100-yard dash

The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of. It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970, and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904. It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint. However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions; in the NCAA championships it was last run in 1975. Walter Halben Butler is credited with being the first to run the race in 10 seconds.

All-time top 25

Automatic timed results only.

+ = en route to 100 m performance
A = affected by altitude
nw = no wind measurement
Men
Updated in August 2023.

Rank

Time

Wind

Athlete

Nationality

Date

Place

Ref

1

9.07

–0.5

Asafa Powell

JamaicaAthAbbr|+

Women

Rank

Time

Wind

Athlete

Nationality

Date

Place

Ref

1

9.91

+1.1

Veronica Campbell-Brown

JamaicaAthAbbr|+

Notable 100-yard dash runners

Men

Women

Athlete	Date	Time	Remarks	Ref
Mae Faggs	1954	10.8
Heather Young	20 July 1958	10.73	Cardiff, official hand time 10.6
Wilma Rudolph	1961	10.8
Dorothy Hyman	10 July 1962	10.6
Mary Rand	4 July 1964	10.6
Daphne Arden	4 July 1964	10.6
Jill Hall	3 July 1965	10.77	London
Wyomia Tyus	1965	10.5
Val Peat	10 August 1968	10.6	Huddersfield
Maureen Tranter	7 September 1968	10.6	Birmingham
Barbara Ferrell	1969	10.7
Chi Cheng	13 June 1970	10.0	Portland, Oregon
Iris Davis	1973	10.3w
Heather Hunte	17 February 1978	10.67 i	Senftenberg
Veronica Campbell-Brown	31 May 2011	9.91+	Official World Best, en route to 100m