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Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (born 7 June 1985) [3] is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 100 metres.His personal best of 9.82 seconds, set in June 2014, was one of the top ten fastest of all time, and a national record.
Sha'Carri Richardson (/ ʃ ə ˈ k ær iː / shə-KERREE; [3] born March 25, 2000 [4]) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.Richardson rose to fame in 2019 as a freshman at Louisiana State University, running 10.75 seconds to break the 100 m collegiate record at the NCAA Division I Championships.
The first record in the 100 metres for men was recognised by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912. As of 21 June 2011 [update] , the IAAF had ratified 67 records in the event, not including rescinded records.
Richardson, one of the United States’ biggest track and field stars, won the 100-meter with a time of 10.71 seconds at the Olympic trials at Hayward Field on Saturday. It was the fastest women ...
The men's 100 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. 11 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on September 3, 1904.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
China's Pan Zhanle celebrates after winning the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) (ASSOCIATED ...
Swimmer Kaylee McKeown says the death of her father 10 months ago inspired her to break the 100-meter backstroke world record on Sunday at the Australian Olympic trials. The 19-year-old McKeown ...