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.
Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 seconds set in 1988.
Usain Bolt from Jamaica currently holds the record for both the 100m and 200m sprints. He set these records at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
Ato Boldon (Trinidad and Tobago) holds the Commonwealth Games 100m record with a time of 9.88, which he set on his way to the 100m gold medal at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Games.Debbie Ferguson (Bahamas) holds the record for the women's 100m with a time of 10.91, which she set at the 2002 Manchester Games.She won three events at the 2002 Manchester Games: 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.
WORLD records: 100m: 9.58seconds, by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. Record set at 2009 World Championship 200m: 19.19seconds, by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. Record set at 2009 World Championship Along with his teammates, Usain Bolt also holds the world record for the 4x100m event.
Usain Bolt holds the world record for fastest 100m time.
Josh Ross currebtly holds the record
Unfortunately women do not compete in the 100m race.10.9 is the official World record for non-electronic timing.10.49 with 0.0 wind is the official with electronic timing.
Steffen Deibler holds the world record in the 50m butterfly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_records_in_swimming
Men don't run the 100 meter hurdles in world class competition, they run the 110 meter hurdles. The world record for the 110 meter hurdles is 12.87 seconds set by Dayron Robles of Cuba in 2008.newtest3
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.
Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest 100m and 200m times ever recorded.