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The fastest people in the world
Running is one of those spectacular sports when literally fractions of a second become decisive in victory. All types of sports require maximum effort from their participants, but in running, athletes demonstrate the will to win especially clearly. Run a distance faster than an opponent - difficult task, which not many can cope with. Who are the fastest people in the world? Let's talk today about famous runners and their records. Our ranking includes athletes who have set impressive speed records at various distances: sprinters, marathon runners and middle distance runners.
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A Kenyan marathon runner opens the list of the fastest people on the planet. In 2010, he was named the best athlete in the world. The future famous marathon runner grew up in a poor family with many children. Patrick went to school, which was located 8 kilometers from his village. He preferred to cover these distances by running. Sometimes the boy dined at home, and on such days he ran from home to school and back up to 30 kilometers. Macau started running professionally in 2005. At the 2011 Berlin Marathon, the athlete set a world record by breaking marathon distance for 2: 03.38. In 2013, Macau's record was broken by his compatriot Wilson Kipsang.
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On the 9th position in the ranking of the fastest people in the world is the Kenyan, the record holder at distances of 25 and 30 kilometers. In 2015, the athlete set another personal best by running the Xiamen Marathon in an impressive 2: 06.19.
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The eighth fastest runner on the planet belongs to the Kenyan athlete. The future record holder was born in sports family- Kimetto's mother and father were involved in athletics. WITH early childhood he worked on his parents' farm. After seeing his compatriot perform at the Olympic Games, Dennis Quimetto was so inspired by him that he decided to go jogging and began to combine training with school studies.
The athlete began his sports career in 2011, and a year later he set a world record in running 25 kilometers on the highway. In 2014, participating in the Berlin Marathon, he set the world record again with a time of 2:02:57.
In 2014, Quimetto was named the best marathon runner of the year.
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The 800 meter track and field athlete is the 7th fastest person in the world. V big sport Rudisha got there thanks to the authority of his father, the silver medalist of the Olympic Games. His example became a great incentive for the future champion to start running. Talent young runner noticed back in high school, and Rudisha got the opportunity to start training with a professional trainer.
In the first competition in his life in 2005, he took second place. The heyday of the track and field athlete's career came in 2009-2011. At the 2012 London Olympics, he set the world record for the 800 meters.
Now David Rudisha is 27 years old, and his youth gives him a chance to amaze the world with new sports achievements.
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Interesting fact: the athlete hails from the state of Eritrea, located in East Africa. The country's athletes have competed at four Summer Olympics since 2000. The only bronze medal in the history of Eritrea was won by Zersenay Tadese in 2004 in Athens.
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In fifth place in the list of the fastest people in the world is the three-time Olympic champion. The Ethiopian track and field athlete specializes in running 5 and 10 kilometers. In 2014, he successfully completed his first marathon. Like Patrick Macau, Beyecha went to school a long way from his home. In order not to be late for lessons, he had to run about 10 kilometers. Daily training was not in vain - in 2002, the athlete for the first time loudly declares himself a victory at the World Cross Country Championship. In 2004-2005, he sets new world records at distances of 5 and 10 kilometers.
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The fourth in the ranking of the fastest people on the planet is multiple champion world and two-time Olympic champion. The famous athlete owns three world records: at distances of 1500, 1609 and 2000 meters. Hisham el-Guerrouj has been named the best athlete in the world three times. In 2006, he was forced to end his running career due to injury, but the record holder did not leave the sport - now he is one of the members of the International Olympic Committee.
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Ranked third on the list of the fastest people in the world. The world records set by her in 1988 in the 100 and 200 meters sprint have still not been broken. In 1989, Griffith-Joyner left the big sport, and in 1990 she started having heart attacks. In 1998, the athlete died in her sleep. Suspicions of doping were associated with Griffith-Joyner's records, but no evidence of this was found.
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The second place in the ranking of the fastest people in the world is occupied by the four-time Olympic champion American. The greatest sprinter of the late 20th century, he set several world records. The famous athlete stood out from other runners with an interesting running style, which his rivals called "ridiculous." But laughter in the direction of Johnson was heard only until the first victories. And he ran really very unusual - the runner was rushing along the track with his back slightly bent back. No one used such a running technique either before or after Johnson. In 1994, the athlete sets the first record in the 100-meter, running it in 10.09 seconds. At the age of 31, the athlete set a new unique record - in 1999 he covered the distance of 400 meters in 43.18 seconds.
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The greatest runner and fastest man in the world is deservedly called. He effortlessly sets new world records in short distances and wins gold in competitions. The bolt is sixfold Olympic champion and in history sporting achievements Jamaica has no equal. The great athlete has four world records. After running 100 meters in 9.58 seconds, he earned the nickname "Lightning".
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And running in particular is very popular with sports enthusiasts all over the world. Many even call athletics The queen of sports. But who were the most famous runners in the world and in Russia, let's figure it out.
It's about incredible speed and the most on our planet. All of them have adequately invested in the development of the sports movement. We have selected a list of the most famous athletes, whose records will be heard for many years to come.
Famous athletes and record holders
Usain Bolt
Perhaps the most famous modern runner hails from Jamaica. is a 6-time Olympic champion as well as an 8-time world champion. In his entire career, he has delivered eight record achievements. This athlete in a record 9.58 seconds.
Michael Dwayne Johnson
This native of Dallas, USA, preferred two hundred meters and. He managed to become the winner of the Olympics 4 times and get the world championship 9 times.
Tyson Gay
The athlete from Kentucky was born in 1982. Tyson overcomes the hundred-meter distance in 9.69 seconds, and is second only to Usain Bolt in speed - 19.58 seconds and this is the fifth fastest in the world.
Milka Singh
Milka, nicknamed the Flying Singh for his skills, was born in India in the thirties. He became famous taking first place in the 1958 British 400m race. He was also the first participant in this competition, as a resident of the independent Indian government, who received gold medal and the only Indian man to win gold as an athlete. He also received a gold medal twice for Asian Games... The runner took part in the Olympics several times, but he never managed to set records there.
Asafa Powell
Also a Jamaican track and field athlete who became champion at the 2008 Olympics and world champion in 2009. Former world record 9.72 seconds.
Maurice Greene
A track and field athlete from Kansas City, many times he was the champion of the Olympics, as well as world competitions. Set a record in the hundred-meter race - 9.79 seconds. Maurice Greene is the world record holder for indoor races.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis
A native of Alabama, he became the Olympic champion nine times and the long jump and world champion eight times. Few other than Lewis have won gold four times in a row at the Olympics in different years. He was recognized three times the best athlete in athletics.
Nesta Carter
The athlete, originally from Jamaica, was born in 1985. He is a two-time Olympic champion.
Nickel Ashmid
The athlete was born in 1990 and became world champion in 2013 by winning the relay. In 2013, he took part in the world championship in the Russian capital. In addition, there he managed to raise his own record in the semifinals of the World Cup - 9.90.
Famous Russian runners
Alexander Brednev
Alexander is included in the list of the most famous Russian athletes, thanks to his fast running. He soon won the Russian Championship, running the 100m in 10.38 seconds. In addition, Brednev is the indoor 60m champion.
Alexander Brednev
Svetlana Masterkova
Svetlana is also included in the list of the most famous Russian athletes. She started her racing career. The athlete became famous for winning the last championship Soviet Union before its collapse. However, after this, Svetlana's career did not continue as brightly. She finished eighth at the World Championships, after which she was injured and then went on maternity leave. However, with the help of her husband, the athlete managed to return to world sports and become a champion. Immediately after announcing her return, Masterkova wins the Russian championship at 800 meters, as well as gets gold at a distance of one and a half kilometers. These victories allowed her to go to Olympic competition where, among other things, no one expected miracles from her.
Svetlana Masterkova
However, to everyone's surprise, she triumphantly completed two races, where she was able to bypass other favorite athletes. Svetlana managed to come as a winner both times, leading from the start to the finish line. After a sensational triumph at the Atlanta Olympics, Mastrekova continued her success in subsequent competitions. Her superb skills allowed her become a world record holder twice, whose records have not yet been broken. Unfortunately, at the next Sydney Olympics, the athlete failed to prove herself due to an injury. After completing a career in sports, the famous runner did not stand idle, but applied her abilities in another area. Now Svetlana Masterkova is a deputy of the Moscow municipal council, and also holds a leading position in Light federation athletics.
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Running is one of those sports where the decisive triumph or loss is determined by fractions of a second. Of course, any sports competition demands from the participants the best physical form, high concentration and moral-strong-willed qualities, but on the example of running, the thirst for the final victory is seen especially colorfully! You need to gather all your strength into a fist and get ahead of your rivals at least for a moment - and you are a hero! However, few succeed. So who is now the most fast runner in the world? Meet Usain Bolt!
Usain Bolt
Undoubtedly, this name is known even to people who are completely far from sports. There is nothing strange here, because Usain is able to develop a running speed of up to 44.73 km / h (or 12.5 m / s), and, thanks to this, he bears the title of the fastest man on the planet. Bolt is a recognized sprinter: all his main achievements and records are associated with the 100-meter, where the Jamaican has no equal.
Biography and career development
Usain Bolt was born on August 21, 1986 in the Jamaican village of Sherwood Content in the family of a grocery store owner. His childhood was unremarkable: the boy went to school, and free time devoted to cricket, where, however, showed some hope. Once at a competition, young Bolt was noticed by Pablo McNeil, an athletics coach who worked at the school where the tournament was held. But he noticed it not because of his technical ability in cricket - McNeil was impressed by the high-speed potential of the youngster, his explosive starting speed and assertiveness. The coach strongly advised Usain to start athletics, and Bolt heeded the advice. In 2001, at the Jamaica High School Championship, Bolt took silver in the 200-meter race.
A year later, Usain celebrated victory in a similar race at the World Championships for athletes under 20 years old, breaking the 200-meter distance in 20.61 seconds. It is symbolic that Bolt won the first gold in his life in the capital of his native country - Kingston. At the end of the same year, Usain was awarded the title of the main rising star in the world of athletics.
By training hard and increasing his performance from year to year, the Jamaican gradually paid more attention to running 100 meters, and approached the Beijing Olympics in 2008 in brilliant form, ready for great achievements. They were not long in coming: Usain Bolt invariably takes gold at three consecutive Summer Olympics in three disciplines at once: 100 m, 200 m and the team relay 4x100 m as part of the Jamaica national team. The same grandiose achievement was subdued to him at the World Championships in 2009, 2013 and 2015. Impressive, isn't it?
Best performance
Actually, before the Beijing Olympics, Bolt did not participate in single competitions in the 100-meter. But the debut turned out to be great - a new world speed record (9.69 seconds) and instant status of a star and top athlete.
A year later, at the World Championships in Germany, the Jamaican raised the bar even higher, improving his own indicator by 0.11 seconds - 9.58!
Usain showed no less outstanding results in the 200 m race.And here everything turned out the same way: gold and new record at the 2008 Olympics (19.3 seconds), and a year later - improving his own record by the same 0.11 seconds! The indicator of 19.19 seconds at the 200-meter distance and now remains an unattainable peak for applicants. And in 2014, Bolt won another unusual achievement: the Jamaican sprinter set a record in the 100 m indoor race - 9.98 seconds. Before that, no person could run a 100-meter indoor run in less than 10 seconds!
So what is the secret of success?
As is known, professional athletes, especially the winners of the Olympic Games, undergo frequent and stringent anti-doping checks. So, none of them showed that there were prohibited substances and drugs in Usain Bolt's body. After a stunning success at the Beijing Olympics, the Jamaican took part in numerous scientific studies.
It's all about physical characteristics Bolt's body and his genetics. Firstly, he has a very large height as a sprinter - 1.97 m, and, thanks to this, he is able to make huge strides - up to 2.83 m. Thus, to overcome the 100-meter distance, taking into account constant acceleration, up to 40-43 steps will suffice, while opponents usually take more than 45 steps.
Tall Sprinter - Usain Bolt
Another interesting fact is that usually, with such a high growth, the muscles are well developed slow fibers, giving great endurance, and Bolt has the vast majority of these fibers are fast, as a result of which he can develop incredible speed... According to statistics, Usain, while running, makes, on average, 4.25 steps per second, and his maximum speed is 4.42 steps / sec. At the same time, the Jamaican spends most of the race in a state of flight, without touching the ground with his feet.
Equally important is the almost absolute absence of serious long-term injuries in the athlete: since the Beijing Olympics, Bolt has not taken off due to injuries for more than 2.5 months.
In total, all these aspects give him the opportunity to bear the title of the fastest man on earth.
What is its maximum rate?
Usain Bolt's record at a distance of 100 m - 9.58 seconds. That is, it is easy to calculate that the average speed is 37.57 km / h. But do not forget that the sprint is divided into 3 stages: the start spurt, distance running and the finish line, and each of these phases has different speed indicators. The study found that during his already legendary race, Bolt ran fastest between 60 and 80 meters. The athlete covered this distance in 1.62 seconds, and it was here that his highest indicator was recorded - 44.73 km / h. Usain ran the last 20 meters more relaxed, realizing that he had already won. Researchers have little doubt that if Bolt ran at full throttle and at the finish line, the result would have been even more outstanding.
Be that as it may, both the athlete himself and numerous athletics experts argue that 9.58 seconds per 100 meters is not the limit of the body's capabilities, and a new record may be set in the foreseeable future. But it is unlikely that history will be destined to rewrite Bolt again - the great Jamaican after the 2017 World Cup is going to end his career, as he has already announced.
Personal life
Usain Bolt lives in Kingston. From late 2011 to mid-2012 he had a relationship with the Slovak fashion designer Lyubica Kutserova, and the day before Summer Olympics in London he met the British athlete Megan Edwards. However, this romance also did not last long - at the end of the same year they went their separate ways.
As of 2015, Bolt is ranked 42nd richest athletes Forbes magazine, earning $ 27 million in a year.
Since 2011 Usain has been the owner of Tracks & Records Restaurant in Kingston.
Usain Bolt is the official representative of the Puma brand
For the past 13 years, Bolt has been an official brand ambassador for the Puma brand. Such a long cooperation is explained not only by mutual financial benefits, but also by the athlete's great love for the equipment of this company since childhood. According to Usain, at the very beginning of his big way in athletics, Puma believed in him and supported him in every possible way, and he can't help but appreciate it.
Since 2009, Bolt has been fostering a Kenyan cheetah named "Lightning", whom he discovered as a 3-month-old baby during a business trip to Kenya. His parents were killed by poachers, and Usain gave the cheetah to an orphanage, contributing $ 3,000 annually to its upkeep.
Usain Bolt is a dedicated English fan football club"Manchester United". Once, either jokingly or seriously, he said that he desperately wants to become a player of this team after the end of his athlete's career. They say that there will still be enough strength, he will not take up speed, and you just need to learn the main football tactical moments.
Competition has always been inherent in people. It is she who moves humanity forward. Sport, like nothing else, reflects this statement. Records have been and are being broken since the first Olympic Games. The most prestigious of them is time at the 100-meter race. Who is the most fast man in the world in history? Who really pissed off Hitler in 1936? More on this later.
The fastest man in the world
Over the past century, this title has belonged to thirteen athletes. Someone held the record for two or three years, while others could not break it for decades.
It became possible to talk about fixing records only at the end of the 19th century, when stopwatches, the metric system appeared and, most importantly, the tradition of Olympic competitions returned.
The countdown of records at the 100-meter distance began with Donald Lipicott (pictured in the center). In 1912, he crossed the finish line 10.6 seconds after the start. Some will not be impressed by this result. Yes, many modern athletes run for such a time at regional competitions. However, this achievement lasted until 1921.
In addition, it must be borne in mind that Athletics then she was gaining strength. The world federation did not exist for a year at that time. Special shoes were not available and training methods were not as effective. Dietetics was also very inferior to modern knowledge.
An interesting event happened at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Most of the medals were taken by the Germans. The second place was far behind the USA. It seems that such a result could satisfy the Nazi elite. But the Americans didn’t even add a spoon, but a whole ladle of tar in their barrel of honey.
The black runner Jesse Owens won the 100-meter race and set a new world record. Its time is 10.2 seconds. It is difficult to imagine how furious the Fuhrer was. But no matter how hard they tried, they could not take the victory. The Aryans had to listen to the US anthem when an African stood at the top of the podium. Owen remained the fastest man on the planet for twenty years.
One of the most important events in the history of the short distances- breaking the barrier in 10 seconds. Sprinter Jim Hines was the first to change this mark. In 1968, he updated the world record by 0.06 seconds. The time of 9.95 seconds could not be surpassed until 1983.
Gradually, the results improved. People ran faster and faster until the era of Usain Bolt came.
The best result among women still remains unbeaten, although 28 years have passed. It belongs to the athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner. The girl ran the distance in 10.49 seconds. Then in Seoul, she earned three gold medals - for 100, 200 meters and the relay.
Usain Bolt
His nickname is Lightning, and it deserves it. The fastest man Usain Bolt runs at the speed of a racehorse. He was noticed at the age of 15 when Bolt won the World Junior Championships in Jamaica.
Two years later, he became the first young athlete to run out of 20 seconds in the 200 meter. In 2007 he surpassed the best national result by 0.11 seconds, running 200 meters in 19.75 seconds.
Since 2008, a real boom in the career of a Jamaican begins. At the end of May, at a competition in New York, he beat Asafa Powell's achievement and set a record of 9.72 seconds at 100 meters. This not only brought him fame, but also qualified him for the Olympic Games in China, where he updated the result to an incredible 9.69 seconds.
However, many experts noted that due to the fact that Bolt punched himself in the chest in the last meters of the distance, he wasted a lot of time. Nevertheless, the record has been set. How long will he last? No.
A year later, Usain agreed with the experts that the performances should be on the stage, not in the stadium. At the championship in Berlin, the Jamaican once again recorded his name in the history of sports. He ran 100 meters in an unimaginable 9.58 seconds! It takes forever to improve your own record by a tenth of a second in a sprint.
According to the IAAF, in the 60-80 meter segment, Usain Bolt showed maximum speed people - 44.72 km / h. No one runs faster than Lightning, and this allowed him to become a three-time Olympic champion in 2012.
Scientists have been attracted by these amazing results. Experts studied the athlete for a long time and came to the conclusion that Usain's secret is in the increased content of ultrafast muscle fibers and incredible speed-strength endurance.
Also, scientists believe that high growth champion (1.95 m) helps to cool the body. In addition, the technique of running is celebrated. He raises his hips low. Due to this, the Bolt saves energy and spends it on repulsion.
Dr. Siegel said that Usain is a man from the future. The scientist meant that the structure of the champion's muscle fibers was ahead of its time. The fact is that, after conducting statistical calculations, it turned out that they could break his speed record only by 2039.
Well, Usain gave other athletes a chance. To our great regret, the bright and charismatic athlete ended his career. He completed his last race in August 2017 at the World Championships in London.
Statistics are statistics, and progress does not stand still. Knowledge about proper nutrition, training systems, sports medicine and technology continue to evolve. Who knows, maybe a future record holder has gone to athletics school right now. In the meantime, Usain Bolt remains the fastest man on Earth. What time did you have on the 100-meter race?
Man has always tried to show best results testing yourself for strength, endurance, flexibility and speed. The name of the running record holder is known today, he became athlete from Jamaica Usain Bolt is a man in the world. This running speed as it is, so far no one has shown. What is its uniqueness, and what is the maximum speed of its running, read the article.
Sports achievements of the Jamaican athlete
Usain Bolt- three-time Olympic champion and multiple world record holder in several sprint disciplines. In the 2009 World Cup final in the 100-meter race, he showed unique result: covered the distance in 9.58 s... One can only imagine what his speed was!
The same championship gave the world and the famous runner one more record at two hundred meters. Usain covered the distance in 19.19 seconds! In the Olympic team of his country he showed good result in the relay 4x100 with a result of 37.10 s. Until that time, no one on the planet showed such a speed, therefore nickname"Lightning" was given to Bolt quite deservedly.
The fastest man in the world has a maximum of 37.578 km / h, which is equal to 10.5 meters per second. According to experts, this figure is not a limit, but only an average value. In one of the races athlete showed maximum speed- 44.71 km / h.
short biography
In 1936, one of the first 100-meter running records, insurmountable for a long time, was set. The Olympics were held in Berlin, and a black man got the lead American Jesse Owens with the result 10.2 s... For twenty years no one could become a leader, probably everyone was waiting for the Lightning to appear on the treadmill.
By the way, a similar record in the field of 100-meter races was set back in 1912 by Donald Lippincot, the result was 10.6 seconds.
And so, on 08.21.1986 in Triloni (Jamaica), the current record holder was born, where he still lives. At 15 Bolt became famous by winning the international running tournament in Kingston. He won two silver and one gold medals. Became first junior, who was able to run a distance of 200 m in less than 20 s.
In 2008 he was given 100 meters in 9.76 s, but this was not enough to bypass the leader of that time, his compatriot Asaf Powell, with a score of 9.74 s.
Several months of hard training were not in vain, and the young promising athlete showed triumphant speed, taking away the palm from Powell. His result was 9.72 s! And now this figure is the fastest on earth in a 100-meter run. Bolt is in the first lines of the rating of the International Association today Athletics, twice became the owner of the "Rising Star" award.
Interesting Facts:
- Together with Nissan, he took part in the development of Bolt Gold - the only one of its kind.
- He is a fan of Manchester United FC and when he breaks even more world records, he wants to become its resident. Surely every team would dream of having such a lightning-fast player.
- The athlete is so famous that in Berlin (2012) an original monument of bolts and screws was erected in his honor.
- Not so long ago, Bolt decided to take under his wing a cheetah, who previously lived in Kenya, his home was the Nairobi National Park. Perhaps this is a symbol of fast running, because it is known that cheetahs are capable of speeds up to 115 km / h. Or maybe the athlete, with his gesture, decided to draw attention to rare animals exterminated by poachers. Today the athlete's little friend is only a few months old. The name of the cheetah is Thunderer, it was not chosen by chance, because the owner's surname means "thunder" in translation. The cost of the animal is $ 14,000. That is, monthly maintenance costs another $ 3,000. e. But is this money for the fastest man in the world?
Speed in other manifestations and people
Naturally, in a world where billions of people live, there are many other record holders. in the field of speed talent... We bring to your attention the unusual achievements of ordinary people:
As you can see, there are many people on planet Earth who have shown unearthly speed in different areas. Someone was led to such results by talent, others - by persistent training. If you combine a predisposition to do something quickly with constant work on it, you can surely become the fastest person in different types activities.
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