Usain Bolt. The Jamaican runner broke his own previous record of 9.72 seconds on the 16th of August 2008 during the Beijing Olympics at a remarkable 9.68 seconds.
Michael Phelps holds both records for the 200 meter men's freestyle. His record was 1:42.96 at the summer Olympics in 2008 in Beijing.
No, he retired from athletics in 2001. He still holds the 400m world record set in 1999.
The current World Record for the men's 100M Sprint is 9.58 seconds by Usain Bolt of Jamaica. The current World Record for the women's 100M Sprint is 10.49 Seconds by Florence Griffith-Joyner of the USA.
World Record: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45m Olympic Record: Charles Austin (USA) 2.39m
Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa holds the men's record for the 400 meters at the Olympics, with a time of 43.03 seconds set in 2016. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas holds the women's record with a time of 48.36 seconds set in 2016.
Breaking a world record at the Olympics means you are breaking the world record, not just the Olympic record. Olympic records are specific to the Olympics event itself, whereas world records are recognized as the best performance in the world for that particular event.
The current world record holder in the 400m is Wayde van Niekerk from South Africa, with a time of 43.03 seconds set at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
As of April, 2009: Usain Bolt holds the men's world record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 19.30 seconds set at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.34 seconds set at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
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This means an average speed of 22.87 miles per hour over the distance of the race.
As of 2011, Javier Sotomayor holds the mens world record at 2.45 meters. Stefka Kostadinova holds the womens world record at 2.09 meters.