On 9 July 2010, Lemaitre officially became the first man purely of European descent to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds, with a time of 9.98 s at the 2010 French National Championships in the city of Valence.
22-year-old Christophe Lemaitre enters Thursday's Olympic 200m and a following 4X100m relay with one of the event's most intriguing stories. Lemaitre didn't even start sprinting until age 15. In the next five years, he demolished one record after another in his native France while growing to 6-feet-3.
Wells also recorded the fastest British 100/200 times in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 100 m in 1984. Wells remains the last white male athlete without African ancestry to win the 100 metres at the Olympics.
Usain Bolt, a Jamaican athlete born in 1986 in Montego Bay, is the fastest person in the world. Usain Bolt holds world records in the 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic sprints. Tyson Gay is considered the second fastest person with a 200-meter time of 19.58 seconds.
Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, CD, OLY (/ˈjuːseɪn/; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be one of the greatest sprinters of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
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Genetics
Jamaican sprinters have been found to have genetic advantage. The “D allele” variant of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene makes it more likely for one to have a larger than average heart capable of pumping highly oxygenated blood to the muscles more quickly than the average human.
Another element that helps Kenyan athletes in their training and preparation is the unique climate and surroundings in this part of the country. It also probably explains why there are so many training camps between Kaptagat and Iten, and why some people refer to it as the 'Hollywood of elite runners'.
A cheetah is 45 miles per hour faster than Usain Bolt. While the answer may not surprise you, Usain Bolt is no match for a cheetah in terms of speed and agility. However, with adequate training, Usain Bolt may have enough endurance to beat a cheetah in an endurance or long-distance competition.
Kenya, the fastest country in the world by far is represented by much younger runners than any other country.
One of the prime factors that make Jamaican runners so fast is their genetics. Studies from the University of the West Indies show that young runners from West Africa have an edge over their counterparts from other parts of the world. This is because they have more fast-twitch muscle fibers as compared to other people.
Justin Gatlin 'Breaks' Usain Bolt's World 100M Record on Japanese Show 'Kasupe! ' United States sprinter Justin Gatlin recently ran the 100 metres in 9.45 seconds on Japanese television show Kasupe!, topping Usain Bolt's world-record mark.
The current men's world record holder is Usain Bolt, who ran a 9.58 at the 2009 IAAF World Championship competition.
In 2009 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100-meter sprint at 9.58 seconds. For those of us more accustomed to sitting than sprinting, to translate this feat into terms of speed is to simply underscore the stunning nature of Bolt's performance.
Usain Bolt's incredible speed earned him the nickname “Lightning Bolt”. Today, he still holds the record for fastest 100m sprint, with 9.58 seconds.
Bolt points out that Ronaldo is faster than him simply because Ronaldo trains on a daily basis. Bolt believes that Ronaldo could run the 100-meter in less than 12 seconds. Ronaldo continues to be among soccer's biggest stars.
Even Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, couldn't outrun a steadfast grizzly or black bear at full speed. During a race in Berlin, 2009, the famous Jamaican sprinter set the world record for the fastest human foot speed ever recorded.
“Blacks tend to have longer limbs with smaller circumferences, meaning that their centers of gravity are higher compared to whites of the same height,” Bejan said. “Asians and whites tend to have longer torsos, so their centers of gravity are lower.”
Several factors have been proposed to explain the extraordinary success of the Kenyan and Ethiopian distance runners, including (1) genetic predisposition, (2) development of a high maximal oxygen uptake as a result of extensive walking and running at an early age, (3) relatively high hemoglobin and hematocrit, (4) ...
What pace for a 2 hour marathon? You would need to keep the pace of 2 min 50 sec per km, that is 4 min 34 sec per mile, to complete a marathon in precisely 2 hours.
The true meaning of the word Bloodclot, when used in Jamaica, came from blood cloth, but when Jamaicans say cloth it comes out as clot. A blood cloth is a feminine hygiene product. So in essence, when the word is used in anger towards someone, you're basically calling them a tampon.
'Wah Gwaan'
This is probably the most well known Jamaican greeting and was even used by US President Barack Obama during his inaugural visit to Jamaica. Wah Gwaan is a casual greeting to enquire how somebody is or what's up.
Sprinters are muscular because they incorporate weight training into their routine. “fast-twitch” muscle fibers are recruited which allow their movements to be more intense and shorter in duration, providing a more powerful force that increases muscle mass, emphasizing their muscular appearance.