USAIN BOLT

IN A FLASH The progression of the men's 100m record since electronic timing



9.95 Jim Hines US 1968

9.93 Calvin Smith US 1983

9.83* Ben Johnson CAN 1987

9.93 Carl Lewis US 1987

9.93 Carl Lewis US 1988

9.92 Carl Lewis US 1988

9.90 Leroy Burrell US 1991

9.86 Carl Lewis US 1991

9.85 Leroy Burrell US 1994

9.84 Donovan Bailey CAN 1996

9.79 Maurice Greene US 1999

9.78* Tim Montgomery US 2002

9.77 Asafa Powell JAM 2005

9.77* Justin Galtin US 2006

9.77 Asafa Powell JAM 2006

9.74 Asafa Powell JAM 2007

9.72 Usain Bolt 2008

9.69 Usain Bolt 2009

9.58 Usain Bolt



THE SWEET (ISH)16

The fastest female over 100m in chronological order



10.75 Evelyn Ashford US 1984

10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner US 1988

10.78 Dawn Sowell US 1989

10.77 Irina Privalvo RUS 1994

10.74 Merlene Ottey JAM 1996

10.78 LiXuemei CHN 1997

10.73 Christine Arron FRA 1998

10.65 Marion Jones US 1998

10.79 Inger Miller US 1999

10.77 Ivet Latova BUL 2004

10.78 Torri Edwards US 2008

10.75 Kerron Stewart JAM 2009

10.64 Carmelita Jeter US 2009

10.76 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 2011

10.70 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 2012

10.79 Blessing Okagbare NIG 2013 IN A FLASH The progression of the men's 100m record since electronic timing 9.93 Carl Lewis US 9.93 9.92 Carl Lewis US Calvin Smith US 9.86 Carl Lewis 9.84 Donovan US Bailey CAN 9.78* Tim Montgomery US 9.77* Justin Gatlin 9.77 Asafa Powell JAM US 9.72 9.93 Usain Bolt 9.95 Jim Hines Carl Lewis US 9.90 Leroy US 9.69 Usain Bolt Burrell US 9.85 9.83* Ben Johnson CAN Leroy Burrell US 9.77 9.79 9.77 Maurice Asafa Powell Asafa Powell JAM Greene JAM 9.74 US Asafa 9.58 Usain Bolt PowellJAM 1968 1983 1987 1988 1988 1991 1994 1996 1999 2002 2005 2006 2007 2009 * Records annuled THE SWEET(ISH) 16 10.74 Merlene Ottey JAM 1996 10.73 Christine Arron FRA 1998 10.79 Inger Miller US 1999 10.78 Torri Edwards US 2008 10.79 Blessing Okagbare NĪG 2013 The fastest females over 100m in chronological order 10.78 Dawn Sowell US 1989 10.64 Carmelita Jeter US 2009 10.75 Evelyn Ashford US 1984 10.78 Li Xuemei CHN 1997 10.77 Ivet Latova BUL 2004 10.76 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 2011 10.77 Irina Privalova 10.75 Kerron Stewart JAM 2009 10.70 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 2012 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner US RUS 1994 10.65 Marion Jones US 1998 1988 GUILLERMO MUNRO / CHINA DAILY Source:China Daily