ATHENS, Greece - Yuliya Nesterenko ended two decades of American dominance in the 100 meters Saturday, using a powerful closing surge to edge a 20-year-old who is the future of U.S. sprinting.

Nesterenko, a Belarusian who had never broken 11 seconds before the Olympics but did it in all four rounds here, won gold in 10.93 seconds. Lauryn Williams, the NCAA champion from the University of Miami and nearby Rochester, Pa., was second in a personal-best 10.96. Veronica Campbell of Jamaica got the bronze in 10.97.

Nesterenko got out to an early lead, then Williams overtook her with about 30 meters remaining. But the taller Nesterenko used her longer stride to catch the 5-foot-3 Williams in the closing meters.

The only other American to reach the final, U.S. champion LaTasha Colander, was last in 11.18.

Americans had won the previous five gold medals in the women's 100. But defending champion Marion Jones finished fifth at the U.S. trials. Gail Devers, the winner in 1992 and 1996, was eliminated in the semifinals. Florence Griffith Joyner won in 1988 and Evelyn Ashford was the 1984 champion.

The event was missing numerous top sprinters involved in doping investigations.

World champion Torri Edwards and Kelli White are serving drug suspensions. Chryste Gaines, who like Jones did not qualify, has been charged with steroid use. Jones is being investigated. Jones and Gaines claim they never used performance-enhancing substances.