Men's 100-Meter Dash World Leads by Year

For each year, name the sprinter who scored the best time in the 100-meter dash.
1977-2017
Only includes times scored after IAAF's requirement of one-hundreth of a second accuracy.
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Year
Sprinter
Time
Country
2017
Christian Coleman
9.82
United States
2016
Justin Gatlin
9.80
United States
2015
9.74
2014
9.77
2013
Usain Bolt
9.77
Jamaica
2012
9.63
2011
9.76
2010
Tyson Gay
9.78
United States
Nesta Carter
Jamaica
2009
Usain Bolt
9.58
Jamaica
2008
9.69
2007
Asafa Powell
9.74
Jamaica
2006
9.77
2005
9.77
2004
Justin Gatlin
9.85
United States
2003
Patrick Johnson
9.93
United States
2002
Maurice Greene
9.89
United States
2001
9.82
2000
9.86
1999
9.79
1998
Ato Boldon
9.86
Trinidad & Tobago
1997
Maurice Greene
9.86
United States
Year
Sprinter
Time
Country
1996
Donovan Bailey
9.84
Canada
1995
9.91
1994
Leroy Burrell
9.85
United States
1993
Linford Christie
9.87
United Kingdom
1992
Michael Marsh
9.93
United States
1991
Carl Lewis
9.86
United States
1990
Leroy Burrell
9.96
United States
1989
9.94
1988
Carl Lewis
9.92
United States
1987
9.93
1986
Chidi Imoh
10.00
Nigeria
1985
Carl Lewis
9.98
United States
1984
Mel Lattany
9.96
United States
1983
Calvin Smith
9.93
United States
1982
Carl Lewis
10.00
United States
1981
10.00
1980
James Sanford
10.02
United States
1979
Pietro Mennea
10.01
Italy
1978
Clancy Edwards
10.07
United States
1978
Eddie Hart
10.07
United States
1978
Steve Williams
10.07
United States
1977
Silvio Leonard
9.98
Cuba
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