Omar McLeod
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Omar McLeod is a Jamaican professional hurdler and sprinter competing in the 60 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles. In the latter event, he is the 2016 Olympic champion and 2017 World champion. He was NCAA i
McLeod at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Omar McLeod racing at the 2016 Doha Diamond League meeting
10-second barrier
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The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100-meter sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male
Omar McLeod
…outdoor season, he ran 9.99 seconds for the 100 metres, becoming the first athlete to complete the 110 m hurdles in under 13 seconds and also break the 10-second barrier. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won Gold in the 110 m hurdles…
Asafa Powell broke the 10-second barrier more often than any other sprinter in athletics history—97 times
Jim Hines was the first man to officially break the 10-second barrier