The 18-year-old powered clear in the closing stages at Hayward Field to secure gold ahead of Jamaica’s Gary Card, who took silver in 10.05s. South Africa’s Marko Ferreira completed the podium with a time of 10.16s.
Taylor’s performance marked the first wind-legal sub-10 of his career and ranks among the fastest times ever recorded in a World U20 100m final. Competing in front of a home crowd, the San Antonio native delivered a near-perfect race to become the first American man to win the title since Noah Lyles in 2016.
The result underlines Taylor’s rapid rise as one of the brightest young talents in global sprinting.