Rankings

100 m Men1979

1979 season rankings — 127 athletes

As of June 12, 2026, the 1979 100 m Men season rankings are led by James Sanford (United States) with 10.07. 127 athletes have a mark this season.

Top 3

RankAthleteCountryResultWindDateLocation
04Harvey GlanceUSA10.13+0.9Jul 7, 1979San Juan (PUR)
05Clancy EdwardsUSA10.15+0.0Apr 21, 1979Walnut, CA (USA)
06Don ColemanUSA10.15+1.6Jun 21, 1979Merksem (BEL)
07Marian WoroninPOL10.16+1.3Aug 4, 1979Torino (ITA)
08Houston MctearUSA10.17+1.8May 6, 1979Berlin (GER)
09Efrem ColeyUSA10.17+2.9May 5, 1979Baton Rouge, LA (USA)
10Bernhard HoffGDR10.19+3.0Aug 2, 1979Dresden (GER)
11Theophile NkounkouCGO10.19+2.2Aug 2, 1979-
12Steve RiddickUSA10.19+1.2Jun 16, 1979Walnut, CA (USA)
13Eddie HartUSA10.20+1.8May 6, 1979Westwood, CA (USA)
14Eric BrownUSA10.20+0.2Apr 28, 1979Westwood, CA (USA)
15James MallardUSA10.21Apr 20, 1979Tuscaloosa, AL (USA)
16Ainsley BennettGBR10.21+0.6Sep 8, 1979Ciudad de México (MEX)
17Eugen RayGDR10.21-0.5Jul 29, 1979Potsdam (GDR)
18Petar PetrovBUL10.22Jul 27, 1979Sofia (BUL)
19Dwayne EvansUSA10.23+1.1Jun 16, 1979Walnut, CA (USA)
20Luciano CaravaniITA10.23+0.6Sep 8, 1979-
21James GilkesGUY10.23+1.2May 11, 1979Kingston (JAM)
22Renaldo NehemiahUSA10.24+1.0Jun 26, 1979Västerås (SWE)
23Steve WilliamsUSA10.25+1.2May 11, 1979Kingston (JAM)
24Don QuarrieJAM10.27+1.2May 11, 1979Kingston (JAM)
25Osvaldo LaraCUB10.27+1.2May 11, 1979Kingston (JAM)
26Greg FosterUSA10.28+0.2Apr 28, 1979Westwood, CA (USA)
27Altevir De AraújoBRA10.28Oct 12, 1979Santiago de Chile (CHI)
28Leszek DuneckiPOL10.28+0.8Sep 8, 1979Ciudad de México (MEX)
29Olaf PrenzlerGDR10.28+1.0Jun 13, 1979Dresden (GER)
30Pascal BarréFRA10.29+0.6Sep 8, 1979Ciudad de México (MEX)
31Cliff WileyUSA10.29+1.1Jun 16, 1979Walnut, CA (USA)
32Ernest ObengGHA10.30-1.1Aug 15, 1979-
33Billy MullinsUSA10.31+0.8Mar 31, 1979Westwood, CA (USA)
34Elliot TabronUSA10.31May 25, 1979Macomb, IL (USA)
35Christer GarpenborgSWE10.33+1.8Sep 1, 1979-
36Andrey SHLYAPNIKOVURS10.34+0.6Sep 8, 1979-
37Curtis DickeyUSA10.34+1.3Apr 28, 1979Des Moines, IA (USA)
38Mike MillerUSA10.35+1.4Jun 1, 1979Champaign, IL (USA)
39Philippe LE JONCOURFRA10.35+1.2Aug 11, 1979-
40Doug HindsCAN10.35Apr 20, 1979-
41Calvin SmithUSA10.36+0.6Jun 23, 1979Bloomington, IN (USA)
42Guy AbrahamsPAN10.37Jun 15, 1979Guadalajara (MEX)
43Fritz-Werner HeerFRG10.37Jun 30, 1979-
44Giovanni GRAZIOLIITA10.38Sep 4, 1979-
45Mauro ZulianiITA10.39Jun 30, 1979Lüdenscheid (GER)
46Stanley FloydUSA10.40Jul 28, 1979Omaha, NE (USA)
47Vladimir IvanovBUL10.40+0.6Jul 27, 1979-
48Roland BombardellaLUX10.41Sep 8, 1979-
49Thomas SchröderGDR10.41+1.0Aug 16, 1979Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL)
50Ivaylo KaranyotovBUL10.42+1.4May 26, 1979-
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