When Adam Gemili clocked 9.97 in the 100m in Birmingham in 2015, he became the 100th member of the sub-10-second club.

It inspired me to start a list of all members of that club, sorted in chronological order of when they achieved their first sub-10-second clocking.

OrderTimeWindAthleteNATVenueDate
19.95A+0.3Jim HinesUSAMexico City14/10/1968
29.98A+0.6Silvio LeonardCUBGuadalajara11/08/1977
39.97+1.5Carl LewisUSAModesto14/05/1983
49.93A+1.4Calvin SmithUSAAir Force Academy03/07/1983
59.96+0.1Mel LattanyUSAAthens05/05/1984
69.97+1.1Linford ChristieGBRSeoul24/09/1988
79.97+1.0Raymond StewartJAMWaco20/05/1989
89.94+0.8Leroy BurrellUSAHouston16/06/1989
99.99+1.1Dennis MitchellUSATokyo25/08/1991
109.95+1.2Frank FredericksNAMTokyo25/08/1991
119.99+1.5Andre CasonUSAKoblenz11/09/1991
129.97+1.2Olapade AdenikenNGRAustin04/04/1992
139.93-0.6Michael MarshUSAWalnut18/04/1992
149.96-0.6Davidson EzinwaNGRWalnut18/04/1992
159.99+1.0Daniel EffiongNGROdessa21/05/1993
169.99+1.9Jon DrummondUSAOslo22/07/1994
179.99+0.9Donovan BaileyCANBaton Rouge22/04/1995
189.97+1.3Bruny SurinCANMontreal15/07/1995
199.93+1.3Ato BoldonTTOWalnut21/04/1996
209.96+1.5Maurice GreeneUSAIndianapolis12/06/1997
219.96+0.8Kareem Streete-ThompsonUSAIndianapolis12/06/1997
229.96+1.6Tim MontgomeryUSAIndianapolis12/06/1997
239.98+1.4Percival SpencerJAMKingston20/06/1997
249.97+1.5Seun OgunkoyaNGRFormia13/07/1997
259.95+0.8Vincent HendersonUSALeverkusen09/08/1998
269.87A-0.2Obadele ThompsonBARJohannesburg11/09/1998
279.98+1.6Leonard Myles-MillsGHABoise05/06/1999
289.99+1.1Dwain ChambersGBRNurnberg13/06/1999
299.98+0.4Jason GardenerGBRLausanne02/07/1999
309.92+1.0Tim HardenUSALuzern05/07/1999
319.98+0.4Coby MillerUSADurham02/06/2000
329.99+0.4Bernard WilliamsUSADurham02/06/2000
339.98+2.0Francis ObikweluNGRBraga21/06/2000
349.99A+0.6Shawn CrawfordUSAPretoria12/04/2002
359.95+1.8Joshua J. JohnsonUSAWalnut21/04/2002
369.99+0.5Brian LewisUSACayenne04/05/2002
379.98+0.2Kim CollinsSKNManchester27/07/2002
389.93+1.8Patrick JohnsonAUSMito05/05/2003
399.980.0Deji AliuNGRAbuja19/07/2003
409.99+1.5Mickey GrimesUSAZurich15/08/2003
419.97+1.3John CapelUSAZurich15/08/2003
429.97+1.3Justin GatlinUSAZurich15/08/2003
439.97+0.6Uchenna EmedoluNGRAbuja12/10/2003
449.99+1.8Asafa PowellJAMSpanish Town12/06/2004
459.99+1.6Abdul Aziz ZakariGHAAthens14/06/2005
469.96+1.0Marc BurnsTTOPort of Spain25/06/2005
479.99+1.0Darrel BrownTTOPort of Spain25/06/2005
489.99+1.8Ronald PognonFRALausanne05/07/2005
499.94+1.0Leonard ScottUSALondon22/07/2005
509.93+1.1Olusoji FasubaNGRDoha12/05/2006
519.88+2.0Tyson GayUSARethimno21/07/2006
529.99+1.0Marcus BrunsonUSAZurich18/08/2006
539.98+2.0Derrick AtkinsBAHBerkeley28/04/2007
549.930.0Walter DixUSASacramento08/06/2007
559.99+0.9Samuel FrancisQATAmman26/07/2007
569.960.0Wallace SpearmonUSAShanghai28/09/2007
579.76+1.8Usain BoltJAMKingston03/05/2008
589.96+1.2Travis PadgettUSAClemson10/05/2008
599.93-0.1Richard ThompsonTTOAuburn18/05/2008
609.95+1.6Rodney MartinUSAEugene28/06/2008
619.99+1.6Mark JelksUSAEugene28/06/2008
629.89+1.6Darvis PattonUSAEugene28/06/2008
639.94+1.6Ivory WilliamsUSAEugene28/06/2008
649.98+1.0Nesta CarterJAMStockholm22/07/2008
659.99-0.1Churandy MartinaAHOBeijing15/08/2008
669.970.0Michael FraterJAMBeijing16/08/2008
679.99-0.3Daniel BaileyANTBelem24/05/2009
689.94+1.7Mike RodgersUSAEugene07/06/2009
699.99+0.4Lerone ClarkeJAMZurich28/08/2009
709.96+0.5Yohan BlakeJAMLausanne08/07/2010
719.98+1.3Christophe LemaitreFRAValence09/07/2010
729.95-0.8Trell KimmonsUSAZurich19/08/2010
739.95+1.1Ryan BaileyUSARieti29/08/2010
749.99+1.1Mario ForsytheJAMRieti29/08/2010
759.90+2.0Steve MullingsJAMStarkville16/04/2011
769.97+2.0Ngonidzashe MakushaZIMDurham23/04/2011
779.96+1.1Nickel AshmeadeJAMClermont04/06/2011
789.93+1.0Keston BledmanTTOClermont04/06/2011
799.97+1.3Rakieem SalaamUSADes Moines10/06/2011
809.99+1.0Jaysuma Saidy NdureNORLausanne30/06/2011
819.96+1.4Harry AdamsUSADes Moines06/06/2012
829.95+1.8Kemar HymanCAYMadrid08/07/2012
839.97+0.3Kemar Bailey ColeJAMBrussels07/09/2012
849.99+0.3Isiah YoungUSAGreensboro23/05/2013
859.97+1.9Dentarius LockeUSAEugene05/06/2013
869.98+1.9Gabriel MvumvureZIMMontverde08/06/2013
879.98+1.1Charles SilmonUSADes Moines21/06/2013
889.91+1.1James DasaoluGBRBirmingham13/07/2013
899.95+0.9Jimmy VicautFRAParis13/07/2013
909.98A+1.4Simon MagakweRSAPretoria12/04/2014
919.93+1.8Kemarley BrownJAMWalnut17/05/2014
929.96+1.4Chijindu UjahGBRHengelo08/06/2014
939.97+1.8Trayvon BromellUSAEugene13/06/2014
949.93+0.4Femi OgunodeQATIncheon28/09/2014
959.93+1.7Clayton VaughnUSAMobile10/05/2015
969.99+1.6Bryce RobinsonUSAStorrs17/05/2015
979.97+0.6Andre De GrasseCANWestwood17/05/2015
989.95+0.2Marvin BracyUSABeijing20/05/2015
999.99+1.5Su BingtianCHNEugene30/05/2015
1009.97+2.0Adam GemiliGBRBirmingham07/06/2015
1019.94+1.7Deondre BatsonUSAEugene25/06/2015
1029.99+1.7BeeJay LeeUSAEugene25/06/2015
1039.96+1.3Quentin ButlerUSAEugene25/06/2015
1049.99-0.2Akane SimbineRSAVelenje01/07/2015
1059.97+0.8Henricho BruintjiesRSALa Chaux-de-Fonds05/07/2015
1069.94+1.4Andrew FisherJAMMadrid11/07/2015
1079.98A+1.5Wayde van NiekerkRSABloemfontein12/03/2016
1089.99+2.0Omar McLeodJAMFayetteville23/04/2016
1099.94+1.0Ameer WebbUSARoma02/06/2016
1109.99+1.1Ben Youssef MeïtéCIVPraha06/06/2016
1119.96+1.6Senoj-Jay GivansJAMEugene08/06/2016
1129.96+2.0Aaron BrownCANMontverde11/06/2016
1139.92A+0.9Jak Ali HarveyTURErzurum12/06/2016
1149.99+1.7Rondel SorrilloTTOPort of Spain25/06/2016
1159.95+1.7Christian ColemanUSAEugene03/07/2016
1169.96+2.0Joel FearonGBRBedford30/07/2016
1179.95A+1.2Thando RotoRSAPretoria18/03/2017
1189.99+0.1Ronnie BakerUSATorrance15/04/2017
1199.98+2.0Odean SkeenJAMAuburn22/04/2017
1209.99+0.6Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGBRColumbia13/05/2017
1219.93+0.8Cameron BurrellUSAEugene07/06/2017
1229.93+1.6Christopher BelcherUSAEugene07/06/2017
1239.99+0.8Julian ForteJAMKingston23/06/2017
1249.97+1.5Ramil GuliyevTURBursa06/07/2017
1259.98+1.8Yoshihide KiryūJPNFukui09/09/2017
1269.99+1.1Kendal WilliamsUSAKnoxville13/05/2018
1279.97+0.9Jaylen BaconUSASacramento25/05/2018
1289.98+1.9Andre EwersJAMTampa25/05/2018
1299.91+0.4Zharnel HughesGBRKingston09/06/2018
1309.93+0.4Noah LylesUSAKingston09/06/2018
1319.94-0.2Arthur Gue CisséCIVLeverkusen16/06/2018
1329.97+0.9Xie ZhenyeCHNMontreuil19/06/2018
1339.99+0.2Filippo TortuITAMadrid22/06/2018
1349.97+1.7Barakat Al-HarthiOMAAmman09/07/2018
1359.96+0.2Tyquendo TraceyJAMLondon21/07/2018
1369.96±0.0Reece PrescodGBRBerlin07/08/2018
1379.98+1.0Roberto SkyersCUBCamagüey22/02/2019
1389.94+0.8Divine OduduruNGRWaco20/04/2019
1399.99+1.8Abdul Hakim Sani BrownJPNFayetteville11/05/2019
1409.97+0.2Cravon GillespieUSATucson12/05/2019
1419.98+1.3Mario BurkeBARAustin05/06/2019
1429.98+0.5Yuki KoikeJPNLondon20/07/2019
1439.96+1.6Raymond EkevwoNGRRabat27/08/2019
1449.86+1.6Michael NormanUSAFort Worth20/07/2020
1459.97+1.5Benjamin AzamatiGHAAustin26/03/2021
1469.97+1.9Kyree KingUSAMiramar10/04/2021
1479.94+1.6Jo'Vaughn MartinUSAGainesville17/04/2021
1489.91+2.0Fred KerleyUSAMiami24/04/2021
1499.95+1.5Lamont Marcell JacobsITASavona13/05/2021
1509.94A+1.3Gift LeotlelaRSAJohannesburg14/05/2021
1519.95+2.0Ryota YamagataJPNTottori06/06/2021
1529.96-0.3Kenneth BednarekUSAEugene20/06/2021
1539.91+0.8Micah WilliamsUSAEugene20/06/2021
1549.98+0.3Enoch AdegokeNGRTokyo31/07/2021
1559.96+0.4Ferdinand OmanyalaKENAndorf14/08/2021
1569.98+1.6Matthew BolingUSAGainesville16/04/2022
1579.99+0.3Davonte BurnettJAMWalnut16/04/2022
1589.94+0.8Joseph AmoahGHABaltimore23/04/2022
1599.96+1.9Letsile TebogoBOTGaborone30/04/2022
1609.86+0.2Oblique SevilleJAMKingston21/05/2022
1619.98+1.5Cravont CharlestonUSAGenève11/06/2022
1629.95+1.4Ackeem BlakeJAMNew York City12/06/2022
1639.98+1.4Elijah Hall-ThompsonUSAEugene24/06/2022
1649.98+1.1Emmanuel MatadiLBRPort of Spain24/06/2022
1659.99+0.1Favour AsheNGRBenin City25/06/2022
1669.96+1.6Yupun AbeykoonSRILa Chaux-de-Fonds03/07/2022
1679.99+1.6Reynier MenaCUBLa Chaux-de-Fonds03/07/2022
1689.99+1.6Méba-Mickaël ZézéFRALa Chaux-de-Fonds03/07/2022
1699.99+0.3Bouwahjgie NkrumieJAMKingston29/03/2023
1709.91+1.0Terrence JonesBAHGainesville15/04/2023
1719.98+1.6Joseph FahnbullehLBRGainesville15/04/2023
1729.92+1.4Udodi Chudi OnwuzurikeNGRSacramento26/05/2023
1739.89+1.3Pjai AustinUSAAustin07/06/2023
1749.97+1.3Cole BeckUSAAustin07/06/2023
1759.93+0.8Godson Oke OghenebrumeNGRAustin07/06/2023
1769.99+0.8Shaun MaswanganyiRSAAustin07/06/2023
1779.89+1.8Courtney LindseyUSAAustin07/06/2023
1789.97+1.8Da'Marcus FlemingUSAAustin07/06/2023
1799.93+0.1Eugene Amo-DadzieGBRGraz16/06/2023
1809.96-0.1Emmanuel EsemeCMRLa Chaux-de-Fonds02/07/2023
1819.98+0.7Rohan WatsonJAMKingston06/07/2023
1829.94+0.7Kadrian GoldsonJAMKingston06/07/2023
1839.91+0.6Kishane ThompsonJAMKingston06/07/2023
1849.96+1.1Ryiem FordeJAMKingston07/07/2023
1859.97+0.8Erik CardosoBRASão Paulo28/07/2023
1869.99+0.8Ronal LongaCOLSão Paulo28/07/2023
1879.96+1.0Felipe BardiBRASão Bernardo do Campo09/09/2023
1889.93+1.6Christian MillerUSAClermont20/04/2024
1899.94+2.0T'Mars McCallumUSAColumbia20/04/2024
1909.94+1.7Brandon HicklinUSABaton Rouge27/04/2024
1919.97+1.4Jeremiah AzuGBRLeverkusen25/05/2024
1929.90±0.0Shainer ReginfoCUBSalamanca01/06/2024
1939.96±0.0Reynaldo R. EspinosaCUBSalamanca01/06/2024
1949.95+0.2Louie HinchliffeGBREugene07/06/2024
1959.97+1.5Jhonny RenteriaCOLBilbao18/06/2024
1969.96+1.5Chituru AliITATurku18/06/2024
1979.98+0.4Bryan LevellJAMKingston28/06/2024
1989.99+0.5Owen AnsahGERBraunschweig29/06/2024
1999.86+1.9Benjamin RichardsonRSALa Chaux-de-Fonds14/07/2024
2009.98+1.9Ebrahima CamaraGAMLa Chaux-de-Fonds14/07/2024
2019.98+1.8Jeff EriusFRAAlbi19/07/2024
2029.99A+0.7Bayanda WalazaRSAPretoria15/03/2025
2039.96+1.9Kanyinsola AjayiNGRGainesville19/04/2025
2049.98+1.2Jordan AnthonyUSAWalnut19/04/2025
2059.98±0.0Maurice GleatonUSAHampton23/04/2025
2069.92+1.1Tate TaylorUSAAustin03/05/2025
2079.95+0.7Eloy BenitezPURClermont24/05/2025
2089.86+0.6Abdul-Rasheed SaminuGHAJacksonville30/05/2025
2099.94+1.1Kalen WalkerUSACollege Station30/05/2025
2109.98A-0.7Lachlan KennedyAUSNairobi31/05/2025
2119.97+0.3Jerome BlakeCANDessau-Roßlau21/06/2025
2129.96+1.5Marcellus MooreUSALondon, ON22/06/2025
2139.99+0.9Retshiditswe MlengaRSAEisenstadt23/07/2025
2149.98+1.9Davonte HowellCAYAsunción19/08/2025
2159.94+0.7Puripol BoonsonTHABangkok11/12/2025
2169.89A+0.8Busang Collen KebinatshipiBOTGaborone03/04/2026
2179.90+1.2Max ThomasUSAGainesville04/04/2026
2189.98+1.9Neo MosebiRSALouisville16/05/2026
2199.95-0.2Jelani WatkinsUSAAuburn16/05/2026
2209.94+0.7Mustapha BokpinGHAMurfreesboro16/05/2026
2219.98-0.2Ajani DwyerUSALexington27/05/2026
2229.99-0.1Israel OkonNGRLexington29/05/2026
2239.89+1.5Sam BlaskowskiUSACleveland30/05/2026
2249.99+1.5Cameron CrumpUSACleveland30/05/2026
2259.95-1.1Jaiden ReidCAYEugene10/06/2026
2269.93+0.6Gary CardJAMKingston19/06/2026
2279.99+0.6Nishion EbanksJAMKingston19/06/2026
2289.98+0.5Romell GlaveGBRBirmingham20/06/2026
2299.98+0.5Adekalu FakoredeNGRUyo22/06/2026
2309.92A+1.5Eliezer AdjibiCANMedellín26/06/2026
2319.95+1.6Bradley NkoanaRSANivelles27/06/2026
2329.96+2.0Travis WilliamsJAMNorwalk11/07/2026

Data credits: alltime-athletics.com, all-athletics.com, tilastopaja.org

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