Fastest 100m facts
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Justin Gatlin has run the 'fastest' ever 100m by a human when he finished in 9.48, aided by wind machines on a Japanese game show
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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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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Kim Bodnia (The Bridge, Pusher) was once a Danish youth champion for the fastest 100m sprint
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Jason Lezak still has the fastest 100m free split of all time at 46.06
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The calculated fastest time possible in the 100M is 9.44 seconds
