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
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- + = en route to 100 m performance
- A = affected by altitude
- nw = no wind measurement
Men
[edit | edit source]- Updated in August 2023.[4]
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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
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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 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg 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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- ^ Article in The Rotarian June 1940 "What is the Human Limit" by Jim Thorpe pg.18
External links
[edit | edit source]- All-time men's best 100 yards www.alltime-athletics.com
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6 October 1930 (Des Moines, Iowa ?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited on Frank Wykoff tribute website