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Several days after Bolt broke the world records in 100 and 200 metres events, Mike Powell, the world record holder in long jump (8.95 metres set in 1991) argued that Bolt could become the first man to jump over 9 metres, the long jump event being "a perfect fit for his speed and height". [158]
The championship records for the event are 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.65 seconds for women, set by Sha'Carri Richardson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition three times: by Carl Lewis in 1987 and 1991, and by Usain Bolt in 2009. [ 1 ]
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Appearance. ... Record (Year) 100 metres: Usain Bolt: 9.58 (2009) Florence Griffith Joyner: 10.49 (1988) 200 metres:
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... The following table is an overview of national records ... Time Athlete Date Place Ref. Video Jamaica: 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt:
The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champion Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder. Gay entered the competition with a season's best of 9.77 seconds (an American record ) while Bolt's season's best was 9.79 seconds.
Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref. Video 100 m: 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) Usain Bolt Jamaica 16 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [1] 200 m: 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt Jamaica 20 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [2] 300 m: 30.69 A: Letsile Tebogo Botswana 17 February 2024 Simbine Curro Classic Shoot-Out
Usain Bolt: 20 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [4] 150 m (straight) 14.35 (+1.1 m/s) Usain Bolt: 17 May 2009 Manchester City Games: Manchester, United Kingdom [5] 200 m: 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt: 20 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [6] 300 m: 30.97 Usain Bolt: 27 May 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava: Ostrava ...
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 7 times indoors by two different men since 2000, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2025 with a 6.27 m mark.