Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Alexander Stadium from 2 and 3 August 2022.

Yupun Abeykoon won the bronze medal after finishing the race in 10.14 seconds. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in athletics after 24 years since Sriyani Kulawansa and Sugath Thilakaratne's medal feats at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Abeykoon also became the first Sri Lankan to win a Commonwealth Games medal in either men's and women's 100m event. During the heats, Abeykoon managed to set an all-time fastest ever timing in the heats, after finishing with a timing of 10.06 seconds. The previous record in 100m men's heats record was held by Canada's Glenroy Gilbert who had finished his heat with a timing of 10.10 seconds during the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

Schedule
The schedule is as follows: All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)

First round
The first round consisted of ten heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus the seven fastest non-automatic qualifiers) advanced to the semifinals.
 * Heat 1


 * Heat 2


 * Heat 3


 * Heat 4


 * Heat 5


 * Heat 6


 * Heat 7


 * Heat 8


 * Heat 9


 * Heat 10

Semifinals
Qualification for Final (2+2)
 * Semifinal 1


 * Semifinal 2


 * Semifinal 3