Race distance100 m
33.3Diving boards
16.7Ice cream truck lengths
13.7Extension ladders
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Usain Bolt 100m
The fastest 100 meters ever recorded by a human/Sports
On August 16, 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds. His top speed during the race was approximately 12.27 m/s (44.17 km/h).
Measurements
Finishing time9.58 s
1100m dash record
1.8 thousandthsSoccer matches
Top speed12.3 m/s
175Box turtles
3.07Running chickens
8.76Swimming humans
Average speed10.4 m/s
3.3 tenthsHighway speeds
1.3Rolled bowling balls