Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres competition at the 1982 Asian Games took place on 27 and 28 November 1982 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Schedule
All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

Round 1

 * Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.

Heat 1

 * Wind: +0.3 m/s

Heat 2

 * Wind: -1.7 m/s

Heat 3

 * Wind: -0.7 m/s

Heat 4

 * Wind: −0.7 m/s

Heat 5

 * Wind: +0.6 m/s
 * Zakiul Haque Zaki (BAN), I.Wayan Budi Astra (INA) and Habib Shah (PAK) were non-competing participants.

Semifinals

 * Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.

Heat 1

 * Wind: +2.4 m/s

Heat 2

 * Wind: -1.7 m/s

Final

 * Wind: -1.3 m/s