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Men: Carl Lewis and Calvin Smith shared the world record at 9.93 seconds. Lewis broke the world record with a 9.92 at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Women: Evelyn Ashford held the world record at 10.76 seconds. Florence Griffith-Joyner broke the world record with a 10.49 at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials. That record still stands today.
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Who has held the Olympic record for the 100m for the longest time?
usain bolt
Who held the 100m hurdles record before Yordanka Donkova?
Ginka Zagorcheva
Who held the 100m world record before asafa Powell?
Percy Williams
World record for 100m?
As of 2021, the world record for the men's 100m is 9.58 seconds, held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica. For the women's 100m, the world record is 10.49 seconds, held by Florence Griffith-Joyner from the USA.
Who holds the Canadian 100m record?
It is jointly held by Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin at 9.84s
Did Esther Roth Shahamorov hold the women's world record for 60 meters in running?
no,she held the israely record
Who is the men's record for the 100m hurdles wearing swim fins?
The men's record for the 100m hurdles wearing swim fins is held by Jamaican athlete Orlando Vaughn with a time of 14.82 seconds. He set this record in 2017 during a fun competition organized by Olympian and world champion hurdler Derval O'Rourke.
Who is the fastest Chinese sprinter?
<p>Chen Jiaquan - runs 10 seconds sharp in 100m dash with hand-held stopwatch in October 1965, a time on par with the world record of that time<p> <p>Su Bingtian - the current fastest Chinese holding a record of 10.16 in 100m<p>
Who is the current world record holder for men's 100 meter sprint in the Commonwealth Games?
The current Commonwealth Games record for the 100m is held by Ato Boldon, who ran the distance in 9.88 at the 1998 Games.
What is the world record for 60meter sprints?
The Indoor World Record for the 60m sprint is held by former 100m Olympic champion Maurice Greene of the United States. He ran 6.39 seconds in an indoor meet during 1998 and 2001.
Who held the 100 meter record prior to 1900?
Before 1900, the 100m race was not contested. Instead, the 100 yard dash was the equivalent. Officially, the record of 9.8 seconds was set in 1890 and was held by J. Owen, jr., until broken in 1906, by D. J. Kelly (9.6 seconds)
CATS the musical held the record as London's longest running musical running for 21 years until it was surpassed the 8th of October?
It was surpassed by "The Phantom of the Opera"
