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.
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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.
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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.
It is jointly held by Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin at 9.84s
The current Olympic record in men's 100 meter freestyle swimming event is held by Eamon Sullivan of Australia with a time of 47.05 seconds. The record was set at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The current Olympic record in women's 100 meter freestyle swimming event is held by Britta Steffen of Germany with a time of 53.12 seconds. The record was set at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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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.
The current Olympic record in the men's pole vault is 6.03 meters, set by Armand Duplantis of Sweden at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In the women's pole vault, the Olympic record is 5.05 meters, achieved by Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The African American Michael Johnson held the record in the 200 meters at the 2004 Olympics games.