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Olympics: 10 Fastest Men of All Time

The Rio 2016 Men’s Olympic 100m sprint final is almost upon us, but who are the fastest men of all time? Here you can find out and watch the athletes run these times.

10

9.84 seconds
Donovan Bailey, Canada, 27th July 1996, Atlanta

Bruny Surin, Canada, 22nd August 1999, Seville

Traymon Bromell, USA, 25th June 2015 and 3rd July 2016, Eugene

9

9.82 seconds
Richard Thompson, Trinidad and Tobago, 21st June 2014, Port of Spain

8

9.80 seconds
Steve Mullings, Jamaica, 4th June 2011, Eugene

7

9.79 seconds
Maurice Greene, USA, 16th June 1999, Athens

6

9.78 seconds
Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 29th August 2010, Rieti

5

9.73 seconds
Justin Gatlin, USA, 15th May 2015, Doha

4

9.72 seconds
Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 2nd September 2008, Lausanne

2

9.69 seconds
Tyson Gay, USA, 20th September 2009, Shanghai

Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 23rd August 2012, Lausanne

1

9.58 seconds
Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 16th August 2009, Berlin

Words by @DominicTrant