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EventWR/ORRecord[m/s]Record Holder DatePlace
100mWR Man9.7210.29Usain BoltJAM31 May 2008New York, USA
OR Man9.8410.16Donovan BaileyCAN27 Jul 1996Atlanta, GA, USA
WR Women10.49 9.53Florence Griffith JoynerUSA16 Jul 1988Indianapolis, USA
OR Women10.629.42Florence Griffith JoynerUSA24 Sep 1988Seoul, S. Korea
See also: All Athletic Records


100 meters distance
100 meters distance is equal to 109.3635 yards or 328.09 feet (More conversions available here: 100 meters conversion). This is the shortest outdoor sprint race distance in athletics.

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100 m world record men The current world record holder of the 100 m sprint race is Usain BOLT from Jamaica. The record has been broken May 31, 2008 at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York, USA. Bolt ran 9.72s.

Usain Bolt speed (average):
10.2881 m/s, 37.0372 km/h, 23.0138 mph, 33.7536 fps
More: Usain Bolt speed conversion

100 m olympic record men The current olympic record holder of the 100 m sprint race is Donovan BAILEY from Canada. The record has been established July 26, 1996 during Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. Bailey ran 9.84s

Donovan Bailey average speed:
10.1626 m/s, 22.7331 mph, 36.5854 km/h, 11.114 yd/s
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100 m world record women Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo) holds current 100 m sprint race world record. July 16,1988 in Indianapolis Flo-Jo run the distance in 10.49s. She is also world record holder in 200 m sprint race (21.34s)

Flo-Jo speed during the winning 100 m race was:
9.5329 m/s, 21.3245 mph, 34.3184 km/h, 31.2759 ft/s
More: 9.5329 m/s conversion

100 m olympic record women Florence Griffith-Joyner (Flo-Jo) is also current 100 m olympic record holder. September 24,1988 at the Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea Flo-Jo run the distance in 10.62s. She is also olympic record holder in 200 m sprint race (21.34s)

Flo-Jo speed during the winning 100 m race in Seoul was:
9.4162 m/s, 21.0634 mph, 33.8983 km/h, 30.893 ft/s
More: 9.4162 m/s conversion
 
 

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