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The first manual time of 9.9 seconds was recorded for Bob Hayes in the final of the 100 metres at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes' official time of 10.0 seconds was determined by rounding down the electronic time of 10.06 to the nearest tenth of a second, giving the appearance of a manual time.
The unofficial "world's fastest man or woman" title typically goes to the Olympic or world 100 metres champion. [3] [4] [5] 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. [6]
[124] The 2012 women's final was, collectively, the fastest women's 100 m race ever: seven of the eight finalists ran 11 seconds or faster for the first time, with Veronica Campbell-Brown becoming the fastest ever bronze medallist with her time of 10.81 seconds and Tianna Madison becoming the fastest non-medallist with her time of 10.85 seconds ...
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
Time Athlete Date Place Ref. Video Jamaica: 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt: 16 August 2009: Berlin [1] United States: 9.69 (+2.0 m/s) Tyson Gay: 20 September 2009: Shanghai Kenya: 9.77 A (+1.2 m/s) Ferdinand Omanyala: 18 September 2021: Nairobi [2] Italy: 9.80 (+0.1 m/s) Marcell Jacobs: 1 August 2021: Tokyo [3] South Africa: 9.82 (+1.0 m/s) Akani ...
Australian teenage sprinting sensation Gout Gout recorded the fourth-fastest under-18 100m time in history on Friday, clocking in at 10.04 seconds at the All-Schools Athletics Championships in ...
Lyles ran the race in 9.784 seconds; Kishane Thompson of Jamaica won silver with a time of 9.789 seconds, while the U.S.’s Fred Kerley won bronze, in 9.81 seconds.
For comparison, the fastest known 400m lap was skated by Jenning de Boo on 25 January 2025 in Salt Lake City during a 1000-meter, with a lap time of 23.92 seconds and an average speed of 60.20 km/h (37.41 mph). [15] *** unofficial world best (not recognized as a world record by ISU)