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What is the men's Olympic and world record for the 100 meter sprint?
Olympic Record: Usain Bolt 9.63 (2012)World Record: Usain Bolt 9.58 (2009)
Who is the world record holder for the 100m for men?
Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the world record holder and the Olympic Champion
Why is an Olympic record not considered to be a world record?
An Olympic record is the greatest achieved in the Olympic games. A world record is the greatest achieved anywhere, ever. In some instances an Olympic record is also the world record.
Is an olympic record the same as a world record?
No they are not the same. A World Record can be broken at any time. Whereas an Olympic Record can only be broken at the Olympic Games (it's a glorified Meet Record.) Keep in mind that a World Record CAN be set at the Olympic Games (which would in turn, automatically break the Olympic Record as well.) A World Record outranks an Olympic Record.
What is the Olympic record and world record for the men's 1km run?
The 1 Kilometer run is not an Olympic event in Track and Field. The current world record for the men's 1 kilometer is held by Noah Ngeny from Kenya. His time is 2:11:96. He ran on September 5, 1999.
What is the men's world record for olympic distance triathlon?
Set in 1996 by Simon Lessing, he broke the world record in the World Championship triathlon (Olympic distance) with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 50 seconds at Cleveland. This record stands as of 2008. Due to the variety in courses during the olympic games, the world record is not official, however Simon Whitfeild holds the unofficial olympic record for triathlon at 1:48:24.02.
Is breaking the world record in an Olympic game delete the former Olympic record?
Yes. The new record becomes both the Olympic Record and the World Record. You will notice this is the case for several events.
Who is the current men's 100m sprint Olympic record holder?
Usain Bolt holds the world record with 9.58 seconds (August 16, 2009) but the Olympic record is 9.69s in 2008, also by Usain Bolt.
What is the olympic 400m mens record?
The Olympic 400m men freestyle record is 3:40.59 by Ian Thrope.
Who is the current Olympic record holder for the men's 100 meters?
Usain bolt 9.58 and his olympic record is 9.69
What is the Olympic record for the long jump?
The Olympic Record for the men's long jump is Bob Beamon's 8.90 jump in the 1968 Olympic games.
What is the Olympic record for men's 50m freestyle?
Eamon Sullivan regained the 50-meter freestyle world record with a 21.41 seconds swim at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney. - June 2008!
