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Men's 100 meters world record progressionMain » Records » World Records Progression Men's 100 meters world record progression: (From 1912)
The first record in the 100 meters for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, 10.6h seconds set by Don Lippincott from USA, in Stockholm - SWE on 6 July 1912. The record now is 9.58 seconds set by Usain Bolt from Jamaica, in Berlin - GER on 16 August 2009.
Hand Timing: (From 1912 to 1976)
Performance | Wind | Athlete | Nation | Location | Date | 10.6 |
| Don Lippincott | USA | Stockholm, SWE | 06/07/1912
| 10.6 |
| Jackson Scholz | USA | Stockholm, SWE | 16/11/1920
| 10.4 |
| Charlie Paddock | USA | Redlands, USA | 23/04/1920
| 10.4 | 0.0 | Eddie Tolan | USA | Stockholm, SWE | 08/08/1929
| 10.4 |
| Eddie Tolan | USA | Copenhagen, DEN | 25/08/1929
| 10.3 |
| Percy Williams | CAN | Toronto, CAN | 09/08/1930
| 10.3 |
| Arthur Jonath | GER | Bochum, GER | 05/07/1932
| 10.3 | 0.4 | Eddie Tolan | USA | Los Angeles, USA | 01/08/1932
| 10.3 | 0.4 | Ralph Metcalfe | USA | Los Angeles, USA | 01/08/1932 | 10.3 |
| Ralph Metcalfe | USA | Budapest, HUN | 12/08/1933 | 10.3 |
| Eulace Peacock | USA | Oslo, NOR | 06/08/1934
| 10.3 |
| Chris Berger | NED | Amsterdam, NED | 26/08/1934 | 10.3 |
| Ralph Metcalfe | USA | Osaka, JPN | 15/11/1934
| 10.3 | 2.0 | Ralph Metcalfe | USA | Dairen, CHN | 23/11/1934 | 10.3 | 2.5 | Takayoshi Yoshioka | JPN | Tokyo, JPN | 15/06/1935
| 10.2 | 1.2 | Jesse Owens | USA | Chicago, USA | 20/06/1936
| 10.2 | -0.9 | Harold Davis | USA | Compton, USA | 06/06/1941
| 10.2 | 0.7 | Lloyd LaBeach | PAN | Fresno, USA | 15/05/1948
| 10.2 |
| Barney Ewell | USA | Evanston, USA | 09/07/1948
| 10.2 | 0.0 | Emmanuel McDonald Bailey | GBR | Belgrade, YUG | 25/08/1951
| 10.2 | 1.1 | Heinz Fütterer | GER | Yokohama, JPN | 31/10/1954
| 10.2 | 0.9 | Bobby Joe Morrow | USA | Houston, USA | 19/05/1956
| 10.2 | -1.0 | Ira Murchison | USA | Compton, USA | 01/06/1956
| 10.2 | 0.0 | Bobby Joe Morrow | USA | Bakersfield, USA | 22/06/1956
| 10.2 | -1.3 | Ira Murchison | USA | Los Angeles, USA | 29/06/1956
| 10.2 | -0.4 | Bobby Joe Morrow | USA | Los Angeles, USA | 29/06/1956 | 10.1 | 0.7 | Willie Williams | USA | Berlin, GER | 03/08/1956 | 10.1 | 1.0 | Ira Murchison | USA | Berlin, GER | 04/08/1956 | 10.1 | 1.5 | Leamon King | USA | Ontario, USA | 20/10/1956
| 10.1 | 0.9 | Leamon King | USA | Santa Ana, USA | 27/10/1956
| 10.1 | 1.3 | Ray Norton | USA | San Jose, USA | 18/04/1959
| 10.0 | 0.9 | Armin Hary | GER | Zürich, SWI | 21/06/1960
| 10.0 | 1.8 | Harry Jerome | CAN | Saskatoon, CAN | 15/07/1960
| 10.0 | 0.0 | Horacio Esteves | VEN | Caracas, VEN | 15/08/1964
| 10.0 | 1.3 | Bob Hayes | USA | Tokyo, JPN | 15/10/1964
| 10.0 | 2.0 | Jim Hines | USA | Modesto, USA | 27/05/1967
| 10.0 | 1.8 | Enrique Figuerola | CUB | Budapest, HUN | 17/06/1967
| 10.0 | 0.0 | Paul Nash | RSA | Krugersdorp, RSA | 02/04/1968
| 10.0 | 1.1 | Oliver Ford | USA | Albuquerque, USA | 31/05/1968
| 10.0 | 2.0 | Charles Greene | USA | Sacramento, USA | 20/06/1968
| 10.0 | 2.0 | Roger Bambuck | FRA | Sacramento, USA | 20/06/1968 | 9.9 | 0.8 | Jim Hines | USA | Sacramento, USA | 20/06/1968 | 9.9 | 0.9 | Ronnie Ray Smith | USA | Sacramento, USA | 20/06/1968 | 9.9 | 0.9 | Charles Greene | USA | Sacramento, USA | 20/06/1968 | 9.9 | 0.3 | Jim Hines | USA | Mexico City, MEX | 14/10/1968
| 9.9 | 0.0 | Eddie Hart | USA | Eugene, USA | 01/07/1972
| 9.9 | 0.0 | Rey Robinson | USA | Eugene, USA | 01/07/1972 | 9.9 | 1.3 | Steve Williams | USA | Los Angeles, USA | 21/06/1974 | 9.9 | 1.7 | Silvio Leonard | CUB | Ostrava, CZE | 05/06/1975
| 9.9 | 0.0 | Steve Williams | USA | Siena, ITA | 16/07/1975
| 9.9 | -0.2 | Steve Williams | USA | Berlin, Germany | 22/08/1975
| 9.9 | 0.7 | Steve Williams | USA | Gainesville, USA | 27/03/1976
| 9.9 | 0.7 | Harvey Glance | USA | Columbia, USA | 03/04/1976
| 9.9 |
| Harvey Glance | USA | Baton Rouge, USA | 01/05/1976 | 9.9 | 1.7 | Don Quarrie | JAM | Modesto, USA | 22/05/1976
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