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