The100-yard dash is atrack and fieldsprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of theCommonwealth Games until1970, and was included in thetriathlon of theOlympics in1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in theUnited States in certain competitions; in theNCAA championships it was last run in 1975.^[1][2]Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931) is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds.^[3]

Automatic timed results only.

• + =en route to 100 m performance
• A = affected by altitude
• nw = no wind measurement

• Updated in 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	[7]
5	9.20+	+0.2	Dwain Chambers	Great Britain	22 Aug 1999	Seville	[citation needed]
6	9.21A	+1.5	Charles Greene	United States	16 June 1967	Provo	[8][9][10]
7	9.29+	–0.2	Kim Collins	Saint Kitts and Nevis	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[7]
		–0.4	Mike Rodgers	United States	17 June 2014	Ostrava	[6]
9	9.30+	–0.2	Daniel Bailey	Antigua and Barbuda	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[7]
	9.30	+0.9	Houston McTear	United States	9 May 1975	Winter Park	[11][12][13]
	9.30	+1.6	Linford Christie	Great Britain	8 July 1994	Edinburgh
12	9.32A	+1.5	Lennox Miller	Jamaica	16 June 1967	Provo	[8][9][10]
13	9.33A	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	[14]
	9.34	+1.9	Reggie Jones	United States	7 June 1974	Austin
18	9.35	NWI	Bob Hayes	United States	22 June 1962	Walnut	[15][16]
			Bill Collins	United States	2 May 1974	Austin
	9.35A	–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	[17]
		+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	[18]
25	9.37	+1.9	Donald Quarrie	Jamaica	10 May 1975	Fresno
	9.37+	+0.7	Trell Kimmons	United States	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[6]
		–0.2	Lerone Clarke	Jamaica	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[7]

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 9.23A (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).

Rank	Time	Wind (m/s)	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place	Ref
1	9.91+	+1.1	Veronica Campbell-Brown	Jamaica	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
2	10.11+	+0.5	Zoe Hobbs	New Zealand	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
3	10.15i		Heike Drechsler	East Germany	1987		[21]
4	10.21i		Silke Möller	East Germany	1988		[21]
	10.21+	+1.5	Chandra Sturrup	Bahamas	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[6]
		+1.1	Debbie Ferguson	Bahamas	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
7	10.22+	+1.1	Schillonie Calvert	Jamaica	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
8	10.25i		Marita Koch	East Germany	1985		[21]
9	10.28+	+1.5	Sheri-Ann Brooks	Jamaica	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[6]
10	10.29i		Marlies Göhr	East Germany	1980		[21]
					1983		[21]
11	10.30+	+1.1	Ruddy Zang Milama	Gabon	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
12	10.34+	+0.5	Torrie Lewis	Australia	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
13	10.38	NWI	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	Australia	1995		[22]
	10.38+	+1.1	Barbara Pierre	United States	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
15	10.43i		Bärbel Schölzel	East Germany	1984		[21]
16	10.45+	+1.5	Yevgeniya Polyakova	Russia	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[6]
17	10.46+	+1.1	LaShauntea Moore	United States	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
		+1.5	Mikele Barber	United States	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[6]
19	10.47+	+0.5	Ella Connolly	Australia	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
20	10.48i		Renate Stecher	East Germany	1974		[21]
	10.48+	+0.5	Bree Masters	Australia	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
22	10.49+	+1.1	Kateřina Čechová	Czech Republic	31 May 2011	Ostrava	[19]
23	10.51i		Kerstin Behrendt	East Germany	1989		[21]
24	10.52+	+0.5	Kristie Edwards	Australia	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
25	10.56+	+1.5	Gloria Asumnu	United States	27 May 2010	Ostrava	[23]
		+0.5	Naa Anang	Australia	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]
		+0.5	Arisa Kimishima	Japan	11 March 2023	Sydney	[20]

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	[6]

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).

• 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. Retrieved26 December 2007.
• Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6 October 1930 (Des Moines, Iowa ?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited onFrank Wykoff tribute website

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