Chat with our AI personalities
The fastest 4x100m relay split ever is 8.65 seconds, achieved by Asafa Powell of Jamaica at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Yohan Blake holds the title of the 3rd fastest man in the world with a personal best time of 9.69 seconds in the 100m dash.
In the 2004 Olympics, the fastest runner was Justin Gatlin from the United States. He won the gold medal in the men's 100 meters event with a time of 9.85 seconds.
In 2008, the fastest woman in the world was Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the Beijing Olympics.
Jennie Finch was clocked at 71 MPH at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.