Greatest Sprinters of All Time
Greatest Sprinters Of All Time is a structured people dataset with 17 entries. Its fields include Name, Country, Years Active. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 17 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Name, Country, Years Active, 100m Best (s), Olympic Golds, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Years Active span
- 1933 to 2016
- Across 17 preview rows
- 100m Best (s) range
- 9.58 to 10.74
- Across 17 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Country, and Years Active across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 17 downloadable records
Name↕ | Country↕ | Years Active↕ | 100m Best (s)↕ | Olympic Golds↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 2002-2017 | 9.58 | 8 | World record holder in 100m (9.58) and 200m (19.19), triple-triple Olympic champion |
Jesse Owens | United States | 1933-1936 | 10.2 | 4 | Four gold medals at Berlin 1936 in front of Hitler, symbol of Olympic defiance against Nazi ideology |
Carl Lewis | United States | 1979-1996 | 9.86 | 9 | Nine Olympic golds across four Games, matched Owens' Berlin program in Los Angeles 1984 |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 2007-present | 10.6 | 3 | Two-time Olympic 100m champion, five-time world 100m champion, longest peak in women's sprinting |
Florence Griffith-Joyner | United States | 1983-1989 | 10.49 | 3 | World record holder in women's 100m (10.49) and 200m (21.34) since 1988, Flo-Jo glamour and speed |
Maurice Greene | United States | 1995-2008 | 9.79 | 2 | Former 100m world record holder at 9.79, Olympic 100m champion Sydney 2000 |
Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 2002-2016 | 9.72 | 1 | Two-time world record holder in 100m, ran under 10 seconds an unprecedented 97 times |
Tyson Gay | United States | 2004-2016 | 9.69 | 0 | Second-fastest 100m sprinter in history behind Bolt, 2007 world triple sprint champion |
Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 2007-present | 9.69 | 2 | Second fastest man ever at 9.69, 2011 world 100m champion, Bolt's closest domestic rival |
Donovan Bailey | Canada | 1991-2001 | 9.84 | 2 | 1996 Atlanta Olympic 100m champion in world record time, anchored Canada's 4x100m gold |
Linford Christie | United Kingdom | 1985-1997 | 9.87 | 1 | 1992 Olympic 100m champion at age 32, oldest man to win Olympic 100m gold |
Justin Gatlin | United States | 1999-2022 | 9.74 | 1 | 2004 Olympic 100m champion, 2017 world 100m champion, longevity across two decades |
Merlene Ottey | Jamaica/Slovenia | 1978-2012 | 10.74 | 0 | Nine Olympic medals across seven Games, longest career in elite women's sprinting |
Marion Jones | United States | 1991-2007 | 10.65 | 0 | Sydney 2000 triple sprint medalist before being stripped for doping, still an era-defining sprinter |
Elaine Thompson-Herah | Jamaica | 2013-present | 10.54 | 5 | Double double Olympic sprint champion (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020), second-fastest woman ever |
Noah Lyles | United States | 2016-present | 9.79 | 1 | Paris 2024 Olympic 100m champion, four-time world 200m champion, showman of the current era |
Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 1987-2004 | 9.86 | 0 | Four Olympic silver medals in the 100m and 200m, Namibia's greatest Olympian |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Greatest Sprinters of All Time organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 17 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
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Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 17 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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