Who is the Fastest White Man Ever?

Answer 1

Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre, who ran the 100m in 9.98 seconds on 9 July 2010, becoming the first white man ever to break the 10 second barrier.

yes, true! and his record, brief as it is, shows a consistency no other white man has ever shown.

His top runs, all easily wind legal, are 9.98, 10.02,10.03, 10.04,10.05 10.09x3, show his class.

All were run between 19 years and one month and 20 years and one month of age, so he's also the youngest of all great white sprint talents.

Since this post he has done another 9.98 and a 9.97. He also won the European 100, 200 and 4 x 100 champs. He is European junior 100m record holder and intercontinental cup 100m winner. In short, not only is he the fastest white man ever BUT perhaps even more critically, a real competitor who relishes the challenge.

The average of his top 10 x 100m times now approach 10.02e and can only be expected to improve given his youth

UPDATE (18 Sept 2011): Lemaitre has now posted 9.92/100 and 19.8/200 times. His top 10 average 100 metre runs has dropped to below 10 seconds and he is still just 21 and 3 months old

Answer 2

The fastest white man ever is generally considered to be Christophe Lemaitre from France. He holds the European record for the 100m dash with a time of 9.92 seconds.

Answer 3

Wayne Johnson, 1978, Richardson High School.9.3 hundred yard dash.