9.58 seconds By Usain Bolt of Jamaica.
Tyson Gaye
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.
A reliable way to convert a hand-held 100-yard time to an electronic 100-meter time is to multiply the hh-time by 1.103. Therefore, 10.2 in the 100-yard dash time equates to an 11.25 100-meter dash time. Also, to convert an electronic 100-yard dash time to an electronic 100-meter dash time, multiply the first time by 1.088. For example, a 10.20 electronic 100-yard time equates to an 11.10 electronic 100-meter dash time.
The fastest person to run is Usain Bolt with 9.72 secs in100 meters. At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100 meter dash, running the distance in 9.69 seconds.
Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.69 seconds
jerry murdock
11.6 Seconds
I have been a Bear fan all my life. They didn't utilize the 100 Meter dash in the mid 1960's. I heard 9.8 in the hundred yard dash. He wasn't even the fastest on the team. Andy Livingston ran a 9.6..
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 seconds set in 1988.
Usain Bolt, 9.58 seconds for the 100 meter dash, 19.19 seconds for the 200 meter.
9.58 seconds in the 100-meter equates to a time of 8.76(8.759952) seconds for 100 yards.
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.