Check out our list of the top ten quickest 100m sprinters in history. Who is the fastest man in the world? Currently the answer is Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, he’s also the fastest man in history with a world record time of 9.58 seconds. The fastest woman is history is Florence Griffith-Joyner with a world record time of 10.49. Take a look at the other fastest people ever, what countries are they from? Are humans getting faster? Note that the records are accurate as of August 2012 and do not include a number of times set by athletes who used performance enhancing drugs. Enjoy our top ten lists of the fastest men and women in history as well as all our other fun science facts for kids.
Fastest Male 100m Sprinters in History
Number
|
Time (seconds)
|
Athlete name
|
Nationality
|
Date
|
Location
|
1.
|
9.58
|
Usain Bolt
|
Jamaica
|
16 August 2009
|
Berlin
|
2.
|
9.69
|
Tyson Gay
|
USA
|
20 September 2009
|
Shanghai
|
2.
|
9.69
|
Yohan Blake
|
Jamaica
|
23 August 2012
|
Lausanne
|
4.
|
9.72
|
Asafa Powell
|
Jamaica
|
2 September 2008
|
Lausanne
|
5.
|
9.78
|
Nesta Carter
|
Jamaica
|
29 August 2010
|
Rieti
|
6.
|
9.79
|
Maurice Greene
|
USA
|
16 June 1999
|
Athens
|
6.
|
9.79
|
Justin Gatlin
|
USA
|
5 August 2012
|
London
|
8.
|
9.80
|
Steve Mullings
|
Jamaica
|
4 June 2011
|
Eugene
|
9.
|
9.84
|
Donovan Bailey
|
Canada
|
27 July 1996
|
Atlanta
|
9.
|
9.84
|
Bruny Surin
|
Canada
|
22 August 1999
|
Seville
|
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Fastest Female 100m Sprinters in History
Number
|
Time (seconds)
|
Athlete name
|
Nationality
|
Date
|
Location
|
1.
|
10.49
|
Florence Griffith-Joyner
|
USA
|
16 July 1988
|
Indianapolis
|
2.
|
10.64
|
Carmelita Jeter
|
USA
|
20 September 2009
|
Shanghai
|
3.
|
10.65
|
Marion Jones
|
USA
|
12 September 1998
|
Johannesburg
|
4.
|
10.70
|
Shelly-Ann
Fraser-Pryce
|
Jamaica
|
29 June 2012
|
Kingston
|
5.
|
10.73
|
Christine Arron
|
France
|
19 August 1998
|
Budapest
|
6.
|
10.74
|
Merlene Ottey
|
Jamaica
|
7 September 1996
|
Milan
|
7.
|
10.75
|
Kerron Stewart
|
Jamaica
|
10 July 2009
|
Rome
|
8.
|
10.76
|
Evelyn Ashford
|
USA
|
22 August 1984
|
Zurich
|
8.
|
10.76
|
Veronica
Campbell-Brown
|
Jamaica
|
31 May 2011
|
Ostrava
|
10.
|
10.77
|
Irina Privalova
|
Russia
|
6 July 1994
|
Lausanne
|
10.
|
10.77
|
Ivet Lalova
|
Bulgaria
|
19 June 2004
|
Plovdiv
|
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