The men's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August 2012. Seventy-four athletes from 61 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The competition comprised four rounds: a preliminary round for entrants without the minimum qualifying standard, a heats round, followed by three semi-finals of eight athletes each, which then reduced to eight athletes for the final. Men's 100 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London — the final on August 5, 2012. 🥇 Usain Bolt (JAM) · 🥈 Yohan Blake · 🥉 Justin Gatlin Wiki link