title: 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
text: # 1999 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
  
  These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats, five quarter-finals, two semi-finals and the final held on Sunday 22 August 1999 at 21:15h.
  
  ## Final
  
  | RANK | FINAL | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.80 (CR) |
  | | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 9.84 |
  | | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 9.97 |
  | 4. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.00 |
  | 5. | Tim Harden (USA) | 10.02 |
  | 6. | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.04 |
  | 7. | Jason Gardener (GBR) | 10.07 |
  | 8. | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 10.24 |
  
  ## Semi-final
  
  * Held on Sunday 22 August 1999
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.96 |
  | 2. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 10.09 |
  | 3. | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.14 |
  | 4. | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 10.14 |
  | 5. | Darren Campbell (GBR) | 10.15 |
  | | Matt Shirvington (AUS) | DQ |
  | | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | DNS |
  | | Freddy Mayola (CUB) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 9.96 |
  | 2. | Tim Harden (USA) | 10.05 |
  | 3. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.07 |
  | 4. | Jason Gardener (GBR) | 10.10 |
  | 5. | Brian Lewis (USA) | 10.13 |
  | 6. | Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) | 10.16 |
  | 7. | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.40 |
  | 8. | Gábor Dobos (HUN) | 10.47 |
  
  ## Quarter-finals
  
  * Held on Saturday 21 August 1999
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Jason Gardener (GBR) | 10.04 |
  | 2. | Brian Lewis (USA) | 10.18 |
  | 3. | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.23 |
  | 4. | Matthew Quinn (RSA) | 10.24 |
  | 5. | Stefano Tilli (ITA) | 10.26 |
  | 6. | Vitaly Medvedev (KAZ) | 10.26 |
  | 7. | Georgios Theodoridis (GRE) | 10.30 |
  | 8. | Bradley McCuaig (CAN) | 10.61 |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.04 |
  | 2. | Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) | 10.10 |
  | 3. | Matt Shirvington (AUS) | 10.16 |
  | 4. | Roland Németh (HUN) | 10.16 |
  | 5. | Christoforos Choidis (GRE) | 10.21 |
  | 6. | Nathanaël Esprit (AHO) | 10.26 |
  | 7. | Vicente de Lima (BRA) | 10.36 |
  | 8. | Tommy Kafri (ISR) | 10.36 |
  | RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
  | 1. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 10.08 |
  | 2. | Tim Harden (USA) | 10.12 |
  | 3. | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 10.14 (NR) |
  | 4. | Innocent Asonze (NGR) | 10.18 |
  | 5. | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (ISR) | 10.20 (NR) |
  | 6. | Patrick Stevens (BEL) | 10.23 |
  | 7. | Piotr Balcerzak (POL) | 10.29 |
  | 8. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 10.39 |
  | RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
  | 1. | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | 10.09 |
  | 2. | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.12 |
  | 3. | Darren Campbell (GBR) | 10.12 |
  | 4. | Freddy Mayola (CUB) | 10.15 |
  | 5. | Patrick Jarrett (JAM) | 10.22 |
  | 6. | Eric Nkansah (GHA) | 10.26 |
  | 7. | Ibrahim Meité (CIV) | 10.34 |
  | 8. | André da Silva (BRA) | 10.37 |
  | RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
  | 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 9.91 |
  | 2. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 9.95 |
  | 3. | Gábor Dobos (HUN) | 10.22 |
  | 4. | Deji Aliu (NGR) | 10.22 |
  | 5. | Carlos Calado (POR) | 10.24 |
  | 6. | Marcin Nowak (POL) | 10.29 |
  | 7. | Koji Ito (JPN) | 10.40 |
  | 8. | Claude Toukene (CMR) | 10.48 |
  
  ## Heats
  
  * Held on Saturday 21 August 1999
  
  | RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Maurice Greene (USA) | 10.30 |
  | 2. | Patrick Stevens (BEL) | 10.38 |
  | 3. | Vitaly Medvedev (KAZ) | 10.39 |
  | 4. | Bradley McCuaig (CAN) | 10.42 |
  | 5. | Bradley Agnew (RSA) | 10.51 |
  | 6. | Pascual Charo Esono (GEQ) | 11.32 |
  | 7. | Philam Garcia (GUM) | 12.82 |
  | RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
  | 1. | Jason Gardener (GBR) | 10.27 |
  | 2. | Roland Németh (HUN) | 10.28 |
  | 3. | Christoforos Choidis (GRE) | 10.30 |
  | 4. | Martin Lachkovics (AUT) | 10.47 |
  | 5. | Erik Wijmeersch (BEL) | 10.56 |
  | 6. | Joel Mascoll (VIN) | 10.63 |
  | 7. | Alpha Kamara (SLE) | 10.80 |
  | 8. | Matarr Njie (GAM) | 11.09 |
  | RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
  | 1. | Frank Fredericks (NAM) | 10.22 |
  | 2. | Piotr Balcerzak (POL) | 10.23 |
  | 3. | Freddy Mayola (CUB) | 10.25 |
  | 4. | Stefano Tilli (ITA) | 10.35 |
  | 5. | Édson Luciano Ribeiro (BRA) | 10.47 |
  | 6. | Toluta'u Koula (TON) | 11.11 |
  | 7. | Dinh Minh Nguyen (VIE) | 11.20 |
  | | Sebergue Moumi (CHA) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
  | 1. | Tim Montgomery (USA) | 10.27 |
  | 2. | Georgios Theodoridis (GRE) | 10.32 |
  | 3. | André da Silva (BRA) | 10.41 |
  | 4. | Claude Toukene (CMR) | 10.44 |
  | 5. | Gabriel Simón (ARG) | 10.49 |
  | 6. | Watson Nyambek (MAS) | 10.54 |
  | 7. | Roman Cress (MHL) | 10.70 |
  | | Ousmane Diarra (MLI) | DQ |
  | RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
  | 1. | Bruny Surin (CAN) | 10.18 |
  | 2. | Darren Campbell (GBR) | 10.37 |
  | 3. | Innocent Asonze (NGR) | 10.47 |
  | 4. | Chris Donaldson (NZL) | 10.47 |
  | 5. | Tetsuya Nakamura (JPN) | 10.57 |
  | 6. | Timothy Brooks (AIA) | 11.08 |
  | 7. | Patrickson Anson (FSM) | 11.68 |
  | RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
  | 1. | Dwain Chambers (GBR) | 10.34 |
  | 2. | Koji Ito (JPN) | 10.38 |
  | 3. | Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (ISR) | 10.42 |
  | 4. | Kim Collins (SKN) | 10.50 |
  | 5. | Urban Acman (SLO) | 10.56 |
  | 6. | Pedro Pablo Nolet (ESP) | 10.70 |
  | 7. | Muhammad Abdel Baqi (JOR) | 11.42 |
  | | Joebert Delicano (PHI) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
  | 1. | Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) | 10.22 |
  | 2. | Brian Lewis (USA) | 10.23 |
  | 3. | Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) | 10.24 |
  | 4. | Tommy Kafri (ISR) | 10.38 |
  | 5. | Eric Nkansah (GHA) | 10.42 |
  | 6. | Sayon Cooper (LBR) | 10.56 |
  | 7. | Brahim Mohamed Ould (MTN) | 11.17 |
  | 8. | Imad Ahmed (IRQ) | 11.26 |
  | RANK | HEAT 8 | TIME |
  | 1. | Tim Harden (USA) | 10.18 |
  | 2. | Carlos Calado (POR) | 10.20 |
  | 3. | Deji Aliu (NGR) | 10.22 |
  | 4. | Marcin Nowak (POL) | 10.23 |
  | 5. | Carlos Gats (ARG) | 10.55 |
  | 6. | Chintake de Soysa (SRI) | 10.70 |
  | 7. | Robertson Temaki (NRU) | 12.14 |
  | RANK | HEAT 9 | TIME |
  | 1. | Matt Shirvington (AUS) | 10.24 |
  | 2. | Nathanaël Esprit (AHO) | 10.28 |
  | 3. | Leonard Myles-Mills (GHA) | 10.29 |
  | 4. | Patrick Jarrett (JAM) | 10.34 |
  | 5. | Pascal Dangbo (BEN) | 10.64 |
  | 6. | Amarildo Almeida (GBS) | 10.80 |
  | 7. | Misili Manu (SAM) | 10.91 |
  | | Abjulla Kafi (BAN) | DNS |
  | RANK | HEAT 10 | TIME |
  | 1. | Obadele Thompson (BAR) | 10.26 |
  | 2. | Ibrahim Meité (CIV) | 10.28 |
  | 3. | Matthew Quinn (RSA) | 10.28 |
  | 4. | Gábor Dobos (HUN) | 10.30 |
  | 5. | Vicente de Lima (BRA) | 10.38 |
  | 6. | Stéphane Buckland (MRI) | 10.43 |
  | 7. | Reanchai Seeharwong (THA) | 10.45 |
  | | Levard Missick (TCA) | DNS |
  