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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).
100 m – 10.1 (1971) 200 m – 20.2 (1972) [ 1 ] Ivory Crockett (born August 24, 1948) is a retired American sprinter who, for a time, was "the world's fastest man" when he broke the world record for the 100-yard dash in 1974.
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.
While at Cass Tech, Tolan set state records in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. [5] While still in high school, Tolan ran the 100-yard dash in 9.8 seconds and the 220-yard dash in 21.5 seconds. [6] Aged 16, Tolan was a member of a two-man team from Cass Tech that won the 1925 National Interscholastic indoor meet in Chicago. [7]
The highlight of the meet was a new world record in the 100-yard dash, as Frank Wykoff ran the event in 9.4 seconds. Wykoff's time broke the prior world record of 9.5 seconds set by Eddie Tolan . [ 1 ]
100 km: 7:00:48 Ann Trason United States September 16, 1995 IAU 100 km World Championships: Winschoten, Netherlands [124] 100 miles (road/trail) 12:42:40 Camille Herron: Nike November 11, 2017 Tunnel Hill 100 Vienna, United States [124] 12 hours: 146.221 km+ Camille Herron United States October 26–27, 2019 IAU 24 Hour World Championship: Albi ...
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
Greene won the 100-yard dash for O'Dea High School in Seattle in 1962 and 1963 and also the 220-yard dash in 1963. Greene won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships in the 100-yard dash in 1966 and in the 100-meter dash in 1968. At the 1968 AAU Championships, Greene tied the 100 m world record twice. First in the heats, he equaled the ...