The 10 Greatest Male Sprinters of All Time

1. USAIN BOLT

6 Olympic golds and 6 World Championship golds

100 m: 9.58-current world record    (Berlin 2009)

200 m: 19.19-current world record   (Berlin 2009)

400 m: 45.28    (Kingston 2007)
4 x 100 m relay: 36.84-current world record (London 2012)

2. CARL LEWIS

 Olympic golds and 6 World Championship golds

100 m: 9.86   (Tokyo 1991)

200 m: 19.75   (TAC/Mobile Championships 1983)
4 x 100 m relay: 37.40   (Barcelona 1992)

3. MICHAEL JOHNSON

4 Olympic golds and 8 World Championship golds

100 m: 10.09   (Knoxville 1994)

200 m: 19.32-currently 3rd all time   (Atlanta 1996)

400 m: 43.18-current world record   (Sevilla 1999)

4.JESSE OWENS

3 Olympic golds

100 m: 10.2   (Berlin 1936)

200 m: 21.1   (Berlin 1936)

5. YOHAN BLAKE

1 Olympic gold (2 silvers) and 2 World Championship golds

60 m: 6.75   (New York 2008)

100 m: 9.75- currently 4th all time   (Kingston 2012)

200 m: 19.26- currently 2nd all time   (Brussels 2011)
4 x 100 m relay: 36.84-current world record (London 2012)

6. TYSON GAY

1 Olympic silver and 3 World Championship golds

100 m: 9.69-currently 2nd all time  (Shanghai 2009)

200 m: 19.58- currently 5th all time (New York 2009)

400 m: 44.89   (Gainesville 2010)

7. MAURICE GREENE

2 Olympic golds and 5 World Championship golds

60 m: 6.39-current world record   (Madrid 1998 and Atlanta 2001)

100 m: 9.79   (Athens 1999)

200 m: 19.86   (Stockholm 1997)

8. ASAFA POWELL

1 Olympic gold and 1 World Championship gold

100 m: 9.72-currently 3rd all time   (Lausanne 2008)

200 m: 19.90   (Kingston 2006)

400 m: 45.94   (Sydney 2009)

9. JUSTIN GATLIN

1 Olympic gold and 2 World Championship golds

60 m: 6.45-currently 5th all time   (Boston 2005)

100m: 9.79-currently 6th all time   (London 2012)

200m: 19.86   (Starkville 2002)

10. JIM HINES

2 Olympic gold
100 m: 9.95- first to officially break the 10-second barrier, a record he held for 15 years (Mexico City 1968)