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The "Wind" column in the table below indicates the wind assistance in metres per second. 2.0 m/s is the current maximum allowable, and a negative value indicates that the mark was set against a headwind. the "Auto" column indicates a fully automatic time that was also recorded in the event when hand-timed marks were used for official records, or which was the basis for the official mark ...
Below a list of all national champions in the women's 100 metres in track and field from several countries since 1970. Argentina. 1970: Elba Martín;
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 ...
All of these factors make track and "football 40" performances essentially impossible to compare. The world best time for a "football 40" is 4.17 by Deion Sanders, while the extrapolated best for an Olympic-level athlete (including reacting to a starting gun) is 4.24 by Maurice Greene at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics.
Women's 100 metres World Championships record progression [8] Time Athlete Nation Year Round Date 11.26: Olga Antonova Soviet Union (URS) 1983: Heats: 1983-08-07 11.24: Marita Koch East Germany (GDR) 1983: Heats: 1983-08-07 11.23: Diane Williams United States (USA) 1983: Heats: 1983-08-07 11.15: Evelyn Ashford United States (USA) 1983: Heats ...
The event superseded the women's 80 metres hurdles. [2] The world records of the women's 100 metres hurdles have been recognised by World Athletics (called the International Association of Athletics Federations until 2019) since 1969. [3] Every world record undergoes a ratification process that includes a wind assistance check and doping ...
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics. Women's events. 100 metres. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1928 Amsterdam details: Betty Robinson ...