DOHA, May 12 - Evolution of the men's 100 metres world record after American Justin Gatlin ran 9.76 seconds on Friday:

Time         Name   Nationality      Date

10.6 seconds Donald Lippincott (U.S.) 6.7.1912

10.4 Charles Paddock (U.S.) 23.4.1921

10.3 Percy Williams (Canada) 9.8.1930

10.2 Jesse Owens (U.S.) 20.6.1936

10.1 Willie Williams (U.S.) 3.8.1956

10.0 Armin Hary (West Germany) 21.6.1960

9.95 Jim Hines (U.S.) 14.10.1968

9.93 Calvin Smith (U.S.) 3.7.1983

9.92 Carl Lewis (U.S.) 24.9.1988

9.90 Leroy Burrell (U.S.) 14.6.1991

9.86 Lewis 25.8.1991

9.85 Burrell 6.7.1994

9.84 Donovan Bailey (Canada) 27.7.1996

9.79 Maurice Greene (U.S.) 16.6.1999

9.78 Tim Montgomery (U.S.) 14.9.2002

9.77 Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 14.6.2005

9.76 Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 12.5.2006