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The run was not ratified as a world record because Carlos was wearing shoes with 'brush' spikes which did not have sanction as official footwear. Henry Carr's winning time at the 1964 Olympics (17 October) was a hand timed 20.3 seconds. The electronic time was 20.36 seconds, which was the fastest auto time to that date.
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark.
The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [ 1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [ 2]
Japanese marathon runner Yusuke Ogura wears Nike Zoom Vaporfly running shoes in Marugame City in 2020. In December 2019, The New York Times found that runners wearing Vaporflys ran 4%-5% faster ...
Records 1912–1976. The first manual time of 9.9 seconds was recorded for Bob Hayes in the final of the 100 metres at the 1964 Olympics. Hayes' official time of 10.0 seconds was determined by rounding down the electronic time of 10.06 to the nearest tenth of a second, giving the appearance of a manual time.
The first world record in the men's 800 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [ 1] As of June 21, 2011, 23 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [ 2] "y" denotes time for 880 yards (804.68 m) ratified as a record for the 800 m.
The first world record in the 400 m for men was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as World Athletics, in 1912.The IAAF ratified Charles Reidpath's 48.2 s performance set at that year's Stockholm Olympics as a world record, but it also recognized the superior mark over 440 yards (402.34 metres) run by Maxie Long in 1900 as a world record.
Top all-time finishes by athlete in men's 400-meter hurdles. 1. Karsten Warholm, Norway: 45.94 seconds. August 3, 2021. In what was considered one of the greatest Olympic races all-time, Warholm ...