Main > Men, 100 m > Olympic Records Progression
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
•   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated
 
• 12.2 Francis Lane USA Athens Apr 06, 1896
• 12.2* Thomas Curtis USA Athens Apr 06, 1896
• 11.8 Thomas Burke USA Athens Apr 06, 1896
• 11.4 Arthur Duffey USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
• 11.4* Walter Tewksbury USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
• 10.8 Frank W. Jarvis USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
• 10.8* Walter Tewksbury USA Paris Jul 14, 1900
• 10.8* James Rector USA London Jul 20, 1908
• 10.8* Reginald Walker RSA London Jul 21, 1908
• 10.8* James Rector USA London Jul 21, 1908
• 10.8* Reginald Walker RSA London Jul 22, 1908
• 10.8* David Jacobs GBR Stockholm Jul 06, 1912
• 10.6 Donald Lippincott USA Stockholm Jul 06, 1912
• 10.6* Harold Abrahams GBR Paris Jul 06, 1924
• 10.6* Harold Abrahams GBR Paris Jul 07, 1924
• 10.6* Harold Abrahams GBR Paris Jul 07, 1924
• 10.6* Percy Williams CAN Amsterdam Jul 29, 1928
• 10.6* Robert McAllister USA Amsterdam Jul 30, 1928
• 10.6* Percy Williams CAN Amsterdam Jul 30, 1928
• 10.6* Wilfred Legg RSA Amsterdam Jul 30, 1928
• 10.6* John London GBR Amsterdam Jul 30, 1928
• 10.6* Arthur Jonath GER Los Angeles Jul 31, 1932
• 10.4 Eddie Tolan USA Los Angeles Jul 31, 1932
• 10.3 Eddie Tolan USA Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
• 10.3* Ralph Metcalfe USA Los Angeles Aug 01, 1932
• 10.3* Jesse Owens USA Berlin Aug 02, 1936
• 10.3* Harrison Dillard USA London Jul 31, 1948
• 10.3* Bobby Morrow USA Melbourne Nov 23, 1956
• 10.3* Ira Murchison USA Melbourne Nov 23, 1956
• 10.3* Bobby Morrow USA Melbourne Nov 24, 1956
• 10.2 Armin Hary FRG Rome Aug 31, 1960
• 10.2* Armin Hary FRG Rome Sep 01, 1960
• 10.2* David Sime USA Rome Sep 01, 1960
• 10.0 Robert Hayes USA Tokyo Oct 15, 1964
• 10.0* (10.10) Hermes Ramirez CUB Mexico City Oct 13, 1968
• 10.0* (10.02) Charlie Greene USA Mexico City Oct 13, 1968
• 10.0* (10.08) Jim Hines USA Mexico City Oct 14, 1968
• 9.9 (9,95) Jim Hines USA Mexico City Oct 14, 1968
• 9.92 Carl Lewis USA Seoul Sep 24, 1988
• 9.84 Donovan Bailey CAN Atlanta Jul 27, 1996
• 9.69 Usain Bolt JAM Beijing Aug 16, 2008
• 9.63 Usain Bolt JAM London Aug 05, 2012