Perlombaan 100 meter putra telah menjadi bagian dari setiap program Olimpiade modern, dimulai dengan Olimpiade Athena 1896. Selama masa itu, tiga pria telah memenangkan medali emas Olimpiade 100 meter berturut-turut: American Archie Hahn pada tahun 1904 dan kemudian di Intercalated Game tahun 1906; American Carl Lewis pada tahun 1984-88; dan Bolt Usain Jamaika, pada 2008-12.

Enam pria telah mengikat atau mencetak rekor dunia 100 meter selama Olimpiade. Anehnya, orang pertama yang melakukannya, orang Amerika, Donald Lippincott, tidak mendapatkan medali emas. Pada tahun 1912 ia menetapkan tanda dunia IAAF yang diakui pertama dengan memenangkan panas awal dalam 10, 6 detik, tetapi kemudian harus puas dengan medali perunggu di final. Penyusun rekor lainnya semuanya memenangkan medali emas, dimulai dengan Bob Hayes dari Amerika, yang mengikat tanda dunia pada tahun 1964, dan diikuti oleh Jim Hines dari AS (1968), Lewis (1988), Donovan Bailey (1996) dari Kanada, dan Bolt (Kanada). 2008).

• 1896

  EMAS Thomas Burke, AS 12.0

  PERAK Fritz Hofmann, APK 12.2

  BRONZE Francis Lane, AS 12.6

  BRONZE Alojz Sokol, HUN 12.6

• 1900

  EMAS Frank Jarvis, AS 11.0

  SILVER Walter Tewksbury, AS 11.1

  BRONZE Stan Rowley, AUS 11.2

• 1904

  GOLD Archie Hahn, AS 11.0

  SILVER Nate Cartmell, AS 11.2

  BRONZE William Hogenson, AS 11.2

• 1906

  GOLD Archie Hahn, AS 11.2

  SILVER Fay Foulton, AS 11.3

  BRONZE Nigel Barker, AUS 11.3

• 1908

  GOLD Reggie Walker, SAF 10.8

  SILVER James Rector, USA 11.0

  BRONZE Robert Kerr, CAN 11.0

• 1912

  GOLD Ralph Craig, AS 10.8

  SILVER Alvah Meyer, AS 10.9

  BRONZE Donald Lippincott, AS 10.9

• 1920

  EMAS Charles Paddock, AS 10.8

  SILVER Morris Kirksey, AS 10.9

  BRONZE Harry Edward, GBR 10.9

• 1924

  GOLD Harold Abrahams, GBR 10.6

  SILVER Jackson Scholz, AS 10.8

  BRONZE Arthur Porritt, NZL 10.9

• 1928

  EMAS Percy Williams, BISA 10.8

  SILVER Jack London, GBR 10.9

  BRONZE Georg Lammers, APK 10.9

• 1932

  EMAS Eddie Tolan, AS 10.3

  SILVER Ralph Metcalfe, USA 10.3

  BRONZE Arthur Jonath, GER 10.4

• 1936

  GOLD Jesse Owens, AS 10.3

  SILVER Ralph Metcalfe, USA 10.4

  BRONZE Martinus Osendarp, HOL 10.5

• 1948

  GOLD Harrison Dillard, AS 10.3

  SILVER Barney Ewell, AS 10.4

  BRONZE Lloyd LaBeach, PAN 10.4

• 1952

  EMAS Lindy Remigino, AS 10.79

  SILVER Herbert McKenley, JAM 10.80

  BRONZE Emmanuel Bailey, GBR 10.83

• 1956

  EMAS Bobby Morrow, AS 10.62

  SILVER Thane Baker, AS 10.77

  BRONZE Hector Hogan, AUS 10.77

• 1960

  EMAS Armin Hary, APK 10.32

  PERAK David Sime, AS 10.35

  BRONZE Peter Radford, GBR 10.42

• 1964

  EMAS Bob Hayes, AS 10, 06

  SILVER Enrique Figuerola, CUB 10.25

  BRONZE Harry Jerome, BISA 10.27

• 1968

  GOLD James Hines, USA 9.95

  SILVER Lennox Miller, JAM 10.04

  BRONZE Charlie Greene, AS 10, 07

• 1972

  GOLD Valeriy Borzov, URS 10.14

  SILVER Robert Taylor, AS 10.24

  BRONZE Lennox Miller, JAM 10.33

• 1976

  GOLD Hasely Crawford, TRI 10, 06

  SILVER Don Quarrie, JAM 10.07

  BRONZE Valeriy Borzov, URS 10.14

• 1980

  GOLD Allan Wells, GBR 10.25

  SILVER Silvio Tartabull, CUB 10.25

  BRONZE Petur Petrov, BUL 10.39

• 1984

  EMAS Carl Lewis, AS 9.99

  SILVER Sam Graddy, AS 10.19

  BRONZE Ben Johnson, BISA 10.22

• 1988

  EMAS Carl Lewis, AS 9.92

  SILVER Linford Christie, GBR 9, 97

  BRONZE Calvin Smith, AS 9.99

• 1992

  EMAS Linford Christie, GBR 9, 96

  SILVER Frank Fredericks, NAM 10.02

  BRONZE Dennis Mitchell, AS 10, 04

• 1996

  EMAS Donovan Bailey, BISA 9, 84

  SILVER Frank Fredericks, NAM 9, 89

  BRONZE Ato Boldon, TRI 9.90

• 2000

  GOLD Maurice Greene, AS 9, 87

  PERAK Ato Boldon, TRI 9.99

  BRONZE Obadele Thompson, BAR 10.04

• 2004

  EMAS Justin Gatlin, AS 9, 85

  SILVER Francis Obikwelu, POR 9.86

  BRONZE Maurice Greene, AS 9, 87

• 2008

  Baut Usain EMAS, JAM 9.69

  SILVER Richard Thompson, TRI 9.89

  BRONZE Walter Dix, AS 9.91

• 2012

  Baut Usain EMAS, JAM 9.63

  PERAK Johan Blake, JAM 9.75

  BRONZE Justin Gatlin, AS 9, 79