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
9.77
Top 25 cutoff
37 rows: tie at the cutoff
9.76
Median
Of the 37 performances
3
Countries
JAM 22 · USA 14 · 1 others
Performance distribution
37 performances from 9.58 to 9.77 · median 9.76
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
All performances · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 28 Aug 2026 · methodology
37 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 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.63 | +1.5 | 5 Aug 2012 | London | 25 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.69 | 0.0 | 16 Aug 2008 | Beijing | 21 |
| 4 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.69 | +2.0 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai | 27 |
| 4 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.69 | -0.1 | 23 Aug 2012 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 6 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.71 | +0.9 | 16 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 27 |
| 7 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.72 | +1.7 | 31 May 2008 | New York City | 21 |
| 7 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.72 | +0.2 | 2 Sep 2008 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 9 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.74 | +1.7 | 9 Sep 2007 | Rieti | 24 |
| 9 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.74 | +0.9 | 15 May 2015 | Doha | 33 |
| 11 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.75 | +1.1 | 29 Jun 2012 | Kingston | 22 |
| 11 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.75 | +1.5 | 5 Aug 2012 | London | 22 |
| 11 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.75 | +0.9 | 4 Jun 2015 | Rome | 33 |
| 11 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.75 | +1.4 | 9 Jul 2015 | Lausanne | 33 |
| 11 | Kishane Thompson | JAM | 9.75 | +0.8 | 27 Jun 2025 | Kingston | 23 |
| 16 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.76 | +1.8 | 3 May 2008 | Kingston | 21 |
| 16 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.76 | +1.3 | 16 Sep 2011 | Brussels | 25 |
| 16 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.76 | -0.1 | 31 May 2012 | Rome | 25 |
| 16 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.76 | +1.4 | 30 Aug 2012 | Zurich | 22 |
| 16 | Christian Coleman | USA | 9.76 | +0.6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Doha | 23 |
| 16 | Trayvon Bromell | USA | 9.76 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 26 |
| 16 | Fred Kerley | USA | 9.76 | +1.4 | 24 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 27 |
| 23 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.77 | +1.6 | 14 Jun 2005 | Athens | 22 |
| 23 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.77 | +1.5 | 11 Jun 2006 | Gateshead | 23 |
| 23 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.77 | +1.0 | 18 Aug 2006 | Zurich | 23 |
| 23 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.77 | +1.0 | 28 Jun 2008 | Eugene | 25 |
| 23 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.77 | -1.3 | 5 Sep 2008 | Brussels | 22 |
| 23 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.77 | +0.9 | 7 Sep 2008 | Rieti | 25 |
| 23 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.77 | +0.4 | 10 Jul 2009 | Rome | 26 |
| 23 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.77 | -0.3 | 11 Aug 2013 | Moscow | 26 |
| 23 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.77 | +0.6 | 5 Sep 2014 | Brussels | 32 |
| 23 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.77 | +0.9 | 23 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 33 |
| 23 | Trayvon Bromell | USA | 9.77 | +1.5 | 5 Jun 2021 | Miramar | 25 |
| 23 | Ferdinand Omanyala | KEN | 9.77 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 25 |
| 23 | Fred Kerley | USA | 9.77 | +1.8 | 24 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 27 |
| 23 | Kishane Thompson | JAM | 9.77 | +0.9 | 28 Jun 2024 | Kingston | 22 |
| 23 | Oblique Seville | JAM | 9.77 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |