100 Meter Dash

Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 100 meter dash at 10.49 set in 1988.
Florence Griffith-Joyner is the fastest female 100 m runner in the world. She set the record of 10.49 seconds on July 16, 1988.

John Wall holds the record for the fastest 20m sprint time in the NBA combine history, clocking in at 3.14 seconds.

Billy Hamilton, an outfielder for the Kansas City Royals, is considered one of the fastest runners currently playing in the MLB. He has consistently been one of the league leaders in stolen bases and is known for his elite speed on the base paths.

Stride length varies depending on how fast you are trying to run. At higher speeds you are making longer strides because you are pushing yourself further each stride. 100m sprinters have average strides of 2.5m, but most jogging averages around 1.5-2m in males.

Technically, the fastest person on the planet is currently Usain Bolt. He set the record for the hundred meter dash 16 August 2009 in Berlin, Germany, running in 9.58 seconds. The current women's world record holder for the same race is Florence Griffith-Joyner; she set the record in Indianapolis, Indiana 16 July 1988 at 10.49 second (nearly a second slower than Bolt).

However, Ms. Griffith-Joyner did outpace the men's record holders from 1912 and 1920 Donald Lippincott and Jackson Sholz (respectively) who set a pace of 10.6 seconds.

The world record for the 100m crawl, also known as the freestyle stroke in swimming, is 46.91 seconds for men, set by Cesar Cielo from Brazil, and 51.94 seconds for women, achieved by Sarah Sjostrom from Sweden.

The world record for the women's 100 meter individual medley is held by Katinka Hosszú from Hungary with a time of 57.45 seconds set in 2015.

Usain Bolt, from Jamaica, holds the current world record for the Men's 100m Sprint. His winning time it 9.58 seconds. While the Women's record holder has been Florence Griffith-Joyner since 1988 with 10.49 seconds.

The average speed of the world record in the 100m dash is around 37.58 km/h (23.35 mph).

John Regis is the current record holder. He set a time of 19.94 at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany on 20th August 1993.

He also ran a time of 19.87 in Sestriere, Italy on 31st July 1994, but this time was never officially ratified.

The men's 100-meter dash masters record is held by Kim Collins from Saint Kitts and Nevis, with a time of 9.93 seconds set in 2016.

Muhammed Anas holds the Indian record for the 400 meters sprint with a time of 45.24 seconds. He set this record in 2019.

Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the world record holder and the Olympic Champion

The worlds fastest man is a Jamacian named Usain Bolt. His record on the 100 meter was 9.58 seconds in Germany. He still runs in the Olympics by the way.

I'm sure there are a few of them:

Archie Moore for scoring the most ko's of any champion.

Thomas Hearns for being the first boxer to win titles in 5 weight classes.

Oscar De La Hoya for being the first to win 6.

Manny Pacquiao for being the first to 7.

Henry Armstrong for being the first to hold titles in 3 weight classes simultaneously.

As of 2021, the world record for the men's 100m sprint is held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica with a time of 9.58 seconds, set in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin. The women's world record is held by Florence Griffith-Joyner from the USA with a time of 10.49 seconds, set in 1988.

Flo-Jo died in 1998. She lived in Los Angeles.

Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa holds the men's record for the 400 meters at the Olympics, with a time of 43.03 seconds set in 2016. Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas holds the women's record with a time of 48.36 seconds set in 2016.

Florence Griffith Joyner, better known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete who was considered the fastest woman of all time. She gained widespread fame for her incredible speed, flashy style, and Olympic gold medal wins in sprinting events.

No, as of now Donovan Bailey's world record of 9.84 seconds in the 100m race, set in 1996, has not been beaten.

The men's world record in the 200m is held by Usain Bolt from Jamaica, not Georgia. He set the record with a time of 19.19 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

The national high school record for the 400 meter dash is held by Michael Norman, with a time of 44.57 seconds set in 2016.

Anil kumar prakash 10.30 (also 10.21 in bangalore, officially not accepted.)

Florence Griffith-Joyner was influenced by her coaches Bob Kersee and Al Joyner, as well as her husband Al Joyner who was also an Olympic athlete. She was also inspired by her brother who was a talented athlete.