Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
100 Metres Hurdles
12.12
Best mark
Best on this list
12.66
Top 50 cutoff
161 rows: tie at the cutoff
12.54
Median
Of the 161 best-by-athlete marks
38
Countries
USA 52 · JAM 17 · 36 others
Performance distribution
161 athletes from 12.12 to 12.66 · median 12.54
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology
161 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobi Amusan | NGR | 12.12 | +0.9 | 24 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 2 | Masai Russell | USA | 12.14 | +0.5 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | 25 |
| 3 | Tia Jones | USA | 12.19 | +2.0 | 2 May 2025 | Miramar | 24 |
| 4 | Kendra Harrison | USA | 12.20 | +0.3 | 22 Jul 2016 | London | 23 |
| 5 | Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 12.21 | +0.7 | 20 Aug 1988 | Stara Zagora | 26 |
| 6 | Grace Stark | USA | 12.21 | +0.7 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 24 |
| 7 | Ackera Nugent | JAM | 12.24 | -0.4 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 22 |
| 8 | Tonea Marshall | USA | 12.24 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 26 |
| 9 | Ditaji Kambundji | SUI | 12.24 | -0.1 | 15 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 10 | Ginka Zagorcheva | BUL | 12.25 | +1.4 | 8 Aug 1987 | Dráma | 29 |
| 11 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | RUS | 12.26 | +1.7 | 6 Jun 1992 | Sevilla | 28 |
| 12 | Brianna Rollins | USA | 12.26 | +1.2 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | 21 |
| 13 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | PUR | 12.26 | -0.2 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 14 | Sally Pearson | AUS | 12.28 | +1.1 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 24 |
| 15 | Nadine Visser | NED | 12.28 | +1.1 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 30 |
| 16 | Nia Ali | USA | 12.30 | +0.6 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 34 |
| 17 | Britany Anderson | JAM | 12.31 | +0.3 | 24 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 21 |
| 18 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | FRA | 12.31 | +0.8 | 8 Jun 2024 | Roma | 23 |
| 19 | Alaysha Johnson | USA | 12.31 | +0.7 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 27 |
| 20 | Danielle Williams | JAM | 12.31 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 32 |
| 21 | Alia Armstrong | USA | 12.32 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 24 |
| 22 | Gail Devers | USA | 12.33 | -0.3 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | 33 |
| 23 | Sharika Nelvis | USA | 12.34 | +1.9 | 26 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 25 |
| 24 | Megan Tapper | JAM | 12.34 | +0.1 | 29 Jun 2025 | Kingston | 31 |
| 25 | Jasmin Stowers | USA | 12.35 | +0.9 | 15 May 2015 | Ad-Dawhah | 23 |
| 26 | Grazyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.36 | +1.9 | 13 Jun 1980 | Warszawa | |
| 27 | Joanna Hayes | USA | 12.37 | +1.5 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 28 | Dawn Nelson | USA | 12.37 | -0.2 | 7 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 29 | Pia Skrzyszkowska | POL | 12.37 | +1.6 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 30 | Devynne Charlton | BAH | 12.37 | +0.5 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | |
| 31 | Vera Komisova | RUS | 12.39 | +1.5 | 5 Aug 1980 | Roma | |
| 32 | Natalya Grigoryeva | UKR | 12.39 | +1.8 | 11 Jul 1991 | Kyiv | |
| 33 | Janeek Brown | JAM | 12.40 | +0.6 | 8 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 34 | Alina Talay | BLR | 12.41 | +0.5 | 31 May 2018 | Saint Pölten | |
| 35 | Bettine Jahn | GDR | 12.42 | +1.8 | 8 Jun 1983 | Berlin | |
| 36 | Anjanette Kirkland | USA | 12.42 | +2.0 | 11 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 37 | Lucyna Kalek | POL | 12.43 | -0.9 | 19 Aug 1984 | Hannover | |
| 38 | Michelle Perry | USA | 12.43 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 39 | Lolo Jones | USA | 12.43 | +0.2 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 40 | Queen Claye | USA | 12.43 | +1.2 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | |
| 41 | Rayniah Jones | USA | 12.43 | -0.2 | 26 Jun 2026 | Zagreb | |
| 42 | Gloria Siebert | GER | 12.44 | -0.5 | 4 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 43 | Olga Shishigina | KAZ | 12.44 | -0.8 | 27 Jun 1995 | Luzern | |
| 44 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 12.44 | +0.4 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 45 | Damu Cherry | USA | 12.44 | +0.6 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 46 | Demisha Roswell | JAM | 12.44 | +1.5 | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | |
| 47 | Aaliyah McCormick | USA | 12.44 | +2.0 | 30 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 48 | Cornelia Oschkenat | GER | 12.45 | +1.3 | 11 Jun 1987 | Neubrandenburg | |
| 49 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | JAM | 12.45 | +1.4 | 24 May 2003 | Eugene | |
| 50 | Yelena Krasovskaya | UKR | 12.45 | +1.5 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 51 | Virginia Crawford | USA | 12.45 | +1.4 | 2 Jun 2007 | New York City | |
| 52 | Perdita Felicien | CAN | 12.46 | +0.7 | 19 Jun 2004 | Eugene | |
| 53 | Marina Azyabina | RUS | 12.47 | +1.1 | 19 Jun 1993 | Moskva | |
| 54 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | SWE | 12.47 | +1.4 | 29 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | 32 |
| 55 | Danielle Carruthers | USA | 12.47 | +1.1 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | |
| 56 | Tara Davis-Woodhall | USA | 12.47 | +1.5 | 14 Jun 2026 | Los Angeles | 27 |
| 57 | Kellie Wells | USA | 12.48 | -0.2 | 7 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 58 | Susanna Kallur | SWE | 12.49 | +0.9 | 16 Sep 2007 | Berlin | |
| 59 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | CAN | 12.49 | +1.0 | 4 Sep 2009 | Bruxelles | |
| 60 | Maribel Caicedo | ECU | 12.49 | +1.3 | 23 May 2024 | Fayetteville | |
| 61 | Marione Fourie | RSA | 12.49 | +1.6 | 7 Jul 2024 | Hengelo | |
| 62 | Vera Akimova | RUS | 12.50 | 0.0 | 19 May 1984 | Sochi | |
| 63 | Delloreen Ennis | JAM | 12.50 | -0.1 | 29 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 64 | Josephine Onyia | ESP | 12.50 | +0.8 | 1 Jun 2008 | Berlin | |
| 65 | Kristina Castlin | USA | 12.50 | +1.2 | 8 Jul 2016 | Eugene | |
| 66 | Cynthia Sember | GBR | 12.50 | +0.9 | 24 Jul 2022 | Eugene | |
| 67 | Kerrica Hill | JAM | 12.50 | -0.4 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 68 | Miesha McKelvy | USA | 12.51 | +1.4 | 24 May 2003 | Eugene | |
| 69 | Tiffany Porter | GBR | 12.51 | +0.7 | 14 Sep 2014 | Marrakesh | |
| 70 | Christina Clemons | USA | 12.51 | +1.2 | 20 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 71 | Amoi Brown | JAM | 12.51 | 0.0 | 4 Aug 2023 | Bern | |
| 72 | Michelle Freeman | JAM | 12.52 | -0.4 | 10 Aug 1997 | Athínai | |
| 73 | Chanel Brissett | USA | 12.52 | +0.6 | 8 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 74 | Tatyana Reshetnikova | RUS | 12.53 | +0.2 | 4 Jul 1994 | Linz | |
| 75 | Svetla Dimitrova | BUL | 12.53 | -0.4 | 16 Jul 1994 | Stara Zagora | |
| 76 | Melissa Morrison | USA | 12.53 | +1.0 | 5 Aug 1998 | Stockholm | |
| 77 | Gabriele Cunningham | USA | 12.53 | +0.8 | 20 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 78 | Yanique Thompson | JAM | 12.53 | +0.8 | 8 Jul 2023 | Kingston | |
| 79 | Sacha Alessandrini | ITA | 12.53 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 2026 | Montgeron | |
| 80 | Kerstin Knabe | GDR | 12.54 | +0.4 | 9 Sep 1982 | Athínai | |
| 81 | Sabine Paetz | GDR | 12.54 | +0.9 | 15 Jul 1984 | Berlin | 26 |
| 82 | Nichole Denby | USA | 12.54 | +1.7 | 6 Jul 2008 | Eugene | |
| 83 | Jessica Ennis | GBR | 12.54 | +1.3 | 3 Aug 2012 | H London | 26 |
| 84 | Anna Cockrell | USA | 12.54 | +1.1 | 10 Jun 2021 | Eugene | 23 |
| 85 | Amber Hughes | USA | 12.54 | +1.7 | 10 May 2024 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 86 | Destiny Huven | USA | 12.55 | +1.9 | 12 Jul 2025 | Memphis | |
| 87 | Johanna Klier | GDR | 12.56 | +1.2 | 17 Jul 1980 | Cottbus | |
| 88 | Monique Tourret | FRA | 12.56 | +1.2 | 29 Jun 1990 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | |
| 89 | Cindy Billaud | FRA | 12.56 | +1.2 | 12 Jul 2014 | Reims | |
| 90 | Glory Alozie | ESP | 12.57 | +1.3 | 27 Jun 2004 | Gateshead | |
| 91 | Carolin Nytra | GER | 12.57 | +0.3 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 92 | Vitoria Alves | BRA | 12.57 | +1.5 | 19 Jun 2026 | Montgeron | |
| 93 | Kendell Williams | USA | 12.58 | +0.4 | 2 Oct 2019 | H Ad-Dawhah | |
| 94 | Anneliese Ehrhardt | GDR | 12.59 | -0.6 | 8 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 95 | Natalya Shekhodanova | RUS | 12.59 | 0.0 | 3 Jul 1996 | Sankt Peterburg | |
| 96 | Patricia Girard | FRA | 12.59 | +1.0 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 97 | Brigita Bukovec | SLO | 12.59 | +0.2 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 98 | Kirsten Bolm | GER | 12.59 | +0.4 | 22 Jul 2005 | London | |
| 99 | Cindy Roleder | GER | 12.59 | -0.3 | 28 Aug 2015 | Beijing | |
| 100 | Luca Kozák | HUN | 12.59 | -0.4 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 101 | Mariya Koroteyeva | RUS | 12.60 | +1.7 | 23 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 102 | Cynthia Sember | USA | 12.60 | +1.7 | 13 Jun 2015 | Eugene | |
| 103 | Denisha Cartwright | BAH | 12.60 | +1.6 | 11 May 2024 | Mankato | |
| 104 | Mariam Abdul-Rashid | CAN | 12.60 | +0.5 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 105 | Sandrina Sprengel | GER | 12.60 | +0.4 | 27 Jun 2026 | H Ratingen | |
| 106 | Laeticia Bapté | FRA | 12.60 | +1.7 | 3 Jul 2026 | Tomblaine | |
| 107 | Svetlana Gusarova | KAZ | 12.61 | +0.3 | 3 Aug 1985 | Leningrad | |
| 108 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | 12.61 | +0.2 | 28 May 1988 | San José | 26 |
| 109 | Katie Anderson | CAN | 12.61 | +1.4 | 13 Jun 1999 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | |
| 110 | Anya Tejeda | CUB | 12.61 | +1.4 | 5 Jul 2008 | Cali | |
| 111 | Vashti Thomas | USA | 12.61 | +1.8 | 10 Jul 2013 | Kazan | |
| 112 | Pamela Dutkiewicz | GER | 12.61 | +1.9 | 27 May 2017 | Weinheim | |
| 113 | Taliyah Brooks | USA | 12.61 | +0.8 | 19 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 114 | Mihaela Pogacian | ROU | 12.62 | +1.2 | 29 Jun 1990 | Villeneuve d'Ascq | |
| 115 | Yuliya Graudyn | RUS | 12.62 | +1.1 | 30 Aug 1994 | Berlin | |
| 116 | Lisa Urech | SUI | 12.62 | +0.5 | 3 Jul 2011 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 117 | Payton Chadwick | USA | 12.62 | +0.4 | 9 Sep 2021 | Zürich | |
| 118 | Alysia Johnson | USA | 12.62 | -0.8 | 20 Aug 2022 | Nassau | |
| 119 | Sarah Lavin | IRL | 12.62 | +0.5 | 23 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 120 | Habiba Harris | JAM | 12.62 | +1.6 | 16 May 2025 | Lexington | |
| 121 | Hitomi Nakajima | JPN | 12.62 | +2.0 | 9 Aug 2026 | Fujiyoshida | |
| 122 | Zofia Bielczyk | POL | 12.63 | +1.8 | 18 Jun 1979 | Warszawa | |
| 123 | Heike Theele | GDR | 12.63 | +1.4 | 27 Jun 1986 | Jena | |
| 124 | Angie Vaughn | USA | 12.63 | 0.0 | 25 Jul 1998 | Edwardsville | |
| 125 | Jenny Adams | USA | 12.63 | +2.0 | 11 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 126 | Angela Whyte | CAN | 12.63 | +1.4 | 20 May 2007 | Carson | |
| 127 | Nevin Yanit | TUR | 12.63 | -0.5 | 31 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | |
| 128 | Paula Salmon | USA | 12.63 | +1.9 | 16 Apr 2022 | Gainesville | |
| 129 | Elvira Hrabarenka | BLR | 12.63 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2023 | Chelyabinsk | |
| 130 | Charisma Taylor | BAH | 12.63 | +0.4 | 9 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 131 | Viktória Forster | SVK | 12.63 | +1.4 | 8 Aug 2025 | Banská Bystrica | |
| 132 | Paraskevi Patoulidou | GRE | 12.64 | +0.4 | 6 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 133 | Zhang Yu | CHN | 12.64 | +0.1 | 9 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 134 | Dionne Rose-Henley | JAM | 12.64 | +1.0 | 31 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 135 | Vonette Dixon | JAM | 12.64 | -0.1 | 29 Aug 2007 | Osaka | |
| 136 | Nadine Hildebrand | GER | 12.64 | +1.8 | 29 Jul 2016 | Mannheim | |
| 137 | Pedrya Seymour | BAH | 12.64 | +0.2 | 17 Aug 2016 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 138 | Andrea Carolina Vargas | CRC | 12.64 | +0.3 | 6 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 139 | Jasmine Jones | USA | 12.64 | -0.5 | 8 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 22 |
| 140 | Tashina Beyioku-Alase | USA | 12.64 | +1.0 | 12 May 2026 | Baton Rouge | |
| 141 | Emmi Scales | USA | 12.64 | +0.4 | 16 May 2026 | Auburn | |
| 142 | Saara Keskitalo | FIN | 12.64 | +0.7 | 10 Jun 2026 | Lahti | |
| 143 | María Fernanda Murillo | COL | 12.64 | -0.4 | 5 Aug 2026 | Santo Domingo | |
| 144 | Danuta Wolosz | POL | 12.65 | 0.0 | 9 Sep 1979 | Ciudad de México | |
| 145 | Nadezhda Bodrova | UKR | 12.65 | 0.0 | 19 May 1984 | Sochi | |
| 146 | Donica Merriman | USA | 12.65 | +1.4 | 24 May 2003 | Eugene | |
| 147 | Reïna-Flor Okori | FRA | 12.65 | +1.5 | 11 May 2008 | Montgeron | |
| 148 | Derval O'Rourke | IRL | 12.65 | -0.5 | 31 Jul 2010 | Barcelona | |
| 149 | Jessica Zelinka | CAN | 12.65 | +1.3 | 3 Aug 2012 | H London | |
| 150 | Phylicia George | CAN | 12.65 | +0.6 | 7 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 151 | Rushelle Burton | JAM | 12.65 | +1.6 | 10 Jun 2017 | Eugene | |
| 152 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | USA | 12.65 | +2.0 | 9 May 2021 | Walnut | 21 |
| 153 | TeJyrica Robinson | USA | 12.65 | +1.3 | 20 Jun 2021 | Eugene | |
| 154 | Talie Bonds | USA | 12.65 | +1.2 | 15 Apr 2023 | Walnut | |
| 155 | Michelle Jenneke | AUS | 12.65 | +1.6 | 7 Jul 2024 | Hengelo | |
| 156 | Lotta Harala | FIN | 12.65 | +1.5 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 157 | Marcia Sey | GBR | 12.65 | +1.5 | 20 Feb 2026 | Birmingham | |
| 158 | Yelena Biserova | RUS | 12.66 | 0.0 | 19 May 1984 | Sochi | |
| 159 | Lidiya Yurkova | BLR | 12.66 | +0.7 | 5 Jul 1990 | Kyiv | |
| 160 | Gillian Love | JAM | 12.66 | +2.0 | 16 Aug 1998 | Maracaibo | |
| 161 | Linda Khodadin | FRA | 12.66 | +0.9 | 15 Jul 2005 | Angers |