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Evolution of the men's 100 meters world record after Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran 9.69 seconds in the 2008 Olympics [Images] final in Beijing [Images] on Saturday.

WR time	Athlete	Country	Date
10.6 seconds	Donald Lippincott	(US)	6.7.1912
10.4	Charles Paddock	(US)	23.4.21
10.3	Percy Williams	(Canada [Images])	9.8.30
10.2	Jesse Owens	(US)	20.6.36
10.1	Willie Williams	(US)	3.8.56
10.0	Armin Hary	(West Germany [Images])	21.6.60
9.95	Jim Hines	(US)	14.10.68
9.93	Calvin Smith	(US)	3.7.83
9.92	Carl Lewis [Images]	(US)	24.9.88
9.90	Leroy Burrell	(US)	14.6.91
9.86	Carl Lewis	(US)	25.8.91
9.85	Leroy Burrell	(US)	6.7.94
9.84	Donovan Bailey	(Canada)	27.7.96
9.79	Maurice Greene	(US)	16.6.99
9.77	Asafa Powell [Images]	(Jamaica)	14.6.2005
9.74	Powell	(Jamaica)	9.9.07
9.72	Usain Bolt [Images]	(Jamaica)	31.5.08
9.69	Usain Bolt	(Jamaica)	16.8.08