# 2020 in 100 metres

2020 in 100 metres lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2020 in both the men's and the women's 100 metres.

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2020 season :
| Men's World record | Usain Bolt (JAM) | 9.58 | Berlin, Germany | 16 August 2009 |
| Women's World record | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | 10.49 | Indianapolis, United States | 16 July 1988 |

## Men top 60

| # | Time | Wind | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 9.86 | +1.6 | Michael Norman | United States | AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA) | 20 July 2020 |
| 2 | 9.90 | +1.4 | Trayvon Bromell | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 3 | 9.91 | +1.7 | Akani Simbine | South Africa | Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA) | 14 March 2020 |
| 4 | 9.97 | +1.9 | André De Grasse | Canada | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 5 | 10.00 | +1.1 | Ronnie Baker | United States | AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA) | 23 July 2020 |
| 6 | 10.03 | +0.3 | Julian Forte | Jamaica | Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 18 July 2020 |
| 6 | 10.03 | +1.6 | Rai Benjamin | United States | AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA) | 20 July 2020 |
| 6 | 10.03 | +1.0 | Aska Cambridge | Japan | Prefectural Stadium, Fukui (JPN) | 29 August 2020 |
| 9 | 10.04 | +1.4 | Noah Lyles | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 9 | 10.04 | +1.4 | Yoshihide Kiryu | Japan | Hokuroku Park Athletic Field, Fujiyoshida (JPN) | 01 August 2020 |
| 9 | 10.04 | +0.2 | Andre Ewers | Jamaica | Bolles HS Track, Jacksonville, FL (USA) | 08 August 2020 |
| 9 | 10.04 | +1.8 | Kyree King | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 9 | 10.04 | +0.3 | Arthur Cissé | Ivory Coast | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 17 September 2020 |
| 14 | 10.06 | +0.8 | Shaun Maswanganyi | South Africa | Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA) | 14 March 2020 |
| 15 | 10.07 | +1.1 | Justin Gatlin | United States | AP Ranch, Fort Worth, TX (USA) | 23 July 2020 |
| 15 | 10.07 | -0.2 | Filippo Tortu | Italy | Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona (SUI) | 15 September 2020 |
| 17 | 10.08 | +1.3 | Henricho Bruintjies | South Africa | Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA) | 14 March 2020 |
| 17 | 10.08 | +1.4 | Deniz Almas | Germany | Sepp-Herberger-Stadion, Weinheim (GER) | 01 August 2020 |
| 19 | 10.09 | +1.7 | Cravon Gillespie | United States | PVAMU Track Stadium, Prairie View, TX (USA) | 06 August 2020 |
| 19 | 10.09 | +1.8 | Kenneth Bednarek | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 19 | 10.09 | +0.9 | Jeff Demps | United States | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) | 29 August 2020 |
| 22 | 10.10 | +1.8 | Divine Oduduru | Nigeria | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 22 | 10.10 | +1.6 | Lamont Marcell Jacobs | Italy | Stadio Giuseppe Grezar, Trieste (ITA) | 01 August 2020 |
| 24 | 10.11 | +2.0 | Silvan Wicki | Switzerland | Stade Bouleyres, Bulle (SUI) | 11 July 2020 |
| 24 | 10.11 | +1.9 | Senoj-Jay Givans | Jamaica | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 24 | 10.11 | +0.1 | Felipe Bardi | Brazil | COTP Stadium, São Paulo (BRA) | 11 DEC 2020 |
| 27 | 10.12 | +1.5 | Jack Hale | Australia | WA Sports Centre, Perth (AUS) | 01 February 2020 |
| 27 | 10.12 | +0.9 | Devin Quinn | United States | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) | 29 August 2020 |
| 27 | 10.12 | +0.3 | Michael Rodgers | United States | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 17 September 2020 |
| 27 | 10.12 | +1.4 | Paulo André Camilo De Oliveira | Brazil | COTP Stadium, São Paulo (BRA) | 11 DEC 2020 |
| 31 | 10.13 | +2.0 | Shota Iizuka | Japan | Kusanagi Athletic Stadium, Shizuoka (JPN) | 02 August 2020 |
| 31 | 10.13 | -0.5 | Chun-Han Yang | Chinese Taipei | New Taipei City (TPE) | 04 DEC 2020 |
| 33 | 10.14 | +1.8 | Kendal Williams | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 33 | 10.14 | +1.6 | Joshua Hartmann | Germany | Sportanlage an der Kanalstraße, Zeven (GER) | 25 July 2020 |
| 33 | 10.14 | +1.8 | Soshi Mizukubo | Japan | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata (JPN) | 12 September 2020 |
| 36 | 10.15 | +2.0 | Aaron Brown | Canada | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 36 | 10.15 | 0.0 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 22 August 2020 |
| 38 | 10.16 | +1.5 | Rohan Browning | Australia | WA Sports Centre, Perth (AUS) | 01 February 2020 |
| 38 | 10.16 | +1.8 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 38 | 10.16 | +0.4 | Yupun Abeykoon Mudiyanselage | Sri Lanka | Paul Greifzu Stadion, Dessau (GER) | 08 September 2020 |
| 38 | 10.16 | +0.7 | Mouhamadou Fall | France | Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) | 12 September 2020 |
| 42 | 10.17 | +1.7 | Simon Magakwe | South Africa | Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA) | 14 March 2020 |
| 42 | 10.17 | +1.3 | Chijindu Ujah | United Kingdom | Paavo Nurmi Stadium, Turku (FIN) | 11 August 2020 |
| 42 | 10.17 | +1.1 | Joris Van Gool | Netherlands | Atletiekbaan Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht (NED) | 29 August 2020 |
| 45 | 10.18 | +1.5 | Jaylen Bacon | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 45 | 10.18 | +0.5 | Yuhong He | China | Sichuan Xipu Training Base, Chengdu (CHN) | 24 July 2020 |
| 45 | 10.18 | +1.6 | Nesta Carter | Jamaica | Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 25 July 2020 |
| 45 | 10.18 | +2.0 | Maurice Eaddy | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 45 | 10.18 | +1.5 | Shuhei Tada | Japan | Prefectural Stadium, Fukui (JPN) | 29 August 2020 |
| 50 | 10.19 | +1.6 | Rodrigo do Nascimento | Brazil | Centro de Atletismo Professor Oswaldo Terra, Sao Bernardo do Campo (BRA) | 29 February 2020 |
| 50 | 10.19 | +1.6 | Przemysław Słowikowski | Poland | Stadion Miejski, Jelenia Góra (POL) | 26 July 2020 |
| 50 | 10.19 | +1.0 | Yuki Koike | Japan | Prefectural Stadium, Fukui (JPN) | 29 August 2020 |
| 50 | 10.19 | +0.7 | Amaury Golitin | France | Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) | 12 September 2020 |
| 54 | 10.20 | 0.0 | Isiah Young | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 04 July 2020 |
| 54 | 10.20 | +0.1 | Tyquendo Tracey | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 08 August 2020 |
| 54 | 10.20 | +1.8 | Bruno Dede | Japan | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata (JPN) | 12 September 2020 |
| 57 | 10.21 | +0.9 | Oshane Bailey | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 29 February 2020 |
| 57 | 10.21 | +0.8 | Jan Veleba | Czech Republic | Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) | 08 June 2020 |
| 57 | 10.21 | +0.1 | Romario Williams | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 08 August 2020 |
| 57 | 10.21 | +0.2 | Sean Safo-Antwi | Ghana | Stade de La Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI) | 15 August 2020 |
| 57 | 10.21 | +0.9 | Akihiro Higashida | Japan | Prefectural Stadium, Fukui (JPN) | 29 August 2020 |

## Women top 60

| # | Time | Wind | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 10.85 | +0.2 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 17 September 2020 |
| 2 | 10.86 | +0.9 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 22 August 2020 |
| 3 | 10.95 | +1.1 | Sha'Carri Richardson | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 4 | 10.98 | +1.4 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo | Bahamas | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 5 | 11.08 | +0.7 | Ajla Del Ponte | Switzerland | Stade Bouleyres, Bulle (SUI) | 11 July 2020 |
| 6 | 11.11 | +1.3 | Rebekka Haase | Germany | Sportanlage am Weinweg, Regensburg (GER) | 26 July 2020 |
| 7 | 11.12 | +0.2 | Aleia Hobbs | United States | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 17 September 2020 |
| 8 | 11.14 | +0.5 | Hannah Cunliffe | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 04 July 2020 |
| 8 | 11.14 | +0.2 | Marie-Josée Ta Lou | Ivory Coast | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 17 September 2020 |
| 10 | 11.15 | +1.4 | Tamari Davis | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 10 | 11.15 | +1.9 | Natalliah Whyte | Jamaica | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 12 | 11.16 | +0.1 | Imani Lansiquot | United Kingdom | Stadion Manfort, Leverkusen (GER) | 16 August 2020 |
| 12 | 11.16 | +1.0 | Gabriela Anahi Suarez | Ecuador | Quito (ECU) | 12 DEC 2020 |
| 14 | 11.18 | +1.5 | Kayla White | United States | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) | 29 August 2020 |
| 15 | 11.19 | +1.3 | Lisa Marie Kwayie | Germany | Sportanlage am Weinweg, Regensburg (GER) | 26 July 2020 |
| 16 | 11.20 | +1.4 | Shashalee Forbes | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 08 August 2020 |
| 16 | 11.20 | +0.6 | Rhoda Njobvu | Zambia | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka (ZAM) | 06 DEC 2020 |
| 18 | 11.21 | +1.8 | Mujinga Kambundji | Switzerland | Stadion Hard, Langenthal (SUI) | 05 August 2020 |
| 18 | 11.21 | +2.0 | Tatjana Pinto | Germany | Stade de La Charrière, La Chaux-de-Fonds (SUI) | 15 August 2020 |
| 20 | 11.22 | +0.9 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn | Puerto Rico | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 21 | 11.23 | +1.4 | Jennifer Montag | Germany | Stadion, Wetzlar (GER) | 18 July 2020 |
| 21 | 11.23 | +1.1 | Bassant Hemida | Egypt | Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno (CZE) | 16 September 2020 |
| 23 | 11.24 | +1.3 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) | 19 August 2020 |
| 24 | 11.25 | +0.3 | Natasha Morrison | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 08 August 2020 |
| 24 | 11.25 | +1.1 | Kourtni Johnson | United States | Montverde Academy, Montverde, FL (USA) | 10 August 2020 |
| 24 | 11.25 | +1.2 | Nadine Visser | Netherlands | Atletiekbaan Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht (NED) | 29 August 2020 |
| 27 | 11.26 | +0.1 | Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) | 13 September 2020 |
| 28 | 11.27 | +1.4 | Lynna Irby | United States | National Training Center, Clermont, FL (USA) | 24 July 2020 |
| 28 | 11.27 | +1.5 | Kristina Marie Knott | Philippines | Drake Stadium, Des Moines, IA (USA) | 29 August 2020 |
| 28 | 11.27 | 0.0 | Kristal Awuah | United Kingdom | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) | 25 September 2020 |
| 31 | 11.28 | +1.3 | Marije Van Hunenstijn | Netherlands | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) | 23 August 2020 |
| 31 | 11.28 | +0.6 | Carolle Zahi | France | Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) | 12 September 2020 |
| 33 | 11.29 | +1.1 | Tia Clayton | Jamaica | GC Foster College, Spanish Town (JAM) | 19 February 2020 |
| 33 | 11.29 | +1.3 | Amelie-Sophie Lederer | Germany | Sportanlage am Weinweg, Regensburg (GER) | 26 July 2020 |
| 33 | 11.29 | -0.1 | Lisa Nippgen | Germany | Sepp-Herberger-Stadion, Weinheim (GER) | 01 August 2020 |
| 36 | 11.30 | +2.0 | Anna Bongiorni | Italy | Centro Sportivo Fontanassa, Savona (ITA) | 16 July 2020 |
| 36 | 11.30 | +0.3 | Vitoria Cristina Rosa | Brazil | COTP Stadium, São Paulo (BRA) | 06 DEC 2020 |
| 38 | 11.31 | +0.2 | Manqi Ge | China | Fuzhou (CHN) | 23 May 2020 |
| 38 | 11.31 | +0.9 | Ivet Lalova-Collio | Bulgaria | Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) | 23 July 2020 |
| 38 | 11.31 | +0.4 | Gina Lückenkemper | Germany | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) | 14 August 2020 |
| 38 | 11.31 | +1.3 | Daryll Neita | United Kingdom | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) | 19 August 2020 |
| 42 | 11.32 | +1.5 | Yunisleidy García | Cuba | Estadio Panamericano, La Habana (CUB) | 20 March 2020 |
| 42 | 11.32 | +0.2 | Lilly Kaden | Germany | Frankenstadion, Heilbronn (GER) | 05 September 2020 |
| 44 | 11.33 | +1.2 | Naomi Sedney | Netherlands | Atletiekbaan Maarschalkerweerd, Utrecht (NED) | 29 August 2020 |
| 44 | 11.33 | +0.8 | Ana Carolina Azevedo | Brazil | CNDA, Bragança Paulista (BRA) | 17 DEC 2020 |
| 46 | 11.34 | +0.9 | Laura Müller | Germany | Sepp-Herberger-Stadion, Weinheim (GER) | 01 August 2020 |
| 47 | 11.35 | +1.5 | Kevona Davis | Jamaica | National Stadium, Kingston (JAM) | 06 March 2020 |
| 47 | 11.35 | +1.4 | Lisa Mayer | Germany | Stadion, Wetzlar (GER) | 18 July 2020 |
| 47 | 11.35 | +0.9 | Gloria Hooper | Italy | Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) | 23 July 2020 |
| 47 | 11.35 | -0.2 | Mei Kodama | Japan | Denka Big Swan Stadium, Niigata (JPN) | 12 September 2020 |
| 51 | 11.36 | -0.8 | Murielle Ahouré | Ivory Coast | Life College, Marietta, GA (USA) | 01 August 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +1.6 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand | Hawkes Bay Sports Park, Hastings (NZL) | 25 January 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +1.1 | Brandy Hall | Jamaica | GC Foster College, Spanish Town (JAM) | 19 February 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +0.4 | Mikiah Brisco | United States | Life College, Marietta, GA (USA) | 15 August 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +0.6 | Wided Atatou | France | Stadium Municipal, Albi (FRA) | 12 September 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +1.1 | Irene Siragusa | Italy | Mestský Stadion Sletište, Kladno (CZE) | 16 September 2020 |
| 52 | 11.38 | +1.5 | Beatrice Masilingi | Namibia | Windhoek (NAM) | 17 DEC 2020 |
| 58 | 11.39 | +1.1 | Corinna Schwab | Germany | Heinz-Steyer-Stadion, Dresden (GER) | 10 July 2020 |
| 58 | 11.39 | +0.7 | Rani Rosius | Belgium | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) | 16 August 2020 |
| 58 | 11.39 | +1.8 | Amy Hunt | United Kingdom | Slottsskogsvallen, Göteborg (SWE) | 29 August 2020 |
| 58 | 11.39 | +0.8 | Arialis Josefa Gandulla | Cuba | Stadio Quercia, Rovereto (ITA) | 08 September 2020 |