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The first manual time of 9.9 seconds was recorded for Bob Hayes in the final of the 100 metres at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes' official time of 10.0 seconds was determined by rounding down the electronic time of 10.06 to the nearest tenth of a second, giving the appearance of a manual time.
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 ...
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
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Lyles, also the three-time defending 200-m world champion, backed up brash predictions of sprint domination. He has historically enjoyed more success in the 200; Lyles finished seventh at the U.S ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Time Athlete Date Place Ref. ... 30 June 2011: Lausanne [33]
The two other Chinese world record holders in history are Zhang Lin, whose 800m freestyle swim from 2009 still stands, while controversial compatriot Sun Yang has held the 1,500m freestyle since 2012.
[124] The 2012 women's final was, collectively, the fastest women's 100 m race ever: seven of the eight finalists ran 11 seconds or faster for the first time, with Veronica Campbell-Brown becoming the fastest ever bronze medallist with her time of 10.81 seconds and Tianna Madison becoming the fastest non-medallist with her time of 10.85 seconds ...