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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal ...
Over the two-day trials, Griffith Joyner recorded the three fastest times for a woman at 100 meters: 10.49 in the quarter-final, 10.70 in the semifinal, and 10.61 in the final. [ 30 ] [ 23 ] At the same Olympic trials, she also set an American record at the 200-meter distance with a time of 21.77 seconds.
6.60 m Tatyana Shchelkanova Soviet Union: 6.42 m 1968 Mexico City details: Viorica Viscopoleanu Romania: 6.82 m Sheila Sherwood Great Britain: 6.68 m Tatyana Talysheva Soviet Union: 6.66 m 1972 Munich details: Heide Rosendahl West Germany: 6.78 m Diana Yorgova Bulgaria: 6.77 m Eva Šuranová Czechoslovakia: 6.67 m 1976 Montreal details: Angela ...
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 ...
The running boom of the 1970s occurred in high- and middle-income countries. It was particularly pronounced in the United States and occurred in other countries including the United Kingdom and other European countries, Australia and New Zealand. [1][2] The boom was primarily a 'jogging' movement in which running was generally limited to ...
The first world record in the 100 metres sprint for women was recognised by the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) in 1922. The FSFI was absorbed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1936. The current record is 10.49 seconds set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.
RTRT.me. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024. ^ "Rosa Mota Valencia Half Marathon 2023 Result". valenciaciudaddelrunning.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023. ^ Martin Duff (8 October 2024). "Sarah Roberts runs world age 75 best of 44:33 over 10km". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
In running events up to 200 m in distance and in horizontal jump events, wind assistance is permitted only up to 2.0 m/s. In decathlon or heptathlon, average wind assistance of less than 2.0 m/s is required across all applicable disciplines; and maximum of 4.0 m/s in any one event. As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event ...