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The first record in the 100 m for men (athletics) was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912.
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Unofficial progression before the IAAF
IAAF record progression
| ratified |
| ratified but later retracted |
Records 1912-1976
Electronic timing (post-1976)
Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for events 400 metres and under when submitted for record consideration.2
Jim Hines' October 1968 Olympic gold medal run was the fastest recorded fully electronic 100 metre race to that time, at 9.95.3 Track and Field News has compiled an unofficial list of automatically timed records starting with the 1964 Olympics and Bob Hayes' gold medal performance there. Those marks are included in the progression.
| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date | Notesnote 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.06 | Bob Hayes |  United States |
Tokyo, Japan | October 15, 1964 | 3 |
| 10.03 | Jim Hines | United States |
Sacramento, USA | June 20, 1968 | 3 |
| 10.02 | Charles Green | United States |
Mexico City, Mexico | October 13, 1968 | A3 |
| 9.95 | Jim Hines | United States |
Mexico City, Mexico | October 14, 1968 | OR, A3 |
| 9.93 | Calvin Smith | United States |
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA | July 3, 1983 | A3 |
| Carl Lewis | United States |
Rome, Italy | August 30, 1987 | 34note 2 | |
| Zürich, Switzerland | August 17, 1988 | 3 | |||
| 9.83 | Ben Johnson |  Canada |
Rome, Italy | August 30, 1987 | note 3 |
| 9.92 | Carl Lewis | United States |
Seoul, South Korea | September 24, 1988 | OR3 |
| 9.90 | Leroy Burrell | United States |
New York, New York, USA | June 14, 1991 | 3 |
| 9.86 | Carl Lewis | United States |
Tokyo, Japan | August 25, 1991 | 3 |
| 9.85 | Leroy Burrell | United States |
Lausanne, Switzerland | July 6, 1994 | 3 |
| 9.84 | Donovan Bailey | Canada |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA | July 27, 1996 | OR3 |
| 9.79 | Maurice Greene | United States |
Athens, Greece | June 16, 1999 | 3 |
| 9.78 | Tim Montgomery | United States |
Charléty, Paris, France | September 14, 2002 | 5note 4 |
| 9.77 | Asafa Powell |  Jamaica |
Athens, Greece | June 14, 2005 | 3 |
| Justin Gatlin | United States |
Doha, Qatar | May 12, 2006 | 36note 5 | |
| Asafa Powell | Jamaica |
Gateshead, England | June 11, 2006 | 37 | |
| Zurich, Switzerland | August 18, 2006 | 3 | |||
| 9.74 | Rieti, Italy | September 9, 2007 | 3 | ||
| 9.72 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
New York, USA | May 31, 2008 | 38 |
| 9.69 | Beijing, China | August 16, 2008 | OR910 |
Low-altitude progression
The IAAF considers marks set at high altitude as acceptable for record consideration. However, some observers have noted that altitude can significantly assist sprint performances. One estimate suggests times in the 200 m dash can be assisted by .09 s to .14 s with the maximum allowable tailing wind (2.0 m/s), and gain .3 s at altitudes over 2000 m.[2] For this reason, separate low-altitude lists have been compiled, though the IAAF doesn't officially recognize separate records. Once the IAAF started to recognize only electronic times, marks set at high altitude were not equalled or surpassed by low-altitude performances until 1987. The following progression of low-altitude marks starts with the "record" when the IAAF started to recognize only electronic timing and continues to the first mark that equaled the world record in 1987. (Ben Johnson's 9.95 run in 1986 and 9.83 run in 1987 are omitted.)
| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.03 | Jim Hines3 | United States |
Sacramento, USA | June 20, 1968 |
| 10.03 | Silvio Leonard3 |  Cuba |
Havana, Cuba | September 13, 1977 |
| 10.02 | James Sanford3 | United States |
Westwood, USA | May 11, 1980 |
| 10.00 | Carl Lewis3 | United States |
Dallas, USA | May 16, 1981 |
| 10.00 | Carl Lewis3 | United States |
Modesto, USA | May 15, 1982 |
| 9.97 | Carl Lewis3 | United States |
Modesto, USA | May 14, 1983 |
| 9.97 | Calvin Smith3 | United States |
Zurich, Switzerland | August 24, 1983 |
| 9.96 | Mel Lattany3 | United States |
Athens, USA | May 5, 1984 |
| 9.93 | Carl Lewis3 | United States |
Rome, Italy | August 30, 1987 |
Notes
- ^ "A" stands for records set more than 1,000 metres above sea level, "OR" stands for Olympic records
- ^ Carl Lewis's two performances at 9.93 were deemed by the IAAF to have equaled the world record after Johnson's 9.83 time was rescinded but were never world records; Lewis's 9.92 was recognized as the world record from January 1, 1990.
- ^ Ben Johnson's time of 9.79 on September 24, 1988 was disallowed and never ratified as a record as he tested positive for stanozolol after the race. Johnson subsequently admitted to steroid stanozolol use between 1981 and 1988, including during the 1988 Olympics. His world record of 9.83 set on August 30, 1987 was rescinded by the IAAF Council in September 1989.
- ^ Tim Montgomery's time of 9.78 from September 14, 2002 was annulled following disqualification for banned drug use. Ruling in 2005 on his involvement with BALCO scandal rescinded all records and medals from 2001 onwards. By that time, however, it had been surpassed by Asafa Powell.
- ^ Justin Gatlin was briefly credited with a new world record time of 9.76, but the IAAF announced five days later that the official timers, Tissot Timing, had discovered that that time was incorrect. Gatlin's time, recorded to the thousandth of a second, was 9.766 and had erroneously been rounded down to the nearest hundredth instead of rounded up. This time instead made Gatlin co-world record holder with Asafa Powell. However, in 2007 this record was annulled following Gatlin's failed doping test.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "A History of World Records - Interactive Graphic". NYTimes.com (August 16, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved 16 October 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Stat Corner: 100 WR Progression", Track & Field News 61 (7): 55, July 2008
- ^ Track and Field News, November 1989, vol. 42, #11, p. 37
- ^ "100m World Record falls to Montgomery - 9.78!". IAAF (14 September 2002). Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ^ Frank Litsky (May 18, 2006). "Gatlin Must Share 100-Meter Record". New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
- ^ iaaf.org – NEWS FLASH – Powell equals World 100m record – 9.77 – first quotes. Sunday, 11 June 2006
- ^ iaaf.org – Bolt 9.72 in New York! – World 100m record – IAAF World Athletics Tour. Sunday, 01 June 2008
- ^ (2008-08-24) IAAF Outdoor All Time Lists , IAAF. Report. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
- ^ Steve Landells (16 August 2008). ""It was crazy, phenomenal" - Bolt's 9.69 100m stuns the Bird's Nest". IAAF. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.
See also
- World record progression 100 metres women
- World record progression 200 metres men
- 100-yard dash
- Sprints
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