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Fastest American Sprinters Of All Time

If you've ever wondered who could kick your butt in less than a minute, here's your answer.

July 24, 2015 Caitlyn Pilkington

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As of July 20, 2015

If you’ve ever wondered how fast the fastest of the fastest U.S. athletes have run, check out the top-20 of all time for sprint distances 100m to 400m. Source: All-Time Athletics

100m

10.49; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Indianapolis 07/16/88
10.61; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Indianapolis 07/17/88
10.62; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Seoul 09/24/88
10.64; Carmelita Jeter, Shanghai 09/20/09
10.65A; Marion Jones, Johannesburg 09/12/98
10.67; Carmelita Jeter, Thessaloníki 09/13/09
10.70; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Indianapolis 07/17/88
10.70; Marion Jones, Sevilla 08/22/99
10.70; Carmelita Jeter, Eugene 06/04/11
10.71; Marion Jones, Chengdu 05/12/98
10.71; Marion Jones, New Orleans 06/19/98
10.72; Marion Jones, New Orleans 06/20/98
10.72; Marion Jones, Monaco 08/08/98
10.72; Marion Jones, Lausanne 08/25/98
10.75; Marion Jones, Roma 7/14/98
10.76; Evelyn Ashford, Zürich 08/22/84
10.76; Marion Jones, Bruxelles 08/22/97
10.76; Marion Jones, Sevilla 08/21/99
10.77; Marion Jones, Zürich 08/12/98
10.78A; Dawn Sowell, Provo 06/03/89

200m

21.34; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Seoul 09/29/88
21.56; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Seoul 09/29/88
21.62A; Marion Jones, Johannesburg 09/11/98
21.69; Allyson Felix, Eugene 06/30/12
21.72; Gwen Torrence, Barcelona 08/05/92
21.76; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Seoul 09/28/88
21.76; Marion Jones, Zürich 08/13/97
21.77; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Indianapolis 07/22/88
21.77; Gwen Torrence, Köln 08/18/95
21.77; Inger Miller, Sevilla 08/27/99
21.80; Marion Jones, Uniondale 07/20/98
21.81; Valerie Brisco, Los Angeles 08/09/84
21.81; Gwen Torrence, Barcelona 08/06/92
21.81; Gwen Torrence, Monaco 07/05/95
21.81; Marion Jones, Eugene 05/30/99
21.81; Allyson Felix, Osaka 08/31/07
21.83; Evelyn Ashford, Montréal 08/24/79
21.84; Evelyn Ashford, Bruxelles 08/28/81
21.84A; Marion Jones, Roodepoort 03/19/99
21.85; Florence Griffith-Joyner, Indianapolis 07/23/88

300m

35.46; Chandra Cheeseborough, London 08/18/84
36.00; LaTasha Colander, Gateshead 08/28/00
36.07; Jearl Miles-Clark, Sydney 09/14/00
36.29; Dee Dee Trotter, Atlanta 05/16/14
36.34; Kendra Mackey, Cwmbran 07/12/92
36.37; Lillie Leatherwood, Azusa 04/11/92
36.50; Leslie Cole, Pasadena 03/24/12
36.52; Monique Hennagan, Gateshead 08/19/01
36.61; Kelli White, Walnut 04/22/01
36.63; Paris Daniels, Atlanta 05/16/14
36.68; Monique Hennagan, Gateshead 08/28/00
36.75; Kim Graham, London 08/11/96
36.79A; Monique Hennagan, Ciudad de México 05/03/03
36.85; Kim Graham, Edinburgh 07/08/94
36.97; Natasha Kaiser-Brown, Edinburgh 07/08/94
37.02; Michelle Collins, Gateshead 07/30/93
37.05; Julian Clay, Évry-Bondoufle 08/17/03
37.14; Moushami Robinson, Évry-Bondoufle 08/17/03
37.18; Monique Hennagan, Viareggio 08/22/01
37.25; Rochelle Stevens, Bedford 07/24/93

400m

48.70; Sanya Richards-Ross, Athínai 09/16/06
48.83; Valerie Brisco, Los Angeles 08/06/84
48.83; Sanya Richards-Ross, Bruxelles 09/04/09
48.92; Sanya Richards-Ross, Zürich 08/19/05
48.94; Sanya Richards-Ross, Zürich 08/28/09
49.00; Sanya Richards-Ross, Berlin 08/18/09
49.05; Chandra Cheeseborough, Los Angeles 08/06/84
49.05; Sanya Richards-Ross, London 07/28/06
49.23; Sanya Richards-Ross, Oslo 07/03/09
49.25; Sanya Richards-Ross, Stuttgart 09/10/06
49.27; Sanya Richards-Ross, Indianapolis 06/24/06
49.27; Sanya Richards-Ross, Berlin 09/16/07
49.27; Sanya Richards-Ross, Stuttgart 09/23/07
49.28; Chandra Cheeseborough, Los Angeles 06/19/84
49.28; Sanya Richards-Ross, Carson 06/25/05
49.29; Sanya Richards-Ross, Bruxelles 09/14/07
49.31; Sanya Richards-Ross, Roma 07/14/06
49.34; Sanya Richards-Ross, Saint-Denis 07/17/09
49.36; Sanya Richards-Ross, Zürich 09/07/07
49.39; Sanya Richards-Ross, Eugene 06/02/12

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