Natalia Rusakova | 11.61 | ||
| 38 | 6 | Ruddy Zang Milama | 11.62 | ||
| 39 | 1 | Myriam Leonie Mani | 11.64 | ||
| 40 | 2 | Sherry Fletcher | 11.65 | ||
| 40 | 6 | Laura Turner | 11.65 | ||
| 40 | 5 | Thi Huong Vu | 11.65 | ||
| 43 | 1 | Inna Eftimova | 11.67 | ||
| 44 | 8 | Mae Koime | 11.68 | ||
| 45 | 9 | Tezdzhan Naimova | 11.70 | ||
| 46 | 5 | Halimat Ismaila | 11.72 | ||
| 47 | 5 | Chisato Fukushima | 11.74 | ||
| 48 | 4 | Affoué Amandine Allou | 11.75 | ||
| 49 | 7 | Pia Tajnikar | 11.82 | ||
| 49 | 9 | Jutamass Thavoncharoen | 11.82 | ||
| 51 | 1 | Wang Jing | 11.87 | ||
| 52 | 7 | Ahamada Feta | 11.88 | ||
| 53 | 4 | Valentina Nazarova | 11.94 | ||
| 54 | 5 | Sonia Williams | 12.04 | ||
| 55 | 6 | Nirinaharifidy Ramilijaona | 12.07 | ||
| 56 | 6 | Tamicka Clarke | 12.16 | ||
| 57 | 10 | Charlene Attard | 12.20 | ||
| 58 | 7 | Fatou Tiyana | 12.25 | ||
| 59 | 2 | Dana Abdulrazak | 12.36 | ||
| 60 | 3 | Kin Yee Wan | 12.37 | ||
| 61 | 2 | Sadaf Siddiqui | 12.41 | ||
| 62 | 7 | Beauty Nazmun Nahar | 12.52 | ||
| 63 | 10 | Michaela Kargbo | 12.54 | ||
| 64 | 8 | Hiniksia Albertine Ndikert | 12.55 | ||
| 65 | 8 | Franka Magali | 12.57 | ||
| 66 | 10 | Milena Milasevic | 12.65 | ||
| 67 | 6 | Montserrat Pujol | 12.73 | ||
| 68 | 1 | Ani Khachikyan | 12.76 | ||
| 69 | 1 | Ivana Rozhman | 12.92 | ||
| 70 | 4 | Titlinda Sou | 12.98 | ||
| 71 | 3 | Gharid Ghrouf | 13.07 | ||
| 72 | 6 | Jessica Aguilera | 13.15 | ||
| 72 | 10 | Chandra Kala Thapa | 13.15 | ||
| 74 | 1 | Peoria Koshiba | 13.18 | ||
| 75 | 6 | Pauline Kwalea | 13.28 | ||
| 76 | 5 | Cora Alicto | 13.31 | ||
| 76 | 3 | Elis Lapenmal | 13.31 | ||
| 78 | 9 | Waseelah Saad | 13.60 | ||
| 79 | 3 | Bounkou Camara | 13.69 | ||
| 80 | 9 | Maria Ikelap | 13.73 | ||
| 81 | 9 | Philaylack Sackpaseuth | 13.86 | ||
| 82 | 1 | Buthaina Al-Yaqoubi | 13.90 | ||
| 83 | 2 | Asenate Manoa | 14.05 | ||
| 84 | 4 | Fathia Ali Bourrale | 14.29 | ||
| 85 | 5 | Robina Muqimyar | 14.80 |
Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 1 fastest ''' advance to the [|Semifinals].| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Kerron Stewart | 10.98 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sherone Simpson | 11.02 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser | 11.06 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Lauryn Williams | 11.07 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Muna Lee | 11.08 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Kim Gevaert | 11.10 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Yevgeniya Polyakova | 11.13 | , | |
| 8 | 4 | Yulia Nestsiarenka | 11.14 | , | |
| 9 | 2 | Chandra Sturrup | 11.16 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Jeanette Kwakye | 11.18 | , | |
| 11 | 3 | Debbie Ferguson | 11.21 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Oludamola Osayomi | 11.28 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Torri Edwards | 11.31 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Vida Anim | 11.32 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lina Grincikaite | 11.33 | , | |
| 16 | 3 | Christine Arron | 11.36 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Tahesia Harrigan | 11.36 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Montell Douglas | 11.38 | ||
| 19 | 2 | Virgen Benavides | 11.40 | ||
| 19 | 5 | Ivet Lalova | 11.40 | ||
| 21 | 3 | Daria Korczyńska | 11.41 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | 11.42 | ||
| 23 | 1 | Virgil Hodge | 11.45 | ||
| 23 | 5 | Ezinne Okparaebo | 11.45 | ||
| 25 | 4 | Semoy Hackett | 11.46 | ||
| 26 | 4 | Guzel Khubbieva | 11.49 | ||
| 26 | 3 | Natalia Rusakova | 11.49 | ||
| 28 | 2 | Natalya Murinovich | 11.51 | ||
| 29 | 1 | LaVerne Jones-Ferrette | 11.55 | ||
| 29 | 2 | Nataliya Pohrebnyak | 11.55 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Barbara Pierre | 11.56 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Anita Pistone | 11.56 | ||
| 33 | 5 | Ruddy Zang Milama | 11.59 | ||
| 34 | 1 | Myriam Léonie Mani | 11.65 | ||
| 35 | 3 | Yomara Hinestroza | 11.66 | ||
| 35 | 1 | Ene Franca Idoko | 11.66 | ||
| 37 | 1 | Jade Bailey | 11.67 | ||
| 37 | 4 | Lucimar Aparecida de Moura | 11.67 | ||
| 39 | 3 | Vu Thi Huong | 11.70 | ||
| 40 | 5 | Sasha Springer | 11.71 |