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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since

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for men and since

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for women. The inaugural

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were in

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. On an outdoor 400-metre

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, the 100 m is held on the

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, 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

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. 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

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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

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in 1988. The unofficial "world's fastest man or woman" title typically goes to the

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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

and

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, while the current women's Olympic champion is

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, and the world champion is

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Race dynamics

Start

At the start, some athletes play psychological games such as trying to be last to the

. 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.

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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.

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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

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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

of Jamaica, set at the

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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

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.

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and Charles Greene were the first to break the

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.

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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

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

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times (equal or superior to 9.80). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown: *

Tyson Gay Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprint (running), sprinter who competed in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres, 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the United States records in track ...

(USA) ran 9.68 (+4.1 m/s) during the US Olympic Trials in

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, Oregon on 29 June 2008. *

Obadele Thompson Obadele "Oba" Thompson Order of Barbados, BSS (born 30 March 1976) is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the ...

(BAR) ran 9.69 (+5.7 m/s) at high altitude in

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, Texas on 13 April 1996. *

Andre De Grasse Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian Sprint (running), sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 m, and also won the ...

(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

, Oregon on 21 August 2021, and 9.75 (+2.7 m/s) during the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

, Oregon on 12 June 2015. *

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(TTO) ran 9.74 (+5.0 m/s) in Clermont, Florida on 31 May 2014. * Darvis Patton (USA) ran 9.75 (+4.3 m/s) in

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, Texas on 30 March 2013. *

Trayvon Bromell Trayvon Jaquez Bromell (born July 10, 1995) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events. He won bronze medals in the 100 meters at the 2015 and 2022 World Championships. Bromell was the 2016 World indo ...

(USA) ran 9.75 (+2.1 m/s) in

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, Florida on 30 April 2022. *

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(USA) ran 9.75 (+2.1 m/s) in College Station, Texas on 30 May 2025. *

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(AHO) ran 9.76 (+6.1 m/s) at high altitude in

, Texas on 13 May 2006. *

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(USA) ran 9.78 (+5.2 m/s) during the US Olympic Trials in

, Indiana 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

, Oregon on 31 May 2004. * Ronnie Baker (USA) ran 9.78 (+2.4 m/s) during the Diamond League in

, Oregon on 26 May 2018. *

Andre Cason Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former track and field sprinter. He was a member of the American 4 × 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world record time of 37.50&n ...

(USA) ran 9.79 (+5.3 m/s) and (+4.5 m/s) in

, Oregon on 16 June 1993. * Favour Ashe (NGR) ran 9.79 (+3.0 m/s) in

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, Louisiana on 30 April 2022. *

Kenny Bednarek Kenneth Bednarek (born October 14, 1998) is an American track and field sprinter from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He specializes in the 200-meter distance, having won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2022 World Championships, and at the 2 ...

(USA) ran 9.79 (+2.4 m/s) in Miramar, Florida on 3 May 2025. *

Walter Dix Walter Dix (born January 31, 1986) is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the seventh-fastest 200-meter runner ever with a best of 19.53 seconds, and has broken the 10-second barrier in t ...

(USA) ran 9.80 (+4.1 m/s) during the US Olympic Trials in

, Oregon on 29 June 2008. *

Mike Rodgers Michael Rodgers (born April 24, 1985) is an American professional track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100 m and the 60 m. He won the gold medal in the 100 m relay in Doha 2019. He is also the Pan-Am Games Champion. Car ...

(USA) ran 9.80 (+2.7 m/s) in

, Oregon on 31 May 2014 and 9.80 (+2.4 m/s) in

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, California on 27 June 2014. * Terrance Laird (USA) ran 9.80 (+3.2 m/s) in College Station, Texas on 15 May 2021. *

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(USA) ran 9.80 (+2.9 m/s) in Montverde, Florida on 4 June 2022.

Annulled marks

Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery (born January 28, 1975) is an American former track sprinter who specialized in the 100-meter dash. In 2005, he was stripped of his records—including a now-void men's 100-meter world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002—a ...

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

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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

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

times (equal or superior to 10.75). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown: *

(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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, Texas on 24 April 2022. * Melissa Jefferson (USA) ran 10.69 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

, Oregon on 24 June 2022. * Tori Bowie (USA) ran 10.72 (+3.2 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

, Oregon on 26 June 2015 and 10.74 (+3.1 m/s) during the US Olympic Trials in

, Oregon on 3 July 2016. * Tawanna Meadows (USA) ran 10.72 (+4.5 m/s) in

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, Texas on 6 May 2017. *

Blessing Okagbare Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medallist in the long jump and a world medalist in t ...

(NGR) ran 10.72 (+2.7 m/s) in

, Texas on 31 March 2018 and 10.75 (+2.2 m/s) in

, Oregon on 1 June 2013. *

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(USA) ran 10.72 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

, Oregon on 24 June 2022. * Cambrea Sturgis (USA) ran 10.74 (+2.2 m/s) in

, Oregon on 12 June 2021. *

Twanisha Terry Twanisha "TeeTee" Terry (born January 24, 1999) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 meters distance. She has earned two World Athletics Championships gold medals as part of U.S. women's 4 × 100 m relays: at the 2022 World At ...

(USA) ran 10.74 (+2.9 m/s) during the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in

, Oregon on 24 June 2022. *

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(USA) ran 10.75 (+4.3 m/s) in Montverde, Florida on 4 June 2022.

Annulled assisted marks

ran 10.64 (+2.6 m/s) at the US Olympic trials in

, Oregon on 19 June 2021, but her result was later nullified due to a positive test for

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Season's bests

Men

Women

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

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recorded a time of 9.97 seconds on 4 August 2001 (age ), but the wind gauge malfunctioned. *Nigerian sprinter

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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: *

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also ran 9.94 (2022), 9.96 (2022). *

also ran 10.01 (2014), 10.02 (2014). *

Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bouwahjgie Nkrumie (born 16 February 2004) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who competesin the 100 and 200 Meters . He is the current Jamaican U20 men's 100m record holder and the World Under-20 100m silver medallist.He is the first Jamaic ...

also ran 10.02 (2022). * Yoshihide Kiryu also ran 10.05 (2014). *

Adam Gemili Adam Ahmed Gemili (born 6 October 1993) is a British sprinter. He is the 2014 European champion at 200 metres, three-time European champion in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and part of the Great Britain team that won gold at the 2017 World Cham ...

also ran 10.06 (2012). *

Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is a Japanese athlete specialising in sprinting events. Sani Brown has a Japanese mother and a Ghanaian father. Sani Brown won the 100 metres at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics setting a championship record of 10.28 (−0.4) in ...

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

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 11.10: *

Tamari Davis Tamari Davis (born February 15, 2003) is an American track and field athlete who competes as a Sprint (running), sprinter. Early life A native of Gainesville, Florida, Davis attended Gainesville High School (Florida), Gainesville High School, a ...

also ran 10.91 (2022). *

Tina Clayton Tina Clayton (born 17 August 2004) is a Jamaican sprinter. She won gold medals for both the 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay at both the 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the eme ...

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). *

also ran 10.99 (2×2019). *

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 Bianca Knight (born January 2, 1989) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she won a team event gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay team. In the final, the quartet o ...

also ran 11.09 (2008). *

Ángela Tenorio Ángela Gabriela Tenorio Micolta (born 27 January 1996 in Lago Agrio, Sucumbíos) is an Ecuadorian athlete specialising in the sprinting events.- She won two medals at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Earlier she competed at the 201 ...

also ran 11.09 (2×2015) and 11.10 (2015). *

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 Puripol Boonson (, born 13 January 2006) is a Thai sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres. His 200 metres time is the List of Southeast Asian Games records in athletics, Southeast Asian Games record. Career 2022 Puripol ...

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

Adaejah Hodge Adaejah Hodge (born 13 May 2006) is a track and field athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a Sprint (running), sprinter. Early life From Douglasville, Georgia, Hodge attended school at Montverde Academy. In 2022, she was named ...

also ran 11.12 (2023). *

also ran 11.15 (2020). *

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 June 2025''

Para world records women

''Updated September 2024''

Olympic medalists

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Women

World Championships medalists

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Women

Notes

References

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

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Climatic conditions

10-second and 11-second barriers

Record performances

Continental records

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Assisted marks

Annulled marks

All-time top 25 women

Assisted marks

Annulled assisted marks

Season's bests

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Women

Top 25 junior (under-20) men

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Top 25 junior (under-20) women

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Top 25 Youth (under-18) boys

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Top 20 Youth (under-18) girls

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Boys

Girls

Para world records men

Para world records women

Olympic medalists

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Women

World Championships medalists

Men

Women

See also

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