That was Tim Montgomery of the United States who ran a 9.78 in 2002.
The current world record for the men's 100m sprint is 9.58 seconds, set by Usain Bolt in 2009. For the women's 100m sprint, the record is 10.49 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
11.2 seconds
The male world record for the 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica in 2009.
If you consider Usain Bolt's record in the Beijing Olympics: 19.30 seconds = 10.36 metres per second =23.32 MPH
The world record for the men's 200m sprint is 19.19 seconds, set by Usain Bolt in 2009. For women, the record is 21.34 seconds, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
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.
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19.30 seconds
Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the 100m sprint record.
19.32 seconds
John Peterborough in 29.94 seconds
Patrick Johnson under 10 seconds. Can't remember exact time. He is the only person of non African descent to do it. The time was 9.93 seconds at a meet in Japan in 2003.