Women · Sprints · All-Time
100 Metres
World recordRatified
10.490.0
Florence Griffith JoynerUSAIndianapolis · 16 Jul 1988
38 years standingRecord progression →
10.49
Best mark
World record
10.78
Top 25 cutoff
26 rows: tie at the cutoff
10.74
Median
Of the 26 best-by-athlete marks
8
Countries
USA 12 · JAM 7 · 6 others
Performance distribution
26 athletes from 10.49 to 10.78 · median 10.74
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 | Florence Griffith Joyner WR | USA | 10.49 | 0.0 | 16 Jul 1988 | Indianapolis | 28 |
| 2 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 10.54 | +0.9 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 29 |
| 3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM | 10.60 | +1.7 | 26 Aug 2021 | Lausanne | 34 |
| 4 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | USA | 10.61 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 5 | Adaejah Hodge | IVB | 10.63 | +1.9 | 11 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 6 | Carmelita Jeter | USA | 10.64 | +1.2 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai | 29 |
| 7 | Marion Jones | USA | 10.65 | +1.1 | 12 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | 22 |
| 7 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 10.65 | +1.0 | 7 Jul 2023 | Kingston | 28 |
| 7 | Sha'Carri Richardson | USA | 10.65 | -0.2 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 23 |
| 10 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 10.70 | -0.7 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zurich | 25 |
| 11 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | CIV | 10.72 | +0.4 | 10 Aug 2022 | Monaco | 33 |
| 12 | Christine Arron | FRA | 10.73 | +2.0 | 19 Aug 1998 | Budapest | 24 |
| 13 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 10.74 | +1.3 | 7 Sep 1996 | Milan | 36 |
| 13 | English Gardner | USA | 10.74 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 24 |
| 15 | Kerron Stewart | JAM | 10.75 | +0.4 | 10 Jul 2009 | Rome | 25 |
| 16 | Evelyn Ashford | USA | 10.76 | +1.7 | 22 Aug 1984 | Zürich | 27 |
| 16 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | 10.76 | +1.1 | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | 29 |
| 16 | Tina Clayton | JAM | 10.76 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 19 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 10.77 | +0.9 | 6 Jul 1994 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 19 | Ivet Lalova | BUL | 10.77 | +0.7 | 19 Jun 2004 | Plovdiv | 20 |
| 19 | Jacious Sears | USA | 10.77 | +1.6 | 13 Apr 2024 | Gainesville | 22 |
| 22 | Dawn Sowell | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jun 1989 | Provo | 23 |
| 22 | Torri Edwards | USA | 10.78 | +1.8 | 28 Jun 2008 | Eugene | 31 |
| 22 | Murielle Ahouré | CIV | 10.78 | +1.6 | 11 Jun 2016 | Montverde | 28 |
| 22 | Tianna Bartoletta | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 30 |
| 22 | Tori Bowie | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 25 |