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The 100-yard dash is a track and field sprint event of 100 yards (91.44 metres). It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1970 , and was included in the triathlon of the Olympics in 1904 . It is not generally used in international events, replaced by the 100-metre sprint (109.36 yards).
In 1974, he ran the fastest 100-yard dash with manual timing of 9.0 seconds, a record he still holds. [3] This was deemed at the time by the Los Angeles Times as "Immortality in 9 Seconds Flat", [ 4 ] and he was quickly tagged with the title the world's fastest man by Track and Field News [ 5 ] who put him on their June 1974 cover.
The list of United States high-school national records in track and field is separated by indoor and outdoor and boys and girls who have set a national record in their respective events. While these records have been compiled for over 100 years, there are varying standards for these records.
Tyson Gay currently holds the national record for the 100 m. The following are the national records in track and field in the United States. Some of the records are maintained by USA Track & Field (USATF). Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks.
With her world record in the 100-104 age range gone, Hawkins decided to establish a bar for women track and field runners 105 and older. She ran the 100-meter event at the 2021 Louisiana Senior ...
And just 24 hours later, the Strake Jesuit sprinter received an award as the top track athlete in Houston.
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 ...
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