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The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-metre dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events
Start of the men's 100 metres final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Start (green) and end (red) points of a 100 metre race, marked on a running track
Male sprinters await the starter's instructions
Usain Bolt breaking the world and Olympic records at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Usain Bolt
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Usain St. Leo Bolt is a Jamaican retired sprinter. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 me
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…performances, while the best female sprinters take eleven seconds or less to complete the race. The men's world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2009, while the women's world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988. The 100 metres is considered one of the…
Bolt in August 2009
Bolt at the Crystal Palace Meeting in 2007
"And a fair start, Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt is also out well. Here they come down the track. USAIN BOLT! SPRINTING AHEAD, WINNING BY DAYLIGHT!" —Tom Hammond, NBC Sports, with the call for the men's 100 metres final at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Bolt doing the "Lightning Bolt" just before breaking the 200 m world record in the Beijing National Stadium