Women · Sprints · All-Time
100 Metres
World recordRatified
10.490.0
Florence Griffith JoynerUSAIndianapolis · 16 Jul 1988
38 years standingRecord progression →
10.49
Best mark
World record
10.84
Top 50 cutoff
50 rows
10.78
Median
Of the 50 best-by-athlete marks
17
Countries
USA 20 · JAM 11 · 15 others
Performance distribution
50 athletes from 10.49 to 10.84 · median 10.78
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 | Florence Griffith Joyner WR | USA | 10.49 | 0.0 | 16 Jul 1988 | 28 | |
| 2 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM | 10.54 | +0.9 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | 29 |
| 3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM | 10.60 | +1.7 | 26 Aug 2021 | Lausanne | 34 |
| 4 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden | USA | 10.61 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 24 |
| 5 | Adaejah Hodge | IVB | 10.63 | +1.9 | 11 Jun 2026 | Eugene | 20 |
| 6 | Carmelita Jeter | USA | 10.64 | +1.2 | 20 Sep 2009 | Shanghai | 29 |
| 7 | Marion Jones | USA | 10.65 | +1.1 | 12 Sep 1998 | Johannesburg | 22 |
| 8 | Shericka Jackson | JAM | 10.65 | +1.0 | 7 Jul 2023 | Kingston | 28 |
| 9 | Sha'Carri Richardson | USA | 10.65 | -0.2 | 21 Aug 2023 | Budapest | 23 |
| 10 | Julien Alfred | LCA | 10.70 | -0.7 | 27 Aug 2026 | Zürich | 25 |
| 11 | Marie Josée Ta Lou | CIV | 10.72 | +0.4 | 10 Aug 2022 | Monaco | 33 |
| 12 | Christine Arron | FRA | 10.73 | +2.0 | 19 Aug 1998 | Budapest | 24 |
| 13 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 10.74 | +1.3 | 7 Sep 1996 | Milano | 36 |
| 14 | English Gardner | USA | 10.74 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 24 |
| 15 | Kerron Stewart | JAM | 10.75 | +0.4 | 10 Jul 2009 | Roma | 25 |
| 16 | Evelyn Ashford | USA | 10.76 | +1.7 | 22 Aug 1984 | Zürich | 27 |
| 17 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | 10.76 | +1.1 | 31 May 2011 | Ostrava | 29 |
| 18 | Tina Clayton | JAM | 10.76 | +0.3 | 14 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 21 |
| 19 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 10.77 | +0.9 | 6 Jul 1994 | Lausanne | 25 |
| 20 | Ivet Lalova | BUL | 10.77 | +0.7 | 19 Jun 2004 | Plovdiv | 20 |
| 21 | Jacious Sears | USA | 10.77 | +1.6 | 13 Apr 2024 | Gainesville | 22 |
| 22 | Dawn Sowell | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jun 1989 | Provo | 23 |
| 23 | Torri Edwards | USA | 10.78 | +1.8 | 28 Jun 2008 | Eugene | 31 |
| 24 | Murielle Ahouré-Demps | CIV | 10.78 | +1.6 | 11 Jun 2016 | Montverde | |
| 25 | Tianna Bartoletta | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 30 |
| 26 | Tori Bowie | USA | 10.78 | +1.0 | 3 Jul 2016 | Eugene | 25 |
| 27 | Li Xuemei | CHN | 10.79 | 0.0 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 28 | Inger Miller | USA | 10.79 | -0.1 | 22 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | 27 |
| 29 | Blessing Okagbare | NGR | 10.79 | +1.1 | 27 Jul 2013 | London | |
| 30 | Shenese Walker | JAM | 10.80 | +1.7 | 18 Apr 2026 | Gainesville | |
| 31 | Marlies Göhr | GDR | 10.81 | +1.7 | 8 Jun 1983 | Berlin | 25 |
| 32 | Dafne Schippers | NED | 10.81 | -0.3 | 24 Aug 2015 | Beijing | 23 |
| 33 | Aleia Hobbs | USA | 10.81 | +0.5 | 24 Jun 2022 | Eugene | |
| 34 | Gail Devers | USA | 10.82 | -1.0 | 1 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 25 |
| 35 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 10.82 | +0.4 | 3 Sep 1994 | Paris | 29 |
| 36 | Zhanna Block | UKR | 10.82 | -0.3 | 6 Aug 2001 | Edmonton | |
| 37 | Sherone Simpson | JAM | 10.82 | -0.7 | 24 Jun 2006 | Kingston | |
| 38 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | TTO | 10.82 | +0.9 | 24 Jun 2017 | Port of Spain | |
| 39 | Twanisha Terry | USA | 10.82 | +0.6 | 30 Jul 2022 | Memphis | |
| 40 | Tia Clayton | JAM | 10.82 | +0.1 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 41 | Marita Koch | GDR | 10.83 | +1.7 | 8 Jun 1983 | Berlin | 26 |
| 42 | Juliet Cuthbert | JAM | 10.83 | -1.0 | 1 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | 28 |
| 43 | Ekateríni Thánou | GRE | 10.83 | +0.1 | 22 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 44 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | TTO | 10.83 | +1.6 | 22 Jun 2013 | Port of Spain | |
| 45 | Dina Asher-Smith | GBR | 10.83 | +0.1 | 29 Sep 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 46 | Teahna Daniels | USA | 10.83 | +0.9 | 21 Aug 2021 | Eugene | |
| 47 | Tamari Davis | USA | 10.83 | +0.6 | 30 Jul 2022 | Memphis | |
| 48 | Brianna Selby | USA | 10.83 | +1.5 | 30 May 2026 | Fayetteville | |
| 49 | Chioma Ajunwa | NGR | 10.84 | +1.3 | 11 Apr 1992 | Lagos | |
| 50 | Chandra Sturrup | BAH | 10.84 | +1.9 | 5 Jul 2005 | Lausanne |