The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of . It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions; in the NCAA championships it was last run in 1975. Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931) is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds flat.
All-time top 25 Automatic timed results only + = en route to 100 m performance A = affected by altitude NWI = no wind information
Men Updated in August 2023.
RankTimeWind(m/s)AthleteNationalityDatePlace19.07 –0.5Asafa Powell27 May 2010Ostrava29.10 –0.4Justin Gatlin17 June 2014Ostrava39.14 –0.2Usain Bolt31 May 2011Ostrava49.19 –0.2Steve Mullings59.20 +0.2Dwain Chambers22 Aug 1999Seville69.21 +1.5Charles Greene16 June 1967Provo79.29 –0.2Kim Collins31 May 2011Ostrava –0.4Mike Rodgers17 June 2014Ostrava99.30 –0.2Daniel Bailey31 May 2011Ostrava9.30 +0.9Houston McTear9 May 1975Winter Park 9.30 +1.6Linford Christie8 July 1994Edinburgh129.32 +1.5Lennox Miller16 June 1967Provo139.33 0.0Clifford Outlin6 June 1975Provo9.33 +1.6Johnny Jones19 March 1977Austin +1.2Jon Drummond30 April 1994Philadelphia169.34 –0.4Isiah Young26 May 2015Ostrava9.34 +1.9Reggie Jones7 June 1974Austin189.35Bob Hayes22 June 1962WalnutBill Collins2 May 1974Austin9.35 –1.1Hasely Crawford6 June 1975Provo219.36 +0.5Frank Budd24 June 1961New York City +1.2Andre Cason30 April 1994Philadelphia +1.6Sam Jefferson8 July 1994Edinburg9.36 -0.2Rohan Browning11 March 2023Sydney259.37 +1.9Donald Quarrie10 May 1975Fresno9.37 +0.7Trell Kimmons27 May 2010Ostrava –0.2Lerone Clarke31 May 2011Ostrava
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 (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
RankTimeWind(m/s)AthleteNationalityDatePlace19.91 +1.1Veronica Campbell-Brown31 May 2011Ostrava210.11 +0.5Zoe Hobbs11 March 2023Sydney310.15 Heike Drechsler1987410.21 Silke Möller198810.21 +1.5Chandra Sturrup27 May 2010Ostrava +1.1Debbie Ferguson31 May 2011Ostrava710.22 +1.1Schillonie Calvert810.25 Marita Koch1985910.28 +1.5Sheri-Ann Brooks27 May 2010Ostrava1010.29 Marlies Göhr198019831110.30 +1.1Ruddy Zang Milama31 May 2011Ostrava1210.34 +0.5Torrie Lewis11 March 2023Sydney1310.38Melinda Gainsford-Taylor199510.38 +1.1Barbara Pierre31 May 2011Ostrava1510.43 Bärbel Schölzel19841610.45 +1.5Yevgeniya Polyakova27 May 2010Ostrava1710.46 +1.1LaShauntea Moore31 May 2011Ostrava +1.5Mikele Barber27 May 2010Ostrava1910.47 +0.5Ella Connolly11 March 2023Sydney2010.48 Renate Stecher197410.48 +0.5Bree Masters11 March 2023Sydney2210.49 +1.1Kateřina Čechová31 May 2011Ostrava2310.51 Kerstin Behrendt19892410.52 +0.5Kristie Edwards11 March 2023Sydney2510.56 +1.5Gloria Asumnu27 May 2010Ostrava +0.5Naa Anang11 March 2023Sydney +0.5Arisa Kimishima
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offense:
TimeWindAthleteNationDatePlace10.15 +1.5Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce27 May 2010Ostrava
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 10.24 (1986). Schillonie Calvert also ran 10.30 (2011). Debbie Ferguson also ran 10.31 (2011) Marita Koch also ran 10.33 (1979, 1981).
Notable 100-yard dash runners
Men AthleteDateTimeRemarks F. C. Saportas 1870 10.5 Official world record Horace H. Lee 1877 10.0 Equalled official world record 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 piecesArticle in The Rotarian June 1940 "What is the Human Limit" by Jim Thorpe pg.18 Dan Kelly 1906 9.6 Official world record Jack Donaldson Johannesburg, 1910 9.375 World record Eric Liddell 1924 9.7 British record Denis Cussen 1928 9.8 Irish 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-metre 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-timedAsafa Powell27 May 20109.07 Official World Best, en route to 100 m
Women
AthleteDateTimeRemarksMae Faggs195410.8Heather Young20 July 195810.73 Cardiff, official hand time 10.6Wilma Rudolph196110.8Dorothy Hyman10 July 196210.6 Mary Rand4 July 196410.6 Daphne Arden4 July 196410.6 Jill Hall3 July 196510.77 LondonWyomia Tyus196510.5Val Peat10 August 196810.6 HuddersfieldMaureen Tranter7 September 196810.6 BirminghamBarbara Ferrell196910.7Chi Cheng13 June 197010.0Portland, OregonIris Davis197310.3Heather Hunte17 February 197810.67 iSenftenbergVeronica Campbell-Brown31 May 20119.91 Official World Best, en route to 100 m
References
External links All-time men's best 100 yards www.alltime-athletics.com
Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6 October 1930 (Des Moines, Iowa?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited on Frank Wykoff tribute website