OLYMPIC GAMES | ATHLETICS
Who won the Men’s 100m final and what was the time? Paris 2024 Olympics
The highly anticipated final did not disappoint as millions around the world tuned in for less than 10 seconds of action.
The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has incredible stories coming at us from all angles, but when the athletics turn up, there’s no doubt that the men’s and women’s 100m grabs attention like few other events. In the women’s final on Saturday, Julien Alfred made history by winning St. Lucia’s first ever Olympic medal. On Sunday it was time for the men.
The line up for the final was impressive. All eight athletes qualified with a sub-10 time, ranging from Kenny Bednarek with 9.93 to Kishane Thompson with 9.80. Many had tipped Team USA’s Noah Lyles.
Usain Bolt’s 9.58 seconds at the Berlin 2009 world championships was the WR target – the man himself was confident it wasn’t leaving him – and so the world took a collective breath as the gun was fired at the Olympic stadium. Here is how they finished, and it came down to a photo finish.
Men’s 100m final result
GOLD: Noah Lyles, USA wins 9.79 (9.784) PB
SILVER: Kishane Thompson, JAM 9.789
BRONZE: Fred Kerley, USA 9.81
Olympics Men's 100m final | Paris 2024
- Noah Lyles, USA, 9.79 (.784) PB
- Kishane Thompson, JAM, 9.79 (.789)
- Fred Kerley, USA, 9.81 SB
- Akani Simbine, RSA, 9.82 NR
- Lamont Marcell Jacobs, ITA, 9.85 SB
- Letsile Tebogo, BOT, 9.86 NR
- Kenny Bednarek, USA, 9.88
- Oblique Seville, JAM, 9.91
It was a stunning end to one of the highest-profile events. Many had thought Thompson had it but the American won by, and here’s where we trust the tech, five-thousandths of a second!