it is a running event :)
1 (100m dash)
Gail Devers, 10.82 sec
No Australian athlete competed in the men's or woman's 100 meter dash at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
As far as the Modern Olympics, the 100 meter dash has been an event since the first Modern Games in 1896.
Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the current worlds record holder and 2008 Olympic gold medal recipient in the 100m dash.
Olympic Track star, I believe she had the record in 100 yd dash for a while.
Danish from Singapore won the 100m race in the olympic games in greek times.thx
In 2008, in Beijing, China: Usain Bolt won the Olympic Gold Medal in the Men's 100m Dash. Bolt completed the race in 9.69 seconds, and consequently set a new world record. Shelly-Ann Fraser won the Olympic Gold Medal in the Women's 100m Dash. Fraser completed the race in 10.78 seconds. The world record time for the Women's 100m Dash is 10.54, held by the late Florence Griffith-Joyner AKA "Flo-Jo". Flo-Jo set the record in 1988, in Seoul, South Korea, and it has yet to be broken. Both Bolt and Fraser are from Jamaica.
At 10.64 seconds, Carmeleta Jeter is the second-fastest woman in history in the 100m dash.
At the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, the winner of the 100 meter dash was Tom Burke of the United States in a time of 12.0 seconds.
100m dash (Men's) 5000m run (Men's) Basketball (Men's) 200m swim (Men's) Pole Vault (Woman's)
The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).