the ten fastest men's 100m ever run

world athletics all-time list, as of September 2026. one guy owns three of the top three spots.

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Usain Bolt - 9.58 (Berlin, 2009)

world record, still standing 17 years later. for the record

Usain Bolt - 9.63 (London, 2012)

olympic final, so this one had the most pressure on it

Usain Bolt - 9.69 (Beijing, 2008)

he slowed down and celebrated before the line and still ran this. asterisk optional

Tyson Gay - 9.69 (Shanghai, 2009)

Yohan Blake - 9.69 (Lausanne, 2012)

Tyson Gay - 9.71 (Berlin, 2009)

Usain Bolt - 9.72 (New York, 2008)

Asafa Powell - 9.72 (Lausanne, 2008)

the guy nobody brings up when they talk about this era, and he was right there

Asafa Powell - 9.74 (Rieti, 2007)

ran this in the heats, not even the final, a year before Bolt shows up on this list at all

Justin Gatlin - 9.74 (Doha, 2015)

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