10-second barrier facts for kids
The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male sprinter. Its significance has become less important since the late 1990s, as an increasing number of runners have surpassed the ten seconds mark. The current men's world record holder is Usain Bolt, who ran a 9.58 at the 2009 IAAF World Championship competition.
History
For sprints, World Athletics maintains that world records and other recognised performances require: a wind assistance of not more than two metres per second (7.2 kilometres per hour (4.5 mph)) in the direction of travel; fully automatic timing (FAT) to one hundredth of a second; and no use of performance-enhancing substances. Wind gauge malfunctions or infractions may invalidate a sprinter's time.
Hand timing
Prior to 1977, FAT was not required for IAAF official timings. Times were recorded manually to one tenth of a second; three official timers with stopwatches noted when the starting gun flashed and when the runner crossed the finish line, and their median recorded time was the official mark. Some races also had an unofficial FAT, or semi-automatic time, often in conjunction with photo finish equipment. The first person timed at under ten seconds was Bob Hayes, who ran 9.9 s in April 1963 at the Mt. SAC Relays, but with a tailwind of 11 mph (4.9 m/s). Hayes clocked another illegal 9.9 s (wind 5.3 m/s (12 mph)) in the semi-final of the 1964 Olympic 100 m, with the first sub-10 FAT of 9.91 s. In the final, Hayes' official tenths time of 10.0 s was calculated by rounding down the FAT of 10.06 s; the backup hand-timers recorded 9.8, 9.9, and 9.9, which would have given 9.9 s as the official time if the FAT had malfunctioned. At the 1968 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Charles C. Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, California, United States, three men ran legal hand-timed 9.9 seconds: Jim Hines first and Ronnie Ray Smith second in the first semi-final, and Charlie Greene first in the second semi-final. This was dubbed the "Night of Speed", and all three were recognised as world records by the IAAF. The IAAF lists their FATs as: Hines 10.03, Smith 10.14 and Greene 10.10; although Time magazine reported at the time that "an automatic Bulova Accutron Phototimer confirmed that all three had indeed broken [10.0s]". Hines also had a wind-assisted 9.8 s in the heats. Hines went on to win the 1968 Olympic 100m in 9.9 s, rounded down from his FAT of 9.95, making it the first non-wind-assisted electronic sub-10-second performance. By 1976, six other men had equalled the 9.9 s hand-timed record, though none of their performances had an FAT mark.
Automatic timing
After the 1977 rule change, Jim Hines' nine-year-old 9.95 was the only recognised sub-10-second race. That year the barrier was broken again, when Silvio Leonard ran 9.98 seconds on 11 August 1977. Both of these marks were recorded at a high altitude, which aids performance due to lower air resistance.
Carl Lewis was the first sprinter to break ten seconds at low altitude under electronic timing, with 9.97 seconds on 14 May 1983 at the Modesto Relays. Calvin Smith at altitude recorded a world record 9.93 seconds on 3 July 1983, in Colorado Springs, Colorado and became the first sprinter to run under ten seconds twice, in August that year. In total, six sprinters legally broke the barrier during the 1980s. Another, Ben Johnson, had eclipsed both the 9.90 mark and 9.80 mark in 1987, respectively 1988 with 9.83 s and 9.79 s; however, both of these records were disqualified after he tested positive for, and later admitted to, using doping, namely steroids.
The 100 m final at the 1991 World Championships represented a new zenith in the event: six athletes ran under ten seconds in the same race, and winner Carl Lewis lowered the world record to 9.86 seconds. In second place was Leroy Burrell who also broke the former world record, which had been his at 9.90 seconds. In third place, 0.01 seconds slower than the former world record, was Dennis Mitchell with a time of 9.91 seconds. In fourth place, breaking his own European record of 9.97 seconds, was Linford Christie with a time of 9.92 seconds.
Maurice Greene, in 1999, was the first athlete to run under 9.80 seconds. Usain Bolt surpassed 9.70 seconds in 2008, and 9.60 in 2009. After 2007, South America had the distinction of being the only area from which no athlete had run a sub-10 second 100m, this distinction was however lost in the area's own 100m Final on 28 July 2023 in which the three leading runners all made sub-10 second times. The 2008 season saw a new high for sub-10 second performances: 14 runners achieved the feat a total of 53 times between them, the highest ever for either figure. Furthermore, ten men had achieved the result for the first time in that year – another record. The men's 100 metres final at the 2008 Summer Olympics saw a world record and six men clear ten seconds (equalling the number from the 1991 World Championships). Only two months into the start of the outdoor track season, 2011 became a record-breaking year as fifteen men ran under ten seconds between April and June. As of 10 June 2013, 86 sprinters have broken the 10-second barrier with an official, legal time. The men's 100 metres final at the 2012 Summer Olympics saw a new Olympic record and seven out of eight finalists running under 10 seconds. However Tyson Gay, was later disqualified from this race. Prior to his disqualification, he had been in fourth place with a time of 9.80 seconds, the fastest fourth place in history.
On 29 May 2016, former World Champion Kim Collins improved his personal record by running 9.93 +1.9 in Bottrop as a 40-year-old. He improved his own standing as the oldest man to break the 10-second barrier, the first over the age of 40. Omar McLeod, a sprint hurdles specialist, became the first hurdling athlete to break ten seconds in April 2016.
No woman has recorded an official sub-10 second time yet. The female 100-metre world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
Electronically timed marks
# | Date | Athlete | Time (seconds) |
Age | Nationality | Continent | Best (year) | Doping case | Ref |
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1 | 14 October 1968 | Jim Hines | 9.95 A | 22 years, 34 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (1968) | ||
2 | 11 August 1977 | Silvio Leonard | 9.98 A | 21 years, 325 days | Cuba | North America | 9.98 (1977) | ||
3 | 14 May 1983 | Carl Lewis | 9.97 | 21 years, 317 days | United States | North America | 9.86 (1991) | ||
4 | 3 July 1983 | Calvin Smith | 9.93 A | 22 years, 176 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (1983) | ||
5 | 5 May 1984 | Mel Lattany | 9.96 | 24 years, 269 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (1984) | ||
6 | 9 July 1986 | Ben Johnson | 9.95 | 24 years, 191 days | Canada | North America | 9.95 (1986) | Yes | |
7 | 24 September 1988 | Linford Christie | 9.97 | 28 years, 175 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.87 (1993) | Yes | |
8 | 20 May 1989 | Raymond Stewart | 9.97 | 24 years, 63 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.96 (1991) | ||
9 | 16 June 1989 | Leroy Burrell | 9.94 | 22 years, 115 days | United States | North America | 9.85 (1994) | ||
10 | 25 August 1991 | Dennis Mitchell | 9.99 | 25 years, 186 days | United States | North America | 9.91 (1991) | Yes | |
11 | 25 August 1991 | Frankie Fredericks | 9.95 | 23 years, 327 days | Namibia | Africa | 9.86 (1996) | ||
12 | 11 September 1991 | Andre Cason | 9.99 | 22 years, 234 days | United States | North America | 9.92 (1993) | ||
13 | 4 April 1992 | Olapade Adeniken | 9.97 | 22 years, 229 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.95 (1994) | ||
14 | 18 April 1992 | Michael Marsh | 9.93 | 24 years, 258 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (1992) | ||
15 | 18 April 1992 | Davidson Ezinwa | 9.96 | 20 years, 148 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.94 (1994) | Yes | |
16 | 21 May 1993 | Daniel Effiong | 9.99 | 20 years, 338 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.98 (1993) | Yes | |
17 | 22 July 1994 | Jon Drummond | 9.99 | 25 years, 316 days | United States | North America | 9.92 (1997) | ||
18 | 22 April 1995 | Donovan Bailey | 9.99 | 27 years, 127 days | Canada | North America | 9.84 (1996) | ||
19 | 15 June 1995 | Bruny Surin | 9.97 | 27 years, 338 days | Canada | North America | 9.84 (1999) | ||
20 | 21 April 1996 | Ato Boldon | 9.93 | 22 years, 113 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.86 (1998) | ||
21 | 12 June 1997 | Maurice Greene | 9.96 | 22 years, 324 days | United States | North America | 9.79 (1999) | ||
22 | 12 June 1997 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | 9.96 | 24 years, 74 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (1997) | ||
23 | 12 June 1997 | Tim Montgomery | 9.96 | 22 years, 138 days | United States | North America | 9.92 (1997) | Yes | |
24 | 20 June 1997 | Percival Spencer | 9.98 | 22 years, 116 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.98 (1997) | ||
25 | 13 July 1997 | Seun Ogunkoya | 9.97 | 19 years, 197 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.92 (1998) | ||
26 | 9 August 1998 | Vincent Henderson | 9.95 | 25 years, 293 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (1998) | ||
27 | 11 September 1998 | Obadele Thompson | 9.87 A | 22 years, 165 days | Barbados | North America | 9.87 (1998) | ||
28 | 5 June 1999 | Leonard Myles-Mills | 9.98 | 26 years, 27 days | Ghana | Africa | 9.98 (1999) | ||
29 | 13 June 1999 | Dwain Chambers | 9.99 | 21 years, 69 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.97 (1999) | Yes | |
30 | 2 July 1999 | Jason Gardener | 9.98 | 23 years, 287 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.98 (1999) | ||
31 | 5 July 1999 | Tim Harden | 9.92 | 25 years, 159 days | United States | North America | 9.92 (1999) | ||
32 | 2 June 2000 | Coby Miller | 9.98 | 23 years, 227 days | United States | North America | 9.98 (2000) | ||
33 | 2 June 2000 | Bernard Williams | 9.99 | 22 years, 135 days | United States | North America | 9.94 (2001) | Yes | |
34 | 21 June 2000 | Francis Obikwelu | 9.97 | 21 years, 212 days | Nigeria/ Portugal | Africa | 9.86 (2004) | ||
35 | 12 April 2002 | Shawn Crawford | 9.99 | 24 years, 88 days | United States | North America | 9.88 (2004) | Yes | |
36 | 21 April 2002 | Joshua J. Johnson | 9.95 | 25 years, 346 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (2002) | ||
37 | 4 May 2002 | Brian Lewis | 9.99 | 27 years, 150 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2002) | ||
38 | 27 July 2002 | Kim Collins | 9.98 | 26 years, 113 days | Saint Kitts and Nevis | North America | 9.93 (2016) | ||
39 | 5 May 2003 | Patrick Johnson | 9.93 | 30 years, 221 days | Australia | Oceania | 9.93 (2003) | ||
40 | 19 July 2003 | Deji Aliu | 9.98 | 27 years, 239 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.95 (2003) | ||
41 | 15 August 2003 | John Capel | 9.97 | 24 years, 261 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (2004) | Yes | |
42 | 15 August 2003 | Justin Gatlin | 9.97 | 21 years, 186 days | United States | North America | 9.74 (2015) | Yes | |
43 | 15 August 2003 | Mickey Grimes | 9.99 | 26 years, 309 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2003) | Yes | |
44 | 12 October 2003 | Uchenna Emedolu | 9.97 | 27 years, 25 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.97 (2003) | ||
45 | 12 June 2004 | Asafa Powell | 9.99 | 21 years, 202 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.72 (2008) | Yes | |
46 | 14 June 2005 | Aziz Zakari | 9.99 | 28 years, 285 days | Ghana | Africa | 9.99 (2005) | Yes | |
47 | 25 June 2005 | Marc Burns | 9.96 | 22 years, 169 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.96 (2005) | ||
48 | 25 June 2005 | Darrel Brown | 9.99 | 20 years, 257 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.99 (2005) | ||
49 | 5 July 2005 | Ronald Pognon | 9.99 | 22 years, 231 days | France | Europe | 9.99 (2005) | ||
50 | 22 July 2005 | Leonard Scott | 9.94 | 25 years, 184 days | United States | North America | 9.91 (2006) | ||
51 | 25 May 2006 | Olusoji Fasuba | 9.93 | 21 years, 320 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.85 (2006) | ||
52 | 25 July 2006 | Tyson Gay | 9.97 | 23 years, 350 days | United States | North America | 9.69 (2009) | Yes | |
53 | 18 August 2006 | Marcus Brunson | 9.99 | 28 years, 116 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2006) | ||
54 | 24 April 2007 | Derrick Atkins | 9.98 | 23 years, 109 days | Bahamas | North America | 9.91 (2007) | ||
55 | 8 June 2007 | Walter Dix | 9.93 | 21 years, 128 days | United States | North America | 9.88 (2010) | ||
56 | 26 July 2007 | Samuel Francis | 9.99 | 20 years, 121 days | Qatar | Asia | 9.99 (2007) | ||
57 | 28 September 2007 | Wallace Spearmon | 9.96 | 22 years, 278 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (2007) | ||
58 | 3 May 2008 | Usain Bolt | 9.76 | 21 years, 256 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.58 (2009) | ||
59 | 10 May 2008 | Travis Padgett | 9.96 | 21 years, 149 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2008) | ||
60 | 18 May 2008 | Richard Thompson | 9.93 | 22 years, 346 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.82 (2014) | ||
61 | 28 June 2008 | Rodney Martin | 9.95 | 25 years, 189 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (2008) | ||
62 | 28 June 2008 | Mark Jelks | 9.99 | 24 years, 79 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2008) | Yes | |
63 | 28 June 2008 | Darvis Patton | 9.89 | 30 years, 207 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2008) | ||
64 | 28 June 2008 | Ivory Williams | 9.94 | 23 years, 57 days | United States | North America | 9.94 (2008) | Yes | |
65 | 22 July 2008 | Nesta Carter | 9.98 | 22 years, 285 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.78 (2010) | Yes | |
66 | 15 August 2008 | Churandy Martina | 9.99 | 24 years, 43 days | Netherlands Antilles/ Netherlands | North America/Europe | 9.91 (2012) | ||
67 | 16 August 2008 | Michael Frater | 9.97 | 25 years, 315 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.88 (2011) | ||
68 | 24 May 2009 | Daniel Bailey | 9.99 | 22 years, 257 days | Antigua and Barbuda | North America | 9.91 (2009) | ||
69 | 7 June 2009 | Mike Rodgers | 9.94 | 24 years, 44 days | United States | North America | 9.85 (2011) | Yes | |
70 | 10 July 2009 | Yohan Blake | 9.96 | 19 years, 196 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.69 (2012) | Yes | |
71 | 28 August 2009 | Lerone Clarke | 9.99 | 28 years, 52 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.99 (2009) | ||
72 | 9 July 2010 | Christophe Lemaitre | 9.98 | 20 years, 28 days | France | Europe | 9.92 (2011) | ||
73 | 19 August 2010 | Trell Kimmons | 9.95 | 25 years, 37 days | United States | North America | 9.95 (2010) | ||
74 | 29 August 2010 | Ryan Bailey | 9.95 | 21 years, 138 days | United States | North America | 9.88 (2010) | Yes | |
75 | 29 August 2010 | Mario Forsythe | 9.99 | 24 years, 303 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.95 (2010) | ||
76 | 16 April 2011 | Steve Mullings | 9.90 | 28 years, 139 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.80 (2011) | Yes | |
77 | 23 April 2011 | Ngonidzashe Makusha | 9.97 | 24 years, 43 days | Zimbabwe | Africa | 9.89 (2011) | ||
78 | 4 June 2011 | Nickel Ashmeade | 9.96 | 21 years, 58 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.90 (2013) | ||
79 | 4 June 2011 | Keston Bledman | 9.93 | 23 years, 88 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.86 (2012) | ||
80 | 10 June 2011 | Mookie Salaam | 9.97 | 21 years, 66 days | United States | North America | 9.97 (2011) | ||
81 | 30 June 2011 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 9.99 | 26 years, 364 days | Norway | Europe | 9.99 (2011) | ||
82 | 6 June 2012 | Harry Adams | 9.96 | 22 years, 192 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (2012) | ||
83 | 7 July 2012 | Kemar Hyman | 9.95 | 22 years, 270 days | Cayman Islands | North America | 9.95 (2012) | ||
84 | 7 September 2012 | Kemar Bailey-Cole | 9.97 | 20 years, 241 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.92 (2015) | ||
85 | 23 May 2013 | Isiah Young | 9.99 | 23 years, 138 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2021) | ||
86 | 5 June 2013 | Dentarius Locke | 9.97 | 23 years, 175 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (2013) | ||
87 | 8 June 2013 | Gabriel Mvumvure | 9.98 | 25 years, 105 days | Zimbabwe | Africa | 9.98 (2013) | ||
88 | 21 June 2013 | Charles Silmon | 9.98 | 21 years, 352 days | United States | North America | 9.98 (2013) | ||
89 | 13 July 2013 | James Dasaolu | 9.91 | 25 years, 311 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.91 (2013) | ||
90 | 13 July 2013 | Jimmy Vicaut | 9.95 | 21 years, 136 days | France | Europe | 9.86 (2015) | ||
91 | 12 April 2014 | Simon Magakwe | 9.98 A | 27 years, 333 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.98 (2014) | Yes | |
92 | 17 May 2014 | Kemarley Brown | 9.93 | 21 years, 301 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.93 (2014) | ||
93 | 8 June 2014 | Chijindu Ujah | 9.96 | 20 years, 95 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.96 (2014) | ||
94 | 13 June 2014 | Trayvon Bromell | 9.97 | 18 years, 338 days | United States | North America | 9.76 (2021) | ||
95 | 28 September 2014 | Femi Ogunode | 9.93 | 23 years, 136 days | Qatar | Asia | 9.91 (2015) | Yes | |
96 | 10 May 2015 | Clayton Vaughn | 9.93 | 22 years, 360 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (2015) | ||
97 | 17 May 2015 | Andre De Grasse | 9.97 | 20 years, 188 days | Canada | North America | 9.89 (2021) | ||
98 | 17 May 2015 | Bryce Robinson | 9.99 | 21 years, 185 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2015) | ||
99 | 20 May 2015 | Marvin Bracy | 9.95 | 21 years, 156 days | United States | North America | 9.85 (2021) | ||
100 | 30 May 2015 | Su Bingtian | 9.99 | 25 years, 274 days | China | Asia | 9.83 (2021) | ||
101 | 7 June 2015 | Adam Gemili | 9.97 | 21 years, 244 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.97 (2015) | ||
102 | 25 June 2015 | Diondre Batson | 9.94 | 22 years, 347 days | United States | North America | 9.94 (2015) | ||
103 | 25 June 2015 | Beejay Lee | 9.99 | 22 years, 48 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2015) | ||
104 | 25 June 2015 | Quentin Butler | 9.96 | 22 years, 280 days | United States | North America | 9.96 (2015) | ||
105 | 1 July 2015 | Akani Simbine | 9.99 | 21 years, 283 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.84 (2021) | ||
106 | 5 July 2015 | Henricho Bruintjies | 9.97 | 21 years, 354 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.97 (2015) | ||
107 | 11 July 2015 | Andrew Fisher | 9.94 | 23 years, 208 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.94 (2015) | ||
108 | 12 March 2016 | Wayde Van Niekerk | 9.98 A | 23 years, 241 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.94 (2017) | ||
109 | 23 April 2016 | Omar McLeod | 9.99 | 21 years, 364 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.99 (2016) | ||
110 | 2 June 2016 | Ameer Webb | 9.94 | 25 years, 75 days | United States | North America | 9.94 (2016) | ||
111 | 6 June 2016 | Ben Youssef Meïté | 9.99 | 29 years, 208 days | Ivory Coast | Africa | 9.96 (2016) | ||
112 | 8 June 2016 | Senoj-Jay Givans | 9.96 | 22 years, 161 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.96 (2016) | ||
113 | 11 June 2016 | Aaron Brown | 9.96 | 24 years, 15 days | Canada | North America | 9.96 (2016) | ||
114 | 12 June 2016 | Jak Ali Harvey | 9.92 | 27 years, 39 days | Turkey | Europe | 9.92 (2016) | ||
115 | 24 June 2016 | Rondel Sorrillo | 9.99 | 30 years, 153 days | Trinidad and Tobago | North America | 9.99 (2016) | ||
116 | 3 July 2016 | Christian Coleman | 9.95 | 20 years, 119 days | United States | North America | 9.76 (2019) | ||
117 | 30 July 2016 | Joel Fearon | 9.96 | 27 years, 293 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.96 (2016) | ||
118 | 17 March 2017 | Thando Roto | 9.95 | 21 years, 172 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.95 (2017) | ||
119 | 15 April 2017 | Ronnie Baker | 9.99 | 23 years, 182 days | United States | North America | 9.83 (2021) | ||
120 | 22 April 2017 | Odean Skeen | 9.98 | 22 years, 237 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.98 (2017) | ||
121 | 13 May 2017 | Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 9.99 | 23 years, 41 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.99 (2017) | ||
122 | 7 June 2017 | Cameron Burrell | 9.93 | 22 years, 269 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (2017) | ||
123 | 7 June 2017 | Christopher Belcher | 9.93 | 23 years, 129 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (2017) | ||
124 | 23 June 2017 | Julian Forte | 9.99 | 23 years, 357 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.91 (2017) | ||
125 | 6 July 2017 | Ramil Guliyev | 9.97 | 27 years, 38 days | Turkey | Europe | 9.97 (2017) | ||
126 | 9 September 2017 | Yoshihide Kiryū | 9.98 | 21 years, 268 days | Japan | Asia | 9.98 (2017) | ||
127 | 13 May 2018 | Kendal Williams | 9.99 | 22 years, 232 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2018) | ||
128 | 25 May 2018 | Jaylen Bacon | 9.97 | 21 years, 293 days | United States | North America | 9.97 (2018) | ||
129 | 25 May 2018 | Andre Ewers | 9.98 | 22 years, 352 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.98 (2018) | ||
130 | 9 June 2018 | Zharnel Hughes | 9.91 | 22 years, 331 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.83 (2023) | ||
131 | 9 June 2018 | Noah Lyles | 9.93 | 20 years, 326 days | United States | North America | 9.83 (2023) | ||
132 | 16 June 2018 | Arthur Gue Cissé | 9.94 | 21 years, 169 days | Ivory Coast | Africa | 9.93 (2019) | ||
133 | 19 June 2018 | Xie Zhenye | 9.97 | 24 years, 306 days | China | Asia | 9.97 (2018) | ||
134 | 22 June 2018 | Filippo Tortu | 9.99 | 20 years, 7 days | Italy | Europe | 9.99 (2018) | ||
135 | 9 July 2018 | Barakat Al Harthi | 9.97 | 30 years, 24 days | Oman | Asia | 9.97 (2018) | Yes | |
136 | 21 July 2018 | Tyquendo Tracey | 9.96 | 25 years, 41 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.96 (2018) | ||
137 | 7 August 2018 | Reece Prescod | 9.96 | 22 years, 160 days | United Kingdom | Europe | 9.93 (2022) | ||
138 | 22 February 2019 | Roberto Skyers | 9.98 | 27 years, 102 days | Cuba | North America | 9.98 (2019) | ||
139 | 20 April 2019 | Divine Oduduru | 9.94 | 22 years, 195 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.86 (2019) | ||
140 | 11 May 2019 | Abdul Hakim Sani Brown | 9.99 | 20 years, 66 days | Japan | Asia | 9.97 (2019) | ||
141 | 12 May 2019 | Cravon Gillespie | 9.97 | 22 years, 285 days | United States | North America | 9.93 (2019) | ||
142 | 5 June 2019 | Mario Burke | 9.98 | 22 years, 79 days | Barbados | North America | 9.98 (2019) | ||
143 | 20 July 2019 | Yuki Koike | 9.98 | 24 years, 68 days | Japan | Asia | 9.98 (2019) | ||
144 | 27 August 2019 | Raymond Ekevwo | 9.96 | 20 years, 156 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.96 (2019) | ||
145 | 20 July 2020 | Michael Norman | 9.86 | 22 years, 230 days | United States | North America | 9.86 (2020) | ||
146 | 26 March 2021 | Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku | 9.97 | 23 years, 71 days | Ghana | Africa | 9.90 (2022) | ||
147 | 10 April 2021 | Kyree King | 9.97 | 26 years, 275 days | United States | North America | 9.97 (2021) | ||
148 | 17 April 2021 | Jo'Vaughn Martin | 9.94 | 21 years, 276 days | United States | North America | 9.94 (2021) | ||
149 | 24 April 2021 | Fred Kerley | 9.91 | 25 years, 352 days | United States | North America | 9.76 (2022) | ||
150 | 13 May 2021 | Marcell Jacobs | 9.95 | 26 years, 229 days | Italy | Europe | 9.80 (2021) | ||
151 | 14 May 2021 | Tlotliso Leotlela | 9.94 | 23 years, 2 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.94 (2021) | ||
152 | 6 June 2021 | Ryota Yamagata | 9.95 | 28 years, 361 days | Japan | Asia | 9.95 (2021) | ||
153 | 20 June 2021 | Kenny Bednarek | 9.96 | 22 years, 249 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2021) | ||
154 | 20 June 2021 | Micah Williams | 9.91 | 19 years, 220 days | United States | North America | 9.86 (2022) | ||
155 | 31 July 2021 | Enoch Adegoke | 9.98 | 21 years, 145 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.98 (2021) | ||
156 | 14 August 2021 | Ferdinand Omurwa | 9.96 | 25 years, 224 days | Kenya | Africa | 9.77 (2021) | ||
157 | 16 April 2022 | Matthew Boling | 9.98 | 21 years, 300 days | United States | North America | 9.98 (2022) | ||
158 | 16 April 2022 | Davonte Burnett | 9.99 | 22 years, 48 days | United States | North America | 9.99 (2022) | ||
159 | 23 April 2022 | Joseph Paul Amoah | 9.94 | 25 years, 101 days | Ghana | Africa | 9.94 (2022) | ||
160 | 30 April 2022 | Letsile Tebogo | 9.96 | 18 years, 327 days | Botswana | Africa | 9.91 (2022) | ||
161 | 21 May 2022 | Oblique Seville | 9.86 | 21 years, 66 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.86 (2022) | ||
162 | 11 June 2022 | Cravont Charleston | 9.98 | 24 years, 160 days | United States | North America | 9.91 (2023) | ||
163 | 12 June 2022 | Ackeem Blake | 9.95 | 20 years, 142 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.89 (2023) | ||
164 | 24 June 2022 | Elijah Hall | 9.98 | 27 years, 306 days | United States | North America | 9.90 (2022) | ||
165 | 24 June 2022 | Emmanuel Matadi | 9.98 | 31 years, 70 days | Liberia | Africa | 9.98 (2022) | ||
166 | 25 June 2022 | Favour Ashe | 9.99 | 20 years, 58 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.96 (2023) | ||
167 | 3 July 2022 | Yupun Abeykoon | 9.96 | 27 years, 184 days | Sri Lanka | Asia | 9.96 (2022) | ||
168 | 3 July 2022 | Reynier Mena | 9.99 | 25 years, 224 days | Cuba | North America | 9.99 (2022) | ||
169 | 3 July 2022 | Méba-Mickaël Zeze | 9.99 | 28 years, 45 days | France | Europe | 9.99 (2022) | ||
170 | 29 March 2023 | Bouwahjgie Nkrumie | 9.99 | 19 years, 41 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.99 (2023) | ||
171 | 15 April 2023 | Terrence Jones | 9.91 | 20 years, 158 days | Bahamas | North America | 9.91 (2023) | ||
172 | 15 April 2023 | Joseph Fahnbulleh | 9.98 | 21 years, 216 days | Liberia | Africa | 9.98 (2023) | ||
173 | 26 May 2023 | Udodi Onwuzurike | 9.91 | 20 years, 117 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.91 (2023) | ||
174 | 7 June 2023 | Pjai Austin | 9.89 | 22 years, 261 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2023) | ||
175 | 7 June 2023 | Cole Beck | 9.97 | 24 years, 94 days | United States | North America | 9.97 (2023) | ||
176 | 7 June 2023 | Godson Oghenebrume | 9.96 | 20 years, 11 days | Nigeria | Africa | 9.90 (2023) | ||
177 | 7 June 2023 | Shaun Maswanganyi | 9.99 | 22 years, 126 days | South Africa | Africa | 9.91 (2023) | ||
178 | 9 June 2023 | Courtney Lindsey | 9.89 | 24 years, 203 days | United States | North America | 9.89 (2023) | ||
179 | 9 June 2023 | Da'Marcus Fleming | 9.97 | 21 years, 170 days | United States | North America | 9.97 (2023) | ||
180 | 2 July 2023 | Emmanuel Eseme | 9.97 | 29 years, 319 days | Cameroon | Africa | 9.96 (2023) | ||
181 | 6 July 2023 | Rohan Watson | 9.98 | 21 years, 68 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.91 (2023) | ||
182 | 6 July 2023 | Kadrian Goldson | 9.94 | 25 years, 240 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.94 (2023) | ||
183 | 6 July 2023 | Kishane Thompson | 9.91 | 21 years, 354 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.85 (2023) | ||
184 | 7 July 2023 | Ryiem Forde | 9.96 | 22 years, 44 days | Jamaica | North America | 9.96 (2023) | ||
185 | 28 July 2023 | Issam Asinga | 9.89 | 18 years, 211 days | Suriname | South America | 9.89 (2023) | ||
186 | 28 July 2023 | Erik Cardoso | 9.97 | 23 years, 147 days | Brazil | South America | 9.97 (2023) | ||
187 | 28 July 2023 | Ronal Longa | 9.99 | 19 years, 28 days | Colombia | South America | 9.99 (2023) | ||
188 | 9 September 2023 | Felipe Bardi | 9.96 | 24 years, 336 days | Brazil | South America | 9.96 (2023) |
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Hand timed marks
The following sprinters all received a hand-timed mark of 9.9 seconds. All the runners held the world record simultaneously. However, the timing may not have been precise. (Note that Bob Hayes clocked a hand timed 9.9 seconds in the 1964 Olympic final, but his FAT 10.06 s was the official time, and it was given as “10.0” s.)
Date first broken | Athlete | Nationality | No. of times broken |
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20 June 1968 | Jim Hines | United States | 2 |
20 June 1968 | Ronnie Ray Smith | United States | 1 |
20 June 1968 | Charles Greene | United States | 1 |
21 June 1972 | Steve Williams | United States | 4 |
1 July 1972 | Eddie Hart | United States | 1 |
1 July 1972 | Rey Robinson | United States | 1 |
5 June 1975 | Silvio Leonard | Cuba | 1 |
3 April 1976 | Harvey Glance | United States | 2 |
22 May 1976 | Don Quarrie | Jamaica | 1 |