<P> Since 1975, the IAAF has accepted separate automatically electronically timed records for events up to 400 metres . Starting on January 1, 1977, the IAAF has required fully automatic timing to the hundredth of a second for these events . </P> <P> Jim Hines' October 1968 Olympic gold medal run was the fastest recorded fully electronic 100 metre race up to that date, at 9.95 seconds . Track and Field News has compiled an unofficial list of automatically timed records starting with the 1964 Olympics and Bob Hayes' gold medal performance there . Those marks are included in the progression . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Wind </Th> <Th> Auto </Th> <Th> Athlete </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Location of race </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10.06 </Td> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bob Hayes </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Tokyo, Japan </Td> <Td> October 15, 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10.03 </Td> <Td> 0.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jim Hines </Td> <Td> Sacramento, USA </Td> <Td> June 20, 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10.02 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Charles Greene </Td> <Td> Mexico City, Mexico </Td> <Td> October 13, 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.95 </Td> <Td> 0.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jim Hines </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Mexico City, Mexico </Td> <Td> October 14, 1968 </Td> <Td> OR, A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.93 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calvin Smith </Td> <Td> Colorado Springs, USA </Td> <Td> July 3, 1983 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.83 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ben Johnson </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Rome, Italy </Td> <Td> August 30, 1987 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.93 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carl Lewis </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Rome, Italy </Td> <Td> August 30, 1987 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Zürich, Switzerland </Td> <Td> August 17, 1988 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.79 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ben Johnson </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Seoul, South Korea </Td> <Td> September 24, 1988 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.92 </Td> <Td> 1.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carl Lewis </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Seoul, South Korea </Td> <Td> September 24, 1988 </Td> <Td> OR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.90 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Leroy Burrell </Td> <Td> New York, USA </Td> <Td> June 14, 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.86 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Carl Lewis </Td> <Td> Tokyo, Japan </Td> <Td> August 25, 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.85 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Leroy Burrell </Td> <Td> Lausanne, Switzerland </Td> <Td> July 6, 1994 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.84 </Td> <Td> 0.7 </Td> <Td> 9.835 </Td> <Td> Donovan Bailey </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Atlanta, USA </Td> <Td> July 27, 1996 </Td> <Td> OR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.79 </Td> <Td> 0.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Maurice Greene </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Athens, Greece </Td> <Td> June 16, 1999 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.78 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tim Montgomery </Td> <Td> Paris, France </Td> <Td> September 14, 2002 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.77 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 9.768 </Td> <Td> Asafa Powell </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> Athens, Greece </Td> <Td> June 14, 2005 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 9.766 </Td> <Td> Justin Gatlin </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Doha, Qatar </Td> <Td> May 12, 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 9.763 </Td> <Td> Asafa Powell </Td> <Td> Jamaica </Td> <Td> Gateshead, England </Td> <Td> June 11, 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 9.762 </Td> <Td> Zürich, Switzerland </Td> <Td> August 18, 2006 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.74 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 9.735 </Td> <Td> Rieti, Italy </Td> <Td> September 9, 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.72 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Usain Bolt </Td> <Td> New York, USA </Td> <Td> May 31, 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.69 </Td> <Td> 0.0 </Td> <Td> 9.683 </Td> <Td> Beijing, China </Td> <Td> August 16, 2008 </Td> <Td> OR </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.58 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> 9.572 </Td> <Td> Berlin, Germany </Td> <Td> August 16, 2009 </Td> <Td> CR </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Wind </Th> <Th> Auto </Th> <Th> Athlete </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Location of race </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Who held the 100m record before usain bolt