I was fortunate enough to come across this YouTube video of Asafa Powell’s 100m world record run of 9.77 seconds [the second of three] during the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Gateshead, United Kingdom taken last June 11, 2006.
Tags: Athletics, Olympians, Olympics, Trivia, World Records
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9.77 WR Plates on a Mercedez Benz!
How cool is that?
Of course, Asafa Powell IS the fastest man in the world right now, so, he is entitled to a few indulges every now and then. And, yea, he did run the current world record of 9.77 seconds in the 100m track event — several times!
He did […]
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It’s not a trick question, mind you.
Answer: Robert LeGendre
It was during the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He made a world record in the long jumps by setting it to 25 feet and 4 inches.
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“That’s how you run a world record.” — Asafa Powell, Jamaica
Justin Gatlin is the Olympic gold medallist in 100m in the last Summer Olympics. He also holds the world record in the same event, 9.77 seconds, together with Powell.
However, in the recent British Grand Prix, Asafa Powell ran the world record time once again — […]
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