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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 ...
EU: Late 1983 [3] Genre (s) Sports (olympics) Mode (s) 1-4 players competing 1-2 at a time. Track & Field, also known as Hyper Olympic[a] in Japan and Europe, is an Olympic-themed sports video game developed by Konami and released as an arcade video game in 1983. The Japanese release featured an official license for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany, was held at Olympiastadion on 31 August and 1 September. [1] Eighty-five athletes from 55 nations competed. [ 2 ] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The 100 metres is typically considered one of the blue ribbon Olympic track and field events, and of the Olympic Games as a whole. [133] The Olympic 100 m finals, particularly the men's, are among the most popular events from any sport at the Olympics – the 2012 Olympic men's 100 metres final was the most watched event at the London Games by ...
Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (ASSOCIATED ...
The men's 100 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea saw world champion Ben Johnson of Canada defeat defending Olympic champion Carl Lewis of the United States in a world record time of 9.79, breaking his own record of 9.83 that he had set at the 1987 World Championships in Rome. Two days later, Johnson was stripped of his ...
t. e. The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 and 16 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] 80 athletes from 64 nations competed. [2] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by Jamaican Usain Bolt in a world record time of 9.69 seconds.
Nia Ali, who was part of an American 100 hurdles medal sweep in Rio, clocked a time of 12.37 seconds in the final at U.S. Olympic Trials, yet finished fourth. Former world record holder Keni ...