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Women Marita Koch ( GDR ) 34.14 + (1985) The 300 metres is an uncommon (meaning not on an Olympic or World Championship program) sprinting event in track and field competitions.
The high school version uses a standard 45 meter start to the first hurdle. Thus the high school race is equivalent to beginning of a standard 400 meter hurdle race, but its placement on the track is shifted 100 meters around the track so it finishes at the common finish line on the straightaway, where the longer race would reach the same point near the end of the second turn.
The proper length of the first lane of a competitive running track is 400 m (1,312.3 ft). Some tracks are not built to this specification, instead being a legacy to imperial distances such as 440 yd (402.336 m), equivalent to a quarter of a mile. Prior to rule changes in 1979, distances in Imperial units were still used in the United States.
[14] Triple jump: 15.98 m (52 ft 5 in) (+0.6 m/s) Christian Taylor: 14 July 2007 World Youth Championships: Ostrava, Czech Republic 17 years, 26 days Shot put (5 kg) 22.38 m (73 ft 5 in) Jackson Cantwell: 14 June 2024 Nike Outdoor Nationals Eugene, United States 16 years, 18 days [15] Shot put (6 kg) 20.62 m (67 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) Adrian Piperi
2. 200s. This simple interval workout will get you to five to six miles on the track. Trade off between running 200 meters slightly faster than your mile pace and 200 meters of easy recovery.
Track events were measured with the metric system except for the United Kingdom and the United States until 1965 and 1974 respectively. The Amateur Athletic Association (AAU) [citation needed] decided to switch track and field in the U.S. to the metric system to finally make track and field internationally equivalent.
Track events; 60 m: men: women: 400 m: men: women: 800 m: men: women: 1500 m: men: ... The women's 3000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships took ...
The NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championship is an annual collegiate indoor track and field competition for women from Division I institutions organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It has been held every year since 1983, except for 2020.