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August 17, 2008 17:24 IST
Evolution of the men's 100 meters world record after Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran 9.69 seconds in the 2008 Olympics [Images] final in Beijing [Images] on Saturday. | WR time | Athlete | Country | Date | | 10.6 seconds | Donald Lippincott | (US) | 6.7.1912 | | 10.4 | Charles Paddock | (US) | 23.4.21 | | 10.3 | Percy Williams | (Canada [Images]) | 9.8.30 | | 10.2 | Jesse Owens | (US) | 20.6.36 | | 10.1 | Willie Williams | (US) | 3.8.56 | | 10.0 | Armin Hary | (West Germany [Images]) | 21.6.60 | | 9.95 | Jim Hines | (US) | 14.10.68 | | 9.93 | Calvin Smith | (US) | 3.7.83 | | 9.92 | Carl Lewis [Images] | (US) | 24.9.88 | | 9.90 | Leroy Burrell | (US) | 14.6.91 | | 9.86 | Carl Lewis | (US) | 25.8.91 | | 9.85 | Leroy Burrell | (US) | 6.7.94 | | 9.84 | Donovan Bailey | (Canada) | 27.7.96 | | 9.79 | Maurice Greene | (US) | 16.6.99 | | 9.77 | Asafa Powell [Images] | (Jamaica) | 14.6.2005 | | 9.74 | Powell | (Jamaica) | 9.9.07 | | 9.72 | Usain Bolt [Images] | (Jamaica) | 31.5.08 | | 9.69 | Usain Bolt | (Jamaica) | 16.8.08 |
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