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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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The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).
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.
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.
Set the world record in the 100m dash portion of the race
<p>Chen Jiaquan - runs 10 seconds sharp in 100m dash with hand-held stopwatch in October 1965, a time on par with the world record of that time<p> <p>Su Bingtian - the current fastest Chinese holding a record of 10.16 in 100m<p>
Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the current worlds record holder and 2008 Olympic gold medal recipient in the 100m dash.
9.58s for men and 10.49s for women.
Usain Bolt with 9.58s
In fact he ran his world record of 10.2 seconds in his 100m Quarter-Final of the Berlin Olympics of 1936. His best in the 100 yard dash was 9.4 seconds, equalling the World Record.
Men: Usain Bolt Women: Florence Griffith Joyner