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The following tables shows the world record progression in the Men's 3000 metres. The International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, ratified its first world record in the event in 1912. To June 21, 2009, 26 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [1]
Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Some events, such as rowing, occur under variable weather conditions that can unfairly benefit an athlete's performance through no fault of their own.
If on the European continent the metric system is the one almost exclusively used (4 × 100 metres, or a lap of 400 m), where the imperial system is still used (UK, USA and Australia, mainly) this relay was rather ran over the distance of 4 × 110 yards, a total of 402.34 m, and that, until the late 1960s.
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The world's tallest man, as confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, is Robert Pershing Wadlow, who was born in 1918 in Alton, Ill. Standing at a colossal 8'11.1″ (2.72 m) and weighing in at ...
The first world record in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1922. [1] 45 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 4 × 100 metre relay, as ratified by the IAAF. "y" denotes time for 4 ...
In 1971, John Smith lowered the world record to 44.5 seconds, which remains the world record. [4] The 440 yard race distance used imperial measurements, which have been replaced by metric-distance races. The 400 metres (400 meter or 400 m race) is the successor to the 440 yard dash. [5] An athlete who competes in the 400 m may still be referred ...
4'19"699: 24 July: WR, OR: Men's team pursuit: Eduard Gritsun Nikolay Kuznetsov Aleksey Markov Anton Chantyr: Russia: 4'08"785: 26 July: OR: Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau: France: 4'06"880: 27 July: OR Christophe Capelle Philippe Ermenault Jean-Michel Monin Francis Moreau: France: 4'05"930: 27 July: OR ...