History Progression Of Men's 100 Metre World Record

If you are a Track and Field fan you should find this information informative. This is a list that will show you the evolution of the 100m record right up to the present World’s Fastest Man.

TIME ATHLETE COUNTRY DATE LOCATION

sec        Name      Nationality   Day      Venue

9.77  Asafa Powell     (JAM)   14 Jun 05   Athens
9.78  Tim Montgomery   (USA)   14 Sep 02   Paris
9.79  Maurice Greene   (USA)   16 Jun 99   Athens
9.84  Donovan Bailey   (CAN)   27 Jul 96   Atlanta
9.85  Leroy Burrell    (USA)   06 Jul 94   Lausanne
9.86  Carl Lewis       (USA)   25 Aug 91   Tokyo
9.90  Leroy Burrell    (USA)   14 Jun 91   New York
9.92  Carl Lewis       (USA)   24 Sep 88   Seoul
9.93  Calvin Smith     (USA)   03 Jul 83   Colorado
                                        Springs
9.95  Jim Hines        (USA)   14 Oct 68   Mexico
                                        City
10.0  Armin Hary       (FRG)   21 Jun 60   Zurich
10.1  Willie Williams  (USA)   03 Aug 56   Berlin
10.2  Jesse Owens      (USA)   20 Jun 36   Chicago
10.3  Percy Williams   (CAN)   09 Aug 30   Toronto
10.4  Charles Paddock  (USA)   23 Apr 21   Redlands
10.6  Donald Lippincott(USA)   06 Jul 12   Stockholm

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