100m Sprint facts
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Out of the top 30 100m sprint times, only 9 were run by athletes not associated with doping, all 9 are by Usain Bolt.
Only 9 of the top 30 100m sprint times weren't run by athletes associated with doping. All 9 were run by Usain Bolt.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 21 of the best facts about 100m Sprint I managed to collect.
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In 1967, British politician Ming Campbell beat O.J. Simpson in a 100m sprint race at Stanford University, with a time of 10.2 seconds.
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The first ever white man to break the 10 second barrier in the 100m sprint was in 2011
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8 of 10 all-time fastest times recorded in the men’s 100m sprint tested positive for steroids
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The 50 fastest 100m sprint's times were set by either a Jamaican or an American
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The fastest man in the 100m sprint (Usain Bolt) traveled a speed of 23.35 mph for 9.58 seconds. However, the fastest man in the 100km road run (Takahiro Sunada) traveled a speed of 9.98 mph for over 6 hours and 13 minutes.
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20 year old football prodigy Mbappe was recorded by French statistical software running at an average of 37.6km/h with peak of 38km/h over a 40m sprint on goal. This would eclipse current WR holder Usain Bolt's average speed of 37.578km/h only if Mbappe's sprint was 100m instead of 40m.
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There is a difference between the races athletically. 100% of the men who have run the fastest 100m sprints ever have been of West African origin. A group that makes up less than 10% of the world population.
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Only 3 of the last 7 Olympic gold medalists (dating back to 1988) in the men's 100m sprint were American, while none of the silver medalists were. Of those 3 men, 2 would test positive for PEDs at some point during their career. Maurice Green has never tested positive.
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The 200m sprint World Record is just 0.03 seconds slower than twice the 100m World Record - 19.19 vs 9.58
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Kim Bodnia (The Bridge, Pusher) was once a Danish youth champion for the fastest 100m sprint
There is a USA Rugby player that has a 10.4 100m sprint - source
The multi-billionaire CEO of company Mellaluca is putting it all on the line. He say's if he can't break the world rowing record for 100m sprint this Tuesday (live on facebook), he will resign as CEO immediately. This is to promote his new health product, the "Peak Performance Pack." - source
In the 100m Sprint, along with many other Track and Field events, a Tailwind with a speed greater than 2 meters per seconds, invalidates any records that are broken in competition.
Not only is AB de Villers the best cricket batsman in the world, he is also a scratch golfer, holds six South African school swimming records, was shortlisted in the national junior hockey and rugby teams, still holds the record for the junior 100m sprint, played junior Davis Cup, and more! - source
Pro tennis player Gael Monfils was the national champion in the u13 and 14 100m sprint.
Physicists calculated that if Usain Bolt was wearing a wingsuit he would achieve lift-off on Titan before the end of a 100m sprint.
Pro tennis player Gael Monfils was the u13 and u14 100m sprint national champion.
Because they're not allowed to have mobile phones with them, interns have to sprint 100m from the US Supreme Court to waiting TV reporters so they can be the first to break the news on important rulings such as marriage equality.
