Top Ten: Fastest 100 Metre Sprinters in History (Men)

Rank Time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete, Country, Date, Location

1) 9.58 +0.9 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 16 August 2009, Berlin
2) 9.69 +2.0 Tyson Gay, United States, 20 September 2009, Shanghai
3) 9.72 +0.2 Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 2 September 2008, Lausanne
4) 9.75 +1.1 Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 29 June 2012, Kingston
5) 9.78 +0.9 Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 29 August 2010, Rieti
6) 9.79 +0.1 Maurice Greene, United States, 16 June 1999, Athens
7) 9.80 +1.3 Steve Mullings, Jamaica, 4 June 2011, Eugene
7) 9.80 +1.8 Justin Gatlin, United States, 24 June 2012, Eugene
9) 9.84 +0.7 Donovan Bailey, Canada, 27 July 1996, Atlanta
9) 9.84 +0.2 Bruny Surin, Canada, 22 August 1999, Seville