Meters to yards and yards to meters converter

Meters to yards: a yard is exactly 0.9144 m, so 100 m = 109.361 yd. Type meters and the yards update as you type, with feet and inches underneath; yards to meters works in the same box.

Example: Length 100 · Direction: Meters to yards (m → yd) → Answer: 100 m = 109.361 yd. Source: NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8 – inch = 0.0254 m, foot = 0.3048 m, yard = 0.9144 m, mile = 1.609344 km (exact, international agreement of 1959). Updated: 5 October 2026.

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Answer: 100 m = 109.361 yd
Other units: That is 328.084 ft, or 3,937.01 in.
Working: 100 m ÷ 0.9144 = 109.361 yd
Quick check in your head: 100 × 1.1 ≈ 110 yd (exact: 109.361 yd). Using 1.1 instead of 1.0936 comes out about 0.6 % too high.
Conversion chart: m yd
1 1.094
2 2.187
5 5.468
7.315 8
10 10.936
25 27.34
50 54.681
91.44 100
100 109.361
110 120.297
200 218.723
400 437.445
800 874.891
1,000 1,093.61
1,500 1,640.42
2,000 2,187.23
5,000 5,468.07
Distances worth knowing: Length m yd
Soccer goal width (8 yd) 7.315 8
Penalty spot distance (12 yd) 10.973 12
25 m pool 25 27.34
100 yd of a football field 91.44 100
100 m sprint 100 109.361
110 m hurdles 110 120.297
One lap of a 400 m track 400 437.445
1,500 m race 1,500 1,640.42; 1 yd = 0.9144 m is exact (international yard, 1959), so meters to yards is exact before rounding. A meter is about 9.4 % longer than a yard.

m	yd
1	1.094
2	2.187
5	5.468
7.315	8
10	10.936
25	27.34
50	54.681
91.44	100
100	109.361
110	120.297
200	218.723
400	437.445
800	874.891
1,000	1,093.61
1,500	1,640.42
2,000	2,187.23
5,000	5,468.07

Length	m	yd
Soccer goal width (8 yd)	7.315	8
Penalty spot distance (12 yd)	10.973	12
25 m pool	25	27.34
100 yd of a football field	91.44	100
100 m sprint	100	109.361
110 m hurdles	110	120.297
One lap of a 400 m track	400	437.445
1,500 m race	1,500	1,640.42

How it is calculated

The conversion

yards = meters ÷ 0.9144, and meters = yards × 0.9144. The 0.9144 is the definition of the international yard, so nothing is rounded in the factor. A meter is 1.0936 yd, about 9.4 % more than a yard: 1 m = 1.094 yd. So 400 m = 437.445 yd and, back again, 100 yd = 91.44 m.

100 m is not 100 yd

The Olympic sprint is 109.361 yd, so it is more than 9 yd farther than a 100-yard dash, whose 100 yd are 91.44 m. Hurdlers run 110 m, which is 120.297 yd. A 400 m lap is 437.445 yd, about 2.5 yd shorter than a quarter mile of 440 yd. When American and international results are compared, convert before you conclude anything about speed.

Football pitches

The Laws of the Game of football give pitch sizes in meters and yards. A pitch of 105 m by 68 m, a common size for professional matches, is 114.829 yd by 74.366 yd. The goal is 7.32 m wide, which is 8 yd (7.315 m), and a penalty is taken from 11 m, the 12-yard mark (10.973 m).

Pools

US high-school and college pools are often 25 yd long, while international short-course pools are 25 m. A 25 m pool is 27.34 yd, so a 25-yard pool is about 2.1 m shorter (22.86 m) and times from the two are not comparable without an adjustment.

For yards and feet see yards to feet; for feet and meters meters to feet.

Frequently asked questions

How many yards are in a meter?

1 m = 1.094 yd. A meter is about 3 ft 3.4 in, or 9.4 % longer than a yard.

How do I convert meters to yards?

Divide by 0.9144 or multiply by 1.0936. For 100 m: 100 m = 109.361 yd.

How many meters are in a yard?

1 yd = 0.9144 m, exactly. 100 yd are 91.44 m.

Is a 100 m dash longer than a 100 yard dash?

Yes. 100 m = 109.361 yd, so the 100 m is 9.36 yd longer than 100 yd (100 yd = 91.44 m).

How many yards is a 25 m pool?

25 m = 27.34 yd. A 25-yard pool is 25 yd = 22.86 m long.

Sources and legal basis

As of: 5 October 2026 · Editorial policy