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World's Fastest Man
World's Fastest Man
A growing number of runners can now break the famed 10-second barrier in the men's 100 meter dash, but only one man can claim 'World's Fastest Man'. Here are the contenders.

Updated 31 May 2008

Rank Time Wind
Athlete Nation Date Location
1 9.72 +1.7 Usain Bolt Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 31 May 2008 New York City
2 9.74 +1.7 Asafa Powell Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 9 September 2007 Rieti
3 9.79 +0.1 Maurice Greene Flag of the United States United States 16 June 1999 Athens
4-6 9.84 +0.7 Donovan Bailey Flag of Canada Canada 27 July 1996 Atlanta
+0.2 Bruny Surin Flag of Canada Canada 22 August 1999 Seville
+1.0 Tyson Gay† Flag of the United States United States 18 August 2006 Zürich
7-9 9.85 +1.2 Leroy Burrell Flag of the United States United States 6 July 1994 Lausanne
+0.6 Justin Gatlin Flag of the United States United States 22 August 2004 Athens
+1.7 Olusoji Fasuba Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 12 May 2006 Doha
10 9.86 +1.2 Carl Lewis Flag of the United States United States 25 August 1991 Tokyo
−0.4 Frankie Fredericks Flag of Namibia Namibia 3 July 1996 Lausanne
+1.8 Ato Boldon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 19 April 1998 Walnut
+0.6 Francis Obikwelu Flag of Portugal Portugal 22 August 2004 Athens
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Glen Mills, Yohan Blake says Bolt is not injured

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BY Gary Smith, Track and Field Contributor Published on today 4:46 p.m. CST . No Comments KINGSTON, Jamaica (Sporting Alert) — Glen Mills, the coach of world record holder Usain Bolt has dismissed reports that the lanky sprinter delayed his 2012 campaign because of health reasons. Bolt was scheduled to launched his Olympic Games campaign at the Camperdown Classics on Saturday, but reports on Friday revealed that he would not compete. His manager Ricky Simms said the...Read Full Story

Yohan Blake happy with 400m PR in season opener

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BY Gayle Smith, Caribbean Contributor Published on Feb. 11 11:08 p.m. CST . No Comments KINGSTON (Sporting Alert) — Yohan Blake ran a new personal best in the 400 metres at a low-key local meeting in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday. Blake, the Jamaican world champion over 100m, ran 46.49 seconds for second place behind Allodin Fothergill, who won the heat in 46.29secs at the Camperdown Classics. The sprint star, who has a personal best of 19.26secs for the 200m, says he...Read Full Story

Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake to open season on Saturday

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No Early Head-To-Head Clash, But Bolt And Blake Will Open Season Over 400m At Camperdown Classic KINGSTON (Sporting Alert) — Exciting Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake will open their 2012 track and field season at a local meeting in Kingston on Saturday. Bolt, the reigning Olympic Games sprint double champion and world record holder in both events, will begin his campaign over 400m at the Camperdown Classic, which will be held at the National Stadium in Kingston. “I am...Read Full Story

Usain Bolt delays 2012 campaign

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KINGSTON (Sporting Alert) — Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt has delayed the start of 2012 track and field season because of a business trip, his agent said on Friday. Bolt, the world record holder over both the 100m (9.58secs) and 200m (19.19secs) was expected to open his campaign with a race over 400m at the Camperdown Classic, but an off-island business commitment has delayed that start. “He is abroad on business,” manager Ricky Simms was quoted as telling Reuters. “Got some...Read Full Story

Usain Bolt opts out of Camperdown sprint meet

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Usain Bolt's anticipated season opener won't happen on Saturday at the Camperdown Classic, a low-key local meeting where the Jamaican sprint star had been expected to run.Read Full Story
Among the many draws for this summer's 2012 Olympic games will be a spectacle of speed from Jamaican sprinting champion Usain Bolt. We think. Bolt gave no immediate reason, but withdrew from his first scheduled competition, the Camperdown Classic in ...  
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - World 100m champion Yohan Blake opened his season with a 400m personal best on Saturday at the Camperdown Classic while 100m world-record holder Usain Bolt skipped the Jamaican meet.  
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AFP - Usain Bolt's anticipated season opener won't happen on Saturday at the Camperdown Classic, a low-key local meeting where the Jamaican sprint star had been expected to run. Since January Bolt's team had indicated he would participate in the ...  
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Fri 09 Dec 11: Ex-world record holder Maurice Greene has backed 100m world champion Yohan Blake to beat Usain Bolt in the 100m at London 2012. Greene claimed that, "Usain has trouble in close races. If you think about the close races he's had, he's lost [them]."  
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Prince Harry will have his work cut out for him when he races Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest human, over 100 meters during his visit to Jamaica next month. The 27-year-old helicopter pilot will visit the Caribbean island as part of his Diamond Jubilee tour on behalf of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Harry intends to challenge the 100m … Keep Reading  
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Spitz said he was excited by his successor as the greatest swimmer of all time: Michael Phelps. Spitz has a fascination with the specific events Phelps will target for London. He said the US swimmer had been deceiving his opposition of late by ...  
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But he will take on a challenge even he can only lose when he runs against the fastest man in history on a visit to Jamaica next month. The Prince will meet 100m world record holder Usain Bolt when he stops off at the Olympic champion’s training track in ...  
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Usain Bolt’s Charity Work Not Lost in Sir Richard Branson’s Beard Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has teamed up with smoking-hot billionaire Sir Richard Branson in an epic battle of ‘Who is Richard Branson’. In a series of ads promoting Virgins … Continue reading →  
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The Jamaica Tourist Board is launching a series of national adverts that link what will be two of the most talked about names at the Games - the ‘World’s Fastest Man’, Usain Bolt and Jamaica and giving you the chance to win.  
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The three TV ads will launch on Wednesday (1st February) and will run until the 29 February 2012 on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Bolt is currently featuring in Virgin Media’s campaign impersonating Sir Richard Branson.  
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