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Bolt's runs were a significant improvement upon the previous records, beating the 200 m best by more than half a second and the 400 m record by almost a second. [1] Bolt improved upon the 200 m time three months later, setting the former World youth best at the 2003 Pan American Junior Championships. [45]
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.336 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin Jürgen Schult beside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986. World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Days later Bolt began his quest to win gold in the 200 meters, and after qualification the 100m and 200m world record holder was handed a print of Morin’s famous photo. “‘This photo is worth ...
All About Usain Bolt's World Records — and the Olympians Looking to Beat Them ... the final in 10.17 — the sixth-fastest time for a sprinter under 18 years old — beating his previous ...
Usain Bolt (200 m) Davian Clarke (300 m) Jermaine Gonzales (400 m) Jamaica 25 July 2006 DN Galan: Stockholm, Stockholm [62] 4 × 400 m relay: 2:54.29 Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson United States 22 August 1993 World Championships: Stuttgart, Germany 2:54.20 X Jerome Young Antonio Pettigrew Tyree Washington Michael Johnson
The Games have produced world record holders Usain Bolt, Darrel Brown, ... who then won three gold medals (100 m, 200 m, and 400 m), ...