The women's 100 metres was held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 World lead 10.63 Eugene, United States 11 June 2026
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 10.72 Fontvieille, Monaco 10 August 2022 Asian record 10.79 Shanghai, China 18 October 1997 European record 10.73 Budapest, Hungary 19 August 1998 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 10.49 Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988 Oceanian record 10.93 Glasgow, United Kingdom 28 July 2026 South American record 10.91 London, United Kingdom 6 August 2017
Qualification For the 100 metres, seventeen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 September at 19:04 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat () qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 10.73 2 6 Sha'Carri Richardson 10.75 , 3 8 Lavanya Williams 11.02 4 4 Amy Hunt 11.02 5 1 Jodean Williams 11.16 6 3 Zaynab Dosso 11.26 7 2 Audrey Leduc 11.26 8 9 Boglárka Takács 11.27 9 7 Zoe Hobbs 11.27 Wind:
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Julien Alfred 10.73 2 4 Jonielle Smith 10.94 3 7 Tina Clayton 10.98 4 8 Patrizia Van der Weken 11.08 5 3 Tamari Davis 11.10 6 6 Brianna Lyston 11.18 7 9 Cambrea Sturgis 11.21 8 2 Sade McCreath 11.39 Wind:
Final The final was held on 12 September at 20:38 (UTC+2).
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 4 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 10.62 2 5 Julien Alfred 10.74 3 6 Sha'Carri Richardson 10.76 4 7 Jonielle Smith 10.94 5 3 Tina Clayton 10.94 6 9 Patrizia Van der Weken 11.06 7 8 Lavanya Williams 11.07 8 2 Amy Hunt 11.09 Wind:
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