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Men, 100 m
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated             - Then World Record
Manual Timing
  11.2 Wendell Baker USA Cambridge/MA May 23, 1886  
11.2 Charles Sherrill USA New York Jun 15, 1889  
11.2 Luther Cary USA New York Jun 07, 1890  
11.2 Luther Cary USA New York Nov 05, 1890  
  10.8 Luther Cary USA Paris Jul 04, 1891
  10.8* Frank Jarvis USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
  10.8* Walter Tewksbury USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
  10.8* Walter Tewksbury USA Philadelphia Oct 06, 1900
10.8* James Rector USA Philadelphia Jun 06, 1908  
10.8* Harold Huff USA Pittsburgh Jun 20, 1908  
10.8* James Rector USA London Jul 20, 1908  
10.8* James Rector USA London Jul 21, 1908  
10.8y* Robert Cloughen USA New York Sep 05, 1910  
10.8* Ira Courtney USA Stanford May 17, 1912  
10.8* Ralph Craig USA Cambridge/MA Jun 08, 1912  
10.8* Howard Drew USA Cambridge/MA Jun 08, 1912  
10.8* Clement Wilson USA Evaston Jun 08, 1912  
10.6 Donald Lippincott USA Stockholm Jul 06, 1912
  10.6* Charles Paddock USA New York Jul 10, 1920
  10.6* Jackson Scholz USA Kristiania Sep 12, 1920
10.6* Jackson Scholz USA Stockholm Sep 16, 1920
10.4 Charles Paddock USA Redlands Apr 23, 1921
  10.2y Charles Paddock USA Pasadena Jun 18, 1921
  10.2* Eddie Tolan USA Vancouver Jul 01, 1930
10.2* Ralph Metcalfe USA Chicago Jun 11, 1932  
10.2 Jesse Owens USA Chicago Jun 20, 1936
10.2* Harold Davis USA Compton Jun 06, 1941
10.2* Norwood Ewell USA Evanston Jul 09, 1948
10.2* Bobby Morrow USA Houston May 19, 1956
10.2* Ira Murchison USA Compton Jun 01, 1956
10.2* Bobby Morrow USA Bakersfield Jun 22, 1956
10.2* Ira Murchison USA Los Angeles Jun 29, 1956
10.2* Bobby Morrow USA Los Angeles Jun 29, 1956
  10.2* Thane Baker USA Los Angeles Jun 29, 1956
10.1 Willie Williams USA Berlin Aug 03, 1956
10.1* Ira Murchison USA Berlin Aug 04, 1956
  10.1* Willie Williams USA Berlin Aug 05, 1956
10.1* Leamon King USA Ontario Oct 20, 1956
10.1* Leamon King USA Santa Ana Oct 27, 1956
10.1* Ray Norton USA San José Apr 18, 1959
10.1* Charles Tidwell USA Houston Jun 10, 1960  
10.1* David Sime USA Walnut Aug 12, 1960  
10.1* Robert Hayes USA Hasselholm Aug 17, 1962  
10.0* Robert Hayes USA Tokyo Oct 15, 1964
  10.0* Willie Turner USA Modesto May 27, 1967
10.0* Jim Hines USA Modesto May 27, 1967
10.0* Oliver Ford USA Albuquerque May 31, 1968
10.0* Charles Greene USA Sacramento Jun 20, 1968
9.9* Ronnie-Ray Smith USA Sacramento Jun 20, 1968
9.9* Charlie Greene USA Sacramento Jun 20, 1968
9.9 Jim Hines USA Sacramento Jun 20, 1968
9.9* Jim Hines USA Mexico City Oct 14, 1968
9.9* Steve Williams USA Los Angeles Jun 21, 1972
9.9* Eddie Hart USA Eugene Jul 01, 1972
9.9* Reggie Robinson USA Eugene Jul 01, 1972
9.9* Steve Williams USA Siena Jul 16, 1975
  9.9* Reggie Jones USA Boston Jul 26, 1975
9.9* Steve Williams USA Berlin Aug 22, 1975
9.9* Steve Williams USA Gainesville Mar 27, 1976
9.9* Harvey Glance USA Columbia Apr 03, 1976
9.9* Harvey Glance USA Baton Rouge May 01, 1976
Electronic Timing
  10.64 Ralph Metcalfe USA Stanford Jul 16, 1932
  10.53 Eddie Tolan USA Los Angeles Jul 31, 1932
  10.38 Ralph Metcalfe USA Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
  10.38 Eddie Tolan USA Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
  10.34 Norwood Ewell USA Evanston Jul 09, 1948
  10.32 Ray Norton USA Thonon-les-Bains Aug 10, 1958
  10.06 Robert Hayes USA Tokyo Oct 15, 1964
  10.03 Jim Hines USA Sacramento Jun 20, 1968
  10.02 Charlie Greene USA Mexico City Oct 13, 1968
9.95 Jim Hines USA Mexico City Oct 14, 1968
9.93 Calvin Smith USA Colorado Springs Jul 03, 1983
  9.93* Carl Lewis USA Rome Aug 30, 1987
  9.93* Carl Lewis USA Zürich Aug 17, 1988
9.92 Carl Lewis USA Seoul Sep 24, 1988
9.90 Leroy Burrell USA New York Jun 14, 1991
9.86 Carl Lewis USA Tokyo Aug 25, 1991
9.85 Leroy Burrell USA Lausanne Jul 06, 1994
9.79 Maurice Greene USA Athens Jun 16, 1999
  9.78(DQ) Tim Montgomery USA Paris Sep 14, 2002
  9.77(DQ) Justin Gatlin USA Doha May 12, 2006
9.77 Tyson Gay USA Eugene Jun 28, 2008
9.71 Tyson Gay USA Berlin Aug 16, 2009
9.69 Tyson Gay USA Shanghai Sep 20, 2009