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On September 24, 1988, Johnson won the 100 metres final at the Summer Olympics in Seoul, lowering his own world record to 9.79 seconds. He was the first Canadian sprinter since Percy Williams in 1928 to win the 100 metres at the Olympics. Johnson later remarked that he would have been even faster if he hadn't raised his hand in the air just ...
Record Athlete High School Name High School Location Meet Location Meet Name Date Ref. 100 y: 9.30 (+0.9 m/s) Houston McTear: Baker High School Baker, Florida: Winter Park, Florida: FHSAA State Meet (prelim) May 9, 1975 [2] 100 m: 10.00 (+1.6 m/s) Trentavis Friday: Cherryville High School: Cherryville, North Carolina: Eugene, Oregon: USATF ...
Below a list of all national champions in the men's 100 metres in track and field from several countries since ... Ben Johnson; 1985: Ben Johnson; 1986: Ben Johnson ...
Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref. 50 m: 5.56 A: Donovan Bailey: 9 February 1996 Reno, United States 5.55 X: Ben Johnson: 31 January 1987 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada [88] 60 m: 6.45 Bruny Surin: 13 February 1993 Meeting Pas de Calais: Liévin, France 6.41 X: Ben Johnson: 7 March 1987 World Indoor Championships: Indianapolis, United States 100 m ...
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.
According to Matens, she set a new record during the race as the only woman in the 105-109 age group to run the 100-meter dash. Gold medal-winning sprinter who took up running at 100 dies at 108 ...
Sha’Carri Richardson has qualified for her first Olympic games after winning the 100-meter final on Saturday at the Olympic trials at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
Some road racing distances and indoor variations of outdoor events fall outside of WA's lists, and records set in uncommon events usually do not adhere to the strict criteria found in WA-ratifiable events: one example is the 150 metres record, which was set by Usain Bolt on a specially-made straight track, while previous performances (such as ...