Athletics at the 1975 Summer Universiade – Men's 100 metres

Athletics at the
1975 Summer Universiade
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's 100 metres event at the 1975 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 18 and 19 September.[1][2]

The winning margin was 0.19 seconds which as of 2024 remains the greatest winning margin for the men's 100 metres at these championships since the introduction of fully automatic timing.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Pietro Mennea
 Italy 		Charles Hopkins
 United States 		Toma Petrescu
 Romania

Results

Heats

Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +1.0 m/s, Heat 3: +0.6 m/s, Heat 4: ? m/s

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Pietro Mennea  Italy 10.41 Q[3]
2 1 Charles Hopkins  United States 10.50 Q
3 3 René Metz  France 10.56 Q[4]
4 3 Nikolay Kolesnikov  Soviet Union 10.58 Q[5]
5 1 Toma Petrescu  Romania 10.59 Q[5]
5 3 Marvin Nash  Canada 10.59
5 4 Klaus Ehl  West Germany 10.59 Q
8 3 Suchart Chairsuvaparb  Thailand 10.61
9 2 Lucien Sainte-Rose  France 10.62 Q[4]
10 4 Claudiu Suselescu  Romania 10.63 Q
11 1 Juris Silovs  Soviet Union 10.67
12 4 Thorsten Johansson  Sweden 10.68
13 1 Robert Martin  United States 10.74
13 3 Roland Bombardella  Luxembourg 10.74
15 3 Jan Alończyk  Poland 10.75
16 1 Jorge Mathias  Brazil 10.77
17 1 Andrzej Świerczyński  Poland 10.82
18 2 Klaus-Dieter Bieler  West Germany 10.83
19 3 Pasqualino Abeti  Italy 10.84
20 4 Franco Fähndrich  Switzerland 10.87
21 3 Arturo Godoy  Mexico 10.93
22 2 Juan Jesús Sarrasqueta  Spain 10.96 [6]
23 2 Abdulaziz Al-Hadba  Kuwait 10.99
24 4 Babak Mahmoudian  Iran 11.11
25 2 Philippe Étienne  Haiti 11.14
26 1 Chaiyasit Vejchpong  Thailand 11.16
27 2 José Cartas  Mexico 11.34
28 2 Mohamed Kamal  Kuwait 11.58

Final

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pietro Mennea  Italy 10.28 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles Hopkins  United States 10.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toma Petrescu  Romania 10.66
4 Nikolay Kolesnikov  Soviet Union 10.66
5 René Metz  France 10.67
6 Claudiu Suselescu  Romania 10.67
7 Klaus Ehl  West Germany 10.72
8 Lucien Sainte-Rose  France 10.74

References

  1. ^ García, Gerardo (20 September 1975). "Flamear de banderas italianas con el triunfo de Mennea" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 23. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ Perucca, Bruno (19 September 1975). "Franco Fava, subito oro" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 17. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b French results
  5. ^ a b Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p29)
  6. ^ García, Gerardo (19 September 1975). "Mal debut español en los Juegos Mundiales Universitarios de Atletismo" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. p. 30. Retrieved 10 November 2020.