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The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in
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competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the
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. It has been contested at the
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for women. The inaugural
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. On an outdoor 400-metre running track, the 100 m is held on the home straight, with the start usually being set on an extension to make it a straight-line race. There are three instructions given to the runners immediately before and at the beginning of the race: "on your marks", "set", and the firing of the starter's pistol. The runners move to the
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when they hear the 'on your marks' instruction. The following instruction, to adopt the 'set' position, allows them to adopt a more efficient starting posture and isometrically preload their muscles: this will help them to start faster. A race-official then fires the starter's pistol to signal the race beginning and the sprinters stride forwards from the blocks. Sprinters typically reach top speed after somewhere between 50 and 60 m. Their speed then slows towards the finish line. The 10-second barrier has historically been a barometer of fast men's performances, while the best female sprinters take eleven seconds or less to complete the race. The men's
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is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica's
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in 2009, while the women's world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. The unofficial "world's fastest man or woman" title typically goes to the Olympic or world 100 metres champion. The 200 metre time almost always yields a "faster" average speed than a 100-metre race time, since the initial slow speed at the start is spread out over the longer distance. The current men's Olympic and world champion is
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, while the current women's Olympic champion is Julien Alfred, and the world champion is Sha'Carri Richardson.


Race dynamics


Start

At the start, some athletes play psychological games such as trying to be last to the
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. At high level meets, the time between the gun and first kick against the starting block is measured electronically, via sensors built in the gun and the blocks. A reaction time less than 0.100 s is considered a
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. This time interval accounts for the sum of the time it takes for the sound of the starter's pistol to reach the runners' ears, and the time they take to react to it. For many years a sprinter was disqualified if responsible for two false starts individually. However, this rule allowed some major races to be restarted so many times that the sprinters started to lose focus. The next iteration of the rule, introduced in February 2003, meant that one false start was allowed among the field, but anyone responsible for a subsequent false start was disqualified. This rule led to some sprinters deliberately false-starting to gain a psychological advantage: an individual with a slower
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might false-start, forcing the faster starters to wait and be sure of hearing the gun for the subsequent start, thereby losing some of their advantage. To avoid such abuse and to improve spectator enjoyment, the
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implemented a further change in the 2010 season – a false starting athlete now receives immediate disqualification. This proposal was met with objections when first raised in 2005, on the grounds that it would not leave any room for innocent mistakes. Justin Gatlin commented, "Just a flinch or a leg cramp could cost you a year's worth of work." The rule had a dramatic impact at the 2011 World Championships, when current world record holder Usain Bolt was disqualified.


Mid-race

Runners usually reach their top speed just past the halfway point of the race and progressively decelerate to the finish. Maintaining that top speed for as long as possible is a primary focus of training for the 100 m. Pacing and running tactics do not play a significant role in the 100 m, as success in the event depends more on pure athletic qualities and technique.


Finish

The winner, by IAAF Competition Rules, is determined by the first athlete with their
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(not including limbs, head, or neck) over the nearer edge of the finish line. There is therefore no requirement for the entire body to cross the finish line. When the placing of the athletes is not obvious, a
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is used to distinguish which runner was first to cross the line.


Climatic conditions

Climatic conditions, in particular
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, can affect performances in the 100 m. A strong head wind is very detrimental to performance, while a tail wind can improve performances significantly. For this reason, a maximum tail wind of is allowed for a 100 m performance to be considered eligible for records, or "wind legal". Furthermore, sprint athletes perform a better run at high altitudes because of the thinner air, which provides less air resistance. In theory, the thinner air would also make breathing slightly more difficult (due to the
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of oxygen being lower), but this difference is negligible for sprint distances where all the oxygen needed for the short dash is already in the muscles and bloodstream when the race starts. While there are no limitations on altitude, performances made at altitudes greater than 1000 m above sea level are marked with an "A".100 metres
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10-second and 11-second barriers

The 10-second mark had been widely considered a barrier for the 100 metres in men's sprinting. The first man to break the 10 second barrier with automatic timing was Jim Hines at the
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. Since then, over 190 sprinters have run faster than 10 seconds. Similarly, 11 seconds is considered the standard for female athletes. The first woman to go under 11 seconds was
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in 1977.


Record performances

Major 100 m races, such as at the Olympic Games, attract much attention, particularly when the world record is thought to be within reach. The men's world record has been improved upon twelve times since electronic timing became mandatory in 1977. The current men's world record of 9.58 s is held by
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of Jamaica, set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships final in
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on 16 August 2009, breaking his own previous world record by 0.11 s. The current women's world record of 10.49 s was set by Florence Griffith-Joyner of the US, at the 1988 United States Olympic Trials in
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, Indiana, on 16 July 1988 breaking
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's four-year-old world record by 0.27 seconds. The extraordinary nature of this result and those of several other sprinters in this race raised the possibility of a technical malfunction with the wind gauge which read at 0.0 m/s – a reading which was at complete odds to the windy conditions on the day with high wind speeds being recorded in all other sprints before and after this race as well as the parallel long jump runway at the time of the Griffith-Joyner performance. The next best wind legal performance is Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 second clocking in 2021 at the Prefontaine Classic. Griffith-Joyner's next best legal performance of 10.61 from 1988, would have her third on the all-time list behind Thompson-Herah and
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(10.60). Some records have been marred by prohibited drug use – in particular, the scandal at the
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when the winner, Canadian Ben Johnson was stripped of his medal and world record. Jim Hines, Ronnie Ray Smith and Charles Greene were the first to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m, all on 20 June 1968, the Night of Speed. Hines also recorded the first legal electronically timed sub-10 second 100 m in winning the 100 metres at the 1968 Olympics. Bob Hayes ran a wind-assisted 9.91 seconds at the 1964 Olympics.


Continental records

''Updated 29 July 2023''


Notes

* Represents a time set at a
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All-time top 25 men

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Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 9.80). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown: *
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(USA) ran 9.68 (+4.1 m/s) during the U.S. Olympic Trials in
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on 29 June 2008. *
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(BAR) ran 9.69 (+5.7 m/s) at high altitude in
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on 13 April 1996. * Andre De Grasse (CAN) ran 9.69 (+4.8 m/s) during the Diamond League in
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on 18 June 2017, 9.74 (+2.9 m/s) during the Diamond League in
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on 21 August 2021, and 9.75 (+2.7 m/s) during the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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on 12 June 2015. * Richard Thompson (TTO) ran 9.74 (+5.0 m/s) in
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on 31 May 2014. * Darvis Patton (USA) ran 9.75 (+4.3 m/s) in
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on 30 March 2013. *
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(USA) ran 9.75 (+2.1 m/s) in
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on 30 April 2022. * Jordan Anthony (USA) ran 9.75 (+2.1 m/s) in
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on 30 May 2025. * Churandy Martina (AHO) ran 9.76 (+6.1 m/s) at high altitude in
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on 13 May 2006. *
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(USA) ran 9.78 (+5.2 m/s) during the U.S. Olympic Trials in
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on 16 July 1988 and 9.80 (+4.3 m/s) during the World Championships in
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on 24 August 1991. * Maurice Greene (USA) ran 9.78 (+3.7 m/s) in
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on 31 May 2004. * Ronnie Baker (USA) ran 9.78 (+2.4 m/s) during the Diamond League in
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on 26 May 2018. * Andre Cason (USA) ran 9.79 (+5.3 m/s) and (+4.5 m/s) in
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on 16 June 1993. * Favour Ashe (NGR) ran 9.79 (+3.0 m/s) in
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on 30 April 2022. * Kenny Bednarek (USA) ran 9.79 (+2.4 m/s) in Miramar, Florida on 3 May 2025. * Walter Dix (USA) ran 9.80 (+4.1 m/s) during the U.S. Olympic Trials in
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on 29 June 2008. *
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(USA) ran 9.80 (+2.7 m/s) in
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on 31 May 2014 and 9.80 (+2.4 m/s) in
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on 27 June 2014. * Terrance Laird (USA) ran 9.80 (+3.2 m/s) in
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on 15 May 2021. * Marvin Bracy (USA) ran 9.80 (+2.9 m/s) in Montverde, Florida on 4 June 2022.


Annulled marks

* Tim Montgomery ran 9.78 (+2.0 m/s) in Paris on 14 September 2002, which was at the time ratified as a world record. However, the record was rescinded in December 2005 following his indictment in the BALCO scandal on drug use and drug trafficking charges. The time had stood as the world record until Asafa Powell first ran 9.77. * Ben Johnson ran 9.79 (+1.1 m/s) at the Olympics in Seoul on 24 September 1988, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for
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after the race. He subsequently admitted to drug use between 1981 and 1988, and his time of 9.83 (+1.0 m/s) at the World Championships in Rome on 30 August 1987 was rescinded.


All-time top 25 women

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Assisted marks

Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of wind-assisted times (equal or superior to 10.75). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown: * Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) ran 10.57 (+4.1 m/s) in Miramar, Florida on 8 April 2023. * Brittany Brown (USA) ran 10.66 (+3.2 m/s) during the Michael Johnson Invitational in
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on 24 April 2022. * Melissa Jefferson (USA) ran 10.69 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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on 24 June 2022. * Tori Bowie (USA) ran 10.72 (+3.2 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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on 26 June 2015 and 10.74 (+3.1 m/s) during the U.S. Olympic Trials in
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on 3 July 2016. * Tawanna Meadows (USA) ran 10.72 (+4.5 m/s) in
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on 6 May 2017. * Blessing Okagbare (NGR) ran 10.72 (+2.7 m/s) in
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on 31 March 2018 and 10.75 (+2.2 m/s) in
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on 1 June 2013. * Aleia Hobbs (USA) ran 10.72 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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on 24 June 2022. * Cambrea Sturgis (USA) ran 10.74 (+2.2 m/s) in
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on 12 June 2021. * Twanisha Terry (USA) ran 10.74 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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on 24 June 2022. * Jenna Prandini (USA) ran 10.75 (+4.3 m/s) in Montverde, Florida on 4 June 2022.


Annulled assisted marks

* Sha'Carri Richardson ran 10.64 (+2.6 m/s) at the US Olympic trials in
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on 19 June 2021, but her result was later nullified due to a positive test for
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Top 25 junior (under-20) men


Notes

*Trayvon Bromell recorded the fastest wind-assisted (+4.2 m/s) time for a junior or age-18 athlete of 9.77 seconds on 18 May 2014 (age ). *Yoshihide Kiryu's time of 10.01 seconds matched the junior world record set by Darrel Brown and Jeff Demps, but was not ratified because of the type of wind gauge used. *British sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis recorded a time of 9.97 seconds on 4 August 2001 (age ), but the wind gauge malfunctioned. *Nigerian sprinter Davidson Ezinwa recorded a time of 10.05 seconds on 4 January 1990 (age ), but with no wind gauge. Below is a list of all other legal times equal or superior to 10.06: * Letsile Tebogo also ran 9.94 (2022), 9.96 (2022). *
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also ran 10.01 (2014), 10.02 (2014). * Bouwahjgie Nkrumie also ran 10.02 (2022). * Yoshihide Kiryu also ran 10.05 (2014). * Adam Gemili also ran 10.06 (2012). * Abdul Hakim Sani Brown also ran 10.06 (2×2017). * Christian Miller also ran 10.06 (2023).


Top 25 junior (under-20) women


Notes

* Briana Williams ran 10.94 s at the Jamaican Championships on 21 June 2019, which would have made her the fourth fastest junior female of all time. However, she tested positive for the banned diuretic
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during the competition. She was determined to be not at fault and received no period of ineligibility to compete, but her results from the Jamaican Championships were nullified. Below is a list of all other legal times equal or superior to 11.10: * Tamari Davis also ran 10.91 (2022). * Tina Clayton also ran 10.96 (2022) and 11.09 (2021) * Briana Williams also ran 10.98 (2021), 11.00 (2021), 11.01 (2021), 11.02 (2019, 2021), 11.09 (2021) and 11.10 (2019). * Sha'Carri Richardson also ran 10.99 (2×2019). * Twanisha Terry also ran 11.03 (2018) and 11.08 (2018). * Marlies Gohr also ran 11.07 (1977) and 11.10 (1977). * Candace Hill also ran 11.07 (2016), 11.08 (2015) and 11.09 (2016). * Silke Gladisch-Moeller also ran 11.08 (1983). * Bianca Knight also ran 11.09 (2008). * Ángela Tenorio also ran 11.09 (2×2015) and 11.10 (2015). * Tina Clayton also ran 11.09 (2021).


Top 25 Youth (under-18) boys


Notes

Below is a list of all other legal times equal or superior to 10.20: * Puripol Boonson also ran 10.09 (2022), 10.12 (2022), 10.20 (2022).


Top 20 Youth (under-18) girls


Notes

* Briana Williams ran 10.94 s at the Jamaican Championships on 21 June 2019, which would have been a world under-18 best time. However, she tested positive for the banned diuretic
hydrochlorothiazide Hydrochlorothiazide, sold under the brand name Hydrodiuril among others, is a diuretic medication used to treat hypertension and swelling due to fluid build-up. Other uses include treating diabetes insipidus and renal tubular acidosis and t ...
during the competition. She was determined to be not at fault and received no period of ineligibility to compete, but her results from the Jamaican Championships were nullified. Below is a list of all other legal times equal or superior to 11.24: * Briana Williams also ran 11.10 (2019), 11.11 (2019), 11.13 (2018), 11.21 (2018). * Adaejah Hodge also ran 11.12 (2023). * Tamari Davis also ran 11.15 (2020). * Tina Clayton also ran 11.17. * Kevona Davis also ran 11.24 (2017).


100 metres per age category

The best performances by 5- to 19-year-old athletes are also recorded by Dominique Eisold, exclusively considering performances from 60 countries.


Boys


Girls


Para world records men

''Updated August 2024''


Para world records women

''Updated September 2024''


Olympic medalists


Men


Women


World Championships medalists


Men


Women


See also

* 100-yard dash * National records in the 100 metres * List of 100 metres national champions (men) * List of 100 metres national champions (women) *
Men's 100 metres world record progression The first record in the 100 metres for men ( athletics) was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. , the IAAF had ratified 67 records in the event, not including rescinded records. U ...
* Women's 100 metres world record progression * 2018 in 100 metres * 2019 in 100 metres * 2020 in 100 metres


Notes


References


External links

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IAAF list of 100-metres records in XMLOlympics 100 m – MenOlympics 100 m – Women
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