The 10 top performances as of August 15, 2012
1 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 2009, Berlin
2 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.63, 2012 London
3 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.69, 2008 Beijing
3 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.69 2009 Shanghai
5 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.71 2009 Berlin
6 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.72 2008 New York
6 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.72 2008 Lausanne
8 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.74 2007 Rieti
9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 Kingston
9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 London
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RankFastest timeWind (m/s)AthleteNationDateLocation110.490.0Florence Griffith-Joyner United States16 July 1988Indianapolis210.64+1.2Carmelita Jeter United States20 September 2009Shanghai310.65 [A]+1.1Marion Jones United States12 September 1998Johannesburg410.73+0.1Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica17 August 2009Berlin+2.0Christine Arron
Results in the finals of the men's 100 meter dash at the 2008 Games in Beijing:
1 - Usain Bolt, Jamaica - 9.69 seconds
2 - Richard Thompson, Trinidad and Tobago - 9.89
3 - Walter Dix, United States - 9.91
4 - Churandy Martina, Netherlands Antilles - 9.93
5 - Asafa Powell, Jamaica - 9.95
6 - Michael Frater, Jamaica - 9.97
7 - Marc Burns, Trinidad and Tobago - 10.01
8 - Darvis Patton, United States - 10.03
Results in the finals of the women's 100 meter dash at the 2008 Games in Beijing:
1 - Shelly-Ann Fraser, Jamaica - 10.78 seconds
2 - Sherone Simpson, Jamaica - 10.98
2 - Kerron Stewart, Jamaica - 10.98
4 - Lauryn Williams, United States - 11.03
5 - Muna Lee, United States - 11.07
6 - Jeanette Kwakye, Great Britain - 11.14
7 - Debbie Ferguson, Bahamas - 11.19
8 - Torri Edwards, United States - 11.20
There was a tie for second place in the women's final. Two silver medals and no bronze medal were awarded.