2025 World Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres
| Women's 100 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Dates | 13 September (heats) 14 September (semi-finals & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 61 from 44 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 10.61 CR, PB | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The women's 100 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 13 and 14 September 2025.[1]
Summary
After taking silver in the Olympics, defending champion Sha'Carri Richardson's 2025 season was more dominated by off-track drama than on-track results. With a bye, she didn't need to demonstrate her fitness in early season races. The world leader was Melissa Jefferson-Wooden who ran off a series of sub 10.8 performances[2] topped off by her 10.65 at the US Championships which tied her for #5 of all time. Her closest challenger looked to be Olympic Champion Julien Alfred, who would have had an undefeated season save her loss to Jefferson-Wooden at the Prefontaine Classic.[3]
In the first three heats, only Jefferson-Wooden dipped under 11 seconds. In the fourth heat, Alfred ran a 10.93 as the fastest qualifier. Daryll Neita was the only other one under 11 seconds. She would, however, not get out of the semis, finishing fourth in the first semi behind now Masters athlete Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith, Shericka Jackson (who was also tied for #5 all time) and Richardson's season best 11.00. Alfred dominated the second semi with another 10.93 ahead of another Masters athlete, five time champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (#3 all time) making her eighth World Championship final. Then Jefferson-Wooden blew apart the third semi final with a 10.73, ahead of Tina Clayton's 10.90 and final time qualifier Dina Asher-Smith. With Alfred and Ta Lou-Smith tied for #9 on the all-time list, the final would feature six of the top ten fastest women of all time.
In the final, Jefferson-Wooden was out fast. Only Clayton seemed in a position to challenge, Jefferson-Wooden stayed focused on the finish line separating from the field. Clearly behind them, Alfred won the battle for third finishing .04 ahead of Jackson, while Richardson's season best 10.94 was only good enough for fifth.[4]
Jefferson-Wooden's personal best 10.61 moved her past Carmelita Jeter into sole possession of the #4 time ever, breaking Richardson's Championship Record. Clayton's 10.76 moved her to a tie for #15 of all time. At 21, she is the youngest medalist in the history of the event.[5]
Records
Before the competition records were as follows:[6]
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)
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10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| Championship Record | Sha'Carri Richardson (USA)
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10.65 | Budapest, Hungary | 21 August 2023 |
| World Leading | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA)
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10.65 | Eugene, United States | 1 August 2025 |
| African Record |  Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
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10.72 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 10 August 2022 |
| Asian Record |  Xuemei Li (CHN)
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10.79 | Shanghai, China | 18 October 1997 |
| European Record |  Christine Arron (FRA)
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10.73 | Budapest, Hungary | 19 August 1998 |
| North, Central American and Caribbean Record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA)
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10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |
| Oceanian Record |  Zoe Hobbs (NZL)
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10.94 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 25 June 2025 |
| South American Record |  Rosângela Santos (BRA)
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10.91 | London, United Kingdom | 6 August 2017 |
Qualification standard
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 11.07.[7]
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 13 September | 18:55 | Heats |
| 14 September | 20:20 | Semi-finals |
| 22:13 | Final |
Results
Heats
The heats took place on 13 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next three fastest ( q ) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | United States |
10.99 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand |
11.16 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Géraldine Frey |  Switzerland |
11.25 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Sade McCreath | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
11.41 | |
| 5 | 3 | Lisa Mayer |  Germany |
11.45 | |
| 6 | 8 | Bree Rizzo |  Australia |
11.45 | |
| 7 | 9 | Julia Henriksson |  Sweden |
11.49 | |
| 8 | 1 | Valentina Meredova |  Turkmenistan |
12.13 | |
| 9 | 2 | Lujain Ibrahim Al-Humaid |  Saudi Arabia |
12.68 | |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.9 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Tina Clayton |  Jamaica |
11.01 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Dina Asher-Smith |  Great Britain & N.I. |
11.07 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ewa Swoboda |  Poland |
11.18 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Rani Rosius | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
11.25 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | Rosemary Chukwuma |  Nigeria |
11.27 | |
| 6 | 3 | Lorène Bazolo | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
11.34 | |
| 7 | 8 | Karolína Maňasová |  Czech Republic |
11.37 | |
| 8 | 2 | Fayza Issaka Abdoukerim |  Togo |
12.00 | |
| 9 | 9 | Estelle Short |  Cook Islands |
12.55 | SB |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.4 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Sha'Carri Richardson | United States |
11.03 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 5 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica |
11.04 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Torrie Lewis | Australia |
11.08 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 6 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany |
11.12 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Anthaya Charlton |  Bahamas |
11.18 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Herverge Etame Kole |  Cameroon |
11.55 | |
| 7 | 2 | Pierrick-Linda Moulin |  Gabon |
11.58 | |
| 8 | 9 | Natacha Ngoye |  Congo |
11.88 | |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.8 m/s) | ||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Julien Alfred |  Saint Lucia |
10.93 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Salomé Kora | Switzerland |
11.23 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Audrey Leduc | Canada |
11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 9 | Polyniki Emmanouilidou |  Greece |
11.36 | |
| 5 | 4 | Camille Rutherford | Bahamas |
11.40 | |
| 6 | 7 | Maboundou Koné | Ivory Coast |
11.42 | |
| 7 | 8 | Marlet Ospino |  Colombia |
11.63 | |
| 8 | 2 | Nyasha Harris |  Belize |
12.25 | |
| 9 | 1 | Chloe David |  Vanuatu |
12.40 | PB |
| [8] | Wind: (±0.0 m/s) | ||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Daryll Neita | Great Britain & N.I. |
10.94 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 4 | Twanisha Terry | United States |
11.06 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Thelma Davies |  Liberia |
11.12 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Boglárka Takács |  Hungary |
11.12 | q |
| 5 | 3 | Ana Carolina Azevedo | Brazil |
11.24 | |
| 6 | 8 | Liang Xiaojing | China |
11.29 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ella Connolly | Australia |
11.43 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alessandra Gasparelli |  San Marino |
11.78 | |
| — | 9 | Alisar Youssef | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria |
DNS | |
| [8] | Wind: (+0.5 m/s) | ||||
Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Zaynab Dosso |  Italy |
11.10 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Amy Hunt | Great Britain & N.I. |
11.13 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Kayla White | United States |
11.16 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Leah Bertrand |  Trinidad and Tobago |
11.29 | |
| 5 | 8 | Destiny Smith-Barnett | Liberia |
11.33 | |
| 6 | 3 | Viktória Forster |  Slovakia |
11.43 | |
| 7 | 2 | Edna Ngandula |  Zambia |
11.59 | PB |
| 8 | 1 | Rori Lowe | .svg.png){kind=small} Honduras |
11.93 | NR |
| 9 | 9 | Gorete Semedo |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
11.98 | |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.1 m/s) | ||||
Heat 7
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith | Ivory Coast |
11.05 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica |
11.09 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Liranyi Alonso |  Dominican Republic |
11.26 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Patrizia Van der Weken |  Luxembourg |
11.29 | |
| 5 | 3 | Sina Mayer | Germany |
11.41 | |
| 6 | 8 | Gladymar Torres |  Puerto Rico |
11.52 | |
| 7 | 2 | Tri-Tania Lowe |  Anguilla |
11.59 | |
| 8 | 9 | María Ignacia Montt |  Chile |
11.68 | |
| [8] | Wind: (−0.4 m/s) | ||||
Semi-finals
The heats took place on 14 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith | Ivory Coast |
10.94 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica |
10.97 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Sha'Carri Richardson | United States |
11.00 | q, SB |
| 4 | 5 | Daryll Neita | Great Britain & N.I. |
11.06 | |
| 5 | 9 | Liranyi Alonso | Dominican Republic |
11.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | Kayla White | United States |
11.20 | |
| 7 | 8 | Salomé Kora | Switzerland |
11.30 | |
| 8 | 2 | Boglárka Takács | Hungary |
11.32 | |
| [9] | Wind: (−0.3 m/s) | ||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia |
10.93 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica |
11.00 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Amy Hunt | Great Britain & N.I. |
11.05 | |
| 4 | 6 | Twanisha Terry | United States |
11.07 | |
| 5 | 3 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand |
11.09 | |
| 6 | 2 | Anthaya Charlton | Bahamas |
11.14 | |
| 7 | 9 | Géraldine Frey | Switzerland |
11.34 | |
| 8 | 8 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland |
11.36 | |
| [9] | Wind: (+0.1 m/s) | ||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | United States |
10.73 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Tina Clayton | Jamaica |
10.90 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain & N.I. |
11.02 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany |
11.11 | |
| 5 | 8 | Torrie Lewis | Australia |
11.14 | |
| 6 | 7 | Zaynab Dosso | Italy |
11.22 | |
| 7 | 3 | Thelma Davies | Liberia |
11.24 | |
| 8 | 9 | Audrey Leduc | Canada |
11.34 | |
| [9] | Wind: (+0.2 m/s) | ||||
Final
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | United States |
10.61 | CR, PB |
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6 | Tina Clayton | Jamaica |
10.76 | PB |
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5 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia |
10.84 | |
| 4 | 3 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica |
10.88 | =SB |
| 5 | 2 | Sha'Carri Richardson | United States |
10.94 | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica |
11.03 | |
| 7 | 7 | Marie Josée Ta Lou-Smith | Ivory Coast |
11.04 | |
| 8 | 9 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain & N.I. |
11.08 | |
| [10] | Wind: (+0.3 m/s) | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Women's 100 metres - Schedule". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Melissa Jefferson-Wooden profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Julien Alfred profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (14 September 2025). "Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins world 100m title, caps a village kid's remarkable rise". NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (14 September 2025). "World Champs Women's 100 — Jefferson-Wooden Roars To MR". Track & Field News. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Women's 100 metres - Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Women's 100 metres - Heat results" (PDF). World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "Women's 100 metres - Semi-finals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ "Women's 100 metres - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
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