Top Ten Athletes All-time
Updated September 2012
| Rank | Time | Wind (m/s) | Athlete | Date | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.80 | +0.3 | Aries Merritt (USA) | 7 September 2012 | Brussels | |
| 2 | 12.87 | +0.9 | Dayron Robles (CUB) | 12 June 2008 | Ostrava | |
| 3 | 12.88 | +1.1 | Liu Xiang (CHN) | 11 July 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 4 | 12.89 | +0.5 | David Oliver (USA) | 16 July 2010 | Paris | |
| 5 | 12.90 | +1.1 | Dominique Arnold (USA) | 11 July 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 6 | 12.91 | +0.5 | Colin Jackson (GBR) | 20 August 1993 | Stuttgart | |
| 7 | 12.92 | −0.1 | Roger Kingdom (USA) | 16 August 1989 | Zürich | |
| +0.9 | Allen Johnson (USA) | 23 June 1996 | Atlanta | |||
| 9 | 12.93 | −0.2 | Renaldo Nehemiah (USA) | 19 August 1981 | Zürich | |
| 10 | 12.94 | +1.6 | Jack Pierce (USA) | 22 June 1996 | Atlanta |
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