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100 Metros
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint (running), sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, 1896 for men and since Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, 1928 for women. The inaugural 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships, World Championships were in 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 1983. The reigning 100 metres at the Olympics, 100 m Olympic or world champion is often named "the fastest man or woman in the world". Fred Kerley and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce are the reigning World Championships in Athletics, world champions; Marcell Jacobs and Elaine Thompson-Herah are the men's and women's Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic champions. On an outdoor 400 metres, 400-metre run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metres
The men's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August 2012. Seventy-four athletes from 61 nations competed. Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The competition comprised four rounds: a preliminary round for entrants without the minimum qualifying standard, a heats round, followed by three semi-finals of eight athletes each, which then reduced to eight athletes for the final. Just before the start of the final, a spectator threw a plastic bottle into Tyson Gay's lane, intended to hit Usain Bolt who was three lanes outside in Lane 7. The race was unaffected, and Bolt became the second man in history to defend a 100m Olympic title. The spectator, later identified as Ashley Gill-Webb, was soon arrested after he was struck on the head by Dutch judoka and bronze medalist Edith Bosch, whom he happened to be sitting next to. LOCOG Chairman Sebastian C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
