Women's 100 Metres World Record Progression - Records From 1975

Records From 1975

From 1975, the IAAF accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres. Starting January 1, 1977, the IAAF required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events.

Wyomia Tyus' 1968 Olympic gold medal performance and Renate Stecher's 1972 Olympic championship win, both in 11.07, were the fastest recorded fully electronic 100 metre races to that time and were ratified as world records. However, Tyus' 11.07 was later adjusted to 11.08.

Time Wind Athlete Nationality Location Date
11.07 1.2 Wyomia Tyus United States Mexico City, Mexico October 15, 1968
11.07 0.2 Renate Stecher East Germany Munich, West Germany September 2, 1972
11.04 0.6 Inge Helten West Germany Fürth, West Germany June 13, 1976
11.01 0.6 Annegret Richter West Germany Montreal, Canada July 25, 1976
10.88 2.0 Marlies Oelsner East Germany Dresden, East Germany July 1, 1977
10.88 1.9 Marlies Göhr East Germany Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany July 9, 1982
10.81 1.7 Marlies Göhr East Germany Berlin, East Germany June 8, 1983
10.79 0.6 Evelyn Ashford United States US Air Force Academy, United States July 3, 1983
10.76 1.7 Evelyn Ashford United States Zürich, Switzerland August 22, 1984
10.49 0.0* Florence Griffith-Joyner United States Indianapolis, United States July 16, 1988

* There is controversy over Griffith-Joyner's World Record as questions have been raised as to whether the wind actually was ever zero, as the on-track readout read. The triple-jump anemometer, some 10 metres away, read 4.3 m/s, more than double the acceptable limit. However, the IAAF ratified the time as a record. The second-fastest time ever was run by Griffith-Joyner, 10.61.

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