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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).
These events have their roots in races of imperial measurements which were later altered to metric: the 100 m evolved from the 100-yard dash, [88] the 200 m distances came from the furlong (or 1/8 of a mile), [89] and the 400 m was the successor to the 440-yard dash or quarter-mile race. [90]
The world record in the 100-meter dash in 1924 was 10.4 seconds, while in 1948, (the first use of starting blocks) was 10.2 seconds, and was 10.1 seconds in 1956. The constant drive for faster athletes with better technology has brought man from 10.4 seconds to 9.58 seconds in less than 100 years.
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.
440-yard dash; Middle-distance. 1000 metres ... 1600 meters; Mile run; 2000 metres; 3200 metres; Two miles; Hurdles. 50 metres hurdles; 55 metres hurdles; 300 metres ...
With her world record in the 100-104 age range gone, Hawkins decided to establish a bar for women track and field runners 105 and older. She ran the 100-meter event at the 2021 Louisiana Senior ...
100 meter dash (1921–present) 200 meter dash (1921–present) 400 meter dash (1921–present) Distance events. 800 meter run (1921–present) 1,500 meter run (1921–present) 3,000 meter steeplechase (1948–present) 5,000 meter run (1959–present) 10,000 meter run (1948–present) Hurdle Events. 110 meter hurdles (1921–present) 400 meter ...
In 1974, he ran the fastest 100-yard dash with manual timing of 9.0 seconds, a record he still holds. [3] This was deemed at the time by the Los Angeles Times as "Immortality in 9 Seconds Flat", [ 4 ] and he was quickly tagged with the title the world's fastest man by Track and Field News [ 5 ] who put him on their June 1974 cover.