Men · World record

100 Metres

The current record and its documented progression: 68 ratified records from 1912 to 2009, with 4 rescinded, 6 not ratified shown in place, plus 21 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.

Current recordRatified

9.58+0.9

Usain BoltJAMBerlin · 16 Aug 2009

17 years standing0.11 s improvementAll-time top 50 →

Record progression

Each step is a documented record; red marks the fully automatic timing era; hollow marks were rescinded, not ratified or are pending

1912 · 10.6 Donald Lippincott1920 · 10.6 Jackson Scholz1921 · 10.4 Charley Paddock1929 · 10.4 Eddie Tolan1929 · 10.4 Eddie Tolan1930 · 10.3 Percy Williams1932 · 10.3 Eddie Tolan1933 · 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe1934 · 10.3 Eulace Peacock1934 · 10.3 Chris Berger1934 · 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe1934 · 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe1935 · 10.3 Takayoshi Yoshioka1936 · 10.2 Jesse Owens1936 · 10.3 Lennart Strandberg (Rescinded)1941 · 10.2 Harold Davis1948 · 10.2 Lloyd LaBeach1948 · 10.2 Barney Ewell1951 · 10.2 McDonald Bailey1954 · 10.2 Heinz Fütterer1956 · 10.2 Bobby Morrow1956 · 10.2 Ira Murchison1956 · 10.2 Bobby Morrow1956 · 10.2 Ira Murchison1956 · 10.2 Bobby Morrow1956 · 10.1 Willie Williams1956 · 10.1 Ira Murchison1956 · 10.1 Leamon King1956 · 10.1 Leamon King1959 · 10.1 Ray Norton1960 · 10.0 Armin Hary1960 · 10.0 Harry Jerome1964 · 10.0 Horacio Esteves1964 · 10.0 Bob Hayes1967 · 10.0 Jim Hines1967 · 10.0 Enrique Figuerola1968 · 10.0 Paul Nash1968 · 10.0 Oliver Ford1968 · 10.0 Charles Greene1968 · 10.0 Roger Bambuck1968 · 9.9 Jim Hines1968 · 9.9 Ronnie Ray Smith1968 · 9.9 Charles Greene1968 · 9.9 Jim Hines1972 · 9.9 Eddie Hart1972 · 9.9 Rey Robinson1974 · 9.9 Steve Williams1975 · 9.9 Silvio Leonard1975 · 9.9 Steve Williams1975 · 9.9 Steve Williams1976 · 9.9 Steve Williams1976 · 9.9 Harvey Glance1976 · 9.9 Harvey Glance1976 · 9.9 Don Quarrie1964 · 10.06 Bob Hayes (Not ratified)1968 · 10.03 Jim Hines (Not ratified)1968 · 10.02 Charles Greene (Not ratified)1968 · 9.95 Jim Hines1983 · 9.93 Calvin Smith1987 · 9.83 Ben Johnson (Rescinded)1987 · 9.93 Carl Lewis (Not ratified)1988 · 9.93 Carl Lewis (Not ratified)1988 · 9.79 Ben Johnson (Not ratified)1988 · 9.92 Carl Lewis1991 · 9.90 Leroy Burrell1991 · 9.86 Carl Lewis1994 · 9.85 Leroy Burrell1996 · 9.84 Donovan Bailey1999 · 9.79 Maurice Greene2002 · 9.78 Tim Montgomery (Rescinded)2005 · 9.77 Asafa Powell2006 · 9.77 Justin Gatlin (Rescinded)2006 · 9.77 Asafa Powell2006 · 9.77 Asafa Powell2007 · 9.74 Asafa Powell2008 · 9.72 Usain Bolt2008 · 9.69 Usain Bolt2009 · 9.58 Usain Bolt 9.5810.60

19121954 · Fütterer 10.21968 · Bambuck 10.01983 · Smith 9.932009 · Bolt 9.58

Documented records

68 ratified · 4 rescinded · 6 not ratified · 3 at altitude · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1356240466, imported 2 Sep 2026

MarkWindAthleteNationVenueDateStood
9.58 +0.9 Usain Bolt JAM Berlin, Germany 16 Aug 2009 17 yrs
9.69 ±0.0 Usain Bolt JAM Beijing, China 16 Aug 2008 1 yr
9.72 +1.7 Usain Bolt JAM New York, USA 31 May 2008 77 d
9.74 +1.7 Asafa Powell JAM Rieti, Italy 9 Sep 2007 265 d
9.77 +1.0 Asafa Powell JAM Zürich, Switzerland 18 Aug 2006 1 yr
9.77 +1.5 Asafa Powell JAM Gateshead, United Kingdom 11 Jun 2006 68 d
9.77 +1.7 Justin Gatlin RescindedJustin Gatlin was briefly credited with a new world record time of 9.76, but five days later the IAAF announced that the official timers, Tissot Timing, had discovered Gatlin's time of 9.766 had erroneously been rounded down to the nearest hundredth instead of rounded up. This time instead made Gatlin co-world record holder with Asafa Powell, but this was rescinded in 2007 after Gatlin failed a doping test. USA Doha, Qatar 12 May 2006
9.77 +1.6 Asafa Powell JAM Athens, Greece 14 Jun 2005 362 d
9.78 +2.0 Tim Montgomery RescindedTim Montgomery's time of 9.78 on September 14, 2002 was rescinded after a 2005 ruling on his involvement with BALCO scandal ordered his results from 2001-2005 struck from the records and ordered him to forfeit medals and prizes from that time. By that time, however, it had been surpassed by Asafa Powell. USA Paris, France 14 Sep 2002
9.79 +0.1 Maurice Greene USA Athens, Greece 16 Jun 1999 5 yrs
9.84 +0.7 Donovan Bailey CAN Atlanta, USA 27 Jul 1996 2 yrs
9.85 +1.2 Leroy Burrell USA Lausanne, Switzerland 6 Jul 1994 2 yrs
9.86 +1.2 Carl Lewisper IAAF profile; +1.0 m/s per IAAF statistic handbook USA Tokyo, Japan 25 Aug 1991 2 yrs
9.90 +1.9 Leroy Burrell USA New York, USA 14 Jun 1991 72 d
9.92 +1.1 Carl LewisBen Johnson's time of 9.79 on September 24, 1988 was disallowed and never ratified as a record as he tested positive for stanozolol after the race. Johnson subsequently admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988, and his world record of 9.83 set on August 30, 1987 was rescinded by the IAAF Council in September 1989.(Track and Field News, November 1989, vol. 42, #11, p. 37) USA Seoul, South Korea 24 Sep 1988 2 yrs
9.79 +1.1 Ben Johnson Not ratifiedBen Johnson's time of 9.79 on September 24, 1988 was disallowed and never ratified as a record as he tested positive for stanozolol after the race. Johnson subsequently admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988, and his world record of 9.83 set on August 30, 1987 was rescinded by the IAAF Council in September 1989.(Track and Field News, November 1989, vol. 42, #11, p. 37) CAN Seoul, South Korea 24 Sep 1988
9.93 +1.1 Carl Lewis Not ratified USA Zürich, Switzerland 17 Aug 1988
9.93 +1.0 Carl Lewis Not ratifiedCarl Lewis's times of 9.93 were deemed by the IAAF to have equalled the world record after Ben Johnson's 9.83 time was rescinded, but were never ratified as world records, and his time of 9.92 to win the gold medal at the Seoul Olympics after Johnson was disqualified was recognized as the world record from January 1, 1990. USA Rome, Italy 30 Aug 1987
9.83 +1.0 Ben Johnson RescindedBen Johnson's time of 9.79 on September 24, 1988 was disallowed and never ratified as a record as he tested positive for stanozolol after the race. Johnson subsequently admitted to steroid use between 1981 and 1988, and his world record of 9.83 set on August 30, 1987 was rescinded by the IAAF Council in September 1989.(Track and Field News, November 1989, vol. 42, #11, p. 37) CAN Rome, Italy 30 Aug 1987
9.93A +1.4 Calvin Smith USA Colorado Springs, USA 3 Jul 1983 5 yrs

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Before official ratification

21 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only

10.8Luther Cary USA4 Jul 1891
10.8Cecil Lee GBR25 Sep 1892
10.8Étienne De Ré BEL4 Aug 1893
10.8L. Atcherley GBR13 Apr 1895
10.8Harry Beaton GBR28 Aug 1895
10.8Harald Anderson-Arbin SWE9 Aug 1896
10.8Isaac Westergren SWE11 Sep 1898
10.8Isaac Westergren SWE10 Sep 1899
10.8Frank Jarvis USA14 Jul 1900
10.8Walter Tewksbury USA14 Jul 1900
10.8Carl Ljung SWE23 Sep 1900
10.8Walter Tewksbury USA6 Oct 1900
10.8André Passat FRA14 Jun 1903
10.8Louis Kuhn SUI14 Jun 1903
10.8Harald Grønfeldt DEN5 Jul 1903
10.8Eric Frick SWE9 Aug 1903
10.6Knut Lindberg SWE26 Aug 1906
10.5Emil Ketterer GER9 Jul 1911
10.5Richard Rau GER13 Aug 1911
10.5Richard Rau GER12 May 1912
10.5Erwin Kern GER26 May 1912