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World-record holder Lon Meyers (1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds. [1] [2] In 1947, Herb McKenley of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds, which he lowered the following year to a new world record of 46.0 seconds. [3]
For example, in 1980, high schools converted their running distances from Imperial (yards) to metric, but instead of running conventional international distances like 1500 metres in place of the mile run, a more equitable but non-standard 1600 meters was chosen. For the two-mile run, they run 3200 meters.
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 m race at a meeting with a wind reading of +2.4 m/s may be considered that specific meeting record, but will not be considered as a world record). [1] In running ...
Myers was the first runner to run the quarter-mile in under 50 seconds (49.2), doing so in 1879. [3] [7] On September 20, 1879, he ran the quarter-mile in 49.5 seconds despite running the final 120 yards without his right shoe, setting a world record. [8]
The 4 × mile relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete one mile (1,609.344 metres) or slightly more than 4 laps on a standard 400 metre track. The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage.
The track is billed as the "World's Fastest Quarter Mile Oval." The current track record was set by Jeff Bloom in a 410 extreme winged sprint car on August 21, 2010 at a time of 9.908 seconds. [ 1 ] This is the first lap record under 10 seconds on a quarter mile oval track of any type, breaking Anderson Speedway 's 10.28 second lap record. [ 1 ]
USATF, the United States governing body, does not keep records for the youth division. This list is compiled from IAAF lists and corresponds to IAAF definitions of the age division. USATF keeps outdoor youth division records here, but the age divisions do not correspond with IAAF divisions and records mostly outdated. A youth could be in the ...
28 ft 10 1 ⁄ 4 in / 8.79 m Carl Lewis: Santa Monica TC January 27, 1984 Millrose Games: New York City, United States Triple jump: 58 ft 3 1 ⁄ 4 in / 17.76 m Mike Conley: Tyson TC February 27, 1987 New York City, United States Shot put: 22.82 m Ryan Crouser: Nike January 24, 2021 American Track League Meeting 1 Fayetteville, United States ...