100-yard dash
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The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions; in the NCAA championships it was last run in 1975.[1][2] Walter Halben Butler (1852–1931) is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds.[3]
All-time top 25
[edit | edit source]Automatic timed results only.
- + = en route to 100 m performance
- A = affected by altitude
- nw = no wind measurement
Men
[edit | edit source]- Updated in August 2023.[4]
| Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.07+ | –0.5 | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica
|
27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [5] |
| 2 | 9.10+ | –0.4 | Justin Gatlin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 17 June 2014 | Ostrava | [6] |
| 3 | 9.14+ | –0.2 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica
|
31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
| 4 | 9.19+ | –0.2 | Steve Mullings | Jamaica
|
31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
| 5 | 9.20+ | +0.2 | Dwain Chambers | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 22 Aug 1999 | Seville | [citation needed] |
| 6 | 9.21A | +1.5 | Charles Greene | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 16 June 1967 | Provo | [8][9][10] |
| 7 | 9.29+ | –0.2 | Kim Collins | File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
| –0.4 | Mike Rodgers | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 17 June 2014 | Ostrava | [6] | ||
| 9 | 9.30+ | –0.2 | Daniel Bailey | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
| 9.30 | +0.9 | Houston McTear | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 9 May 1975 | Winter Park | [11][12][13] | |
| 9.30 | +1.6 | Linford Christie | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 8 July 1994 | Edinburgh | ||
| 12 | 9.32A | +1.5 | Lennox Miller | Jamaica
|
16 June 1967 | Provo | [8][9][10] |
| 13 | 9.33A | 0.0 | Clifford Outlin | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 6 June 1975 | Provo | |
| 9.33 | +1.6 | Johnny Jones | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 19 March 1977 | Austin | ||
| +1.2 | Jon Drummond | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 30 April 1994 | Philadelphia | |||
| 16 | 9.34+ | –0.4 | Isiah Young | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 26 May 2015 | Ostrava | [14] |
| 9.34 | +1.9 | Reggie Jones | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 June 1974 | Austin | ||
| 18 | 9.35 | NWI | Bob Hayes | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 22 June 1962 | Walnut | [15][16] |
| Bill Collins | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 May 1974 | Austin | ||||
| 9.35A | –1.1 | Hasely Crawford | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 6 June 1975 | Provo | ||
| 21 | 9.36 | +0.5 | Frank Budd | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 24 June 1961 | New York City | [17] |
| +1.2 | Andre Cason | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 30 April 1994 | Philadelphia | |||
| +1.6 | Sam Jefferson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 8 July 1994 | Edinburg | |||
| 9.36+ | -0.2 | Rohan Browning |  Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [18] | |
| 25 | 9.37 | +1.9 | Donald Quarrie | Jamaica
|
10 May 1975 | Fresno | |
| 9.37+ | +0.7 | Trell Kimmons | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] | |
| –0.2 | Lerone Clarke | Jamaica
|
31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [7] |
Notes
[edit | edit source]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9.37:
- Asafa Powell also ran 9.09+ (2010), 9.26+ (2015), 9.27+ (2013).
- Charles Greene also ran 9.23A (1967).
- Usain Bolt ran 9.23+ (2016), 9.29+ (2012).
- Kim Collins also ran 9.30+ (2013), 9.34+ (2014).
- Mike Rodgers also ran 9.37+ (2013).
Women
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.91+ | +1.1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | Jamaica
|
31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] |
| 2 | 10.11+ | +0.5 | Zoe Hobbs |  New Zealand
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] |
| 3 | 10.15 i | Heike Drechsler | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1987 | [21] | ||
| 4 | 10.21 i | Silke Möller | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1988 | [21] | ||
| 10.21+ | +1.5 | Chandra Sturrup | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] | |
| +1.1 | Debbie Ferguson | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] | ||
| 7 | 10.22+ | +1.1 | Schillonie Calvert | Jamaica
|
31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] |
| 8 | 10.25 i | Marita Koch | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1985 | [21] | ||
| 9 | 10.28+ | +1.5 | Sheri-Ann Brooks | Jamaica
|
27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] |
| 10 | 10.29 i | Marlies Göhr | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1980 | [21] | ||
| 1983 | [21] | ||||||
| 11 | 10.30+ | +1.1 | Ruddy Zang Milama | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] |
| 12 | 10.34+ | +0.5 | Torrie Lewis | Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] |
| 13 | 10.38 | NWI | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor | Australia
|
1995 | [22] | |
| 10.38+ | +1.1 | Barbara Pierre | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] | |
| 15 | 10.43 i | Bärbel Schölzel | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1984 | [21] | ||
| 16 | 10.45+ | +1.5 | Yevgeniya Polyakova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] |
| 17 | 10.46+ | +1.1 | LaShauntea Moore | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] |
| +1.5 | Mikele Barber | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] | ||
| 19 | 10.47+ | +0.5 | Ella Connolly | Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] |
| 20 | 10.48 i | Renate Stecher | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1974 | [21] | ||
| 10.48+ | +0.5 | Bree Masters | Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] | |
| 22 | 10.49+ | +1.1 | Kateřina Čechová | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | [19] |
| 23 | 10.51 i | Kerstin Behrendt | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1989 | [21] | ||
| 24 | 10.52+ | +0.5 | Kristie Edwards | Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] |
| 25 | 10.56+ | +1.5 | Gloria Asumnu | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [23] |
| +0.5 | Naa Anang | Australia
|
11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] | ||
| +0.5 | Arisa Kimishima | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 11 March 2023 | Sydney | [20] |
Note: The following athletes have had their performances annulled due to doping offense:
| Time | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.15+ | +1.5 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica
|
27 May 2010 | Ostrava | [6] |
Notes
[edit | edit source]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 10.33:
- Veronica Campbell-Brown also ran 10.22+ (2011).
- Heike Drechsler also ran 10.24i (1986).
- Schillonie Calvert also ran 10.30+ (2011).
- Debbie Ferguson also ran 10.31+ (2011)
- Marita Koch also ran 10.33i (1979, 1981).
Notable 100-yard dash runners
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. C. Saportas | 1870 | 10.5 | Official world record | |
| Horace H. Lee | 1877 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | [24] |
| W. C. Wilmer | 1878 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| Lon Myers | 1880 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| Arthur Wharton | 1886 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| J. Owen, Jr. | 1890 | 9.8 | Official world record | |
| Arthur Duffey | 1902 | 9.6 | Official world record (later expunged) | |
| R.P. Williams | 1906 | 9.0 | 5 separate time pieces | [25] |
| Dan Kelly | 1906 | 9.6 | Official world record | |
| Jack Donaldson | Johannesburg, 1910 | 9.375 | World record | |
| Eric Liddell | 1924 | 9.7 | British record | |
| Denis Cussen | 1928 | 9.8 | Irish Record | |
| Eddie Tolan | 1929 | 9.5 | Official world record | |
| Frank Wykoff | Chicago 7 June 1930 | 9.4 | Official world record, without starting blocks | |
| Jesse Owens | 1933 | 9.4 | Equalled world record, set US high school record | |
| Mel Patton | 1948 | 9.3 | Official world record | |
| James Jackson | Alameda High School, Alameda, California, 1954 | 9.4 | Equalled US high-school record | |
| Ken Irvine | 1961 | 9.3 | Equalled professional 100-yard world record | |
| Harry Jerome | 1962 | 9.2 | Record made Jerome the only athlete to own both the 100-yard and 100 meter world record simultaneously. | |
| Frank Budd | 1962 | 9.2 | Official world record | |
| Bob Hayes | 1962 | 9.35 | ||
| Charles Greene | 1967 | 9.21 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 1964 | 9.1 | Hand-timed | |
| John Carlos | 1969 | 9.1 | Hand-timed, equalled Hayes's world record | |
| Houston McTear | 1975 Florida HS State Prelims, Winter Park, FL | 9.0 | Unofficial and hand-timed. In 1975 registered a time of 9.30 seconds. | |
| Pharnell Raines | 1971, Fort Myers, Florida | 9.2 | High school record, hand-timed | |
| Ivory Crockett | 1974 | 9.0 | Hand-timed | |
| Asafa Powell | 27 May 2010 | 9.07+ (−0.5 m/s) | Official World Best, en route to 100m | [5] |
Women
[edit | edit source]| Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Faggs | 1954 | 10.8 | ||
| Heather Young | 20 July 1958 | 10.73 (+0.3 m/s) | Cardiff, official hand time 10.6 | |
| Wilma Rudolph | 1961 | 10.8 | ||
| Dorothy Hyman | 10 July 1962 | 10.6 (+1.3 m/s) | ||
| Mary Rand | 4 July 1964 | 10.6 (+0.4 m/s) | ||
| Daphne Arden | 4 July 1964 | 10.6 (+1.2 m/s) | ||
| Jill Hall | 3 July 1965 | 10.77 (+1.8 m/s) | London | |
| Wyomia Tyus | 1965 | 10.5 | ||
| Val Peat | 10 August 1968 | 10.6 (0.0 m/s) | Huddersfield | |
| Maureen Tranter | 7 September 1968 | 10.6 (+1.8 m/s) | Birmingham | |
| Barbara Ferrell | 1969 | 10.7 | ||
| Chi Cheng | 13 June 1970 | 10.0 | Portland, Oregon | |
| Iris Davis | 1973 | 10.3w | ||
| Heather Hunte | 17 February 1978 | 10.67 i | Senftenberg | |
| Veronica Campbell-Brown | 31 May 2011 | 9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) | Official World Best, en route to 100m | [19] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- All-time men's best 100 yards www.alltime-athletics.com
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- Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6 October 1930 (Des Moines, Iowa ?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited on Frank Wykoff tribute website