Who holds the record for running the fastest hundred yard dash?

Answer 1

Houston McTear ran a hand timed 9.0 in high school in the early 1970s and Ivory Crockett ran a manual timed 9.0 in 1974. It is not an international competition event anymore and a world record for it has not be recognized since the 1970s.

Answer 2

The current record holder for the women's 100 METER dash (i don't think there's a 100 YARD dash record) =) was Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 on July 16th. She was an American, and ran a 10.49 with 0.0 wind speeds! Sadly, she died at the age of 38 in September of 1998. The cause of death is controversial, but the widely accepted cause of death is from asphyxiation (suffocation) during the early morning (around 4 am) due to an epileptic seizure.

Answer 3

Usain Bolt of Jamaica holds the Olympic and world records in the 100m (9.58) and 200m (19.19) with his performances at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Answer 4

9.4 Jesse (James) Owens in the 1936 olympic games in Berlin

Answer 5

Margaret Bryan