The men's 100 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place at the Olympic Stadium on 6 and 7 July. The event will consist of three rounds, Preliminary, semi-final and final, with the top nine ranked athletes automatically entered at the semi-final stage.

The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.