David, whose heat time of 10.72s was the fastest qualifying mark, clocked 10.68s in near perfect conditions, beating the fastest athletes in Europe by some margin - second was a German competitor in 10.85s.
Celebrating the squad's first European Gold since Chris Lambert won the Under-23 200m title in 2003, coach John Powell was grinning from ear to ear:
"He didn't have the greatest of starts, and we have to work on that, but his transition and pick-up was absolutely awesome," he said. "I'm delighted for him because he has worked hard for this, and it's a great springboard now for the rest of the season, let alone the years to come."
David will get little rest though - he goes again on Saturday (22nd) in the heats of the 200m, which are due off at 4.20pm BST. The final is at 4.30pm BST on Sunday.
David celebrates gold on the rostrum with the other medalists
European Youth Olympic 100m Champion
with a delighted coach, John Powell.
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