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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).
Since 1921, the men's 100-yard dash was usually held until 1975, with the exception of the 100 meters being contested in Olympic years starting in 1932. Metrication occurred in 1976, so all subsequent championships (as well as those during some Olympic years before 1976) were at the metric distance.
220 yards 20.5 Dwayne Evans: South Mountain High School: Phoenix, Arizona: 1976 220 yards straightaway 20.2 (+1.7 m/s) Forrest Beaty: Hoover High School: Glendale, California: Ontario, California: CIF Southern Section Prelims May 27, 1961 [10] 400 m: 44.20 Quincy Wilson: Bullis School: Potomac, Maryland: Gainesville, Florida: Holloway Pro ...
He was recruited to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, where he competed successfully on their track team, including becoming twice USA champion in the 100 yards sprint, in 1969 and 1970. [2] In 1974, he ran the fastest 100-yard dash with manual timing of 9.0 seconds, a record he still holds. [3]
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 ...
Defunct track events 100 yard dash: 9.1 Charlie Greene: Nebraska: 15 June 1967 1967 Championships: Provo, Utah: 200 meter dash – Straightaway 20.3 Ralph Metcalfe: Marquette: June 1933 1933 Championships: Chicago, Illinois: 220 yard dash – Straightaway 20.4 Ralph Metcalfe Mel Patton: Marquette USC: June 1933 June 1949 1933 Championships 1949 ...
Thomas Edward "Eddie" Tolan (September 29, 1908 – January 30, 1967), [3] [4] nicknamed the "Midnight Express", was an American track and field athlete who competed in sprints. He set world records in the 100-yard dash and 100 meters event and Olympic records in the 100 meters and 200 meters events.
This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in men's athletics from 1930 to 2022. In 1970, most track events converted from races measured in yards to near-equivalents measured in metres.