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
9.87
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
9.83
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
19
Countries
USA 17 · JAM 8 · 17 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 9.58 to 9.87 · median 9.83
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · data refreshed 17 Sep 2026 · methodology
50 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Wind | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt WR | JAM | 9.58 | +0.9 | 16 Aug 2009 | Berlin | 22 |
| 2 | Tyson Gay | USA | 9.69 | +2.0 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai | 27 |
| 3 | Yohan Blake | JAM | 9.69 | -0.1 | 23 Aug 2012 | Lausanne | 22 |
| 4 | Asafa Powell | JAM | 9.72 | +0.2 | 2 Sep 2008 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 5 | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.74 | +0.9 | 15 May 2015 | Ad-Dawhah | 33 |
| 6 | Kishane Thompson | JAM | 9.75 | +0.8 | 27 Jun 2025 | Kingston | 23 |
| 7 | Christian Coleman | USA | 9.76 | +0.6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 23 |
| 8 | Trayvon Bromell | USA | 9.76 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 26 |
| 9 | Fred Kerley | USA | 9.76 | +1.4 | 24 Jun 2022 | Eugene | 27 |
| 10 | Ferdinand Omanyala | KEN | 9.77 | +1.2 | 18 Sep 2021 | Nairobi | 25 |
| 11 | Oblique Seville | JAM | 9.77 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 12 | Nesta Carter | JAM | 9.78 | +0.9 | 29 Aug 2010 | Rieti | 24 |
| 13 | Maurice Greene | USA | 9.79 | +0.1 | 16 Jun 1999 | Athínai | 24 |
| 14 | Noah Lyles | USA | 9.79 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 27 |
| 15 | Kenny Bednarek | USA | 9.79 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 26 |
| 16 | Steve Mullings | JAM | 9.80 | +1.3 | 4 Jun 2011 | Eugene | 28 |
| 17 | Marcell Jacobs | ITA | 9.80 | +0.1 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 26 |
| 18 | Richard Thompson | TTO | 9.82 | +1.7 | 21 Jun 2014 | Port of Spain | 29 |
| 19 | Akani Simbine | RSA | 9.82 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 20 | Bryan Levell | JAM | 9.82 | +1.3 | 23 Jul 2025 | Eisenstadt | 21 |
| 21 | Courtney Lindsey | USA | 9.82 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 26 |
| 22 | Su Bingtian | CHN | 9.83 | +0.9 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 31 |
| 23 | Ronnie Baker | USA | 9.83 | +0.9 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 27 |
| 24 | Zharnel Hughes | GBR | 9.83 | +1.3 | 24 Jun 2023 | New York City | 27 |
| 25 | T'Mars McCallum | USA | 9.83 | +1.8 | 1 Aug 2025 | Eugene | 21 |
| 26 | Emmanuel Eseme | CMR | 9.83 | +1.3 | 28 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | 32 |
| 27 | Donovan Bailey | CAN | 9.84 | +0.7 | 27 Jul 1996 | Atlanta | |
| 28 | Bruny Surin | CAN | 9.84 | +0.2 | 22 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 29 | Abdul-Rasheed Saminu | GHA | 9.84 | +1.5 | 19 Jul 2025 | Powder Springs | |
| 30 | Kanyinsola Ajayi | NGR | 9.84 | +0.7 | 29 May 2026 | Lexington | |
| 31 | Leroy Burrell | USA | 9.85 | +1.2 | 6 Jul 1994 | Lausanne | |
| 32 | Olusoji Adekotunbo Fasuba | NGR | 9.85 | +1.7 | 12 May 2006 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 33 | Mike Rodgers | USA | 9.85 | +1.3 | 4 Jun 2011 | Eugene | |
| 34 | Marvin Bracy-Williams | USA | 9.85 | +1.5 | 5 Jun 2021 | Miramar | |
| 35 | Ronal Longa | COL | 9.85 | +1.5 | 26 Jun 2026 | Medellín | |
| 36 | Lachlan Kennedy | AUS | 9.85 | +1.3 | 28 Jul 2026 | Glasgow | |
| 37 | Carl Lewis | USA | 9.86 | +1.2 | 25 Aug 1991 | Tokyo | 30 |
| 38 | Frankie Fredericks | NAM | 9.86 | -0.4 | 3 Jul 1996 | Lausanne | 28 |
| 39 | Ato Boldon | TTO | 9.86 | +1.8 | 19 Apr 1998 | Walnut | |
| 40 | Francis Obikwelu | POR | 9.86 | +0.6 | 22 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 41 | Keston Bledman | TTO | 9.86 | +1.4 | 23 Jun 2012 | Port of Spain | |
| 42 | Jimmy Vicaut | FRA | 9.86 | +1.3 | 4 Jul 2015 | Saint-Denis | |
| 43 | Divine Oduduru | NGR | 9.86 | +0.8 | 7 Jun 2019 | Austin | 22 |
| 44 | Michael Norman | USA | 9.86 | +1.6 | 20 Jul 2020 | Fort Worth | 22 |
| 45 | Micah Williams | USA | 9.86 | +0.7 | 27 May 2022 | Fayetteville | |
| 46 | Benjamin Richardson | RSA | 9.86 | +1.9 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 47 | Letsile Tebogo | BOT | 9.86 | +1.0 | 4 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 21 |
| 48 | Linford Christie | GBR | 9.87 | +0.3 | 15 Aug 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 49 | Obadele Thompson | BAR | 9.87 | -0.2 | 11 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | |
| 50 | Eugene Amo-Dadzie | GBR | 9.87 | +2.0 | 30 Aug 2025 | London |