As of the 2008 Games - Men: 9.84 seconds by Donovan Bailey of Canada at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. Women: 10.62 seconds by Florence Griffith-Joyner of the United States at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Olympic Record: Usain Bolt 9.63 (2012)World Record: Usain Bolt 9.58 (2009)
The fastest man in the world is Usain Bolt. He set the world record for the 100 meter sprint. He ran up to 100 meters in 9.58 seconds.
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The 100 meter sprint was started in Rome.
10.49s by Florence Griffiths-Joyner in 1988.
The first recognized women's 100 meter dash world record was a 12.8 run by Mary LInes of Great Britain in 1922.
The world junior 100 meter sprint record time is 9.97 seconds set by Trayvon Bromell of the United States in 2015.
In the 2012 Olympics Usain Bolt won the 100 Meter with a time of 9.6, a new Olympic record.
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