Top 10 (100m) sprinter
The Fastest Sprint In The World:IAAF
1. Usain Bolt
100m Record: 9.58 Seconds
Usain Bolt is the fastest man on earth with a record of 9.58 Seconds in a 100 meters of race. He is the most famous sportsman who won three consecutive gold medals in running race, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Although he has retired now, but his record is unbeatable. In total, he has bagged 33 gold and seven silver medals throughout his career as a runner.
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3. Yohan Blake
100m Record: 9.69 Seconds (tie)
Yohan Blake holds the 3rd place in the top ten fastest sprinters in the world. He is a Jamaican sprinter with 9.69 seconds of world record. He has won gold in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics for 100 x 4 replay competition. He is nicknamed as, The Beast. In all his international competitions, the Jamaican runner managed to collect a total of 14 gold, four silver and three bronze medals. Starting in 2020, all eyes will be on Blake to become the fastest runner in the world. Even if his age (30 years) is not on his side, his current performance looks promising.
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4. Asafa Powell
100m Record: 9.72 Seconds
Asafa Powell is a jamaican athlete who specializes in running for 100 meters of track and field. He has held the world record for being the fastest sprinter from 2005-2008 before Usain Bolt. He won a gold medal in 2016 Olympics for relay 100×4 race. He holds the 4th position in the world by recording a 6.72 seconds world record in racing.
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5. Justin Gatlin
100m Record: 9.74 Seconds
Justin Gatlin in his 100m sprint recorded a 9.45 seconds to break Usain Bolt’s record. Thereby close to securing the world record, however he was believed to have been assisted by massive wind turbines. He was also suspended as a sportsman from sprinting in 2001 from international sports when he was tested positive for amphetamine. This caused as a major setback for his career.
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6. Christian Coleman
100m Record: 9.76 Seconds
Christian Coleman holds a record of running for 9.76 seconds in 100 meters race. At the age of 23, in 2019 he added to his shelf a 100 meters gold medal. Christian is an American athlete from Atlanta. This speed of his has won him the sixth position amongst all other as the fastest man across the globe. Christian Coleman is one of the most well-known 100-meter and 200-meter runners in the world of sports. Coleman is a three-time world champion in the 100-meter dash.
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7. Nesta Carter
100m Record: 9.78 Seconds
Nesta Carter is a Jamaican former athlete who sprints for 100 meters. He has held records for sprinting and taking gold medals. He hit the top speed of 9.78 seconds for 100 meters of race. In 2013 Carter secured an individual 100m World Championship bronze medal in Moscow. Nesta is one of the most well-known American runners in the world of sports. He was born in October 1985 and is currently the world’s sixth fastest man. Initially, his greatest personal mark was 9.91. Nesta Carter later set a personal best when he ran a 100m sprint in 9.78 seconds at Rieti, Italy.
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8. Maurice Greene
100m Record: 9.79 Seconds
Maurice Greene holds a record of 9.79 seconds sprinting for 100 meters. He is an American former track and field athlete. He has won a total of 5 Olympic medals out of which 2 are gold. He held his record for six year till 2005. Greene was the fastest sprinter five times in his early career, collecting five Olympic gold and holding the world mark for the 100 meters at 9.79. He is now the 60-meter world record holder. Until 1999, he had a full cup in his hand.
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9. Steve Mullings
100m Record: 9.8 Seconds
Steve Mullings hold the record of 9.8 seconds sprinting for 100 meters. Steve Mullings is a Jamaican former sprinter who runs for 100 and 200 meters. The 38-year-old has never won any medal or, in fact, never participated in any Olympics event. He was also given a lifetime ban in 2011 from sprinting as he was caught in a drug scandal.
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10. Richard Thompson
100m Record: 9.82 Seconds
Richard Thompson holds the record of 9.82 seconds for sprinting for 100 meters. He is from Trinidad and Tobago. He was recognized in the 2008 track and field sprinter hen he secured the second position leading behind Ussain Bolt. The track and field athlete from Cascade, Trinidad and Tobago, shot to fame in 2008 when he finished second to Usain Bolt for a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics. Thompson couldn’t keep up the pace later in 2014 because he wasn’t running fast enough. In 2014, he was the sixth quickest sprinter at Port of Spain.
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