Women's 100 metres world record progression

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The first world record in the 100 metres for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

Women's 100 metres world record progression as ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. For greater legibility, times which equal the record in the same calendar year are not shown. An asterisk indicates that the zero wind measurement is disputed.

To June 21, 2009, the IAAF (and the FSFI before it) have ratified 43 world records in the event.[1]

Records 1922–1976

ratified
not ratified

The "Wind" column in the table below indicates the wind assistance in metres per second. 2.0 m/s is the current maximum allowable, and a negative value indicates that the mark was set against a headwind. the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark, rounded to the 10th or 100th of a second, depending on the rules then in place. A "y" indicates a distance measured in yards and ratified as a world record in this event.

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Time Wind Auto Athlete Nationality Location Date
13.6 Marie Mejzlíková  Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia 5 August 1922[1]
12.8 Mary Lines  United Kingdom Paris, France 20 August 1922[1]
12.7
(110y)		 Emmi Haux Germany Frankfurt, Germany 21 May 1923
12.8 Marie Mejzlíková  Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia 13 May 1923
12.4 Leni Schmidt Germany Leipzig, Germany 30 August 1925
12.2
(110y)		 Leni Junker Wiesbaden, Germany 13 September 1925
12.4 Gundel Wittmann Germany Braunschweig, Germany 22 August 1926[1]
12.2 Leni Junker Germany Hanover, Germany 29 August 1926
12.1
(110y)		 Gertrud Gladitsch Stuttgart, Germany 3 July 1927
12.2 Kinue Hitomi Japan Osaka, Japan 20 May 1928[1]
12.0 Betty Robinson United States Chicago, Illinois, United States 2 June 1928
12.0 Myrtle Cook Canada Halifax, Canada 2 July 1928[1]
12.0 Leni Junker Germany Magdeburg, Germany 1 August 1931
12.0 Tollien Schuurman  Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 31 August 1930[1]
11.9 Haarlem, Netherlands 5 June 1932[1]
11.9 Stanisława Walasiewicz[2] Poland Los Angeles, United States 1 August 1932[1]
11.9 Hilda Strike Canada Los Angeles, United States 2 August 1932
11.8 Stanisława Walasiewicz[2] Poland Poznań, Poland 17 September 1933[1]
11.9 Käthe Krauß Germany London, England 11 August 1934
11.7 Stanisława Walasiewicz[2] Poland Warsaw, Poland 26 August 1934[1]
11.9 Helen Stephens United States Fulton, United States 10 April 1935
11.8 Saint Louis, United States 1 June 1935
11.6 Helen Stephens United States Kansas City, United States 8 June 1935[1]
11.5 Helen Stephens United States Dresden, Germany 10 August 1936
11.6 Stanisława Walasiewicz[2] Poland Berlin, Germany 1 August 1937[1]
11.5 Lulu Mae Hymes United States Tuskegee 6 May 1939
11.5 Rowena Harrison
11.5 Fanny Blankers-Koen  Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 September 1943
11.5 Fanny Blankers-Koen  Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 June 1948[1]
11.5 1.7 11.65 Marjorie Jackson  Australia Helsinki, Finland 22 July 1952
11.4 1.7 Gifu, Japan 4 October 1952[1]
11.3 1.4 Shirley Strickland Warsaw, Poland 4 August 1955
11.3 1.4 Vera Krepkina  Soviet Union Kyiv, Soviet Union 13 September 1958[1]
11.3 0.8 11.41 Wilma Rudolph  United States Rome, Italy 2 September 1960[1]
11.2 0.7 Stuttgart, West Germany 19 July 1961[1]
11.2 0.2 11.23 Wyomia Tyus Tokyo, Japan 15 October 1964[1]
11.1 2.0 Ewa Kłobukowska Poland Prague, Czechoslovakia 9 July 1965[note 1][3]: 247 
11.1 2.0 Irena Kirszenstein Prague, Czechoslovakia 9 July 1965[1]
11.1 0.2 Wyomia Tyus  United States Kyiv, Soviet Union 31 July 1965[1]
11.1 0.3 Barbara Ferrell Santa Barbara, United States 2 July 1967[1]
11.1 Wyomia Tyus  United States Mexico City, Mexico 21 April 1968
11.1 0.0 Lyudmila Samotyosova  Soviet Union Leninakan, Soviet Union 15 August 1968[1]
11.1 Margaret Bailes  United States Aurora, Philippines 18 August 1968
11.1 Barbara Ferrell Mexico City, Mexico 14 October 1968
11.1 1.8 11.20 Irena Szewińska Poland Mexico City, Mexico 14 October 1968[1]
11.0 1.2 11.08
(adjusted)		 Wyomia Tyus  United States 15 October 1968[1]
11.0 1.9 11.22 Chi Cheng  Republic of China (Taiwan) Vienna, Austria 18 July 1970[1]
11.0 1.9 Renate Meißner  East Germany Berlin, East Germany 2 August 1970[1]
11.0 1.7 Renate Stecher (née Meißner) 31 July 1971[1]
11.0 −1.5 Potsdam, East Germany 3 June 1972[1]
11.0 1.9 Ellen Strophal 15 June 1972[1]
11.0 1.4 Eva Glesková  Czechoslovakia Budapest, Hungary 1 July 1972[1]
10.9 1.9 Renate Stecher (née Meißner)  East Germany Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 7 June 1973[1]
10.9 Renate Stecher (née Meißner)  East Germany Leipzig, East Germany 30 June 1973
10.8 1.8 11.07 Renate Stecher (née Meißner)  East Germany Dresden, East Germany 20 July 1973[1]
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Records from 1975

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.[1]

Wyomia Tyus's 1968 Olympic gold medal performance and Renate Stecher's 1972 Olympic championship win, both in 11.07, were the fastest recorded fully electronic 100-metre races to that time and were ratified as world records. However, Tyus's 11.07 was later adjusted to 11.08.[1]

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Time Wind Athlete Nationality Location Date
11.07 1.2 Wyomia Tyus  United States Mexico City, Mexico 15 October 1968[1]
11.07 0.2 Renate Stecher (née Meißner)  East Germany Munich, West Germany 2 September 1972[1]
11.04 0.6 Inge Helten  West Germany Fürth, West Germany 13 June 1976[1]
11.01 0.6 Annegret Richter Montreal, Canada 25 July 1976[1]
10.88 2.0 Marlies Oelsner  East Germany Dresden, East Germany 1 July 1977[1]
10.88 1.9 Marlies Göhr Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany 9 July 1982[1]
10.81 1.7 Berlin, East Germany 8 June 1983[1]
10.79 0.6 Evelyn Ashford  United States US Air Force Academy, United States 3 July 1983[1]
10.76 1.7 Zürich, Switzerland 22 August 1984[1]
10.49 0.0* Florence Griffith-Joyner Indianapolis, United States 16 July 1988[1]
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*There is controversy over Griffith-Joyner's world record as questions have been raised as to whether the wind actually was zero, as indicated by the trackside anemometer. The triple-jump anemometer, some 10 metres away, read 4.3 m/s, more than double the acceptable limit.[4] Despite the controversy, the record was ratified by the IAAF.

Had this mark been ignored, the progression would have continued as follows:[3]: 250 

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Time Wind Athlete Nationality Location Date
10.70 1.6 Florence Griffith-Joyner  United States Indianapolis, United States 17 July 1988[3]
10.61 1.2
10.61 −0.6 Elaine Thompson-Herah  Jamaica Tokyo, Japan 31 July 2021[5]
10.54 0.9 Eugene, United States 21 August 2021[6]
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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Ewa Kłobukowska ran 11.1 to set a new world record along with teammate Irena Kirszenstein. But she was disqualified from competition in 1967 owing to a chromosome defect, and her world record was rescinded in 1970.

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