The current World Record for the men's 100M Sprint is 9.58 seconds by Usain Bolt of Jamaica.
The current World Record for the women's 100M Sprint is 10.49 Seconds by Florence Griffith-Joyner of the USA.
This means an average speed of 22.87 miles per hour over the distance of the race.
Austin Crawford (Dallas, Texas) 50 meter dash world record: 4.98 second
As of 2021, the current men's 100m world record holder is Usain Bolt from Jamaica, who set the record of 9.58 seconds in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
20:58 ...Usain Bolt
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 set in 1988. Usain Bolt holds the men's world record in the 100 meter dash running the distance in 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Beijing.
The current world record for the men's 50 meters dash is 5.56 seconds, set by Christian Coleman in 2018. For women, the world record is 5.96 seconds, set by Irina Privalova in 1995.
The current world record holder for the men's 200m dash is Usain Bolt from Jamaica with a time of 19.19 seconds, set in 2009. The women's world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner from the United States with a time of 21.34 seconds, set in 1988.
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The world record holder for the 1600 meter dash is Hicham El Guerrouj with a time of 3:43.13.
The equivalent time for the 100 yards dash based on a 9.58 second 100 meter dash world record is approximately 10.44 seconds.
The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).
Bob Hayes has the world record in the 100 yard dash. This record was set in the year 1963. This is a separate race from the 100 meter dash.