10 second mark
The 10-second mark is a term that is mainly used in athletics and describes the physical and psychological threshold for mastering the 100-meter run for men in less than ten seconds.
Undershooting ten seconds has long been considered a hallmark of great runners, but has lost importance since the late 1990s as more and more sprinters hit it.
history
Carl Lewis is the first to run under ten seconds at low sea level.
Christophe Lemaitre is the first white man to run 100 meters under ten seconds.
The first 100-meter runs under ten seconds were still measured by hand with stopwatches . The International Association of Athletics Federations states, however, that a measurement is only recognized if the time measurement is fully automatic, no wind speeds of over 2.0 m / s prevail and no performance-enhancing means have been used. Even errors in determining the wind can make a sprint measurement invalid.
Under these conditions, it was the American Jim Hines who was the first to break the 10-second mark on October 14, 1968. He won the 100-meter sprint at the 1968 Olympic Games with 9.95 s, setting a new world record . It then took almost nine years before the threshold was broken again. Silvio Leonard crossed the finish line on August 11, 1977 after 9.98 seconds. These times were both set up at a high altitude, which promoted good results due to the lower air resistance. Carl Lewis was the first runner to complete the low sea level performance when it took just 9.97 s on May 14, 1983. Calvin Smith was the first runner to break the 10-second mark twice when he reached 9.93 s on July 3, 1983 and undercut ten seconds again in August of the same year.
In the 1980s , the mark was undercut by a number of runners, with the 100-meter final at the 1991 World Championships being a new highlight of the competition. Six athletes ran under ten seconds in the same race, and Carl Lewis set a new world record with 9.86 s. In the meantime, the mark has been broken by all six Continental Athletic Associations except South America , where the Brazilian Robson da Silva currently holds the record with exactly ten seconds.
On May 30, 2015, Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian broke the 10.00-second barrier as the first Asian-born athlete. With an officially valid time of 9.99 seconds, he was third in the Diamond League in Eugene behind Tyson Gay with 9.88 seconds and Mike Rodgers with 9.90 seconds.
Electronically measured times under 10 seconds
The following table primarily describes when and with what performance a runner stayed below the 10-second mark for the first time. His personal best time, which is sometimes significantly better, is entered in the PB column .
| # | date | athlete | Time (seconds) |
Age | nationality | continent | PB (in which year achieved) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 14, 1968 | Jim Hines | 9.95 A | 22 years and 34 days |
 United States
|
North America | 9.95 (1968) | |
| 2 | August 11, 1977 | Silvio Leonard | 9.98 A | 21 years and 325 days |
 Cuba
|
North America | 9.98 (1977) | |
| 3 | May 14, 1983 | Carl Lewis | 9.97 | 21 years and 317 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.86 (1991) | |
| 4th | 3rd July 1983 | Calvin Smith | 9.93 A | 22 years and 176 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (1983) | |
| 5 | 5th May 1984 | Mel Lattany | 9.96 | 24 years and 269 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (1984) | |
| 6th | September 24, 1988 | Linford Christie | 9.97 | 28 years and 175 days |
 United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.87 (1993) | |
| 7th | May 20, 1989 | Raymond Stewart | 9.97 | 24 years and 63 days |
 Jamaica
|
North America | 9.96 (1991) | |
| 8th | June 16, 1989 | Leroy Burrell | 9.94 | 22 years and 115 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.85 (1994) | |
| 9 | June 16, 1989 | Dennis Mitchell | 9.99 | 25 years and 186 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.91 (1991) | |
| 10 | August 25, 1991 | Frank Fredericks | 9.99 | 23 years and 327 days |
 Namibia
|
Africa | 9.91 (1991) | |
| 11 | September 11, 1991 | Andre Cason | 9.99 | 22 years and 234 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.92 (1993) | |
| 12 | April 4, 1992 | Olapade Adenics | 9.97 | 22 years and 229 days |
 Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.95 (1994) | |
| 13 | April 18, 1992 | Michael Marsh | 9.93 | 24 years and 258 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (1992) | |
| 14th | April 18, 1992 | Davidson Ezinwa | 9.96 | 20 years and 148 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.94 (1994) | |
| 15th | May 21, 1993 | Daniel Effiong | 9.99 | 20 years and 338 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.98 (1993) | |
| 16 | July 22, 1994 | Jon Drummond | 9.99 | 25 years and 316 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.92 (1997) | |
| 17th | April 22, 1995 | Donovan Bailey | 9.99 | 27 years and 127 days |
 Canada
|
North America | 9.84 (1996) | |
| 18th | June 15, 1995 | Bruny Surin | 9.97 | 27 years and 338 days |
Canada
|
North America | 9.84 (1999) | |
| 19th | April 21, 1996 | Ato Boldon | 9.97 | 22 years and 113 days |
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.86 (1998) | |
| 20th | June 12, 1997 | Maurice Greene | 9.96 | 22 years and 324 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.79 (1999) | |
| 21st | June 12, 1997 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | 9.96 | 24 years and 74 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (1997) | |
| 22nd | June 12, 1997 | Tim Montgomery | 9.96 | 22 years and 138 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.92 (1997) | |
| 23 | June 20, 1997 | Percival Spencer | 9.98 | 22 years and 116 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.98 (1997) | |
| 24 | July 13, 1997 | Seun Ogunkoya | 9.97 | 19 years and 197 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.92 (1998) | |
| 25th | August 9, 1998 | Vincent Henderson | 9.95 | 25 years and 293 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.95 (1998) | |
| 26th | September 11, 1998 | Obadele Thompson | 9.87 A | 22 years and 165 days |
 Barbados
|
North America | 9.87 (1998) | |
| 27 | June 5, 1999 | Leonard Myles-Mills | 9.98 | 26 years and 27 days |
 Ghana
|
Africa | 9.98 (1999) | |
| 28 | June 13, 1999 | Dwain Chambers | 9.99 | 21 years and 69 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.97 (1999) | |
| 29 | July 2, 1999 | Jason Gardener | 9.98 | 23 years and 287 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.98 (1999) | |
| 30th | July 5, 1999 | Tim Harden | 9.92 | 25 years and 159 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.92 (1999) | |
| 31 | June 2, 2000 | Coby Miller | 9.98 | 23 years and 227 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.98 (2000) | |
| 32 | June 2, 2000 | Bernard Williams | 9.99 | 22 years and 135 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.94 (2001) | |
| 33 | June 21, 2000 | Francis Obikwelu | 9.97 | 21 years and 212 days |
Nigeria / Portugal
|
Africa | 9.86 (2004) | |
| 34 | April 12, 2002 | Shawn Crawford | 9.99 | 24 years and 88 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.88 (2004) | |
| 35 | April 21, 2002 | Joshua J. Johnson | 9.95 | 25 years and 346 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.95 (2002) | |
| 36 | May 4, 2002 | Brian Lewis | 9.99 | 27 years and 150 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2002) | |
| 37 | July 27, 2002 | Kim Collins | 9.98 | 26 years and 113 days |
 St. Kitts and Nevis
|
North America | 9.93 (2016) | |
| 38 | May 5, 2003 | Patrick Johnson | 9.93 | 30 years and 221 days |
 Australia
|
Oceania | 9.93 (2003) | |
| 39 | July 19, 2003 | Deji Aliu | 9.98 | 27 years and 239 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.95 (2003) | |
| 40 | August 15, 2003 | John Capel | 9.97 | 24 years and 261 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.95 (2004) | |
| 41 | August 15, 2003 | Justin Gatlin | 9.97 | 21 years and 186 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.74 (2015) | |
| 42 | August 15, 2003 | Mickey Grimes | 9.99 | 26 years and 309 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2003) | |
| 43 | October 12, 2003 | Uchenna Emedolu | 9.97 | 27 years and 25 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.97 (2003) | |
| 44 | June 12, 2004 | Asafa Powell | 9.99 | 21 years and 202 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.72 (2010) | |
| 45 | June 14, 2005 | Aziz Zakari | 9.99 | 28 years and 285 days |
Ghana
|
Africa | 9.99 (2005) | |
| 46 | June 25, 2005 | Marc Burns | 9.96 | 22 years and 169 days |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.96 (2005) | |
| 47 | June 25, 2005 | Darrel Brown | 9.99 | 20 years and 257 days |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.99 (2005) | |
| 48 | July 5, 2005 | Ronald Pognon | 9.99 | 22 years and 231 days |
 France
|
Europe | 9.99 (2005) | |
| 49 | July 22, 2005 | Leonard Scott | 9.94 | 25 years and 184 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.91 (2006) | |
| 50 | May 25, 2006 | Olusoji Fasuba | 9.93 | 21 years and 320 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.85 (2006) | |
| 51 | June 25, 2006 | Tyson Gay | 9.97 | 23 years and 350 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.69 (2009) | |
| 52 | August 18, 2006 | Marucs Brunson | 9.99 | 28 years and 116 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2006) | |
| 53 | April 24, 2007 | Derrick Atkins | 9.98 | 23 years and 109 days |
 Bahamas
|
North America | 9.91 (2007) | |
| 54 | June 8, 2007 | Walter Dix | 9.93 | 21 years and 128 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.88 (2010) | |
| 55 | July 26, 2007 | Samuel Francis | 9.99 | 20 years and 121 days |
 Qatar
|
Asia | 9.99 (2007) | |
| 56 | September 28, 2007 | Wallace Spearmon | 9.96 | 22 years and 278 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (2007) | |
| 57 | May 3, 2008 | Usain Bolt | 9.76 | 21 years and 256 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.58 (2009) | |
| 58 | May 10, 2008 | Travis Padgett | 9.96 | 21 years and 149 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.89 (2008) | |
| 59 | May 18, 2008 | Richard Thompson | 9.93 | 22 years and 346 days |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.82 (2014) | |
| 60 | June 28, 2008 | Rodney Martin | 9.95 | 25 years and 189 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.95 (2008) | |
| 61 | June 28, 2008 | Mark Jelks | 9.99 | 24 years and 79 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2008) | |
| 62 | June 28, 2008 | Darvis Patton | 9.89 | 30 years and 207 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.89 (2008) | |
| 63 | June 28, 2008 | Ivory Williams | 9.94 | 23 years and 57 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.94 (2008) | |
| 64 | July 22, 2008 | Nesta Carter | 9.98 | 22 years and 285 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.78 (2010) | |
| 65 | August 15, 2008 | Churandy Martina | 9.99 | 24 years and 43 days |
 Netherlands
|
Europe | 9.91 (2012) | |
| 66 | August 16, 2008 | Michael Frater | 9.97 | 25 years and 315 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.88 (2011) | |
| 67 | May 24, 2009 | Daniel Bailey | 9.99 | 22 years and 257 days |
 Antigua and Barbuda
|
North America | 9.91 (2009) | |
| 68 | June 7, 2009 | Mike Rodgers | 9.94 | 24 years and 44 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.85 (2011) | |
| 69 | July 10, 2009 | Yohan Blake | 9.96 | 19 years and 196 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.69 (2012) | |
| 70 | August 28, 2009 | Lerone Clarke | 9.99 | 28 years and 52 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.99 (2009) | |
| 71 | July 9, 2010 | Christophe Lemaitre | 9.98 | 20 years and 28 days |
France
|
Europe | 9.92 (2011) | |
| 72 | August 19, 2010 | Trell Kimmons | 9.95 | 25 years and 37 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.95 (2010) | |
| 73 | August 29, 2010 | Ryan Bailey | 9.95 | 21 years and 138 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.88 (2010) | |
| 74 | August 29, 2010 | Mario Forsythe | 9.99 | 24 years and 303 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.95 (2010) | |
| 75 | April 16, 2011 | Steve Mullings | 9.90 | 28 years and 139 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.80 (2011) | |
| 76 | April 23, 2011 | Ngonidzashe Makusha | 9.97 | 24 years and 43 days |
 Zimbabwe
|
Africa | 9.89 (2011) | |
| 77 | June 4, 2011 | Nickel Ashmeade | 9.96 | 21 years and 58 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.90 (2013) | |
| 78 | June 4, 2011 | Keston Bledman | 9.93 | 23 years and 88 days |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.86 (2012) | |
| 79 | June 10, 2011 | Rakieem Salaam | 9.97 | 21 years and 66 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.97 (2011) | |
| 80 | June 30, 2011 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 9.99 | 26 years and 364 days |
 Norway
|
Europe | 9.95 (2014) | |
| 81 | June 6, 2012 | Harry Adems | 9.96 | 22 years and 192 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (2012) | |
| 82 | July 7, 2012 | Kemar Hyman | 9.95 | 22 years and 270 days |
 Cayman Islands
|
North America | 9.95 (2012) | |
| 83 | September 7, 2012 | Kemar Bailey-Cole | 9.97 | 20 years and 241 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.92 (2015) | |
| 84 | May 23, 2013 | Isiah Young | 9.99 | 23 years and 138 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.92 (2018) | |
| 85 | 5th June 2013 | Dentarius Locke | 9.99 | 23 years and 175 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (2013) | |
| 86 | June 8, 2013 | Gabriel Mvumvure | 9.98 | 25 years and 105 days |
Zimbabwe
|
Africa | 9.98 (2013) | |
| 87 | June 21th 2013 | Charles Silmon | 9.98 | 21 years and 352 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.98 (2013) | |
| 88 | July 13, 2013 | James Dasaolu | 9.91 | 25 years and 311 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.91 (2013) | |
| 89 | July 13, 2013 | Jimmy Vicaut | 9.95 | 21 years and 136 days |
France
|
Europe | 9.86 (2015) | |
| 90 | April 12, 2014 | Simon Magakwe | 9.98 A | 27 years and 333 days |
 South Africa
|
Africa | 9.98 (2014) | |
| 91 | 17th May 2014 | Kemarley Brown | 9.93 | 21 years and 301 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.93 (2014) | |
| 92 | June 8, 2014 | Chijindu Ujah | 9.96 | 20 years and 95 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.96 (2014) | |
| 93 | June 13, 2014 | Tray from Bromell | 9.97 | 18 years and 338 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.84 (2015) | |
| 94 | September 28, 2014 | Femi Ogunode | 9.93 | 23 years and 136 days |
Qatar
|
Asia | 9.91 (2015) | |
| 95 | May 10, 2015 | Clayton Vaughn | 9.93 | 22 years and 360 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (2015) | |
| 96 | 17th May 2015 | Andre De Grasse | 9.97 | 20 years and 188 days |
Canada
|
North America | 9.90 (2019) | |
| 97 | 17th May 2015 | Bryce Robinson | 9.99 | 21 years and 185 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2015) | |
| 98 | May 20, 2015 | Marvin Bracy | 9.95 | 21 years and 156 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (2015) | |
| 99 | May 30, 2015 | Su Bingtian | 9.99 | 25 years and 274 days |
 People's Republic of China
|
Asia | 9.91 (2018) | |
| 100 | June 7, 2015 | Adam Gemili | 9.97 | 21 years and 244 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.97 (2015) | |
| 101 | June 25, 2015 | Deondre Batson | 9.94 | 22 years and 347 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.94 (2015) | |
| 102 | June 25, 2015 | Beejay Lee | 9.99 | 22 years and 48 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2015) | |
| 103 | June 25, 2015 | Qentin Butler | 9.96 | 22 years and 280 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.96 (2015) | |
| 104 | January 7, 2015 | Akani Simbine | 9.99 | 21 years and 283 days |
South Africa
|
Africa | 9.89 (2016) | |
| 105 | May 7, 2015 | Henricho Bruintjies | 9.97 | 21 years and 354 days |
South Africa
|
Africa | 9.97 (2015) | |
| 106 | November 7, 2015 | Andrew Fisher | 9.94 | 23 years and 208 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.94 (2015) | |
| 107 | March 12, 2016 | Wayde van Niekerk | 9.98 A | 23 years and 241 days |
South Africa
|
Africa | 9.94 (2017) | |
| 108 | April 23, 2016 | Omar McLeod | 9.99 | 21 years and 364 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.99 (2016) | |
| 109 | 2nd June 2016 | Ameer Webb | 9.94 | 25 years and 75 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.94 (2016) | |
| 110 | June 6, 2016 | Ben Youssef Meïté | 9.99 | 29 years and 208 days |
 Ivory Coast
|
Africa | 9.96 (2016) | |
| 111 | June 8, 2016 | Senoj-Jay Givans | 9.96 | 22 years and 161 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.96 (2016) | |
| 112 | June 11, 2016 | Aaron Brown | 9.96 | 24 years and 15 days |
Canada
|
North America | 9.96 (2016) | |
| 113 | June 12, 2016 | Jak Ali Harvey | 9.92 | 27 years and 39 days |
 Turkey
|
Europe | 9.92 (2016) | |
| 114 | June 24, 2016 | Sorrillo roundabout | 9.99 | 30 years and 153 days |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 9.99 (2016) | |
| 115 | 3rd July, 2016 | Christian Coleman | 9.95 | 20 years and 30 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.76 (2019) | |
| 116 | July 30, 2016 | Joel Fearon | 9.96 | 27 years and 293 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.96 (2016) | |
| 117 | 17th March 2017 | Thando Roto | 9.95 | 21 years and 172 days |
South Africa
|
Africa | 9.95 (2017) | |
| 118 | April 15, 2017 | Ronnie Baker | 9.99 | 23 years and 182 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.87 (2018) | |
| 119 | April 22, 2017 | Odean Skeen | 9.98 | 22 years and 237 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.98 (2017) | |
| 120 | May 13, 2017 | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 9.99 | 23 years and 41 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.99 (2017) | |
| 121 | June 7, 2017 | Cameron Burrell | 9.93 | 22 years and 269 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (2017) | |
| 122 | June 7, 2017 | Christopher Belcher | 9.93 | 23 years and 129 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (2017) | |
| 123 | 23rd June 2017 | Julian Forte | 9.99 | 23 years and 357 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.91 (2017) | |
| 124 | 6th July 2017 | Ramil Guliyev | 9.97 | 27 years and 38 days |
Turkey
|
Europe | 9.97 (2017) | |
| 125 | September 9, 2017 | Yoshihide Kiryu | 9.98 | 21 years and 268 days |
 Japan
|
Asia | 9.98 (2017) | |
| 126 | May 13, 2018 | Kendal Williams | 9.99 | 22 years and 232 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.99 (2018) | |
| 127 | May 25, 2018 | Jaylen Bacon | 9.97 | 21 years and 293 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.97 (2018) | |
| 128 | May 25, 2018 | Andre Ewers | 9.98 | 22 years and 352 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.98 (2018) | |
| 129 | June 9, 2018 | Zharnel Hughes | 9.91 | 22 years and 331 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.91 (2018) | |
| 130 | June 9, 2018 | Noah Lyles | 9.93 | 20 years and 326 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.86 (2019) | |
| 131 | June 16, 2018 | Arthur Cissé | 9.94 | 21 years and 169 days |
Ivory Coast
|
Africa | 9.94 (2018) | |
| 132 | 19th June 2018 | Xie Zhenye | 9.97 | 24 years and 306 days |
People's Republic of China
|
Asia | 9.97 (2018) | |
| 133 | June 22, 2018 | Filippo Tortu | 9.99 | 20 years and 7 days |
 Italy
|
Europe | 9.99 (2018) | |
| 134 | July 9, 2018 | Barakat al-Harthi | 9.97 | 30 years and 24 days |
 Oman
|
Asia | 9.97 (2018) | |
| 135 | July 21, 2018 | Tyquendo Tracey | 9.96 | 25 years and 41 days |
Jamaica
|
North America | 9.96 (2018) | |
| 136 | 7th August 2018 | Reece Prescod | 9.96 | 22 years and 159 days |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 9.94 (2018) | |
| 137 | February 22, 2019 | Roberto Skyers | 9.98 | 27 years and 102 days |
Cuba
|
North America | 9.98 (2019) | |
| 138 | April 20, 2019 | Divine Oduduru | 9.94 | 22 years and 195 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.86 (2019) | |
| 139 | May 11, 2019 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | 9.99 | 20 years and 66 days |
Japan
|
Asia | 9.97 (2019) | |
| 140 | May 12, 2019 | Cravon Gillespie | 9.97 | 22 years and 285 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.93 (2019) | |
| 141 | 5th June 2019 | Mario Burke | 9.98 | 22 years and 79 days |
Barbados
|
North America | 9.98 (2019) | |
| 142 | 20th July 2019 | Yūki Koike | 9.98 | 24 years and 68 days |
Japan
|
Asia | 9.98 (2019) | |
| 143 | 27th August 2019 | Raymond Ekevwo | 9.96 | 20 years and 157 days |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 9.96 (2019) | |
| 144 | 20th July 2020 | Michael Norman | 9.86 | 22 years and 230 days |
United States
|
North America | 9.86 (2020) |
Manually measured times under 10 seconds
| # | date | athlete | Time (seconds) |
Age | nationality | continent | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 20, 1968 | Jim Hines | 9.9 | 21 years and 284 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 2 | June 20, 1968 | Ronnie Ray Smith | 9.9 | 19 years and 84 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 3 | June 20, 1968 | Charles Greene | 9.9 | 23 years and 91 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 4th | June 21, 1972 | Steve Williams | 9.9 | 18 years and 221 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 5 | July 1, 1972 | Eddie Hart | 9.9 | 23 years and 68 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 6th | July 1, 1972 | Rey Robinson | 9.9 | 20 years and 91 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 7th | 5th June 1975 | Silvio Leonard | 9.9 | 19 years and 258 days |
Cuba
|
North America | |
| 8th | April 3, 1976 | Harvey Glance | 9.9 | 19 years and 6 days |
United States
|
North America | |
| 9 | May 22, 1976 | Donald Quarrie | 9.9 | 25 years and 87 days |
Jamaica
|
North America |
Web links
- 100 meters all time . IAAF (June 2, 2009). Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- "How much faster can humans run?" Article from The Independent
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gardener, Jason . (August 9, 2008). Jason Gardener: I'm backing Tyson Gay to win one of the greatest 100 meters finals . The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved June 3, 2009.
- ↑ World Championships: A History ( Memento June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ). Sporting Life . Retrieved August 6, 2009. Archived ( August 11, 2009 memento on WebCite ) August 10, 2009.
- ↑ 100 meters records . IAAF . Retrieved June 18, 2009.
- ↑ The continent for which the athlete was running at the time of the record
- ↑ "A" means that time was run at a high altitude
- ↑ Jim Hines the first person under 10 seconds Eurosport from October 14, 2016
- ^ Leonard Clocks 9.98 at 100 meters in Mexico The New York Times of August 12, 1977
- ↑ Lewis runs 100 m in 9.98 New York Times, May 12, 1985
- ↑ This is how fast a person is The time of July 29, 1983
- ↑ a b c d Olympic Trials