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. An asterisk indicates that 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.<ref name=iaaf/>

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.

Time	Wind	Auto	Athlete	Nationality	Location	Date
13.6			Marie Mejzlíková	Template:TCH	Prague, Czechoslovakia	August 5, 1922<ref name=iaaf> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} </ref>
12.8			Mary Lines	Template:GBR	Paris, France	August 20, 1922<ref name=iaaf/>
12.7 (110y)			Emmi Haux	Template:Flag	Frankfurt, Germany	May 21, 1923
12.8			Marie Mejzlíková	Template:TCH	Prague, Czechoslovakia	May 13, 1923
12.4			Leni Schmidt	Template:Flag	Leipzig, Germany	August 30, 1925
12.2 (110y)			Leni Junker		Wiesbaden, Germany	September 13, 1925
12.4			Gundel Wittmann	Template:Flag	Braunschweig, Germany	August 22, 1926<ref name=iaaf/>
12.2			Leni Junker	Template:Flag	Hanover, Germany	August 29, 1926
12.1 (110y)			Gertrud Gladitsch		Stuttgart, Germany	July 3, 1927
12.2			Kinue Hitomi	Template:Flag	Osaka, Japan	May 20, 1928<ref name=iaaf/>
12.0			Betty Robinson	Template:Flag	Chicago, Illinois, United States	June 2, 1928
12.0			Myrtle Cook	Template:Flag	Halifax, Canada	July 2, 1928<ref name=iaaf/>
12.0			Leni Junker	Template:Flag	Magdeburg, Germany	August 1, 1931
12.0			Tollien Schuurman	Template:NED	Amsterdam, Netherlands	August 31, 1930<ref name=iaaf/>
11.9					Haarlem, Netherlands	June 5, 1932<ref name=iaaf/>
11.9			Stanisława Walasiewicz<ref name = Walasiewicz>Later identified as suffering from an inter-sex condition, and possible mosaicism.</ref>	Template:Flag	Los Angeles, United States	August 1, 1932<ref name=iaaf/>
11.9			Hilda Strike	Template:Flag	Los Angeles, United States	August 2, 1932
11.8			Stanisława Walasiewicz<ref name = Walasiewicz/>	Template:Flag	Poznań, Poland	September 17, 1933<ref name=iaaf/>
11.9			Käthe Krauß	Template:Flag	London, England	August 11, 1934
11.7			Stanisława Walasiewicz<ref name = Walasiewicz/>	Template:Flag	Warsaw, Poland	August 26, 1934<ref name=iaaf/>
11.9			Helen Stephens	Template:Flag	Fulton, United States	April 10, 1935
11.8					Saint Louis, United States	June 1, 1935
11.6			Helen Stephens	Template:Flag	Kansas City, United States	June 8, 1935<ref name=iaaf/>
11.5			Helen Stephens	Template:Flag	Dresden, Germany	August 10, 1936
11.6			Stanisława Walasiewicz<ref name = Walasiewicz/>	Template:Flag	Berlin, Germany	August 1, 1937<ref name=iaaf/>
11.5			Lulu Mae Hymes	Template:Flag	Tuskegee	May 6, 1939
11.5			Rowena Harrison
11.5			Fanny Blankers-Koen	Template:NED	Amsterdam, Netherlands	September 5, 1943
11.5			Fanny Blankers-Koen	Template:NED	Amsterdam, Netherlands	June 13, 1948<ref name=iaaf/>
11.5	1.7	11.65	Marjorie Jackson	Template:AUS	Helsinki, Finland	July 22, 1952
11.4	1.7				Gifu, Japan	October 4, 1952<ref name=iaaf/>
11.3	1.4		Shirley Strickland		Warsaw, Poland	August 4, 1955
11.3	1.4		Vera Krepkina	Template:URS	Kyiv, Soviet Union	September 13, 1958<ref name=iaaf/>
11.3	0.8	11.41	Wilma Rudolph	Template:USA	Rome, Italy	September 2, 1960<ref name=iaaf/>
11.2	0.7				Stuttgart, West Germany	July 19, 1961<ref name=iaaf/>
11.2	0.2	11.23	Wyomia Tyus		Tokyo, Japan	October 15, 1964<ref name=iaaf/>
11.1	2.0		Ewa Kłobukowska	Template:Flag	Prague, Czechoslovakia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Rp
11.1	2.0		Irena Kirszenstein		Prague, Czechoslovakia	July 9, 1965<ref name=iaaf/>
11.1	0.2		Wyomia Tyus	Template:USA	Kyiv, Soviet Union	July 31, 1965<ref name=iaaf/>
11.1	0.3		Barbara Ferrell		Santa Barbara, United States	July 2, 1967<ref name=iaaf/>
11.1			Wyomia Tyus	Template:USA	Mexico City, Mexico	April 21, 1968
11.1	0.0		Lyudmila Samotyosova	Template:URS	Leninakan, Soviet Union	August 15, 1968<ref name=iaaf/>
11.1			Margaret Bailes	Template:USA	Aurora, Philippines	August 18, 1968
11.1			Barbara Ferrell		Mexico City, Mexico	October 14, 1968
11.1	1.8	11.20	Irena Szewińska	Template:Flag	Mexico City, Mexico	October 14, 1968<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.2	11.08 (adjusted)	Wyomia Tyus	Template:USA		October 15, 1968<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.9	11.22	Chi Cheng	Template:ROC-TW	Vienna, Austria	July 18, 1970<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.9		Renate Meißner	Template:GDR	Berlin, East Germany	August 2, 1970<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.7		Renate Stecher (née Meißner)			July 31, 1971<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	−1.5				Potsdam, East Germany	June 3, 1972<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.9		Ellen Strophal			June 15, 1972<ref name=iaaf/>
11.0	1.4		Eva Glesková	Template:TCH	Budapest, Hungary	July 1, 1972<ref name=iaaf/>
10.9	1.9		Renate Stecher (née Meißner)	Template:GDR	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia	June 7, 1973<ref name=iaaf/>
10.9			Renate Stecher (née Meißner)	Template:GDR	Leipzig, East Germany	June 30, 1973
10.8	1.8	11.07	Renate Stecher (née Meißner)	Template:GDR	Dresden, East Germany	July 20, 1973<ref name=iaaf/>

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.<ref name=iaaf/>

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.<ref name=iaaf/>

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

^*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.<ref name=espn> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref> Despite the controversy, the record was ratified by the IAAF.

Had this mark been ignored, the progression would have continued as follows:<ref name="wrp" />Template:Rp

Time	Wind	Athlete	Nationality	Location	Date
10.70	1.6	Florence Griffith-Joyner	Template:USA	Indianapolis, United States	July 17, 1988<ref name=wrp/>
10.61	1.2
10.61	−0.6	Elaine Thompson-Herah	Template:JAM	Tokyo, Japan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
10.54	0.9			Eugene, United States	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• Men's 100 metres world record progression
• Sprints