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The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970 , and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904 . It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards).
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
The 1904 Olympics freestyle race was the only one ever measured at 100 yards, instead of the usual 100 metres. A 100-metre pool was built for the 1908 Olympics and sat in the centre of the main stadium's track and field oval.
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.
Sanya Richards-Ross 50.12 (400 m) Ajeé Wilson 2:00.08 (800 m) Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 (1600 m) United States May 2, 2015 IAAF World Relays: Nassau, Bahamas 4 × 1500 m relay: 16:27.02 Bowerman Track Club Colleen Quigley Elise Cranny Karissa Schweizer Shelby Houlihan: Nike July 31, 2020 Portland Intrasquad Meeting Portland, United States 4 × ...
A 100 m event for professionals only was held several weeks later. Four entrants are known and the winner was Edgar Bredin, a British former world record holder. [130] [131] A 100 m professionals handicap race is also believed to have been held in 1900. In 1904 a 100-yard dash handicap race was contested and an American, C. Hastedt, was the ...
Jim Hines' October 1968 Olympic gold medal run was the fastest recorded fully electronic 100 metre race up to that date, at 9.95 seconds. [2] Track and Field News has compiled an unofficial list of automatically timed records starting with the 1964 Olympics and Bob Hayes' gold medal performance there. Those marks are included in the progression.
the race was 100 yards, not 100 meters: London 1908 Charles Daniels 1:05.6 Stockholm 1912 Duke Kahanamoku 1:03.4 Antwerp 1920 Duke Kahanamoku 1:01.4 Paris 1924 Johnny Weissmuller 59.0 Amsterdam 1928 Johnny Weissmuller 58.6 Los Angeles 1932 Yasuji Miyazaki 58.2 [5] Berlin 1936 Ferenc Csik 57.6 [5]