Fastest 100m Sprinters of All Time
The 10 fastest legal 100-metre sprint times in history. All performances were achieved with wind assistance of +2.0 m/s or less. Usain Bolt's 9.58s world record set in Berlin in 2009 remains the gold standard of human sprinting.
Data
| # | Athlete | Time (s) | Year | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | 9.58 WR | 2009 | Jamaica | Berlin, Germany |
| 2 | Tyson Gay | 9.69 | 2009 | USA | Shanghai, China |
| 2 | Yohan Blake | 9.69 | 2012 | Jamaica | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 4 | Asafa Powell | 9.72 | 2008 | Jamaica | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 5 | Justin Gatlin | 9.74 | 2012 | USA | Doha, Qatar |
| 6 | Christian Coleman | 9.76 | 2019 | USA | Doha, Qatar |
| 7 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.77 | 2021 | USA | Eugene, USA |
| 8 | Nesta Carter | 9.78 | 2010 | Jamaica | Rieti, Italy |
| 9 | Noah Lyles | 9.79 | 2023 | USA | Budapest, Hungary |
| 9 | Maurice Greene | 9.79 | 1999 | USA | Athens, Greece |
Source: Wikipedia — 100 metres and World Athletics. All-time legal performances (wind ≤ +2.0 m/s). Performances by athletes who later received doping bans are excluded.