Quarterfinal 1
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Linford Christie Great Britain 10.11 Q
2 Dennis Mitchell United States 10.13 Q
3 Ben Johnson Canada 10.17 q
4 John Mair Jamaica 10.41
5 Charles-Louis Seck Senegal 10.42
6 Li Tao China 10.53
7 Kennedy Ondiek Kenya 10.57
8 Ousmane Diarra Mali 10.61
Wind: +1.2 m/s
Quarterfinal 2
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Desai Williams Canada 10.16 Q
2 Arnaldo da Silva Brazil 10.25 Q
3 Vladimir Krylov Soviet Union 10.26 q
4 Attila Kovács Hungary 10.27 q
5 Michele Lazazzera Italy 10.50
6 Thierry Lauret France 10.51
7 Zheng Chen China 10.72
8 Chidi Imoh Nigeria 11.44
Wind: +1.7 m/s
Quarterfinal 3
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ray Stewart Jamaica 10.25 Q
2 Juan Núñez Dominican Republic 10.33 Q
3 Sven Matthes East Germany 10.36
4 Jean-Charles Trouabal France 10.41
5 José Javier Arqués Spain 10.43
6 Amadou M'Baye Senegal 10.45
7 Barrington Williams Great Britain 10.55
8 Christian Haas West Germany 10.57
Wind: +0.9 m/s
Quarterfinal 4
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Calvin Smith United States 10.16 Q
2 Olapade Adeniken Nigeria 10.30 Q
3 Andreas Berger Austria 10.34
4 Emmanuel Tuffour Ghana 10.37
5 Talal Mansour Qatar 10.38
6 Patrick Stevens Belgium 10.50
7 Cheng Hsin-Fu Chinese Taipei 10.54
8 György Fetter Hungary 10.55
Wind: +0.2 m/s
Quarterfinal 5
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Carl Lewis United States 9.99 Q
2 Robson da Silva Brazil 10.24 Q
3 Isiaq Adeyanju Nigeria 10.32 q
4 Pierfrancesco Pavoni Italy 10.33
5 Vitaliy Savin Soviet Union 10.36
6 Koji Kurihara Japan 10.49
7 István Tatár Hungary 10.68
8 Issa Alassane-Ousséni Benin 10.83
Wind: +1.4 m/s
Quarterfinal 6
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 John Myles-Mills Ghana 10.21 Q
2 Mardi Lestari Indonesia 10.32 Q
3 Max Morinière France 10.37
4 Ezio Madonia Italy 10.38
5 Peter Wekesa Kenya 10.43
6 Sim Deok-Seop South Korea 10.55
7 Andrew Smith Jamaica 10.63
8 Cai Jianming China 10.76
Wind: +0.3 m/s
Semifinal 1
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Carl Lewis United States 9.97 Q
2 Calvin Smith United States 10.15 Q
3 Ray Stewart Jamaica 10.18 Q
4 Desai Williams Canada 10.24 Q
5 Arnaldo da Silva Brazil 10.32
6 Olapade Adeniken Nigeria 10.33
7 Mardi Lestari Indonesia 10.39
8 John Myles-Mills Ghana 10.43
Wind: +0.6 m/s
Semifinal 2
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Ben Johnson Canada 10.03 Q
2 Linford Christie Great Britain 10.11 Q
3 Dennis Mitchell United States 10.23 Q
4 Robson da Silva Brazil 10.24 Q
5 Attila Kovács Hungary 10.31
6 Juan Núñez Dominican Republic 10.35
7 Isiaq Adeyanju Nigeria 10.60
– Vladimir Krylov Soviet Union DNS
Wind: -1.2 m/s
Final
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Carl Lewis United States 9.92 WR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Linford Christie Great Britain 9.97 NR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Calvin Smith United States 9.99
4 Dennis Mitchell United States 10.04
5 Robson da Silva Brazil 10.11
6 Desai Williams Canada 10.11
7 Ray Stewart Jamaica 12.26
DQ Ben Johnson Canada 9.79
Wind: +1.1 m/s
