100 metres at the Olympics
Men

100 metres at the Olympics

Section Title: Men
Table Section Text: None

Time	Athlete	Nation	Games	Round	Date

12.2	Francis Lane	United States (USA)	1896	Heat 1	1896-04-06

12.2	Thomas Curtis	United States (USA)	1896	Heat 2	1896-04-06

11.8	Tom Burke	United States (USA)	1896	Heat 3	1896-04-06

11.4	Arthur Duffey	United States (USA)	1900	Heat 1	1900-06-14

11.4	Walter Tewksbury	United States (USA)	1900	Heat 2	1900-06-14

10.8 =WR	Frank Jarvis	United States (USA)	1900	Heat 3	1900-06-14

10.8 =WR	Walter Tewksbury	United States (USA)	1900	Semi-final 2	1900-06-14

10.8	James Rector	United States (USA)	1908	Heat 15	1908-07-20

10.8	Reggie Walker	South Africa (RSA)	1908	Semi-final 1	1908-07-20

10.8	James Rector	United States (USA)	1908	Semi-final 3	1908-07-20

10.8	Reggie Walker	South Africa (RSA)	1908	Final	1908-07-20

10.8	David Jacobs	Great Britain (GBR)	1912	Heat 10	1912-07-06

10.6	Donald Lippincott	United States (USA)	1912	Heat 16	1912-07-06

10.6	Harold Abrahams	Great Britain (GBR)	1924	Quarter-final 4	1924-07-06

10.6	Harold Abrahams	Great Britain (GBR)	1924	Semi-final 2	1924-07-07

10.6	Harold Abrahams	Great Britain (GBR)	1924	Final	1924-07-07

10.6	Percy Williams	Canada (CAN)	1928	Quarter-final 4	1928-07-29

10.6	Robert McAllister	United States (USA)	1928	Semi-final 1	1928-07-30

10.6	Jack London	United States (USA)	1928	Semi-final 2	1928-07-30

10.6	Arthur Jonath	Germany (GER)	1932	Heat 3	1932-07-31

10.4	Eddie Tolan	United States (USA)	1932	Quarter-final 1	1932-07-31

10.3 =WR	Eddie Tolan	United States (USA)	1932	Final	1932-08-01

10.3	Jesse Owens	United States (USA)	1936	Heat 1	1936-08-02

10.3	Harrison Dillard	United States (USA)	1948	Final	1948-07-31

10.3	Bobby Joe Morrow	United States (USA)	1956	Quarter-final 1	1956-11-23

10.3	Ira Murchison	United States (USA)	1956	Quarter-final 2	1956-11-23

10.3	Bobby Joe Morrow	United States (USA)	1956	Semi-final 2	1956-11-24

10.2	Armin Hary	West Germany (FRG)	1960	Quarter-final 2	1960-08-31

10.2	Armin Hary	West Germany (FRG)	1960	Final	1960-08-31

10.0 =WR	Bob Hayes	United States (USA)	1964	Final	1964-10-15

10.0 A	Hermes Ramírez	Cuba (CUB)	1968	Quarter-final 2	1968-10-13

10.0 A	Charlie Greene	United States (USA)	1968	Quarter-final 4	1968-10-13

10.0 A	Jim Hines	United States (USA)	1968	Semi-final 1	1968-10-14

9.9 A =WR	Jim Hines	United States (USA)	1968	Final	1968-10-14

9.92 WR	Carl Lewis	United States (USA)	1988	Final	1988-09-24

9.84	Donovan Bailey	Canada (CAN)	1996	Final	1996-07-27

9.69 WR	Usain Bolt	Jamaica (JAM)	2008	Final	2008-08-16

9.63	Usain Bolt	Jamaica (JAM)	2012	Final	2012-08-05

Sentence(s)

In 1988, Carl Lewis finished in 9.92, bested by Bolt in 2008 with 9.69.

final_sentence: In 1988, Carl Lewis finished in 9.92, bested by Bolt in 2008 with 9.69.