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100 m men | ||||||||
9.58a | 1 | 3.78 | 6.31 | 7.92 | 2.53 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 3.27 |
9.71–9.80 | 5 | 3.82 ± 0.01 | 6.37 ± 0.03 | 8.05 ± 0.03 | 2.55 ± 0.02 | 1.68 ± 0.03 | 1.72 ± 0.03 | 3.40 ± 0.05 |
9.81–9.90 | 7 | 3.83 ± 0.04 | 6.42 ± 0.04 | 8.12 ± 0.02 | 2.60 ± 0.02 | 1.70 ± 0.03 | 1.75 ± 0.02 | 3.45 ± 0.05 |
9.91–10.00 | 12 | 3.85 ± 0.04 | 6.46 ± 0.04 | 8.18 ± 0.04 | 2.61 ± 0.02 | 1.73 ± 0.01 | 1.77 ± 0.02 | 3.50 ± 0.03 |
10.01–10.10 | 21 | 3.89 ± 0.04 | 6.51 ± 0.03 | 8.26 ± 0.03 | 2.62 ± 0.03 | 1.74 ± 0.01 | 1.79 ± 0.02 | 3.54 ± 0.04 |
10.11–10.20 | 24 | 3.95 ± 0.04 | 6.60 ± 0.05 | 8.36 ± 0.05 | 2.64 ± 0.03 | 1.75 ± 0.01 | 1.81 ± 0.04 | 3.57 ± 0.03 |
100 m women | ||||||||
10.61–10.70 | 4 | 4.07 ± 0.02 | 6.89 ± 0.03 | 8.76 ± 0.03 | 2.82 ± 0.01 | 1.87 ± 0.02 | 1.90 ± 0.05 | 3.78 ± 0.06 |
10.71–10.80 | 12 | 4.10 ± 0.03 | 6.94 ± 0.04 | 8.83 ± 0.03 | 2.84 ± 0.01 | 1.88 ± 0.02 | 1.93 ± 0.03 | 3.82 ± 0.04 |
10.81–10.90 | 5 | 4.17 ± 0.06 | 6.99 ± 0.04 | 8.89 ± 0.03 | 2.85 ± 0.02 | 1.90 ± 0.01 | 1.95 ± 0.03 | 3.86 ± 0.04 |
10.91–11.00 | 6 | 4.17 ± 0.07 | 7.05 ± 0.04 | 8.97 ± 0.03 | 2.87 ± 0.04 | 1.92 ± 0.02 | 1.99 ± 0.03 | 3.92 ± 0.04 |
11.01–11.10 | 6 | 4.18 ± 0.05 | 7.09 ± 0.03 | 9.03 ± 0.02 | 2.89 ± 0.04 | 1.94 ± 0.02 | 2.01 ± 0.02 | 3.95 ± 0.03 |
11.11–11.20 | 9 | 4.20 ± 0.05 | 7.15 ± 0.05 | 9.13 ± 0.04 | 2.95 ± 0.02 | 1.98 ± 0.02 | 2.04 ± 0.04 | 4.02 ± 0.05 |
- The calculations are based on biomechanical reports from international championships [23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30]
- aUsain Bolt’s world record race from 2009