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Women's 100 Meters

Elaine Thompson-Herah

Jamaican athlete. women's 100 m mark of 10.54 seconds at Eugene, Oregon on August 21, 2021, the personal best on the World Athletics all-time list.

Elaine Thompson-Herah's race time is 10.54 s, an official figure.

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Race time

10.54s

women's 100 m, Eugene, Oregon, wind +2.0 mph (+0.9 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

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What is Elaine Thompson-Herah's race time?

Elaine Thompson-Herah's race time is 10.54 s, an official figure.

Is that figure claimed or verified?

Elaine Thompson-Herah is labeled Official. Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.

What is the source?

The figure cites World Athletics, “100 metres women, senior, outdoor all-time list.”

Where does Elaine Thompson-Herah rank?

Elaine Thompson-Herah is 2nd of 10 on Fastest Women's 100 m.

Mechanism

Why it's so fast

Elaine Thompson-Herah's mark is a women's 100 meters of 10.54 seconds at Eugene, Oregon on August 21, 2021. Dividing 100 meters by that time is about 21.2 mph for the whole race. The mark does not include a wind reading, so this does not add one.

Time
10.54 s
Average
about 21.2 mph
Place
Eugene, Oregon
Date
August 21, 2021

  1. Blocks, then the upright run

    Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 at Eugene, Oregon on August 21, 2021 includes the reaction and the drive out of the blocks as well as the meters at top speed. On a race this short the start is a large piece of the clock. The all-time list keeps the legal personal best. A radar on one stride would read higher than the race average, and it is not the race.

  2. 21.2 mph is the average

    100 meters in 10.54 seconds is about 21.2 mph from gun to finish, not the speed at 60 meters. Elaine Thompson-Herah ran that average at Eugene, Oregon on August 21, 2021. Hundredths of a second at this distance are a few centimeters at the line. They are not a different event.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 10.54sRanked figure

    women's 100 m, Eugene, Oregon, wind +2.0 mph (+0.9 m/s). One personal best per athlete.

    Official
    World Athletics (opens source in a new tab)

Reference

Specs

Country
Jamaica
Event
women's 100 m
Mark
10.54 s
Venue
Eugene, Oregon

Context

Background

Elaine Thompson-Herah's ranked women's 100 m time is 10.54 seconds at Eugene, Oregon on August 21, 2021, wind +2.0 mph (+0.9 m/s). That is the personal best the World Athletics all-time list says. Track & Field News's world all-time list says the same time and date where this row has no note.

The list is one event. A mark from another distance is a different page. Wind above +4.5 mph (+2.0 m/s) is not legal. Lower is faster.

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