World Record Progression of 100 Metres
female - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.49 | 0.0 | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER | 21 DEC 1959 | USA | Indianapolis, IN (USA) | 16 JUL 1988 |
| 10.76 | +1.7 | Evelyn ASHFORD | 15 APR 1957 | USA | Zürich (SUI) | 22 AUG 1984 |
| 10.79 | +0.6 | Evelyn ASHFORD | 15 APR 1957 | USA | Colorado Springs, CO (USA) | 03 JUL 1983 |
| 10.81 | +1.7 | Marlies GÖHR | 21 MAR 1958 | GDR | Berlin (GER) | 08 JUN 1983 |
| 10.88 | +1.9 | Marlies GÖHR | 21 MAR 1958 | GDR | Karl Marx Stadt (GDR) | 09 JUL 1982 |
| 10.88 | +2.0 | Marlies GÖHR | 21 MAR 1958 | GDR | Dresden (GER) | 01 JUL 1977 |
| 11.01 | +0.6 | Annegret RICHTER | 13 OCT 1950 | FRG | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) | 25 JUL 1976 |
| 11.04 | +0.6 | Ingeborg HELTEN | 31 DEC 1950 | FRG | Fürth (GER) | 13 JUN 1976 |
| 11.07 | -0.2 | Renate STECHER | 12 MAY 1950 | GDR | Olympiastadion, München (GER) | 02 SEP 1972 |
| 11.08 | +1.2 | Wyomia TYUS | 29 AUG 1945 | USA | Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) | 15 OCT 1968 |
| 11.20 | +1.8 | Irena SZEWIŃSKA | 24 MAY 1946 | POL | Estadio Olímpico, Ciudad de México (MEX) | 14 OCT 1968 |
| 11.1h | 0.0 | Lyudmila SAMOTYOSOVA | 26 OCT 1939 | URS | Leninakan (URS) | 15 AUG 1968 |
| 11.1h | +0.3 | Barbara FERRELL | 28 JUL 1947 | USA | Santa Barbara, CA (USA) | 02 JUL 1967 |
| 11.1h | +0.2 | Wyomia TYUS | 29 AUG 1945 | USA | Kiev (URS) | 31 JUL 1965 |
| 11.1h | +2.0 | Irena SZEWIŃSKA | 24 MAY 1946 | POL | Praha (TCH) | 09 JUL 1965 |
| 11.2h | +0.3 | Wyomia TYUS | 29 AUG 1945 | USA | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) | 15 OCT 1964 |
| 11.2h | +0.7 | Wilma RUDOLPH | 23 JUN 1940 | USA | Stuttgart (GER) | 19 JUL 1961 |
| 11.3h | +0.8 | Wilma RUDOLPH | 23 JUN 1940 | USA | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 02 SEP 1960 |
| 11.3h | +1.4 | Vera KREPKINA | 15 APR 1933 | URS | Kiev (URS) | 13 SEP 1958 |
| 11.3h | +1.4 | Shirley STRICKLAND | 18 JUL 1925 | AUS | Warszawa (POL) | 04 AUG 1955 |
| 11.4h | +1.7 | Marjorie JACKSON | 13 SEP 1931 | AUS | Gifu (JPN) | 04 OCT 1952 |
| 11.5h | +1.7 | Marjorie JACKSON | 13 SEP 1931 | AUS | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) | 22 JUL 1952 |
| 11.5h | Fanny BLANKERS-KOEN | 26 APR 1918 | NED | Amsterdam (NED) | 13 JUN 1948 | |
| 11.6h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Berlin (GER) | 01 AUG 1937 | |
| 11.6h | Helen STEPHENS | 03 FEB 1918 | USA | Kansas City, MO (USA) | 08 JUN 1935 | |
| 11.7h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Warszawa (POL) | 26 AUG 1934 | |
| 11.8h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Poznan (POL) | 17 SEP 1933 | |
| 11.9h | Stanisława WALASIEWICZ | 03 APR 1911 | POL | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) | 01 AUG 1932 | |
| 11.9h | Tollien SCHUURMAN | 20 JAN 1913 | NED | Haarlem (NED) | 05 JUN 1932 | |
| 12.0h | Tollien SCHUURMAN | 20 JAN 1913 | NED | Amsterdam (NED) | 31 AUG 1930 | |
| 12.0h | Myrtle COOK | 05 JAN 1902 | CAN | Halifax (CAN) | 02 JUL 1928 | |
| 12.2h | Kinue HITOMI | 1907 | JPN | Osaka (JPN) | 20 MAY 1928 | |
| 12.4h | Gundel WITTMANN | 18 SEP 1905 | GER | Braunschweig (GER) | 22 AUG 1926 | |
| 12.8h | Mary LINES | 03 DEC 1893 | GBR | Paris (FRA) | 20 AUG 1922 | |
| 13.6h | Marie MEJZLÍKOVÁ II | 13 DEC 1903 | TCH | Praha (TCH) | 05 AUG 1922 |