Gail Devers, Merlene Ottey -Womens 100m Quarters, semis and final 1993 World Championships Stuttgart

Women's 100 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total number of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, and the final was held on Monday 16 August. The gold medallist (Devers) and the silver medallist (Ottey) were given the same time. As of 2024, the only other time this has happened in the women's 100 metres at these championships was in 2007. commentary by Bruce McAvaney and John Walker. Photos:Duane Hart and Steve Hyde Womens 200m Final 1st gold Gail Devers 10.82 CR 2nd silver Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.82 CR 3rd bronze Gwen Torrence 10.89 4th Irina Privalova (RUS) 10.96 5th Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.05 6th Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.20 7th Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 11.20 8th. Liliana Allen (CUB) 11.23 Semifinals held on Monday 1993-08-16 Semifinal 1 1. Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.87 2. Gwen Torrence 10.87 3. Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.17 4. Liliana Allen (CUB) 11.19 5. Pauline Davis (BAH) 11.21 6. Elinda Vorster (RSA) 11.22 7. Michelle Finn 11.25 8. Zhanna Tarnopolskaya (UKR) 11.36 Semifinal 2 1. Gail Devers 11.03 2. Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.06 3. Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.06 4. Nikole Mitchell (JAM) 11.26 5. Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.28 6. Sabine Tröger (AUT) 11.37 7. Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 11.53 — Beverly McDonald (JAM) DNF Quarterfinals held on Sunday 1993-08-15 Quarterfinal 1 1. Gwen Torrence 11.02 2. Nicole Mitchell (JAM) 11.23 3. Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.29 4. Liliana Allen (CUB) 11.30 5. Petya Pendareva (BUL) 11.38 6. Jacqueline Poelman (NED) 11.50 7. N'Deye Binta Dia (SEN) 11.60 8. Cleide Amaral (BRA) 11.68 Quarterfinal 2 1. Mary Onyali (NGR) 10.97 2. Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.14 3. Michelle Finn 11.21 4. Beverly McDonald (JAM) 11.33 5. Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) 11.40 6. Desislava Dimitrova (BUL) 11.45 7. Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) 11.54 8. Maguy Nestoret (FRA) 11.60 Quarterfinal 3 1. Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.19 2. Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.27 3. Pauline Davis (BAH) 11.27 4. Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 11.29 5. Miriam Ferrer (CUB) 11.43 6. Lucrecia Jardim (POR) 11.50 7. Georgette Nkoma (CMR) 11.63 8. Michelle Seymour (NZL) 11.79 Quarterfinal 4 1. Gail Devers 11.04 2. Elinda Vorster (RSA) 11.24 3. Sabine Troger (AUT) 11.29 4. Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.30 5. Olga Bogoslovskaya (RUS) 11.32 6. Valerie Jean-Charles (FRA) 11.39 7. Beverly Kinch (GBR) 11.40 8. Philomena Mensah (GHA) 11.67 Qualifying heats held on Sunday 1993-08-15 HEAT 1 1. Irina Privalova (RUS) 11.36 2. Beverly McDonald (JAM) 11.37 3. Michelle Finn 11.47 4. Maguy Nestoret (FRA) 11.56 5. N'Deye Binta Dia (SEN) 11.60 6. Jariatou George (GAM) 12.46 7. Natalie Martindale (VIN) 12.86 8. Lusia Puleanga (TGA) 13.02 HEAT 2 1. Petya Pendareva (BUL) 11.41 2. Pauline Davis (BAH) 11.44 3. Sabine Troger (AUT) 11.46 4. Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) 11.52 5. Hermin Joseph (DMA) 11.62 6. Lydia De Vega (PHI) 12.24 7. Erin Tierney (COK) 13.16 8. Wenona Steven (NRU) 14.70 HEAT 3 1. Gail Devers 11.16 2. Elinda Vorster (RSA) 11.31 3. Nicole Mitchell (JAM) 11.36 4. Valerie Jean-Charles (FRA) 11.46 5. Hana Benesová (CZE) 11.72 6. Oumou Sow (GUI) 12.52 7. Feroza Khatton (BAN) 12.68 8. Melvina Wulah (LBR) 12.70 HEAT 4 1. Melinda Gainsford (AUS) 11.32 2. Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.36 3. Lucrecia Jardim (POR) 11.47 4. Cleide Amaral (BRA) 11.59 5. Heather Samuel (ATG) 11.64 6. Rita Pattipeilohy (INA) 12.44 7. Isménia do Frederico (CPV) 13.03 HEAT 5 1. Mary Onyali (NGR) 11.23 2. Olga Bogoslovskaya (RUS) 11.40 3. Wang Huei-Chen (TPE) 11.43 4. Jacqueline Poelman (NED) 11.44 5. Desislava Dimitrova (BUL) 11.55 6. Philomena Mensah (GHA) 11.59 7. Shabana Akhtar (PAK) 12.76 8. Ovidia Luis Afonso (STP) 13.09 HEAT 6 1. Natalya Voronova (RUS) 11.31 2. Liliana Allen (CUB) 11.46 3. Georgette Nkoma (CMR) 11.67 4. Michelle Seymour (NZL) 11.68 5. Odiah Sidibe (FRA) 11.69 6. Dedra Davis (BAH) 12.00 7. Rachelle Godonou (BEN) 12.93 8. Said Nassianti (COM) 14.70 HEAT 7 1. Melanie Paschke (GER) 11.31 2. Gwen Torrence 11.43 3. Beverly Kinch (GBR) 11.43 4. Sanna Hernesniemi (FIN) 11.44 5. Miriam Ferrer (CUB) 11.50 6. Genevieve Obone (GAB) 12.57 7. Deirdre Caruana (MLT) 12.60 8. Thi Tuyet Mai Nguyen (VIE) 12.79