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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.
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 ...
[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 ...
At the start, some athletes play psychological games such as trying to be last to the starting blocks. [7] [8] [9] At high level meets, the time between the gun and first kick against the starting block is measured electronically, via sensors built in the gun and the blocks. A reaction time less than 0.100 s is considered a false start. This ...
The criteria which must be satisfied for ratification of a world record are defined by World Athletics in Part III of the Competition Rules. [1] These criteria also apply to national or other restricted records and also to performances submitted as qualifying marks for eligibility to compete in major events such as the Olympic Games.
12.30 (−0.2 m/s) Tobi Amusan Nigeria 7 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [30] 400 m hurdles: 53.82 Jana Pittman Australia 23 March 2006 2006 Melbourne: 3000 m steeplechase: 9:15.68 Jackline Chepkoech Kenya 5 August 2022 2022 Birmingham [31] High jump: 1.96 m Hestrie Cloete South Africa 30 July 2002 2002 Manchester: Pole vault: 4.75 m Alysha Newman ...
4:30.3 h Wo: Marissa Damink Netherlands 1 September 2024 New Balance Kö Meile Düsseldorf, Germany [63] 2000 m: 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland 8 July 1994 Edinburgh, United Kingdom 3000 m: 8:18.49 Sifan Hassan Netherlands 30 June 2019 Prefontaine Classic: Stanford, United States [64] Two miles: 9:16.73 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany 27 May 2022
Time Athlete Nationality Venue Date 10.3 Arthur Jonath Germany: Bochum, Germany 5 June 1932 10.3 Chris Berger Netherlands: Amsterdam, Netherlands 26 August 1934 10.3 Lennart Strandberg Sweden: Malmö, Sweden 26 September 1936 10.3 Karl Neckermann Germany: Berlin, Germany 8 July 1939 10.2 McDonald Bailey United Kingdom: Belgrade, Yugoslavia