The 100-yard dash is a track and field event of 100 yards or 91.44 meters. It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1966, and was included in the decathlon of the Olympics, at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events (having been replaced by the 100-meter dash), but is still run in America, for instance in the IC4A competition.
Some notable 100-yard dash runners are the following:
| Athlete |
Date |
Time |
Remarks |
| F. C. Saportas |
1870 |
10.5 seconds |
official world record |
| W. C. Wilmer |
1878 |
10.0 seconds |
official world record |
| Arthur Wharton |
1886 |
10.0 seconds |
tied official world record |
| J. Owen, jr. |
1890 |
9.8 seconds |
official world record |
| D. J. Kelly |
1906 |
9.6 seconds |
official world record |
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| Eric Liddell |
1924 |
9.7 seconds |
British record |
| Eddie Tolan |
1929 |
9.5 seconds |
official world record |
| Frank Wykoff |
Chicago June 7, 1930 |
9.4 seconds |
official world record, without starting blocks |
| Jesse Owens |
1933 |
9.4 seconds |
tied the world record, set U.S. high school record |
| Mel Patton |
1948 |
9.3 seconds |
official world record |
| James Jackson |
1954 |
9.4 seconds |
tied U.S. high-school record, Alameda High School in Alameda, California |
| Frank Budd |
1962 |
9.2 seconds |
official world record |
| Bob Hayes |
1962 |
9.35 seconds |
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| Bob Hayes |
1964 |
9.1 seconds |
manual time |
| Charles Greene |
1967 |
9.21 seconds |
| Houston McTear |
early 1970s |
9.0 seconds |
unofficial and hand-timed. In 1975 registered a time of 9.30 seconds |
| Ivory Crockett |
1974 |
9.0 seconds |
manual time |
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