Men: Usain Bolt
Women: Florence Griffith Joyner
The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).
20:58 ...Usain Bolt
9.58s for men and 10.49s for women.
Usain Bolt with 9.58s
Florence Griffiths-Joyner with 10.49s.
Boy's 100m PIAA is 10.58
Set the world record in the 100m dash portion of the race
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.
LeRoy Burrell did it in June and then Carl Lewis lowered it again in August.
As of October 2023, the world record for the men's 100m dash is 9.58 seconds, set by Usain Bolt on August 16, 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin. The women's record is 10.49 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner on July 16, 1988, at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. These records remain unbeaten as of now.
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.
David Ambler - 100m record of 10.41s