100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics
Women
Table:
Women's 100 metres World Championships record progression[8]

Time

Athlete

Nation

Year

Round

Date

11.26
Olga Antonova
Soviet Union (URS)

1983
Heats
1983-08-07

11.24
Marita Koch
East Germany (GDR)

1983
Heats
1983-08-07

11.23
Diane Williams
United States (USA)

1983
Heats
1983-08-07

11.15
Evelyn Ashford
United States (USA)

1983
Heats
1983-08-07

11.11
Evelyn Ashford
United States (USA)

1983
Quarter-finals
1983-08-07

11.05
Marlies Göhr
East Germany (GDR)

1983
Semi-finals
1983-08-08

10.99
Evelyn Ashford
United States (USA)

1983
Semi-finals
1983-08-08

10.97
Marlies Göhr
East Germany (GDR)

1983
Final
1983-08-08

10.95
Heike Drechsler
East Germany (GDR)

1987
Semi-finals
1987-08-30

10.90
Silke Möller
East Germany (GDR)

1987
Semi-finals
1987-08-30

10.87
Merlene Ottey
Jamaica (JAM)

1993
Semi-finals
1993-08-16

10.87
Gwen Torrence
United States (USA)

1993
Semi-finals
1993-08-16

10.82
Gail Devers
United States (USA)

1993
Final
1993-08-16

10.82
Merlene Ottey
Jamaica (JAM)

1993
Final
1993-08-16

10.76
Marion Jones
United States (USA)

1999
Quarter-finals
1999-08-21

10.70
Marion Jones
United States (USA)

1999
Final
1999-08-22

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