Here we have come to watch the fastest athletes in the women’s 100m history.
Who ran the fastest women's 100m ever?
In 1988, the United States’ Florence Griffith-Joyner recorded the fastest finish in the women’s 100m race by finishing it in 10.49 seconds. It is still a record.
Women's 100m: Top 10 fastest
Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Venue | Date |
10.49 | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Indianapolis | 16 July 1988 |
10.54 | +0.9 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | Eugene | 21 August 2021 |
10.60 | +1.7 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) | Lausanne | 26 August 2021 |
10.61 | +1.2 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Indianapolis | 17 July 1988 |
10.61 | −0.6 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | Tokyo | 31 July 2021 |
10.61 | +0.3 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (United States) | Tokyo | 14 September 2025 |
10.62 | +1.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Seoul | 24 September 1988 |
10.62 | +0.4 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) | Monaco | 10 August 2022 |
10.63 | +1.3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) | Kingston | 5 June 2021 |
10.64 | +1.2 | Carmelita Jeter (United States) | Shanghai | 20 September 2009 |
10.64 | +1.7 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | Lausanne | 26 August 2021 |
Women's 100m: World Record Progression
Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Venue | Date |
10.49 | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | Indianapolis | 16 July 1988 |
10.76 | +1.7 | Evelyn Ashford (United States) | Zurich | 22 August 1984 |
10.79 | +0.6 | Evelyn Ashford (United States) | Colorado Springs | 3 July 1983 |
10.81 | +1.7 | Marlies Göhr (East Germany) | Berlin | 8 June 1983 |
10.88 | +1.9 | Marlies Göhr (East Germany) | Karl Marx Stadt | 9 July 1982 |
10.88 | +2.0 | Marlies Göhr (East Germany) | Dresden | 1 July 1977 |
11.01 | +0.6 | Annegret Richter (West Germany) | Montréal | 25 July 1976 |
11.04 | +0.6 | Inge Helten (West Germany) | Fürth | 13 June 1976 |
11.07 | -0.2 | Renate Stecher (East Germany) | München | 2 September 1972 |
11.08 | +1.2 | Wyomia Tyus (United States) | Ciudad de México | 15 October 1968 |
Women's 100m: Continental Records
Area | Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Season |
North, Central America and Caribbean | 10.49 | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | 1988 |
Africa | 10.72 | +1.4 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) | 2022 |
Europe | 10.73 | +2.0 | Christine Arron (France) | 1998 |
Asia | 10.79 | 0.0 | Li Xuemei (China) | 1997 |
South America | 10.91 | -0.2 | Rosângela Santos (Brazil) | 2017 |
Oceania | 10.94 | +0.6 | Zoe Hobbs (New Zealand) | 2025 |
Women's 100m: Top Records
Area | Mark | Wind | Athlete (Nation) | Year |
World Record | 10.49 | 0.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) | 1988 |
Summer Olympics | −0.6 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | 2021 | |
World Athletics Championships | 10.61 | +0.3 | Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (United States) | 2025 |