Justin Gatlin breaks 100 meter world record
- 9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991
- 9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991
- 9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994
- 9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996
- 9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999
9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002- 9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005
9.769.77: Justin Gatlin (US), May 12, 2006
Justin Gatlin is in the news again. This time, Gatlin set a new world record in the 100 meter dash. Despite how early in the season it is, he ran a 9.76 at the Qatar Grand Prix.
“I am the best of the best because I am the Olympic champion, the world champion and the world record holder now,” Gatlin told reporters. “I thought I would do it and I kept my word. I am a man who likes challenges and my acceleration today was phenomenal.”
Olusoji Fasuban and Shawn Crawford followed Gatlin across the line, 0.08 seconds and 0.32 seconds respectively.
The record has only been improved upon 6 times since 1990 (Tim Montgomery’s record was taken off the books due to his connection with Balco). I fully expect that we will see it drop again later this year. There are some good races coming up, including a showdown between Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin at the Gateshead Grand Prix in just over 4 weeks from now.
- Justin Gatlin works out for the NFL
- Justin Gatlin did not break 100m world record…
- Asafa Powell equals world record (again)
- Will we ever see two athletes under 9.77 in the same race?
- World Class Athlete to NFL Prospect to High School Track Coach
May 13th, 2006 at 9:40 am
So what’s the lowest that you think it can go? In other words, what’s the human physiological limit?
May 13th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I do not foresee ever managing to propel myself in a pedestrian type manner over 100 meters in 10 seconds. That is just crazy fast. I would bet that at some point somebody could get down to 9.37 seconds if they legalized steroids in the sport. As is, it’ll probably get to around high 9.6 or low 9.7 seconds with a fair race. As for the current folk who are in the scene now, I think their limit will be around 9.74 or 9.75 seconds.
May 15th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
I just saw a headline for Gatlin’s world record. I am familiar with all of the past world records you list as I was a track runner myself and avid fan. I have been amazed for a long time at the elite sprinters and the barriers they break. I wonder what Jesse Owens would run if he had the benefit of modern tracks and shoes?
May 17th, 2006 at 9:23 am
[...] Apparantly, there was a rounding error last week when Justin Gatlin broke the world record in the 100 meters. His official timing came through in 9.766, which means that his time should have been manually rounded up to 9.77 before being reported. This means that he did not in fact break the record, he only tied it. Justin Gatlin is now officially tied with Asafa Powell for the 100m world record. [...]
August 18th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
[...] He is coming close to setting a new world record. He is consistently matching his current record, which only one other person has managed to run so far. Justin Gatlin broke the record on May 12 in 9.76, but his time was raised by a second after it was discovered that there had been a rounding error. Now, Gatlin stands to lose his record due to doping charges, in which case Asafa Powell will sit alone at the top again. [...]
November 30th, 2006 at 6:15 pm
[...] Justin Gatlin made news earlier this year when he broke the world record in 100 meters. Due to a timing error, his world record time was rolled back to equal the existing record set by Asafa Powell. It all became a moot point, however, when it was determined that Justin Gatlin was using some type of steroid and his records were dropped. [...]
August 5th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
[...] 100 meter sprint for the past few years. Asafa Powell set the bar at 9.77 seconds in June of 2005. Justin Gatlin broke that record in 9.76 on May 12, 2006, only to later be corrected and to have his time adjusted to a record-tying 9.77 [...]