Women · Hurdles & Steeplechase · All-Time
100 Metres Hurdles
12.09
Best mark
World record
12.45
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
12.34
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
17
Countries
USA 21 · JAM 7 · 15 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 12.09 to 12.45 · median 12.34
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 | Masai Russell WR | USA | 12.09 | 0.0 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 26 |
| 2 | Tobi Amusan | NGR | 12.12 | +0.9 | 24 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 25 |
| 3 | Tia Jones | USA | 12.19 | +2.0 | 2 May 2025 | Miramar | 24 |
| 4 | Kendra Harrison | USA | 12.20 | +0.3 | 22 Jul 2016 | London | 23 |
| 5 | Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 12.21 | +0.7 | 20 Aug 1988 | Stara Zagora | 26 |
| 6 | Grace Stark | USA | 12.21 | +0.7 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 24 |
| 7 | Ackera Nugent | JAM | 12.24 | -0.4 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 22 |
| 8 | Tonea Marshall | USA | 12.24 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 26 |
| 9 | Ditaji Kambundji | SUI | 12.24 | -0.1 | 15 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 23 |
| 10 | Ginka Zagorcheva | BUL | 12.25 | +1.4 | 8 Aug 1987 | Dráma | 29 |
| 11 | Ludmila Narozhilenko | RUS | 12.26 | +1.7 | 6 Jun 1992 | Sevilla | 28 |
| 12 | Brianna Rollins | USA | 12.26 | +1.2 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | 21 |
| 13 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | PUR | 12.26 | -0.2 | 1 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 14 | Sally Pearson | AUS | 12.28 | +1.1 | 3 Sep 2011 | Daegu | 24 |
| 15 | Nadine Visser | NED | 12.28 | +1.1 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 30 |
| 16 | Nia Ali | USA | 12.30 | +0.6 | 21 Jul 2023 | Monaco | 34 |
| 17 | Britany Anderson | JAM | 12.31 | +0.3 | 24 Jul 2022 | Eugene | 21 |
| 18 | Cyréna Samba-Mayela | FRA | 12.31 | +0.8 | 8 Jun 2024 | Roma | 23 |
| 19 | Alaysha Johnson | USA | 12.31 | +0.7 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | 27 |
| 20 | Danielle Williams | JAM | 12.31 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 32 |
| 21 | Alia Armstrong | USA | 12.32 | +1.4 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 24 |
| 22 | Gail Devers | USA | 12.33 | -0.3 | 23 Jul 2000 | Sacramento | 33 |
| 23 | Devynne Charlton | BAH | 12.33 | +1.0 | 5 Sep 2026 | Bruxelles | |
| 24 | Sharika Nelvis | USA | 12.34 | +1.9 | 26 Jun 2015 | Eugene | 25 |
| 25 | Megan Tapper | JAM | 12.34 | +0.1 | 29 Jun 2025 | Kingston | 31 |
| 26 | Jasmin Stowers | USA | 12.35 | +0.9 | 15 May 2015 | Ad-Dawhah | 23 |
| 27 | Grazyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.36 | +1.9 | 13 Jun 1980 | Warszawa | |
| 28 | Joanna Hayes | USA | 12.37 | +1.5 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 29 | Dawn Nelson | USA | 12.37 | -0.2 | 7 Aug 2012 | London | |
| 30 | Pia Skrzyszkowska | POL | 12.37 | +1.6 | 14 Jul 2024 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
| 31 | Vera Komisova | RUS | 12.39 | +1.5 | 5 Aug 1980 | Roma | |
| 32 | Natalya Grigoryeva | UKR | 12.39 | +1.8 | 11 Jul 1991 | Kyiv | |
| 33 | Janeek Brown | JAM | 12.40 | +0.6 | 8 Jun 2019 | Austin | |
| 34 | Alina Talay | BLR | 12.41 | +0.5 | 31 May 2018 | Saint Pölten | |
| 35 | Bettine Jahn | GDR | 12.42 | +1.8 | 8 Jun 1983 | Berlin | |
| 36 | Anjanette Kirkland | USA | 12.42 | +2.0 | 11 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 37 | Lucyna Kalek | POL | 12.43 | -0.9 | 19 Aug 1984 | Hannover | |
| 38 | Michelle Perry | USA | 12.43 | -0.3 | 26 Jun 2005 | Carson | |
| 39 | Lolo Jones | USA | 12.43 | +0.2 | 18 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 40 | Queen Claye | USA | 12.43 | +1.2 | 22 Jun 2013 | Des Moines | |
| 41 | Rayniah Jones | USA | 12.43 | -0.2 | 26 Jun 2026 | Zagreb | |
| 42 | Gloria Siebert | GER | 12.44 | -0.5 | 4 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 43 | Olga Shishigina | KAZ | 12.44 | -0.8 | 27 Jun 1995 | Luzern | |
| 44 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 12.44 | +0.4 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 45 | Damu Cherry | USA | 12.44 | +0.6 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 46 | Demisha Roswell | JAM | 12.44 | +1.5 | 15 May 2022 | Lubbock | |
| 47 | Aaliyah McCormick | USA | 12.44 | +2.0 | 30 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 48 | Cornelia Oschkenat | GER | 12.45 | +1.3 | 11 Jun 1987 | Neubrandenburg | |
| 49 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | JAM | 12.45 | +1.4 | 24 May 2003 | Eugene | |
| 50 | Yelena Krasovskaya | UKR | 12.45 | +1.5 | 24 Aug 2004 | Athínai |