100 metres at the World Athletics Championships

Track event 100 metres Leichtathletik WM 2013 Moskau 100 m Vorlauf.jpg 250 The heats of the men's 100 m in 2013 Men and women 1983 2025 1983 2025 9.58 Usain Bolt (2009) 10.61 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (2025) Oblique Seville JAM Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA thumb|Carmelita Jeter winning the 2011 women's 100 m world title The 100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious 100 m title after the 100 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes. Since 2011 a preliminary round has been held, where athletes who have not achieved the qualifying standard time compete to enter the first round proper. The championship records for the event are 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.61 seconds for women, set by Melissa Jefferson-Wooden in 2025. The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition three times: by Carl Lewis in 1987 and 1991, and by Usain Bolt in 2009.IAAF World Championships: IAAF Statistics Handbook Daegu 2011, pp. 595–6 (archived). IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-06. Ben Johnson beat Lewis in the 1987 final, but his win and record were subsequently rescinded after his admission to long-term steroid use.Thomsen, Ian (1997-08-09). Kipketer Glides to Victory. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2015-07-06. Lewis's mark, which equalled the standing record at the time, was never officially ratified by the IAAF as a world record. The women's world record has not yet been beaten at the championships. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the most successful athlete of the event as the only person, male or female to win five titles, she also has the most medals with six. Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene and Usain Bolt are the most successful male athletes of the event, having each won three titles. Justin Gatlin has the most medals for a male with 5, 2 gold and 3 silver. Merlene Ottey and Carmelita Jeter are the only other athletes to have claimed four medals in the history of the World Championships event. The United States is the most successful nation in the discipline, having won fifteen gold medals. Jamaica are a clear second with six gold medals. East Germany, with two, is the only other nation to have won multiple titles. Age records All information from World Athletics.World Athletics Championships - Budapest 23 Statistical Booklet https://iaafmedia.s3.amazonaws.com/competitiondocuments/Statistics/WCH23%20BUDAPEST%20-%20STATISTICAL%20BOOKLET.pdf www.worldathletics.org 42-45 DistinctionMaleFemaleAthleteAgeDateAthleteAgeDateYoungest championYohan Blake JAM21 years, 245 days28 Aug 2011Katrin Krabbe GDR21 years, 278 days27 Aug 1991Youngest medalistDarrel Brown TTO18 years, 318 days25 Aug 2003Tina Clayton JAM21 years, 27 days13 sept 2025Youngest finalistDarrel Brown TTO18 years, 318 days25 Aug 2003Nikole Mitchell JAM19 years, 72 days16 Aug 1993Youngest participantDarren Tuitt MNT15 years, 153 days5 Aug 1995Tehani Kirby MNP14 years, 5 days26 Aug 1991Oldest championJustin Gatlin USA1982 2 10 2017 8 55 Aug 2017Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM1986 12 27 2022 7 1717 Aug 2022Oldest medalistJustin Gatlin USA1982 2 10 2019 9 2828 Sep 2019Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM1986 12 27 2023 8 2120 Aug 2023Oldest finalistJustin Gatlin USA1982 2 10 2019 9 2828 Sep 2019Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM1986 12 27 2025 9 1414 Sep 2025Oldest participantKim Collins SKN39 years, 218 days22 Aug 2015Merlene Ottey SLO47 years, 108 days26 Aug 2007 Doping Canada's Ben Johnson and Angella Taylor-Issajenko were both disqualified from the 1987 World Championships in Athletics for doping. Johnson was stripped of his 100 m gold, elevating Carl Lewis to world champion, while Taylor-Issajenko finished fifth in the women's 100 m final. At the following edition in 1991, Irina Slyusar of the Soviet Union (a women's semi-finalist) was disqualified for doping. Eight years passed without incident in the 100 m before the double Nigerian doping disqualification of Innocent Asonze and Davidson Ezinwa in 1999.Butler 2013 67–9 Tim Montgomery became the 100 m second medalist to be disqualified, losing his silver medal from the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. From the same event, Marion Jones later lost her silver medal for doping infractions, becoming the first female medalist to be stripped of a 100 m medal. Venolyn Clarke and Kelli White (a women's finalist) were also disqualified that year. The results of Dwain Chambers and Montgomery, fourth and fifth in 2003, were removed for doping. Two women's medalists were stripped of their honours for doping Kelli White lost the world title while Zhanna Block had her bronze medal removed. Block's times from the 2005 edition were also annulled.Butler 2013 67–9 These disqualifications were a result of the BALCO scandal, which included many 100 m runners. No doping offences were recorded at the 2007 World Championships 100 metres, but bans shortly returned, with Ruqaya Al-Ghasra being banned from the 2009 edition and a female trio of Inna Eftimova, Semoy Hackett and Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin being disqualified in 2011.Butler 2013 67–9 The 2013 World Championships saw one elimination in Masoud Azizi.More than 1900 blood samples collected – Moscow 2013. IAAF (2013-09-20). Retrieved on 2015-07-06. Among the men's world champions, only Donovan Bailey, Usain Bolt, Noah Lyles and Oblique Seville have not been implicated in doping during their careers; three-time champion Maurice Greene never failed a drug test, but admitted purchasing drugs on other athletes behalf. I.A.A.F. Seeks an Explanation From Greene About Drug Allegations. The New York Times (2008-04-17). Retrieved on 2015-07-07. Medalists Men Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Usain Bolt JAM 2009–2017 3 0 1 4 2 Carl Lewis USA 1983–1991 3 0 0 3Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) USA 1997–2001 3 0 0 3 4 Justin Gatlin USA 2005–2019 2 3 0 5 5 Christian Coleman USA 2017–2019 1 1 0 2Donovan Bailey CAN 1995–1997 1 1 0 2Tyson Gay USA 2007–2009 1 1 0 2 8 Kim Collins SKN 2003–2011 1 0 2 3 9 Linford Christie GBR 1987–1993 1 0 1 2Noah Lyles USA 2023–2025 1 0 1 2 11 Bruny Surin CAN 1995–1999 0 2 0 2 12 Dennis Mitchell USA 1991–1993 0 0 2 2Ato Boldon TRI 1995–2001 0 0 2 2Asafa Powell JAM 2007–2009 0 0 2 2Andre De Grasse CAN 2015–2019 0 0 2 2Trayvon Bromell USA 2015-2022 0 0 2 2 Women Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 2009–2023 5 0 1 6 2 Marion Jones USA 1997–1999 2 0 0 2 3 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 2005–2011 1 2 0 3 4 Gwen Torrence USA 1991–1995 1 1 1 3 5 Zhanna Block UKR 1997–2001 1 1 0 2Lauryn Williams USA 2005–2007 1 1 0 2 7 Carmelita Jeter USA 2007–2013 1 0 3 4 8 Tori Bowie USA 2015–2017 1 0 1 2 9 Merlene Ottey JAM 1987–1995 0 2 2 4 10 Shericka Jackson JAM 2022–2023 0 2 0 2 11 Ekaterini Thanou GRE 1999–2003 0 1 2 3 12 Chandra Sturrup BAH 2001–2003 0 1 1 2Dafne Schippers NED 2015–2017 0 1 1 2Marie Josée Ta Lou CIV 2017–2019 0 1 1 2 Championship record progression Men + Men's 100 metres World Championships record progressionMain > Men, 100 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate 10.64 Luke Watson Luke Watson (sprinter) GBR 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.38 Juan Núñez Juan Núñez (athlete) DOM 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.34 Carl Lewis USA 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.31 Desai Williams CAN 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.30 Calvin Smith USA 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.24 Leandro Peñalver CUB 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 10.20 Carl Lewis USA 1983 Quarter-finals 1983-08-07 10.07 Carl Lewis USA 1983 Final 1983-08-08 10.03 Carl Lewis USA 1987 Semi-finals 1987-08-30 9.83 WRdq1 dq1 dq1 Ben Johnson Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter) CAN 1987 Final 1987-08-30 9.93 WR= Carl Lewis USA 1987 Final 1987-08-30 9.93 Carl Lewis USA 1991 Semi-finals 1991-08-25 9.86 WRCarl Lewis USA 1991 Final 1991-08-25 9.86 Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) USA 1997 Final 1997-08-03 9.80 Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) USA 1999 Final 1999-08-22 9.58 WR Usain Bolt JAM 2009 Final 2009-08-16 dq1 dq1 dq1 Ben Johnson's winning time of 9.83 broke the championship record and was a new world record, but it was retrospectively annulled due to doping. Women + Women's 100 metres World Championships record progressionMain > Women, 100 m > World Championships Records Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-07.TimeAthleteNationYearRoundDate 11.26 Olga Antonova athlete URS 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 11.24 Marita Koch GDR 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 11.23 Diane Williams Diane Williams (athlete) USA 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 11.15 Evelyn Ashford USA 1983 Heats 1983-08-07 11.11 Evelyn Ashford USA 1983 Quarter-finals 1983-08-07 11.05 Marlies Göhr GDR 1983 Semi-finals 1983-08-08 10.99 Evelyn Ashford USA 1983 Semi-finals 1983-08-08 10.97 Marlies Göhr GDR 1983 Final 1983-08-08 10.95 Heike Drechsler GDR 1987 Semi-finals 1987-08-30 10.90 Silke Möller GDR 1987 Semi-finals 1987-08-30 10.87 Merlene Ottey JAM 1993 Semi-finals 1993-08-16 10.87 Gwen Torrence USA 1993 Semi-finals 1993-08-16 10.82 Gail Devers USA 1993 Final 1993-08-16 10.82 Merlene Ottey JAM 1993 Final 1993-08-16 10.76 Marion Jones USA 1999 Quarter-finals 1999-08-21 10.70 Marion Jones USA 1999 Final 1999-08-22 10.67 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 2022 Final 2022-07-17 10.65 Sha'Carri Richardson USA 2023 Final 2023-08-21 10.61 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden USA 2025 Final 2025-09-14 Finishing times Top ten fastest World Championship times + Fastest men's times at the World Championshipshttp://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100ok.htm Men's 100mRankTime (sec)AthleteNationGamesDate 1 9.58 Usain Bolt 2009 2009-08-16 2 9.71 Tyson Gay 2009 2009-08-16 3 9.76 Christian Coleman 2019 2019-09-2849.77 Usain Bolt 2013 2013-08-11 Justin Gatlin 2015SF 2015-08-23 Oblique Seville 2025 2025-09-147 9.79 Usain Bolt 2015 2015-08-23 Fred Kerley 2022H 2022-07-1599.80 Maurice Greene 1999 1999-08-22 Justin Gatlin 2015 2015-08-23 + Fastest women's times at the World Championshipshttp://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_100ok.htm Women's 100mRankTime (sec)AthleteNationGamesDate 1 10.61 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 2025 2025-09-14 2 10.65 Sha'Carri Richardson 2023 2023-08-21 3 10.67 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2022 2022-07-17 4 10.70 Marion Jones 1999 1999-08-22510.71 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2013 2013-08-12 2019 2019-09-29 7 10.72 Shericka Jackson 2023 2023-08-21810.73 Shelly-Ann Fraser 2009 2009-08-17 Shericka Jackson 2022 2022-07-17 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 2025SF 2025-09-14 H – time recorded in the heats QF – time recorded in the quarter-finals SF – time recorded in the semi-finals Best time for place + Fastest Men's times for place in a World Championship finalPlaceTimeAthleteNationGamesDate 1 9.58 Usain Bolt 2009 2009-08-16 2 9.71 Tyson Gay 2009 2009-08-16 3 9.84 Asafa Powell 2009 2009-08-16 4 9.88 Oblique Seville 2023 2023-08-20 5 9.92 Christian Coleman 2023 2023-08-20 6 9.96 Raymond Stewart 1991 1991-08-25 7= 10.00 Marc Burns 2009 2009-08-16 7= 10.00 Asafa Powell 2015 2015-08-23 8 10.00 Jimmy Vicaut 2015 2015-08-23 9 10.06 Su Bingtian 2015 2015-08-23 + Fastest women's times for place in a World Championship finalPlaceTimeAthleteNationGamesDate 1 10.61 Melissa Jefferson-Wooden 2025 2025-09-14 2 10.72 Shericka Jackson 2023 2023-08-21 3 10.77 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 2023 2023-08-21 4 10.81 Marie-Josee Ta Lou 2023 2023-08-21 5 10.91 Mujinga Kambundji 2022 2022-07-17 6 10.92 Aleia Hobbs 2022 2022-07-17 7 10.93 Marie Josée Ta Lou 2022 2022-07-17 8 11.00 Dina Asher-Smith GBR Great Britain & N.I. 2023 2023-08-21 9 11.03 Tamari Davis 2023 2023-08-21 References 11.R S D Unnithan's kerala India's nobel prize work 2002–16;2016–20;2021-22-92:8092 ad Personal profiled DATAS at Guinness world records from online nobel org/www.mednobel.ki.se/www.olympics.org Bibliography Butler Mark IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 2013 IAAF http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/Moscow-2013-Statistics/sources/projet/IAAF-Moscow.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20141012091910/http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/Moscow-2013-Statistics/sources/projet/IAAF-Moscow.pdf 12 October 2014 External links Official IAAF website World Championships in Athletics Category:Events at the World Athletics Championships