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The first record in the 100 metres for men was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. As of 21 June 2011 [update] , the IAAF had ratified 67 records in the event, not including rescinded records.
The championship records for the event are 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.65 seconds for women, set by Sha'Carri Richardson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition three times: by Carl Lewis in 1987 and 1991, and by Usain Bolt in 2009. [1]
The men's world record has been improved upon twelve times since electronic timing became mandatory in 1977. [17] The current men's world record of 9.58 s is held by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships final in Berlin , Germany on 16 August 2009, breaking his own previous world record by 0.11 s. [ 18 ]
Jaydin Blackwell celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter T13 final and setting a new world record during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Summer Games at the Stade de France in Paris on Aug. 31, 2024.
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 25 August 1991.
Record Athlete & Nat. Perf. Location Date World record Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58: Berlin, Germany: 16 August 2009 Championship record: World Leading Christian Coleman (USA) 9.81: Palo Alto, United States: 30 June 2019 African Record Olusoji Fasuba (NGR) 9.85: Doha, Qatar: 12 May 2006 Asian Record Femi Ogunode (QAT) 9.91: Wuhan, China: 4 June 2015
As so often before Bolt made a terrible start but this time he could not make it up with Justin Gatlin taking gold and Christian Coleman claiming silver.
On the plus side for the U.S. team, Noah Lyles won gold in the 100 final later in the day, extending a streak of American men winning the 100 title at four straight world championships.