As of May 2014, Jan _elezn_ is still the current Olympic record holder for the men's javelin. He became the record holder in April 1986.
Usain Bolt
As of 2021, the current men's 100m world record holder is Usain Bolt from Jamaica, who set the record of 9.58 seconds in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
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kenenisa bekele
Men's 1500m record holder is El Guerrouj with a time of 3:26.00. Women's 1500m record holder is Qu Yunxia with a time of 3:50.46.
Paul turgot
Charles Austin 2.40m (7'10.5")
Christian Sprenger
Usain Bolt - with a time of 9.58
Christian Sprenger
Zafar Iqbal holds the record with 16.45m set in Karachi in 2007.