Men · Sprints · All-Time
100 Metres
World recordRatified
9.58+0.9
Usain BoltJAMBerlin · 16 Aug 2009
17 years standingRecord progression →
9.58
Best mark
World record
9.83
Top 25 cutoff
26 rows: tie at the cutoff
9.79
Median
Of the 26 best-by-athlete marks
9
Countries
USA 11 · JAM 8 · 7 others
Performance distribution
26 athletes from 9.58 to 9.83 · median 9.79
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
26 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt WR | JAM | 9.58 | +0.9 | 16 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 22 |
| 2 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.69 | +2.0 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai | 27 |
| 2 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.69 | -0.1 | 23 Aug 2012 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 4 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.72 | +0.2 | 2 Sep 2008 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 5 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.74 | +0.9 | 15 May 2015 | Doha | 33 |
| 6 | Kishane Thompson | JAM | 9.75 | +0.8 | 27 Jun 2025 | Kingston | 23 |
| 7 | Christian Coleman | USA | 9.76 | +0.6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Doha | 23 |
| 7 | Trayvon Bromell | USA | 9.76 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 26 |
| 7 | Fred Kerley | USA | 9.76 | +1.4 | 24 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 27 |
| 10 | Ferdinand Omanyala | KEN | 9.77 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 25 |
| 10 | Oblique Seville | JAM | 9.77 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 12 | Nesta Carter | JAM | 9.78 | +0.9 | 29 Aug 2010 | Rieti | 24 |
| 13 | Maurice Greene | USA | 9.79 | +0.1 | 16 Jun 1999 | Athens | 24 |
| 13 | Noah Lyles | USA | 9.79 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 13 | Kenny Bednarek | USA | 9.79 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 26 |
| 16 | Steve Mullings | JAM | 9.80 | +1.3 | 4 Jun 2011 | Eugene | 28 |
| 16 | Marcell Jacobs | ITA | 9.80 | +0.1 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 18 | Richard Thompson | TTO | 9.82 | +1.7 | 21 Jun 2014 | Port of Spain | 29 |
| 18 | Akani Simbine | RSA | 9.82 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 18 | Bryan Levell | JAM | 9.82 | +1.3 | 23 Jul 2025 | Eisenstadt | 21 |
| 18 | Courtney Lindsey | USA | 9.82 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 26 |
| 22 | Su Bingtian | CHN | 9.83 | +0.9 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 22 | Ronnie Baker | USA | 9.83 | +0.9 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 22 | Zharnel Hughes | GBR | 9.83 | +1.3 | 24 Jun 2023 | New York City | 27 |
| 22 | T'Mars McCallum | USA | 9.83 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 21 |
| 22 | Emmanuel Eseme | CMR | 9.83 | +1.3 | 28 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | 32 |