The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 100 metres, as ratified by the European Athletic Association.European Athletics
Hand timing Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 10.3 Arthur Jonath Bochum, Germany 5 June 1932 10.3 Chris Berger Amsterdam, Netherlands 26 August 1934 10.3 Lennart Strandberg Malmö, Sweden 26 September 1936 10.3 Karl Neckermann Berlin, Germany 8 July 1939 10.2 McDonald Bailey Belgrade, Yugoslavia 25 August 1951 10.2 Heinz Futterer Yokohama, Japan 31 October 1954 10.2 Manfred Germar Cologne, West Germany 31 July 1957 10.2 Livio Berruti Verona, Italy 26 May 1960 10.0 Armin Hary Zürich, Switzerland 21 June 1960 10.0 Roger Bambuck Sacramento, United States 20 June 1968 10.0 Vladislav Sapeya Leninakan, Soviet Union 15 August 1968 10.0 Valeriy Borzov Kyiv, Soviet Union 18 August 1969 10.0 Gert Metz Burg-Gretesch, West Germany 6 September 1970 10.0 Manfred Kokot Erfurt, East Germany 15 May 1971 10.0 Vasilios Papageorgopoulos Bratislava, Czechoslovakia 3 June 1972 10.0 Pietro Mennea Milan, Italy 16 June 1972 10.0 Raimo Vilén Vuosaari, Finland 27 July 1972 10.0 Aleksandr Kornelyuk Moscow, Soviet Union 10 July 1973 10.0 Michael Droese Dresden, East Germany 11 July 1973 10.0 Hans-Jurgen Bombach Dresden, East Germany 20 July 1973 10.0 Siegfried Schenke Berlin, Germany 29 August 1973 10.0 Manfred Ommer Leverkusen, West Germany 22 July 1974
Automatic timing Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 10.07 Valeriy Borzov Munich, West Germany 31 August 1972 10.01 Pietro Mennea Mexico City, Mexico 14 September 1979 10.00 Marian Woronin Warsaw, Poland 9 June 1984 9.97 Linford Christie Seoul, South Korea 24 September 1988 9.92 Linford Christie Tokyo, Japan 25 August 1991 9.87 Linford Christie Stuttgart, Germany 15 August 1993 9.86 Francis Obikwelu Athens, Greece 22 August 2004 Jimmy Vicaut Paris, France 4 July 2015 Jimmy Vicaut Montreuil, France 7 June 2016 9.84 Marcell Jacobs Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021 9.80 Marcell Jacobs Tokyo, Japan 1 August 2021
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