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Michael Johnson (USA) set the 200 Meter Dash World Record at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games with a time of 19.32 seconds.
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Who holds the Olympic record for the 100 meter dash in the 2008 Olympics?
Cory Legget
Was Florence Joyner ever competitive?
Yes. She won three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay) and still holds the world record for the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash.
Who was the athlete to win four medals for Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics?
Ato Bolden. Bolden won silver in men's 100 meter dash in 2000 and bronze in men's 100 meter dash in 1996. He also won bronze in men's 200 meter dash in 1996 and 2000.
How long has Cathy Freeman been running for the Olympics?
Cathy Freeman participated in three Olympics (1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney). She won two medals, a silver medal in the 400 meter dash in 1996 and a gold medal in the 400 meter dash in 2000.
Do they run a 50 meter dash in the junior Olympics?
No, they do not run a 50 meter dash at either the USATF Junior Olympics or the AAU Junior Olympics.
What is the Olympics records for the 400 meter men track race?
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, the men's Olympic record in the 400 meter dash is 43.49 seconds set by Michael Johnson of the United States at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Which track star captured the gold medal in both the 200 and 400 meter dash in the 1996 Olympics?
Michael Johnson
Who is the fastest runner in the 2008 olympics?
It was Usain Bolt of Jamaica, who clocked a new world record of 9.69 in the 100 meter dash.
What was Michael Johnson's split time for 200 meter dash?
When Johnson broke the world record for the 200 meter dash at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996, he ran the first 100 meters in 10.12 seconds. As incredible as it may sound, he ran the second 100 meters in 9.19 seconds which, as of October 15, 2007, is .55 seconds below the world record in the 100 meter dash. Historians have compared that run with the long jump of Bob Beamon in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City where he broke the existing world record by 21 3/4 inches or .55 meters. He had a running start for the second 100.
Who has beat Wilma Rudolph's record for fastest woman in the world?
Wilma Rudolph's automatic timed world record in the 100 meter dash, 11.41 seconds set at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, was bettered by Wyomia Tyus at 11.23 seconds at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. She had run faster times but those races were not automatically timed. Her best 100 meter dash time was a hand timed 11.2 set at a meet in Stuttgart in 1961. Wilma's automatic timed world record in the 200 meter dash, 22.30 seconds set at the 1960 Olympics, was bettered by Edith McGuire at 22.05 seconds set at the 1964 Olympics.
What year did the 200 meter dash start?
The 200 meter dash made its debut in the Olympics at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Who won the 200 meter meter dash for 1976 Olympics?
Don Quarrie of Jamaica.
