1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 9.58 seconds
The 100m Olympic record (9.69) was set by Bolt at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
2. Tyson Gay (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.69 seconds
During the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Gay also ran a wind-aided 9.68 (once the fastest 100 m under any condition).
3. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 9.72 seconds
Asafa Powell ran his fastest time, once the world record, during heats at the 2007 IAAF Rieti Grand Prix.
4. Maurice Greene (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.79 seconds
By the widest margin since electronic timing, Greene ran this since passed world record time in 1999.
5. Donovan Bailey (Canada) - Fastest Time: 9.84 seconds
Bailey returned Canada to glory with his 9.84 record-breaking run at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
6. Bruny Surin (Canada) - Fastest Time: 9.84 seconds
Surin's second place finish of 9.84 at the 1999 World Championships was the fastest silver medal time ever.
7. Leroy Burrell (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Burrell had twice set the world record in the 100 metres with a 9.90 in 1991 and a 9.85 in 1994.
8. Justin Gatlin (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Gatlin's fastest time was set at the 2004 Olympics with a gold metal winning 9.85 second run.
9. Olusoji Fasuba (Nigeria) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Fasuba holds the African 100 metre sprinting mark with a 9.85 at the Doha Grand Prix in 2006.
10. Carl Lewis (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.86 seconds
Track and Field star Carl Lewis has won nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals.
Sprinters - Women's 100 Metres (World Record: 10.49 by Griffith-Joyner at the '88 Olympic Trials)
1. Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.49 seconds
The 100m Olympic record (10.62) was set by Flo Jo at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
2. Carmelita Jeter (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.64 seconds
Jeter ran a 10.67 at the 2009 World Athletics Final and a 10.64 at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.
3. Marion Jones (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.65 seconds
Jones won the 100 metre at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in South Africa with a time of 10.65.
4. Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.73 seconds
Fraser, along with her Jamaican teammates, dominated the women's 100m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
5. Christine Arron (France) - Fastest Time: 10.73 seconds
Arron placed third in the 100m and 200m sprints at the 2005 World Championships in Paris.
6. Merlene Ottey (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.74 seconds
Ottey has won more World Championships medals (14) than any other female sprinter in history.
7. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.75 seconds
Stewart won the silver medal in the women's 100m at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 Worlds.
8. Evelyn Ashford (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.76 seconds
A U.S. Track Hall of Fame athlete, Ashford set a later broken Olympic record at the 1984 Olympics.
9. Irina Privalova (Russia) - Fastest Time: 10.77 seconds
Privalova is a World Champion in numerous indoor events, and holds the indoor records for the 50m and 60m sprints.
10. Ivet Lalova (Bulgaria) - Fastest Time: 10.77 seconds
Lalova's best 100 metre time was set in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 2004 when she ran a 10.77.
The 100m Olympic record (9.69) was set by Bolt at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.
2. Tyson Gay (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.69 seconds
During the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, Gay also ran a wind-aided 9.68 (once the fastest 100 m under any condition).
3. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 9.72 seconds
Asafa Powell ran his fastest time, once the world record, during heats at the 2007 IAAF Rieti Grand Prix.
4. Maurice Greene (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.79 seconds
By the widest margin since electronic timing, Greene ran this since passed world record time in 1999.
5. Donovan Bailey (Canada) - Fastest Time: 9.84 seconds
Bailey returned Canada to glory with his 9.84 record-breaking run at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.
6. Bruny Surin (Canada) - Fastest Time: 9.84 seconds
Surin's second place finish of 9.84 at the 1999 World Championships was the fastest silver medal time ever.
7. Leroy Burrell (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Burrell had twice set the world record in the 100 metres with a 9.90 in 1991 and a 9.85 in 1994.
8. Justin Gatlin (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Gatlin's fastest time was set at the 2004 Olympics with a gold metal winning 9.85 second run.
9. Olusoji Fasuba (Nigeria) - Fastest Time: 9.85 seconds
Fasuba holds the African 100 metre sprinting mark with a 9.85 at the Doha Grand Prix in 2006.
10. Carl Lewis (United States) - Fastest Time: 9.86 seconds
Track and Field star Carl Lewis has won nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship gold medals.
Sprinters - Women's 100 Metres (World Record: 10.49 by Griffith-Joyner at the '88 Olympic Trials)
1. Florence Griffith-Joyner (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.49 seconds
The 100m Olympic record (10.62) was set by Flo Jo at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
2. Carmelita Jeter (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.64 seconds
Jeter ran a 10.67 at the 2009 World Athletics Final and a 10.64 at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.
3. Marion Jones (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.65 seconds
Jones won the 100 metre at the 1998 IAAF World Cup in South Africa with a time of 10.65.
4. Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.73 seconds
Fraser, along with her Jamaican teammates, dominated the women's 100m at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
5. Christine Arron (France) - Fastest Time: 10.73 seconds
Arron placed third in the 100m and 200m sprints at the 2005 World Championships in Paris.
6. Merlene Ottey (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.74 seconds
Ottey has won more World Championships medals (14) than any other female sprinter in history.
7. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) - Fastest Time: 10.75 seconds
Stewart won the silver medal in the women's 100m at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2009 Worlds.
8. Evelyn Ashford (United States) - Fastest Time: 10.76 seconds
A U.S. Track Hall of Fame athlete, Ashford set a later broken Olympic record at the 1984 Olympics.
9. Irina Privalova (Russia) - Fastest Time: 10.77 seconds
Privalova is a World Champion in numerous indoor events, and holds the indoor records for the 50m and 60m sprints.
10. Ivet Lalova (Bulgaria) - Fastest Time: 10.77 seconds
Lalova's best 100 metre time was set in Plovdiv, Bulgaria in 2004 when she ran a 10.77.