But the men’s 200m has been somewhat unpredictable. There has been an African winner from Namibia, Frankie Fredericks (1993), a European winner from Greece, Konstantinos Kenteris (2001), an Asian-born world champion from Turkey, Ramil Guliyev,...
Men’s World RecordsWorld Records are those officially ratified by the IAAF. We have also listed the statistically best-acceptable marks in other non-ratified events that are “frequently” contested (+). If the ratified WR is altitude-aided—i.e., made at an altitude over 1000 meters in ...
Here is a look at the 12 men who have won the 100m gold medals since the inaugural World Athletics Championships in 1983. (Patrick Smith/ Getty Images) Just 12 men have won the gold medals in the men’s 100m at the last 19 editions of the World Track and FieldAthleticsChampionships, ...
World records, which must be ratified by World Athletics and adhere to strict competition regulations, can become the defining achievement of an elite runner's career. Below is a list of the major track events and the fastest official times ever recorded in each by men and women in outdoo...
With 18 No. 1s across 3 events and 42 overall Rankings appearances, Carl Lewis dominates the all-time stats.(DIANE JOHNSON) EVER WONDER WHO the overall best performers have been in our authoritative World Rankings for men, which began with the 1947 season? Stats Editor Jim Rorick has pulled...
The night was historic for more than just McLaughlin-Levrone, as U.S. Trials records were set in all six track finals, plus one in the field courtesy ofMaggie Malone-Hardin, who topped the women's javelin final. See below for event recaps, highlights and more.U.S. Ol...
Only one African runner—Filbert Bayi, who broke Ryun’s record and held the mile mark for just three months—had owned the mile record before Algeria’s Noureddine Morceli topped Cram’s mark by running 3:44.39 on Sept. 5, 1993. The 1.93-second drop in the record was the largest mar...
Real World Records on YouTube Real World Records on Instagram As Papa Wemba's iconic 1995 album Emotion reaches its 25th anniversary, we look back on each of the songs, exploring the lyrics and meaning behind them. The album was produced by Stephen Hague (New Order, The Pet Shop Boys) an...
The men's time trial courses start on the historic open race track in Zurich Oerlikon, via Dübendorf and head along Lake Greifensee before heading to join the same route as the events which start in Gossau, which includes the elite women's time trial. From there, the combined course heads...
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