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Every Olympics or World Athletics Championships, the sprinters attract eyeballs for an event that gets over in just a few seconds. The 100 metre race determines the fastest man or woman on earth. The 100-metre dash was included in Summer Olympics in 1896 for men and in 1928 for women. On the other hand, it became a part of World Championships much later in 1983.
Currently, Christian Coleman and Shelly-Ann-Fraser-Pryce are the world champions whereas Marcell Jacobs and Elaine Thompson Herah are Olympic champions in men and women’s category respectively. However, they none of the four is the fastest man or woman on the earth when it comes to the history of athletics.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt currently holds the record for the best time in a 100m race. Bolt clocked 9.58 seconds in the final of IAAF World Championships in Berlin. 13 years later, the record is yet to be broken.
There is a tie for the second place between USA’s Tyson Gray and Yohan Blake. Gray and Blake have clocked a blinding 9.69 seconds in the 100 metre race. The fourth spot belongs to Jamiaca’s Asafa Powell who too 9.72 seconds to do the same. The fifth on the list is USA’s Justin Gatlin who took 9.74 seconds to get over the line 100m line.
On the other hand, USA’s Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the record in women’s category. She clocked a jaw-dropping 10.49 seconds in the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis. However, she could not do a repeat in the Olympics. Her Olympic record is still sensational but 0.13 seconds more than her best (10.62 seconds).
There are two Jamaicans in the top five list after Griffith-Joyner. Thompson-Herah holds the second spot with 10.54 seconds. She also managed to break Griffith-Joyner’s Olympic record in Tokyo Olympics. Fraser-Pryce is the third on the list with a record of 10.60. However, her championship-winning time is more, at 10.67 seconds. The fourth spot belongs to America’s Carmelita Jeter who secured the spot by completing the race in 10.64 seconds. The fifth on the list is Marion James who missed the fourth spot by just 0.01 seconds.
