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Age Ref. 50 m: 5.81 Jeremy Rankin: March 11, 2007 Landover, United States 16 years, 169 days 55 m: 6.48 Brenen Garrett: March 14, 2015 Landover, United States 60 m: 6.67 A: Jeremy Rankin: February 16, 2007 Golden, United States 16 years, 146 days 6.64 Dominick Corley: 20 January 2024 Spokane High School Invitational Spokane, United States
This is a list of world records for Masters age groups in the sport of road running.The world governing body for masters athletics is World Masters Athletics (WMA). WMA conducts various world championships in what are called "non stadia" events, meaning races not held in the confines of a stadium.
Bullis Speed Invitational New York City, United States 17 years, 329 days [99] 60 m hurdles (99/100 cm) 7.34 Sasha Zhoya France 22 February 2020 French U20 Championships Miramas, France 17 years, 242 days [100] 60 m hurdles (106.7 cm) 7.55 Liu Xiang China 10 February 2002 Ghent, Belgium 18 years, 212 days 7.55 Leonard Mustari United States
The record is 44.72 km/h (27.78 mph), measured between meter 60 and meter 80 of the 100 meters sprint at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics by Usain Bolt. [4] [5] (Bolt's average speed over the course of this race was 37.578 km/h or 23.35 mph.) [6] Compared to quadrupedal animals, humans are exceptionally capable of endurance, but incapable of great speed. [7]
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 ...
Age Ref. Video 4 × 400 m relay: 3:19.54 Keshun Reed Lynna Irby Norman Grimes Samantha Watson United States 19 July 2015 World Youth Championships: Cali, Colombia 17 years, 124 days 16 years, 225 days 17 years, 194 days 15 years, 251 days [66]
In terms of judging a person's speed, the best method of timing is through lasers which start and stop the times when passed through. A laser start (from a stationary position) is more accurate for measuring pure speed as it does not register a runner's reaction time, however, this method of timing a 40-yard dash can affect the accuracy by as much as 0.5 seconds with the manual stopwatch method.
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 ...