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2003 World Championships in Athletics Paris, France

2003 9th IAAF World Championships - Paris - Women's 100m

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Host City: Saint-Denis, Paris, France Format: First round (First 3 & 8 fastest to second round) (Aug 23)
Dates: 23 August – 31 August Format: Second round (First 4 to semi-finals) (Aug 23)
Nations participating: 198 Format: Semi-finals (First 4 to final) (Aug 24)
Athletes participating: 1679
    Main venue: Stade de France
Overview by IAAF   Paris Saint Denis stadium 
Four of the Edmonton finalists reached that stage again, though not Marion Jones who had just given birth. The defending champion, now known as Zhanna Block, was not quite at her best because of a back injury. White had emerged as the favourite after recent wins in London (10.93) and Berlin (10.84w). In the final it was another American, Edwards, who was quickest away from lane 1. She led for the first half of the race before White powered through to win in 10.85, while Block also finished strongly for the bronze. Six days later, and after also claiming the gold at 200m, it was confirmed that White had tested positive in Paris for the stimulant monadifil, which, though not on the list of banned drugs, was regarded by the IAAF as “related” to an illegal substance. White claimed she had taken the drug provigil (containing monadifil) because she had been diagnosed as suffering from narcolepsy, a rare condition characterised by sudden episodes of deep sleep.
 However, she had not declared the drug on doping control forms. Pending hearings by the IAAF and the United States Anti-Doping Agency, White was allowed to compete in postParis meetings and placed third in the yearly world athlete standings after Hestrie Cloete and Carolina Klüft. In May 2004, White admitted having taken anabolic steroids and erythropoietin (EPO) over a three-year period. She was suspended for two years and all her results from December 15, 2000 – including those from Edmonton and Paris – were annulled. After nine months, Edwards was declared the rightful World Champion. The list of doping offenders continued in 2012 when Block was found guilty of “Taking advantage of, use or attempted use of a prohibited substance or a prohibited technique.” Like Jones, she was identified as a customer of the Californian Bay Area Laboratory CoOperative (Balco). As well as a two-year suspension, all of Ukrainian’s results from November 30, 2001 were annulled. So she kept her Edmonton gold but lost her Paris medal.
 These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 59 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 24 August 2003 at 19:45h.
 
  100m 24 August 0.9
  Final

Women 100m Final

Kelli WHITE delivered what she has been promising for much of the summer and won the women's 100m gold medal on Sunday evening in a world leading time, 10.85, while her American teammate Torri EDWARDS produced a personal best 10.93 for silver, six hundredths ahead of the defending champion Zhanna BLOCK (UKR), who ran her best race of the year when it mattered most, clocking 10.99.
 
These three were the only athletes to break 11 seconds and the French dream of a medal for Christine ARRON evaporated as she finished sixth in 11.06. Chandra STURRUP, the fastest woman in the world this year before tonight, was fourth in 11.02, with Greece's Ekaterini THANOU running a season's best 11.03 for fifth.
 
White succeeded the Olympic champion Marion Jones to win the US title back in June, beating Edwards into second on that occasion too. But it was Edwards, who got the best start here, flying out of the blocks in lane one, to establish an early advantage. White, in lane five, also started well, as did Block and Sturrup, and by 70m the American champion had edged ahead.
 
Edwards held her form, and held off the challenge of Block in lane two beside her. But White was clear, and crossed the line with her arms raised in victory. Thanou, after a poor start in lane four, made up ground in the closing stages but not enough to catch Sturrup, who held on to fourth.
 
Arron was almost caught by Jamaica's Aleen BAILEY whose 11.07 was one hundredth inside her personal best. Despite her fastest race of the year, former Olympic champion Gail DEVERS finished last, in 11.11.
1 Torri Edwards USA 31 Jan 77 10.93
2 Chandra Sturrup BAH 12 Sep 71 11.02
3 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 1 Feb 75 11.03
4 Christine Arron FRA 13 Sep 73 11.06
5 Aleen Bailey JAM 25 Nov 80 11.07
6 Gail Devers USA 19 Nov 66 11.11
Kelli White USA 1 Apr 77 DQ 32.2.a 10.85/0.9
Zhanna Block UKR 6 Jul 72 DQ 32.2.a 10.99/0.9
  Semifinals 24 August

Women 100m Semi-finals

US champion Kelli White stamped her authority on the women's 100m in the semi-finals this evening, recording the only sub-11 time of the round and looking a strong favourite to claim gold in the final at 19:45.
 
White, running in heat one, had to contend with the loud home crowd support for France's former European champion Christine Arron, not to mention the close attention of reigning world champion Zhanna Block (UKR). At the gun, all the main contenders were away cleanly and White, Block, Arron and Marina Kislova (RUS) were together at half way, with Jamaica's Aileen Bailey and the veteran Merlene Ottey (SLO) giving chase.

Kislova began to fall back as Bailey came up in lane three. But it was White who had the strongest finish, moving ahead in the last 10 metres to clock 10.96, while Arron pipped Block for second by one hundredth, 11.01 to 11.02, season?s bests for both. Bailey came through for the fourth qualifying spot in 11.15, while Kislova was unlucky to miss out on the final, recording exactly the same time as the Jamaican.
 
The first three in that heat were all quicker than world leader Chandra Sturrup of the Bahamas, who took heat two in 11.06, ahead of a season?s best of 11.08 from Greece?s Olympic silver medallist Ekaterini Thanou. The US ensured it will have three in the final as World Indoor bronze medallist Torri Edwards and former Olympic champion Gail Devers took the final two places. Devers' 11.12 was a season's best, a hundredth behind her team-mate.
 
The Commonwealth champion Debbie Ferguson (BAH) misses out, as does Ottey, marking, perhaps, the end of a long and supremely distinguished World Championships career for the former Jamaican.
  Heat 1 0.8
1 Christine Arron FRA 13 Sep 73 11.01 Q
2 Aleen Bailey JAM 25 Nov 80 11.15 Q
3 Marina Kislova RUS 12 Dec 78 11.15
4 Merlene Ottey SLO 10 May 60 11.26
5 Kim Gevaert BEL 5 Aug 78 11.32
Lyubov Perepelova UZB 26 Feb 79 DNS
Kelli White USA 1 Apr 77 DQ 32.2.a 10.96/0.8
Zhanna Block UKR 6 Jul 72 DQ 32.2.a 11.02/0.8
  Heat 2 -0.4
1 Chandra Sturrup BAH 12 Sep 71 11.06 Q
2 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 1 Feb 75 11.08 Q
3 Torri Edwards USA 31 Jan 77 11.11 Q
4 Gail Devers USA 19 Nov 66 11.12 Q
5 Debbie Ferguson McKenzie BAH 16 Jan 76 11.27
6 Mary Onyali NGR 3 Feb 68 11.35
7 Yuliya Tabakova RUS 1 May 80 11.36
8 Joice Maduaka GBR 30 Sep 73 11.40
  Quarterfinals 23 August

Women 100m Quarter Final

The women's quarter finals of the 100m went to script this evening with some solid performances from the world's leading female sprinters.

Kelli WHITE (USA) and Chandra STURRUP (BAH) continued their intriguing battle on the track.  Although in different heats, White came up trumps, clocking the fastest qualifying time of 10.96s after a flying start from the blocks. Sturrup shaved 0.10s off her heat time to record 10.98s in a nil wind, which should make for an interesting contest in later rounds.

The finish in heat two left the French fans on the edge of their seat as Christine ARRON (FRA) tool control of her race early.  Zhanna BLOCK (UKR) challenged from lane four and pipped the French woman at the finish line.  Both women clocked 11.08s, a season best for Block after returning from injury.

The USA's Torri EDWARDS continued her impressive recent form and controlled heat four the entire race, running in lane five, clocking 11.08s, despite easing up towards the line.

Other solid performances to advance to the semi finals included the USA's Gail DEVERS (11.16s) and Greece's Olympic silver medallist, Ekaterini THANOU (11.11s), whilst sentimental favourite Merlene OTTEY (SLO) will need to improve if she is to make the final after running a sluggish 11.31s.

Great Britain's Joice MADUAKA ran a season best of 11.29s, to qualify for the next round tomorrow.
  Heat 1 0,0
1 Chandra Sturrup BAH 12 Sep 71 10.98 Q
2 Gail Devers USA 19 Nov 66 11.16 Q
3 Kim Gevaert BEL 5 Aug 78 11.23 Q
4 Marina Kislova RUS 12 Dec 78 11.26 Q
5 Virgen Benavídes CUB 31 Dec 74 11.40
6 Geraldine Pillay RSA 25 Aug 77 11.47
7 Judyth Kitson JAM 2 Nov 79 11.61
Natasha Joe-Mayers VIN 10 Mar 79 DNS
  Heat 2 -0.1
1 Christine Arron FRA 13 Sep 73 11.08 Q
2 Merlene Ottey SLO 10 May 60 11.31 Q
3 Lyubov Perepelova UZB 26 Feb 79 11.35 Q
4 Agnė Eggerth LTU 4 Aug 78 11.36
5 Endurance Ojokolo NGR 29 Sep 75 11.55
6 Winnet Dube ZIM 10 May 72 11.69
7 Kadiatou Camara MLI 4 May 81 11.73
Zhanna Block UKR 6 Jul 72 DQ 32.2.a 11.08/-0.1
  Heat 3 0.2
1 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 1 Feb 75 11.11 Q
2 Debbie Ferguson McKenzie BAH 16 Jan 76 11.26 Q
3 Mary Onyali NGR 3 Feb 68 11.31 Q
4 Karin Mayr-Krifka AUT 4 Jun 71 11.34
5 Olena Sinyavina UKR 14 Jul 79 11.36
Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI 17 Dec 75 DNF
Makaridja Sanganoko CIV 8 May 80 DNS
Kelli White USA 1 Apr 77 DQ 32.2.a 10.96/0.2
  Heat 4 0,0
1 Torri Edwards USA 31 Jan 77 11.08 Q
2 Aleen Bailey JAM 25 Nov 80 11.16 Q
3 Yuliya Tabakova RUS 1 May 80 11.25 Q
4 Joice Maduaka GBR 30 Sep 73 11.29 Q
5 Vida Anim GHA 7 Dec 83 11.29
6 Savatheda Fynes BAH 17 Oct 74 11.36
7 Mercy Nku NGR 17 Jul 76 11.37
8 Guzel Khubbieva UZB 2 May 76 11.42
  Heats 23 August

Women 100 metres 1st Round heats

There were few surprises in the first round of the women's 100 metres.

The fastest time was recorded by World leader Chandra Sturrup(BAH). She took out the first heat in 11.08 seconds.

Her time was almost matched by Ekaterini Thanou (GRE), who was ne hundredth slower in winning heat six.

Defending champion Zhanna Block (UKR) was untroubled in winning heat four. She stopped the clock in 11.13.

American pair Torri Edwards and Kelli White were the victors in heats two and three respectively.

Heat seven was closely contested with crowd favourite Christine Arron (FRA) coming from behind to pip Gail Devers (USA) on the line. Their times were 11.15 and 11.17.
  Heat 1 0.1
1 Chandra Sturrup BAH 12 Sep 71 11.08 Q
2 Lyubov Perepelova UZB 26 Feb 79 11.30 Q
3 Vida Anim GHA 7 Dec 83 11.35 Q
4 Mercy Nku NGR 17 Jul 76 11.52 q
5 Kadiatou Camara MLI 4 May 81 11.70 q
6 Olympia Zacharias NRU 17 Jan 86 14.07
7 Joanne Hallen SAM 2 May 85 14.33
  Heat 2 0.3
1 Torri Edwards USA 31 Jan 77 11.13 Q
2 Geraldine Pillay RSA 25 Aug 77 11.40 Q
3 Endurance Ojokolo NGR 29 Sep 75 11.50 Q
4 Winnet Dube ZIM 10 May 72 11.71 q
5 Shamsun Nahar Chumky BAN 1 Mar 86 12.27
6 Yahanatou Ibrahim NIG 86 12.97
7 Temreta Martin KIR 14.42
  Heat 3 -0.2
1 Merlene Ottey SLO 10 May 60 11.26 Q
2 Kim Gevaert BEL 5 Aug 78 11.30 Q
3 Savatheda Fynes BAH 17 Oct 74 11.49 q
4 Grace-Ann Dinkins LBR 13 Sep 66 11.90
5 Irma Navarrete NCA 4 Jun 81 12.93
6 Lima Azimi AFG 18.37
Kelli White USA 1 Apr 77 DQ 32.2.a 11.26/-0.2
  Heat 4 -0.1
1 Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI 17 Dec 75 11.20 Q
2 Mary Onyali NGR 3 Feb 68 11.50 Q
3 Lerma Elmira Gabito PHI 17 Oct 74 11.99
4 Maram Inashvili GEO 88 12.64
5 Svetlana Pessova TKM 27 Sep 81 13.05
6 Tricia Flores BIZ 27 Dec 79 13.89
Liliana Allen MEX 24 May 70 DNS
Zhanna Block UKR 6 Jul 72 DQ 32.2.a 11.13/-0.1
  Heat 5 0.3
1 Marina Kislova RUS 12 Dec 78 11.26 Q
2 Joice Maduaka GBR 30 Sep 73 11.31 Q
3 Agnė Eggerth LTU 4 Aug 78 11.44 Q
4 Natasha Joe-Mayers VIN 10 Mar 79 11.81 q
5 Nadesca Sprockel AHO 12.61
6 Jenny Keni SOL 11 Oct 82 12.64
7 Marie-Jeanne Binga GAB 12.88
8 Vladislava Ovcharenko TJK 18 Dec 86 13.34
  Heat 6 0.1
1 Ekateríni Thánou GRE 1 Feb 75 11.09 Q
2 Yuliya Tabakova RUS 1 May 80 11.24 Q
3 Olena Sinyavina UKR 14 Jul 79 11.30 Q
4 Debbie Ferguson McKenzie BAH 16 Jan 76 11.32 q
5 Heather Samuel ANT 6 Jul 70 12.24
6 Ngerak Florencio PLW 27 Jun 83 12.85
7 Liovalia Lopes GBS 13.43
  Heat 7 -0.2
1 Christine Arron FRA 13 Sep 73 11.15 Q
2 Gail Devers USA 19 Nov 66 11.17 Q
3 Judyth Kitson JAM 2 Nov 79 11.70 Q
4 Makaridja Sanganoko CIV 8 May 80 11.79 q
5 Saira Fazal PAK 12.75
6 Rima Taha Farid JOR 22 Mar 87 13.00
7 Aminata Kamissoko MTN 9 Jul 85 13.70
  Heat 8 0.7
1 Aleen Bailey JAM 25 Nov 80 11.23 Q
2 Karin Mayr-Krifka AUT 4 Jun 71 11.31 Q
3 Guzel Khubbieva UZB 2 May 76 11.35 Q
4 Virgen Benavídes CUB 31 Dec 74 11.41 q
5 Wan Kin Yee HKG 20 Jul 75 12.27
6 Mari Mosanga GEQ 16 Oct 82 12.73
7 Chandra Kala Thapa NEP 30 Jan 84 13.02
8 Susan Tama VAN 22 Jan 84 13.45

  • Startlist

Heat 1 23 AUG 2003 10:30

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
2 801 Olympia Zacharias NRU NRU 13.17 13.17
3 742 Kadiatou Camara MLI MLI 11.54 11.54
4 1182 Lyubov Perepelova UZB UZB 11.04 11.53
5 66 Chandra Sturrup BAH BAH 10.86 10.89
6 972 Joanne Hallen SAM SAM 13.10 13.10
7 783 Mercy Nku NGR NGR 11.03 11.22
8 463 Vida Anim GHA GHA 11.22 11.22

Heat 2 23 AUG 2003 10:36

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
2 72 Shams-Un-Nahar Chumky BAN BAN    
3 667 Temreta Martin KIR KIR    
4 782 Endurance Ojokolo NGR NGR 11.06 11.25
5 793 Yahanatou Ibrahim NIG NIG 12.86 12.86
6 1126 Torri Edwards USA USA 11.05 11.05
7 894 Geraldine Pillay RSA RSA 11.20 11.20
8 1205 Winneth Dube ZIM ZIM 11.36 11.36

Heat 3 23 AUG 2003 10:42

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
2 1 Lima Azimi AFG AFG    
3 761 Irma Navarrete NCA NCA 12.60 12.91
4 680 Grace Dinkins LBR LBR 11.67 11.68
5 82 Kim Gevaert BEL BEL 11.15 11.21
6 1174 Kelli White USA USA 11.19  
7 65 Savatheda Fynes BAH BAH 10.91 11.42
8 1001 Merlene Ottey SLO SLO 10.74 11.22

Heat 4 23 AUG 2003 10:48

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
1 823 Lerma Gabito PHI PHI 11.61  
2 95 Tricia Flores BIZ BIZ 12.33 12.33
3 724 Liliana Allen MEX MEX 11.09 11.28
4 1061 Svetlana Pessova TKM TKM    
5 780 Mary Onyali-Omagbemi NGR NGR 10.97 11.09
6 1014 Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI SRI 11.04 11.30
7 1087 Zhanna Block UKR UKR 10.82  
8 416 Mariam Inashvili GEO GEO 12.66 12.66

Heat 5 23 AUG 2003 10:54

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
1 693 Agné Eggerth LTU LTU 11.29 11.29
2 1199 Natasha Mayers VIN VIN 11.09 11.09
3 918 Marina Kislova RUS RUS 11.09 11.11
4 1008 Jenny Keni SOL SOL 13.01  
5 1058 Vladislava Ovcharenko TJK TJK    
6 4 Nadesca Sprockel AHO AHO 12.37 12.37
7 402 Joice Maduaka GBR GBR 11.24 11.29
8 383 Marie-Jeanne Binga GAB GAB 12.44 12.44

Heat 6 23 AUG 2003 11:00

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
2 413 Liovalia Lopes GBS GBS    
3 471 Ekateríni Thánou GRE GRE 10.83 11.71
4 63 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie BAH BAH 10.91 10.97
5 1098 Olena Pastushenko-Sinyavina UKR UKR 11.24 11.25
6 829 Ngerak Florencio PLW PLW 12.90 12.90
7 942 Yuliya Tabakova RUS RUS 11.16 11.20
8 21 Heather Samuel ANT ANT 11.20 11.53

Heat 7 23 AUG 2003 11:06

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
2 605 Judyth Kitson JAM JAM 11.26 11.26
3 752 Aminata Kamissoko MTN MTN 12.87 12.87
4 188 Makaridja Sanganoko CIV CIV 11.17 11.38
5 1121 Gail Devers USA USA 10.82 11.15
6 612 Rima Taha JOR JOR    
7 345 Christine Arron FRA FRA 10.73 11.05
8 811 Saira Fazal PAK PAK 11.77 11.77

Heat 8 23 AUG 2003 11:12

Order / LaneBibATHLETECOUNTRYPBSB 2003
1 1190 Susan Tama VAN VAN    
2 588 Aleen Bailey JAM JAM 11.08 11.08
3 515 Kin Yee Wan HKG HKG 11.73 12.15
4 1181 Guzel Khubbieva UZB UZB 11.30 11.30
5 419 Mari Paz Mosanga Motanga GEQ GEQ 12.72 12.72
6 52 Karin Mayr-Krifka AUT AUT 11.15 11.15
7 774 Chandra Kala Thapa NEP NEP    
8 229 Virgen Benavides CUB CUB 11.14 11.28
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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