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100 yard dash
The 100 yard dash is a track and field event of 100 yards or 91.44 metres. It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1966, and was included in the decathlon of the Olympics, at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events (having been replaced by the 100 metre sprint). However, it is still occasionally run in the United States in certain competitions.
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Notable 100 yard dash runners
Men
| Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
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| F. C. Saportas | 1870 | 10.5 | Official world record | |
| Horace H. Lee | 1877 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | [1] |
| W. C. Wilmer | 1878 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| Lon Myers | 1880 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| Arthur Wharton | 1886 | 10.0 | Equalled official world record | |
| J. Owen, Jr. | 1890 | 9.8 | Official world record | |
| R.P. Williams | 1906 | 9.0 | 5 separate time pieces – verified in Jim Thorpe article on bottom of this page | |
| D. J. Kelly | 1906 | 9.6 | Official world record | |
| Jack Donaldson | Johannesburg, 1910 | 9.375 | World record | |
| Eric Liddell | 1924 | 9.7 | British record | |
| Eddie Tolan | 1929 | 9.5 | Official world record | |
| Frank Wykoff | Chicago June 7, 1930 | 9.4 | Official world record, without starting blocks | |
| Jesse Owens | 1933 | 9.4 | Equalled world record, set U.S. high school record | |
| Mel Patton | 1948 | 9.3 | Official world record | |
| James Jackson | Alameda High School, Alameda, California, 1954 | 9.4 | Equalled U.S. high-school record | |
| Ken Irvine | 1961 | 9.3 | Equalled professional 100 yard world record | |
| Frank Budd | 1962 | 9.2 | Official world record | |
| Bob Hayes | 1962 | 9.35 | ||
| Charles Greene | 1967 | 9.21 | ||
| Bob Hayes | 1964 | 9.1 | Hand-timed | |
| John Carlos | 1969 | 9.1 | Hand-timed, equalled Hayes's world record | |
| Houston McTear | 1975 Florida HS State Prelims, Winter Park, FL | 9.0 | Unofficial and hand-timed. In 1975 registered a time of 9.30 seconds. | |
| Pharnell Raines | 1971, Fort Myers, Florida | 9.2 | High school record, hand-timed | |
| Ivory Crockett | 1974 | 9.0 | Hand-timed | |
| Asafa Powell | 27 May 2010 | 9.07+ (−0.5 m/s) | Official World Best, en-route to 100m | [2] |
Women
| Athlete | Date | Time | Remarks | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Campbell-Brown | 31 May 2011 | 9.91+ (+1.1 m/s) | Official World Best, en-route to 100m | [3] |
| Iris Davis | 1973 | 10.3w | ||
| Chi Cheng | June 13, 1970 | 10.0 | Portland, Oregon | |
| Barbara Ferrell | 1969 | 10.7 | ||
| Wyomia Tyus | 1965 | 10.5 | ||
| Wilma Rudolph | 1961 | 10.8 | ||
| Mae Faggs | 1954 | 10.8 |
+ = en route to a longer distance
References
- ^ "Video". CNN. 1999-12-27. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1018019/2/index.htm. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "100 Yards Results". www.zlatatretra.cz. 2010-05-27. http://www.zlatatretra.cz/results2010/re0090040.pdf. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "100 Yards Results". www.zlatatretra.cz. 2011-05-31. http://www.zlatatretra.cz/results2011/re1090040.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
External links
- All-time men's best 100 yards www.alltime-athletics.com
- "Alameda Sprinter Rates with Greatest Prep Runners". Alameda Times-Star. 1954-05-24. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080110014933/http://www.hornetfootball.org/boosters/team_docs/track/Track-History.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- Newspaper articles Tribune Cap 6-10-1930 (Des Moines, Iowa ?) and Los Angeles Times Jan 1974 cited on Frank Wykoff tribute website
- Article in The Rotarian June 1940 "What is the Human Limit" by Jim Thorpe pg.18 [1]
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