100-yard dash
The 100-yard dash is a
Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931) is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds.[3]
All-time top 25
Automatic timed results only.
- + = en route to 100 m performance
- A = affected by altitude
- nw = no wind measurement
Men
- Correct as of August 2023.[4]
Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9.07+ | –0.5 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [5] |
2 | 9.10+ | –0.4 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 17 June 2014 | Ostrava | [6] |
3 | 9.14+ | –0.2 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
4 | 9.19+ | –0.2 | Steve Mullings | Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [8] |
5 | 9.20 + | +0.2 | Dwain Chambers | Great Britain | 22 Aug 1999 | Seville | [citation needed] |
6 | 9.21 A | +1.5 | Charles Greene | United States | 16 June 1967 | Provo | |
7 | 9.29+ | –0.2 | Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [9] |
–0.4 | Mike Rodgers | United States | 17 June 2014 | Ostrava | [10] | ||
9 | 9.30+ | –0.2 | Daniel Bailey | Antigua and Barbuda | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [11] |
9.30 | +0.9 | Houston McTear | United States | 9 May 1975 | Winter Park | ||
9.30 | +1.6 | Linford Christie | Great Britain | 8 July 1994 | Edinburgh | ||
12 | 9.32 A | +1.5 | Lennox Miller | Jamaica | 16 June 1967 | Provo | |
13 | 9.33 A | 0.0 | Clifford Outlin | United States | 6 June 1975 | Provo | |
9.33 | +1.6 | Johnny Jones | United States | 19 March 1977 | Austin | ||
+1.2 | Jon Drummond | United States | 30 April 1994 | Philadelphia | |||
16 | 9.34+ | –0.4 | Isiah Young | United States | 26 May 2015 | Ostrava | [12] |
9.34 | +1.9 | Reggie Jones | United States | 7 June 1974 | Austin | ||
18 | 9.35 | NWI | Bob Hayes | United States | 22 June 1962 | Walnut | |
Bill Collins | United States | 2 May 1974 | Austin | ||||
9.35 A | –1.1 | Hasely Crawford | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 June 1975 | Provo | ||
21 | 9.36 | +0.5 | Frank Budd | United States | 24 June 1961 | New York City | |
+1.2 | Andre Cason | United States | 30 April 1994 | Philadelphia | |||
+1.6 | Sam Jefferson | United States | 8 July 1994 | Edinburg | |||
9.36+ | -0.2 | Rohan Browning | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [13] | |
25 | 9.37 | +1.9 | Donald Quarrie
|
Jamaica | 10 May 1975 | Fresno | |
9.37+ | +0.7 | Trell Kimmons | United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [14] | |
–0.2 | Lerone Clarke | Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [15] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9.37:
- Asafa Powell also ran 9.09+ (2010), 9.26+ (2015), 9.27+ (2013).
- Charles Greene also ran 9.23 A (1967).
- Usain Bolt ran 9.23+ (2016), 9.29+ (2012).
- Kim Collins also ran 9.30+ (2013), 9.34+ (2014).
- Mike Rodgers also ran 9.37+ (2013).
Women
Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9.91+ | +1.1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown
|
Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [16] |
2 | 10.11+ | +0.5 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [17] |
3 | 10.15 i | Heike Drechsler | East Germany | 1987 | [18] | ||
4 | 10.21 i | Silke Möller | East Germany | 1988 | [19] | ||
10.21+ | +1.5 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [20] | |
+1.1 | Debbie Ferguson
|
Bahamas | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [21] | ||
7 | 10.22+ | +1.1 | Schillonie Calvert | Jamaica | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [22] |
8 | 10.25 i | Marita Koch | East Germany | 1985 | [23] | ||
9 | 10.28+ | +1.5 | Sheri-Ann Brooks | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [24] |
10 | 10.29 i | Marlies Göhr | East Germany | 1980 | [25] | ||
1983 | [26] | ||||||
11 | 10.30+ | +1.1 | Ruddy Zang Milama | Gabon | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [27] |
12 | 10.34+ | +0.5 | Torrie Lewis | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [28] |
13 | 10.38 | NWI | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia | 1995 | [29] | |
10.38+ | +1.1 | Barbara Pierre | United States | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [30] | |
15 | 10.43 i | Bärbel Schölzel | East Germany | 1984 | [31] | ||
16 | 10.45+ | +1.5 | Yevgeniya Polyakova | Russia | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [32] |
17 | 10.46+ | +1.1 | LaShauntea Moore | United States | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [33] |
+1.5 | Mikele Barber | United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [34] | ||
19 | 10.47+ | +0.5 | Ella Connolly | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [35] |
20 | 10.48 i | Renate Stecher | East Germany | 1974 | [36] | ||
10.48+ | +0.5 | Bree Masters | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [37] | |
22 | 10.49+ | +1.1 | Kateřina Čechová | Czech Republic | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [38] |
23 | 10.51 i | Kerstin Behrendt | East Germany | 1989 | [39] | ||
24 | 10.52+ | +0.5 | Kristie Edwards | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [40] |
25 | 10.56+ | +1.5 | Gloria Asumnu | United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [41] |
+0.5 | Naa Anang | Australia | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [42] | ||
+0.5 | Arisa Kimishima | Japan | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [43] |
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offense:
Time | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.15+ | +1.5 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [44] |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 10.33:
- Veronica Campbell-Brown also ran 10.22+(2011).
- Heike Drechsler also ran 10.24i (1986).
- Schillonie Calvert also ran 10.30+ (2011).
- Debbie Ferguson also ran 10.31+(2011)
- Marita Koch also ran 10.33i (1979, 1981).
Notable 100-yard dash runners
Men
Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
F. C. Saportas | 1870 | 10.5 | Official world record | |
Horace H. Lee | 1877 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | [45] |
W. C. Wilmer | 1878 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
Lon Myers | 1880 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
Arthur Wharton | 1886 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
J. Owen, Jr. | 1890 | 9.8 | Official world record | |
Arthur Duffey | 1902 | 9.6 | Official world record (later expunged) | |
R.P. Williams | 1906 | 9.0 | 5 separate time pieces | [46] |
Dan Kelly | 1906 | 9.6 | Official world record | |
Jack Donaldson | Johannesburg, 1910 | 9.375 | World record | |
Eric Liddell | 1924 | 9.7 | British record | |
Eddie Tolan | 1929 | 9.5 | Official world record | |
Frank Wykoff | Chicago 7 June 1930 | 9.4 | Official world record, without starting blocks | |
Jesse Owens | 1933 | 9.4 | Equalled world record, set US high school record | |
Mel Patton | 1948 | 9.3 | Official world record | |
James Jackson | Alameda High School, Alameda, California, 1954 | 9.4 | Equalled US high-school record | |
Ken Irvine | 1961 | 9.3 | Equalled professional 100-yard world record | |
Harry Jerome | 1962 | 9.2 | Record made Jerome the only athlete to own both the 100-yard and 100 meter world record simultaneously. | |
Frank Budd | 1962 | 9.2 | Official world record | |
Bob Hayes | 1962 | 9.35 | ||
Charles Greene | 1967 | 9.21 | ||
Bob Hayes | 1964 | 9.1 | Hand-timed | |
John Carlos | 1969 | 9.1 | Hand-timed, equalled Hayes's world record | |
Houston McTear | 1975 Florida HS State Prelims, Winter Park, FL | 9.0 | Unofficial and hand-timed. In 1975 registered a time of 9.30 seconds. | |
Pharnell Raines | 1971, Fort Myers, Florida | 9.2 | High school record, hand-timed | |
Ivory Crockett | 1974 | 9.0 | Hand-timed | |
Asafa Powell | 27 May 2010 | 9.07+ (−0.5 m/s) | Official World Best, en route to 100m | [47] |
Women
Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mae Faggs | 1954 | 10.8 | ||
Heather Young | 20 July 1958 | 10.73 (+0.3 m/s) | Cardiff, official hand time 10.6 | |
Wilma Rudolph | 1961 | 10.8 | ||
Dorothy Hyman | 10 July 1962 | 10.6 (+1.3 m/s) | ||
Mary Rand | 4 July 1964 | 10.6 (+0.4 m/s) | ||
Daphne Arden | 4 July 1964 | 10.6 (+1.2 m/s) | ||
Jill Hall | 3 July 1965 | 10.77 (+1.8 m/s) | London | |
Wyomia Tyus | 1965 | 10.5 | ||
Val Peat | 10 August 1968 | 10.6 (0.0 m/s) | Huddersfield | |
Maureen Tranter | 7 September 1968 | 10.6 (+1.8 m/s) | Birmingham | |
Barbara Ferrell | 1969 | 10.7 | ||
Chi Cheng | 13 June 1970 | 10.0 | Portland, Oregon | |
Iris Davis | 1973 | 10.3w | ||
Heather Hunte
|
17 February 1978 | 10.67 i | Senftenberg | |
Veronica Campbell-Brown
|
31 May 2011 | 9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) | Official World Best, en route to 100m | [48] |
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External links
- All-time men's best 100 yards www.alltime-athletics.com
- "Alameda Sprinter Rates with Greatest Prep Runners". Alameda Times-Star. 24 May 1954. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6 October 1930 (Des Moines, Iowa ?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited on Frank Wykoff tribute website