I’m a stickler for equality. So following my list of the chronological entries into the sub-10-second club for the 100m, I had to do the same for the women; this time using 11 seconds as the benchmark.
To date, 84 women have achieved the feat. As was the case with the men’s, there were one or two debatable performances too.
Some sources still credit Angella Issajenko with her 10.97 PB, but others have wiped it from the all-time list following her admission of guilt. I’m going with the latter group.
So here’s the list, in chronological order of their first sub-11 performance. I’ll try to keep this list updated as and when athletes join the sub-11 club.
Order | Time | Wind | Athlete | Nat | Pos | Venue | Date |
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1 | 10.88 | +2.0 | Marlies Gohr | GDR | 1 | Dresden | 07/01/1977 |
2 | 10.97 | +0.9 | Evelyn Ashford | USA | 1s1 | Walnut | 06/16/1979 |
3 | 10.99 | +2.0 | Marita Koch | GDR | 2 | Dresden | 05/24/1980 |
4 | 10.99 | +1.9 | Barbel Wockel | GDR | 1 | Jena | 05/29/1982 |
5 | 10.94A | +0.6 | Diane Williams | USA | 2 | Colorado Springs | 07/03/1983 |
6 | 10.99 | -0.1 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | 2 | Berlin | 08/17/1984 |
7 | 10.92 | +1.0 | Merlene Ottey | JAM | 1 | Walnut | 04/28/1985 |
8 | 10.99 | -0.3 | Silke Moller | GER | 3 | Leipzig | 08/09/1985 |
9 | 10.98 | +0.1 | Marina Zhirova | RUS | 2 | Moskva | 08/17/1985 |
10 | 10.99 | +1.3 | Valerie Brisco | USA | 1 | Westwood | 05/17/1986 |
11 | 10.97 | +1.9 | Heike Drechsler | GER | 1 | Potsdam | 06/11/1986 |
12 | 10.93 | +1.8 | Ewa Kasprzyk | POL | 1 | Grudziadz | 06/27/1986 |
13 | 10.98 | -0.7 | Anelia Nuneva | BUL | 1h4 | Moskva | 06/07/1987 |
14 | 10.98 | +0.8 | Angela Bailey | CAN | 2 | Budapest | 07/06/1987 |
15 | 10.98 | +0.7 | Gail Devers | USA | 1rA | Berlin | 08/21/1987 |
16 | 10.83 | 0.0 | Sheila Echols | USA | 1q2 | Indianapolis | 07/16/1988 |
17 | 10.92 | 0.0 | Alice Brown | USA | 2q2 | Indianapolis | 07/16/1988 |
18 | 10.91 | +1.2 | Gwen Torrence | USA | 3 | Indianapolis | 07/17/1988 |
19 | 10.89 | +1.8 | Katrin Krabbe | GER | 1 | Berlin | 07/20/1988 |
20 | 10.98 | +1.6 | Natalya Voronova | RUS | 2q2 | Seoul | 09/24/1988 |
21 | 10.93 | +1.5 | Dawn Sowell | USA | 1 | Austin | 04/07/1989 |
22 | 10.94 | +1.0 | Carlette Guidry | USA | 1 | New York City | 06/14/1991 |
23 | 10.98 | +0.2 | Irina Privalova | RUS | 2 | Oslo | 07/06/1991 |
24 | 10.96 | +1.2 | Marie-Jose Perec | FRA | 1 | Dijon | 07/27/1991 |
25 | 10.84 | +1.3 | Chioma Ajunwa | NGR | 1 | Lagos | 04/11/1992 |
26 | 10.96 | +2.0 | Galina Malchugina | RUS | 2 | Moskva | 06/22/1992 |
27 | 10.89 | +1.6 | Juliet Cuthbert | JAM | 2 | Salamanca | 07/13/1992 |
28 | 10.97 | +0.2 | Mary Onyali | NGR | 1q2 | Stuttgart | 08/15/1993 |
29 | 10.99 | +0.4 | Zhanna Block | UKR | 2 | Linz | 07/04/1994 |
30 | 10.96 | +0.9 | Chryste Gaines | USA | 2h1 | Atlanta | 06/14/1996 |
31 | 10.99 | 0.0 | D'Andre Hill | USA | 1q2 | Atlanta | 06/14/1996 |
32 | 10.96 | +1.1 | Inger Miller | USA | 4 | Atlanta | 06/15/1996 |
33 | 10.98 | +0.9 | Marion Jones | USA | 1h1 | Indianapolis | 06/12/1997 |
34 | 10.90 | +0.6 | Li Xuemei | CHN | 1h4 | Shanghai | 10/17/1997 |
35 | 10.89 | 0.0 | Liu Xiaomei | CHN | 2 | Shanghai | 10/18/1997 |
36 | 10.99 | +0.7 | Beverly McDonald | JAM | 1 | Doha | 05/07/1998 |
37 | 10.95 | +2.0 | Christine Arron | FRA | 1 | Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 05/24/1998 |
38 | 10.99 | +1.0 | Ekaterini Thanou | GRE | 1 | Rethimno | 05/30/1998 |
39 | 10.95 | +1.9 | Chandra Sturrup | BAH | 1 | Nassau | 06/20/1998 |
40 | 10.98 | +1.9 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | BAH | 2 | Nassau | 06/20/1998 |
41 | 10.90 | +1.4 | Glory Alozie | NGR | 1 | La Laguna | 06/05/1999 |
42 | 10.91 | +1.1 | Sevatheda Fynes | BAH | 2 | Lausanne | 07/02/1999 |
43 | 10.96 | +1.0 | Eldece Clarke-Lewis | BAH | 1 | Fort-de-France | 04/29/2000 |
44 | 10.97 | +0.1 | Pauline Davis-Thompson | BAH | 3 | Nassau | 07/21/2000 |
45 | 10.98 | +0.6 | Myriam Mani | CMR | 2r2 | Athens | 06/11/2001 |
46 | 10.96 | +0.4 | Muriel Hurtis | FRA | 1 | Annecy | 06/22/2002 |
47 | 10.95 | +0.3 | Tayna Lawrence | JAM | 1 | Monaco | 07/19/2002 |
48 | 10.93 | +0.9 | Torri Edwards | USA | 1 | Saint-Denis | 08/24/2003 |
49 | 10.97 | +1.0 | Lauryn Williams | USA | 1 | Austin | 06/11/2004 |
50 | 10.77 | +0.7 | Ivet Lalova | BUL | 1 | Plovdiv | 06/19/2004 |
51 | 10.97 | +0.1 | LaTasha Colander | USA | 1 | Sacramento | 07/10/2004 |
52 | 10.94 | +0.9 | Yuliya Nesterenko | BLR | 1h2 | Athens | 08/20/2004 |
53 | 10.93 | +0.1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | 2s1 | Athens | 08/21/2004 |
54 | 10.97 | +0.4 | Sherone Simpson | JAM | 2 | Kingston | 06/25/2005 |
55 | 10.95 | +2.0 | MeLisa Barber | USA | 3 | Carson | 05/20/2007 |
56 | 10.97 | -0.7 | Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 2rA | Shanghai | 09/28/2007 |
57 | 10.96 | +0.9 | Kerron Stewart | JAM | 1 | Kingston | 05/03/2008 |
58 | 10.93 | +1.5 | Allyson Felix | USA | 1 | Doha | 05/09/2008 |
59 | 10.95A | +1.8 | Simone Facey | JAM | 1 | Boulder | 05/18/2008 |
60 | 10.94 | +0.9 | Marshevet Hooker | USA | 2rA | New York City | 05/31/2008 |
61 | 10.97 | +0.9 | Muna Lee | USA | 3rA | New York City | 05/31/2008 |
62 | 10.97 | +0.7 | Carmelita Jeter | USA | 1q2 | Eugene | 06/27/2008 |
63 | 10.97 | +1.8 | Mechelle Lewis | USA | 2s2 | Eugene | 06/28/2008 |
64 | 10.85 | +0.7 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM | 2 | Kingston | 06/28/2008 |
65 | 10.94 | +1.7 | Kelly-Ann Baptiste | TTO | 1 | Port of Spain | 06/20/2009 |
66 | 10.97 | +1.2 | LaShauntea Moore | USA | 1 | Maringa | 05/30/2010 |
67 | 10.90 | +1.8 | Shalonda Solomon | USA | 2 | Clermont | 06/05/2010 |
68 | 10.99 | +1.8 | Damola Osayomi | NGR | 1rA | Sao Paulo | 05/22/2011 |
69 | 10.96 | +1.9 | Kimberlyn Duncan | USA | 1 | Baton Rouge | 05/13/2012 |
70 | 10.97 | -0.1 | Tianna Bartoletta | USA | 2 | New York City | 06/09/2012 |
71 | 10.98 | +1.7 | Jeneba Tarmoh | USA | 4s2 | Des Moines | 06/21/2012 |
72 | 10.99 | +1.4 | Blessing Okagbare | NGR | 2h1 | London | 07/14/2012 |
73 | 10.99 | +1.3 | Murielle Ahoure | CIV | 1h7 | London | 08/03/2012 |
74 | 10.96 | +0.9 | English Gardner | USA | 1 | Eugene | 06/07/2013 |
75 | 10.85 | +2.0 | Barbara Pierre | USA | 1s1 | Des Moines | 06/21/2013 |
76 | 10.96 | +2.0 | Aurieyall Scott | USA | 2s1 | Des Moines | 06/21/2013 |
77 | 10.90 | +1.7 | Octavious Freeman | USA | 2s2 | Des Moines | 06/21/2013 |
78 | 10.91 | +1.7 | Alexandria Anderson | USA | 3s2 | Des Moines | 06/21/2013 |
79 | 10.98 | +0.5 | Carrie Russel | JAM | 1r2 | Zurich | 08/29/2013 |
80 | 10.85 | +1.6 | Michelle-Lee Ahye | TTO | 1s2 | Port of Spain | 06/21/2014 |
81 | 10.91 | +2.0 | Tori Bowie | USA | 1s2 | Sacramento | 06/27/2014 |
82 | 10.92 | +1.0 | Elaine Thompson | JAM | 1r2 | Kingston | 04/11/2015 |
83 | 10.92 | +1.4 | Jenna Prandini | USA | 1r1 | Walnut | 04/18/2015 |
84 | 10.94 | +1.8 | Dafne Schippers | NED | 1 | Hengelo | 05/24/2015 |
85 | 10.98 | +2.0 | Candace Hill | USA | 1 | Shoreline | 06/20/2015 |
86 | 10.92 | +1.2 | Jasmine Todd | USA | 3 | Eugene | 06/26/2015 |
Data credits: alltime-athletics.com, all-athletics.com, tilastopaja.org
Great lists! Thank you!
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on #50, Ivet Lalova. I have heard many accounts that she caught a significant flyer for that 10.77. I thought that time was generally regarded as a doubtful performance, similar to Phil DeRosier’s you mentioned.
Anyway, she does have a 10.96 from 2011, so I guess it doesn’t matter that much!
Cheers
Personally I find that 10.77 difficult to accept, but for the sake of these lists I’m going with what the majority of statistical sources accept. Most of them appear to accept the 10.77, so I’ll roll with it.