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8 wrz 2010 · Swimming has their version of the 50 meter “splash and dash”. Here are the world records or world best for the shortest known distances less than 100 meters. 50 yards — Stanley Floyd, United States, 5.22, Jan. 22, 1982. 50 meters — Donovan Bailey, Canada, 5.56, Feb. 9, 1996.
12 lip 2024 · The 50 yard dash is one of the most exciting and competitive short distance sprinting events in athletics. It showcases the raw speed and explosive power of sprinters as they aim to cover the distance in the shortest possible time.
Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an American sprinter and professional football player. After winning gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics, he played as a split end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons). Hayes is the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.
In 1955, 1956 and 1957 Bobby Morrow tied the 9.3s 100 yard dash record 3 times and the 100M record of 10.2s 3 times and the 200M record around one turn in 20.6s at the 1956 Olympics. In 1955 he ran a 9.1s 100 yard dash wind-aided.
2 sie 2011 · The answer for the fastest outdoor official recorded splits for 50 and 60 meters is 5.53 and 6.38 (+0.2 m/s) set by Bruny Surin at the 1999 WC in Seville, Spain. Of course, these splits are funeral compared to the unofficial splits of Usain Bolt’s 5.47 and 6.29 set in Berlin 2009 WC.
Heading into the Tokyo 1964 Olympics, Bob Hayes was already a world record holder. Just a year beforehand, the sprinter from Jacksonville, Florida, had run the fastest time ever over 100 yards, setting a mark of 9.1 seconds that wouldn’t be beaten for another 11 years.
11 cze 2023 · #OTD in 1964, Hall of Famer Bob Hayes ran what was at the time the fastest 100 Meters in history (9.9 seconds), en route to winning two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics. "Bullet Bob" remains the only person to have ever won both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl. pic.twitter.com/2Rpogc3F0Q
