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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.
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 ...
30 August 2021 Paralympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [10] 12.01 (+0.7 m/s) Ntando Mahlangu South Africa 4 August 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships: Nottwil, Switzerland [5] T43: vacant: 10.57 (+1.9 m/s) Alan Fonteles Cardoso Oliveira Brazil 28 July 2013 Anniversary Games London, United Kingdom [5] T44: 11.00 (+1.1 m/s) Mpumelelo Mhlongo ...
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 ...
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 ...
British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe became the first European man to win the 100-meter title at the NCAA ... sixth-fastest British man of all time over 100 meters, 0.12 seconds behind Zharnel Hughes ...
In the short course (25 metres) swimming events, the world's governing body recognizes world records since 3 March 1991. Times have consistently dropped over the years due to better training techniques, new developments in the sport and swimwear changes (e.g. goggles were not widely used until the 1970s, providing for considerable expansion of ...
American Noah Lyles was the star of the weekend after winning the 100-meter final. Photos: Noah Lyles becomes ‘World’s Fastest Man’ after photo-finish win in the 100m final Skip to main content