title: 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
text: # 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
  
  The men's 100 metres event at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Annecy, France, at Parc des Sports on 28 and 29 July.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Christian Malcolm United Kingdom |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Amar Johnson United States |
  | Bronze | Dwight Thomas Jamaica |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Final
  
  29 July Wind: +1.6 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 10.12 |
  | | Amar Johnson | United States | 10.34 |
  | | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.40 |
  | 4 | Dimitri Demonière | France | 10.43 |
  | 5 | Athanásios Tsiouris | Greece | 10.47 |
  | 6 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles | 10.49 |
  | 7 | Cédric Gold Dalg | France | 10.53 |
  | 8 | Shigeyuki Kojima | Japan | 10.76 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  29 July
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  Wind: +0.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amar Johnson | United States | 10.42 | Q |
  | 2 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.45 | Q |
  | 3 | Shigeyuki Kojima | Japan | 10.57 | Q |
  | 4 | Cédric Gold Dalg | France | 10.61 | Q |
  | 5 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.62 | |
  | 6 | Juan Pita | Cuba | 10.65 | |
  | 7 | Benjamin Potter | New Zealand | 10.68 | |
  | 8 | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 10.72 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  Wind: -1.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 10.18 | Q |
  | 2 | Dimitri Demonière | France | 10.42 | Q |
  | 3 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles | 10.49 | Q |
  | 4 | Athanásios Tsiouris | Greece | 10.52 | Q |
  | 5 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa | 10.56 | |
  | 6 | Attila Farkas | Hungary | 10.62 | |
  | 7 | Raphael de Oliveira | Brazil | 10.71 | |
  | 8 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 10.78 | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  28 July
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  Wind: -1.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa | 10.69 | Q |
  | 2 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 10.72 | Q |
  | 3 | Athanásios Tsiouris | Greece | 10.72 | Q |
  | 4 | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 10.74 | Q |
  | 5 | Jun-ya Omodaka | Japan | 10.75 | |
  | 6 | Slaven Krajačić | Croatia | 10.80 | |
  | 7 | William To Wai Lok | Hong Kong | 10.86 | |
  | 8 | Nathan Carr | Australia | 11.02 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  Wind: +0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 10.31 | Q |
  | 2 | Juan Pita | Cuba | 10.58 | Q |
  | 3 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.60 | Q |
  | 4 | Cédric Gold Dalg | France | 10.70 | Q |
  | 5 | Troy Davies | Australia | 10.72 | |
  | 6 | Matic Šušteršic | Slovenia | 10.73 | |
  | 7 | Roger Smith | Cayman Islands | 10.84 | |
  | 8 | Yu Li-Chun | Chinese Taipei | 10.95 | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  Wind: -0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Benjamin Potter | New Zealand | 10.64 | Q |
  | 2 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.67 | Q |
  | 3 | Shigeyuki Kojima | Japan | 10.69 | Q |
  | 4 | Raphael de Oliveira | Brazil | 10.78 | Q |
  | 5 | Dashaun McCullough | United States | 10.78 | |
  | 6 | Lawrence Nkosi | South Africa | 10.86 | |
  | 7 | Ángel Rodríguez | Spain | 10.91 | |
  | | Piotr Berestiuk | Poland | DNS | |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  Wind: -0.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amar Johnson | United States | 10.41 | Q |
  | 2 | Dimitri Demonière | France | 10.49 | Q |
  | 3 | Attila Farkas | Hungary | 10.56 | Q |
  | 4 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles | 10.59 | Q |
  | 5 | Tobias Unger | Germany | 10.63 | |
  | 6 | Jarbas Mascarenhas | Brazil | 10.70 | |
  | 7 | Matthew Cunningham | New Zealand | 10.84 | |
  | 8 | Sherwin Vries | Namibia | 10.93 | |
  
  ### Heats
  
  28 July
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  Wind: -0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dashaun McCullough | United States | 10.56 | Q |
  | 2 | Bradley Agnew | South Africa | 10.61 | Q |
  | 3 | Jun-ya Omodaka | Japan | 10.61 | Q |
  | 4 | Raphael de Oliveira | Brazil | 10.75 | q |
  | 5 | Jan Kritzbach | Czech Republic | 10.85 | |
  | 6 | Konstadínos Sfiropoulos | Greece | 11.01 | |
  | 7 | Myo Myint Oo | Myanmar | 11.41 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  Wind: +0.4 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Christian Malcolm | United Kingdom | 10.39 | Q |
  | 2 | Anson Henry | Canada | 10.62 | Q |
  | 3 | Lawrence Nkosi | South Africa | 10.70 | Q |
  | 4 | William To Wai Lok | Hong Kong | 10.73 | q |
  | 5 | Pablo Rodríguez | Spain | 10.93 | |
  | 6 | Georges Ayangmaa | Cameroon | 10.95 | |
  | 7 | Dermot Rawlins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11.24 | |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  Wind: -0.2 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 10.65 | Q |
  | 2 | Athanásios Tsiouris | Greece | 10.69 | Q |
  | 3 | Sherwin Vries | Namibia | 10.73 | Q |
  | 4 | Matthew Cunningham | New Zealand | 10.74 | q |
  | 5 | Roger Smith | Cayman Islands | 10.82 | q |
  | 6 | Robert Mugagga | Uganda | 11.13 | |
  | 7 | Nguyen Phuc Man | Vietnam | 11.85 | |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  Wind: -0.8 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dwight Thomas | Jamaica | 10.74 | Q |
  | 2 | Cédric Gold Dalg | France | 10.76 | Q |
  | 3 | Piotr Berestiuk | Poland | 10.76 | Q |
  | 4 | Rudy Colabella | Belgium | 10.86 | |
  | 5 | Saula Roko | Fiji | 11.02 | |
  | 6 | Thomas Scheidl | Austria | 11.06 | |
  | 7 | Souleymane Meité | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.12 | |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  Wind: +1.0 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jarbas Mascarenhas | Brazil | 10.64 | Q |
  | 2 | Shigeyuki Kojima | Japan | 10.67 | Q |
  | 3 | Yordan Yovchev | Bulgaria | 10.77 | Q |
  | 4 | Nathan Carr | Australia | 10.83 | q |
  | 5 | Ousman Jatta | Gambia | 11.10 | |
  | 6 | Sean Lambert | Grenada | 11.18 | |
  | 7 | Philam Garcia | Guam | 11.68 | |
  | 8 | Nuno Ribeiro | Cape Verde | 11.88 | |
  
  **Heat 6**
  
  Wind: -0.3 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slaven Krajačić | Croatia | 10.47 | Q |
  | 2 | Juan Pita | Cuba | 10.51 | Q |
  | 3 | Matic Šušteršic | Slovenia | 10.60 | Q |
  | 4 | Troy Davies | Australia | 10.61 | q |
  | 5 | Ángel Rodríguez | Spain | 10.79 | q |
  | 6 | Souhalia Alamou | Benin | 10.98 | |
  | | Samuel Joseph | Haiti | DQ | IAAF rule 162.7 |
  
  **Heat 7**
  
  Wind: -0.7 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Benjamin Potter | New Zealand | 10.64 | Q |
  | 2 | Dimitri Demonière | France | 10.65 | Q |
  | 3 | Yu Li-Chun | Chinese Taipei | 10.83 | Q |
  | 4 | Nelson Lucas | Seychelles | 10.94 | |
  | 5 | Kristijan Kralj | Slovenia | 10.98 | |
  | 6 | José Meneses | Guatemala | 11.13 | |
  | 7 | Tariq Hewey | Bermuda | 11.24 | |
  
  **Heat 8**
  
  Wind: -0.5 m/s
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Amar Johnson | United States | 10.62 | Q |
  | 2 | Jairo Duzant | Netherlands Antilles | 10.66 | Q |
  | 3 | Tobias Unger | Germany | 10.72 | Q |
  | 4 | Attila Farkas | Hungary | 10.76 | q |
  | 5 | Akran Bensmira | Algeria | 10.94 | |
  | 6 | Helly Ollarves | Venezuela | 10.95 | |
  | | Joseph Colville | Costa Rica | DNF | |
  
  ## Participation
  
  According to an unofficial count, 57 athletes from 46 countries participated in the event.
  
  * Algeria (1)
  * Australia (2)
  * Austria (1)
  * Belgium (1)
  * Benin (1)
  * Bermuda (1)
  * Brazil (2)
  * Bulgaria (1)
  * Cameroon (1)
  * Canada (1)
  * Cape Verde (1)
  * Cayman Islands (1)
  * Chinese Taipei (1)
  * Costa Rica (1)
  * Côte d'Ivoire (1)
  * Croatia (1)
  * Cuba (1)
  * Czech Republic (1)
  * Fiji (1)
  * France (2)
  * Gambia (1)
  * Germany (2)
  * Greece (2)
  * Grenada (1)
  * Guam (1)
  * Guatemala (1)
  * Haiti (1)
  * Hong Kong (1)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Jamaica (1)
  * Japan (2)
  * Myanmar (1)
  * Namibia (1)
  * Netherlands Antilles (1)
  * New Zealand (2)
  * Poland (1)
  * Saint Kitts and Nevis (1)
  * Seychelles (1)
  * Slovenia (2)
  * South Africa (2)
  * Spain (2)
  * Uganda (1)
  * United Kingdom (1)
  * United States (2)
  * Venezuela (1)
  * Vietnam (1)
  