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50 metres, or 50-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a relatively uncommon non-championship event for indoor track and field, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor athletics competitions it is used in the Special Olympics and a rare distance, at least for senior athletes.
The first world record in the men's 50 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1976.In short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body recognizes world records since March 3, 1991.
Eddy Ottoz won the gold medal in the 50 m hurdles at the age of 23 at the 1967 European Indoor Games. [1]50 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling, usually only run in indoor competitions.
Mixed 4 × 50m medley relay SC Noè Ponti (2024) Switzerland 50m butterfly SC 100m butterfly SC Kieran Smith (2024) United States 4 × 100m freestyle relay SC 4 × 200m freestyle relay SC Miron Lifintsev (2024) Russia 4 × 100m medley relay SC Mixed 4 × 100m medley relay SC Kliment Kolesnikov (2023) Russia 50m backstroke LC 50m backstroke SC
The 40-yard dash, a standard acceleration evaluation for American football players, does not fall within the usual criteria of athletics racing events. In most 40-yard dashes, reaction times are not recorded as timing starts only once the player is in motion, and the standards for timing a "football 40" are so lax and inconsistent that a real ...
Video 100 m: 10.49 (±0.0 m/s) Florence Griffith Joyner: WCAC July 16, 1988 US Olympic Trials: Indianapolis, United States 200 m: 21.34 (+1.3 m/s) Florence Griffith Joyner United States September 29, 1988 Olympic Games: Seoul, South Korea 400 m: 48.70 Sanya Richards: Nike September 17, 2006 World Cup: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece 800 m: 1:54.97
Australia's Emma McKeon surged in the last 15 m of the race to win gold in an Olympic record time of 23.81, having also bettered the mark in the heats and semi-final. With her sixth medal at these Games, McKeon became the most decorated Australian Olympian at a single Games.
It was the event's tenth appearance, first held in 1904 (as 50 yards) and then at every edition since 1988. The event is nicknamed the "splash and dash" event. [2] The winning margin was 0.48 seconds which as of 2023 is the only time this event has been won by more than 0.25 seconds at the Olympics.