Top 10 all-time best times in men’s 100-meter track and field
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In the two years before and after the Beijing Olympics, the 100-meter race was truly a battle of titans! Powell still has his strength left, Gatlin delivers consistent performances, and Bolt soars to new heights. That’s really awesome! Ten years have passed, and now for the 100-meter race, we can only rely on Lärskogman and the other person.
Tyson Gay was only second in that 9.71 time
Undoubtedly, the fastest time is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. At the 2009 Berlin World Championships, in top form, Bolt delivered an outstanding performance in the men’s 100-meter final, finishing with an unprecedented time of 9.58 seconds and setting a new world record. Given this score, there aren’t many others who can match it. The second-fastest time was also set by Bolt; he ran 9.63 seconds in the men’s 100-meter final at the 2012 London Olympics. This time is the second-fastest ever recorded in the men’s 100 meters, as well as the Olympic record for this event.
The third-best time is 9.69 seconds; to date, three people have achieved this time, namely Usain Bolt from Jamaica, Yohan Blake from Jamaica, and Tyson Gay from the United States. Among them, Blake achieved this time with a wind speed of 0.1 meters per second against the wind, Bolt achieved it with wind speed of 0, while Gay achieved it with a wind speed of 0.2 meters per second with the wind at his back; therefore, Blake finished in third place, Bolt in fourth place, and Gay in fifth place.
The sixth-best time is 9.71 seconds, achieved by the American athlete Tyson Gay in the men’s 100-meter race at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin; unfortunately, he faced Bolt at the height of his form and had to settle for second place. The time that ranks seventh is 9.72 seconds; two athletes have achieved this time, namely Jamaica’s lightning-fast Usain Bolt and the veteran Powell. Since the wind speeds were different when each of them ran this time, Bolt ends up in seventh place while Powell is in eighth place.
The time that ranks ninth is 9.74 seconds, and again, two athletes have achieved this time: the experienced Jamaican athlete Powell and the American star Gatlin. Given that the wind speeds were different when each of them ran this time, Powell’s time places him in ninth place, while Gatlin’s time puts him in tenth place.
The national record before the liberation was 11.3 seconds, while Su Bingtian equaled the Asian record with 9.91 seconds.