The fastest man in the 100m sprint is Jamaica's Usain Bolt, with a 9.58s finish at Berlin, Germany, August 16, 2009.
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 set in 1988.Florence Griffith-Joyner is the fastest female 100 m runner in the world. She set the record of 10.49 seconds on July 16, 1988.
5.23 seconds Odbogaba Kaliw of Jamaca recorded this time in 1998
When Wilma Rudolph broke the world record in women's 100 meter dash in 1961 by running 11.2 seconds, the record had been held jointly by Rudolph, Shirley Strickland of Australia and Vera Krepkina of the Soviet Union who had each run an 11.3 second 100 meters.
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American Sprinter: Micheal Johnson who broke world Records in Atlanta 200 meter dash 19.32 sec ---- Prior to Usain Bolt breaking the 100 meter dash record in New York in May, 2008 and then breaking his own record at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, the world record holder in the 100 meter dash was Asafa Powell of Jamaica who ran a time of 9.74 seconds.
Usain Bolt of Jamiaca
Asafa Powell - World Record 9.74 - Grand Prix at Rieti, Italy - September 9 2007
9.58 Usain Bolt
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It's Usain Bolt!
Well, 15/18 boys on my swim team can do it in under 55 seconds, think the record is 46.ish. In yards!
12.87
3:45
Usain Bolt holds the record with a 19.30 in Beijing!
Mark Spitz
Andy Turner