Women's 100 metres world record progression

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. Note *: The zero wind measurement is disputed.

The first world record in the 100 metres sprint 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.

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

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

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' 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' 11.07 was later adjusted to 11.08.^[1]

Time	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Location	Date
11.08	1.2	Wyomia Tyus	United States	Mexico City, Mexico	October 15, 1968[1]
11.07	0.2	Renate Stecher	East Germany	Munich, West Germany	September 2, 1972[1]
11.04	0.6	Inge Helten	West Germany	Fürth, West Germany	June 13, 1976[1]
11.01	0.6	Annegret Richter	West Germany	Montreal, Canada	July 25, 1976[1]
10.88	2.0	Marlies Oelsner	East Germany	Dresden, East Germany	July 1, 1977[1]
10.88	1.9	Marlies Göhr	East Germany	Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany	July 9, 1982[1]
10.81	1.7	Marlies Göhr	East Germany	Berlin, East Germany	June 8, 1983[1]
10.79	0.6	Evelyn Ashford	United States	US Air Force Academy, United States	July 3, 1983[1]
10.76	1.7	Evelyn Ashford	United States	Zürich, Switzerland	August 22, 1984[1]
10.49	0.0^*	Florence Griffith-Joyner	United States	Indianapolis, United States	July 16, 1988[1]

^* There is controversy over Griffith-Joyner's world record as questions have been raised as to whether the wind actually was ever 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.^[3] Despite the controversy, the record is ratified by the IAAF. The second-fastest wind legal time of 10.61 seconds was also run by Griffith-Joyner.^[4] The second fastest athlete of all time is Carmelita Jeter with 10.64 seconds.^[4]

See also

• Men's 100 metres world record progression
• Sprints

References

1. "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009." (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 640. Archived from the original (pdf) on November 23, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
2. Later identified as suffering from an inter-sex condition, and possible mosaicism.
3. "ESPN Classics". Retrieved June 29, 2011.
4. List of all time(iaaf) - 100m women Retrieved on 2014-02-03