Noah Lyles — 9.784 seconds

American Noah Lyles won the Paris 2024 Olympic 100m gold in 9.784 seconds — the sixth-fastest time in legal conditions — by five thousandths of a second over Kishane Thompson. Lyles had run 9.83 seconds legally but his Olympic performance and his 9.77 wind-aided run confirm him as the fastest active sprinter and rightful heir to Bolt's showman crown.