The men’s 100m dash is one of the most anticipated and popular events of every Summer Olympics and answers the question “Who is the fastest man alive?”
It’s difficult to come to a consensus on who belongs on a list of the greatest British sprinters of all time, due to advancements and innovations in training methods, nutrition, and gear, among other factors.
To simplify matters, this list ranks the five Team GB fastest sprinters ever.
Here are the Top five Team GB sprinters with the fastest 100m times ever recorded.
Fastest Team GB Sprinters
5. Jason Gardener – 9.98
In 1999 he took bronze at the World indoors in the 60 m, breaking the British record. and later that year saw him run 9.98 s breaking the 10 second barrier for the first time in the 100 m. He was also part of the national record breaking 4 × 100 m relay team along with Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, and Dwain Chambers that they set in Seville, Spain running 37.73 seconds.
4. Adam Gemili – 9.97
On 31 May 2015, he broke the 10-second barrier in the 100 m for the first time in his career, with a run of 9.97 seconds; however, the wind speed (+3.7 m/s) was above the legal wind limit, However, on 7 July 2015, at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, he became the 100th man in history to break the 10-second barrier legally in the 100 m, again clocking 9.97 seconds (+2.0 m/s); however, he fell as he crossed the line, picking up a hamstring injury which would cause him to miss the 2015 World Championships.[
Embed from Getty Images3. Chijindu Ujah – 9.96
Three months after turning 20 in 2014, the British sprinter turned plenty of heads in the athletics world on Sunday evening by running 9.96sec for the 100 metres at the BFK Games in the Netherlands.
2. James Dasaolu – 9.91
In July 2013, he became the second fastest Briton of all time after running a 100 m time of 9.91 seconds in the British Championships. In 2014 he won his first major title, claiming the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships.
1. Linford Christie – 9.87
Reflecting upon his track career, he stated: “I will have no complaints if people remember me as one of the best athletes in the world.”
He remains the British record-holder at 100 m, with the 9.87 s he ran at the 1993 World Championships. He was the third Briton, after Harold Abrahams and Allan Wells, and the fifth European to win the 100 m at the Olympic Games. He remains the oldest male athlete to win the 100 metres at the Olympics at the age of 32.