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The record is 44.72 km/h (27.78 mph), measured between meter 60 and meter 80 of the 100 meters sprint at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics by Usain Bolt. [4] [5] (Bolt's average speed over the course of this race was 37.578 km/h or 23.35 mph.) [6] Compared to quadrupedal animals, humans are exceptionally capable of endurance, but incapable of great speed. [7]
The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by scouts, particularly for the NFL draft but also for collegiate recruiting. A player's recorded time can have a heavy impact on his prospects in college or professional football.
While genetics play a large role in one's ability to sprint, [90] [91] [92] athletes must be dedicated to their training to ensure that they can optimize their performances. Sprint training includes various running workouts, targeting acceleration, speed development, speed endurance, special endurance, and tempo endurance.
In decathlon or heptathlon, average wind assistance of less than 2.0 m/s is required across all applicable disciplines; and maximum of 4.0 m/s in any one event. As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event organizers may choose to ignore wind velocity readings exclusively for their specific event records (e.g. a performance in a 100 ...
Equivalent to an average ground speed of 10.45 m/s, 37.63 km/h, or 23.38 mph. He ran the last 100 m in 8.70, the fastest ever recorded time over a 100 m distance. This would equal an average speed of 11.49 m/s, 41.38 km/h, or 25.71 mph. 300 metres in 30.97 seconds 27 May 2010 in the Golden Spike Ostrava in Ostrava, Czech Republic: NR
Trayvon Bromell recorded the fastest wind-assisted (+4.2 m/s) time for a junior or age-18 athlete of 9.77 seconds on 18 May 2014 (age 18 years, 312 days). [ 119 ] Yoshihide Kiryu's time of 10.01 seconds matched the junior world record set by Darrel Brown and Jeff Demps, but was not ratified because of the type of wind gauge used.
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
Age Ref. Video 4 × 400 m relay: 3:19.54 Keshun Reed Lynna Irby Norman Grimes Samantha Watson United States 19 July 2015 World Youth Championships: Cali, Colombia 17 years, 124 days 16 years, 225 days 17 years, 194 days 15 years, 251 days [67]