Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-06-14 at 18:09:27
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Athens, Greece - In the last few minutes, Asafa Powell of Jamaica has, subject to ratification, broken the World 100 metres record at the Athens Super Grand Prix Tsiklitiria 2005.
Powell's time was clocked as 9.78 seconds equalling the existing World record - Tim Montgomery, USA, Paris, France, 14/09/2002 - but a few minutes later this was rounded down officially to 9.77 (wind 1.6m/s). His reaction time at the start was 0.150.
“I knew that I could do it," commented Powell. "I did my best. It feels great to be the fastest man of the world."
How fast can you go this season?
“Who knows? 9 something...I love Greece and I will come back here next year.”
Powell is the Overall number one athlete in the world, as announced in today's IAAF World Rankings - click here.
I am very happy that in my second presence here in Greece, I achieved this performance," continued Powell as few minutes later. "It is amazing that after Maurice Greene that I also have achieved a World record in this stadium and for this marvellous meet organization."
"I knew that I could break the World record and I am very happy that I succeeded. If you ask what I can do more this year, you will just have to wait until the end of this year’s season to see," ended the new World record breaker
Aziz Zakari who came second (9.99): “ It is my second time in a race in which a World record was broken (Paris). That is okay. He (Asafa) deserves it. We are all athletes and today it was him, it might be me next time (running a WR). He worked hard and he deserves it. It was a great race. A world record is not a joke.”
Quotes provided by Alexandra Knoke for the IAAF in Athens
Powell's time was clocked as 9.78 seconds equalling the existing World record - Tim Montgomery, USA, Paris, France, 14/09/2002 - but a few minutes later this was rounded down officially to 9.77 (wind 1.6m/s). His reaction time at the start was 0.150.
“I knew that I could do it," commented Powell. "I did my best. It feels great to be the fastest man of the world."
How fast can you go this season?
“Who knows? 9 something...I love Greece and I will come back here next year.”
Powell is the Overall number one athlete in the world, as announced in today's IAAF World Rankings - click here.
I am very happy that in my second presence here in Greece, I achieved this performance," continued Powell as few minutes later. "It is amazing that after Maurice Greene that I also have achieved a World record in this stadium and for this marvellous meet organization."
"I knew that I could break the World record and I am very happy that I succeeded. If you ask what I can do more this year, you will just have to wait until the end of this year’s season to see," ended the new World record breaker
Aziz Zakari who came second (9.99): “ It is my second time in a race in which a World record was broken (Paris). That is okay. He (Asafa) deserves it. We are all athletes and today it was him, it might be me next time (running a WR). He worked hard and he deserves it. It was a great race. A world record is not a joke.”
Quotes provided by Alexandra Knoke for the IAAF in Athens
Quoted from: http://iaaf.org/GP05/news/Kind=2/newsId=29772.html
Quite impressive really. I saw the race about an hour ago and Powell had about a 3 meter lead before the next competitor. If his reaction time was 1 millisecond fast, it would have been a fault.
Basically, the 100 meter World Record has been broken 3 times during the past ~6 years, each time it was by 0.01 second.
My best time is 11.19 seconds (1st week of March and injured) and I still got a long way to go.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Season on 2005-06-14 at 18:16:14
Very nice. I wish I could run that fast.
It's nice to know that people are still trying to beat the records. If it wasn't for the rounding down, He would have been the same as the other guy.
It's nice to know that people are still trying to beat the records. If it wasn't for the rounding down, He would have been the same as the other guy.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Rhiom on 2005-06-14 at 18:20:17
woot for world record holders.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-06-14 at 18:23:27
Rounding down is done in every race to make it as an equivalent to the wind being 0m/s.
It is determined by the wind. If the wind is in your favor, your time would be higher. As in this case, the wind wasn't in his favor so the round down lowered his time.
I don't know how they do it, but it's done using a pretty complex computer program.
I've been rounded down before in the 200m. In that race I did 22.85 and with the round down I got 22.82. That was last year.
Track & Field is a pretty technologically advanced sport. Most people think that it requires a stopwatch a gun and a guy running really fast.
There is no stopwatch, the finish line is actually a laser.
The gun is eletronically connected the a computer to determine the most exact time possible.
The starting blocks have sensors that are connected to the computer to determine if a runner is doing a flase start.
It is determined by the wind. If the wind is in your favor, your time would be higher. As in this case, the wind wasn't in his favor so the round down lowered his time.
I don't know how they do it, but it's done using a pretty complex computer program.
I've been rounded down before in the 200m. In that race I did 22.85 and with the round down I got 22.82. That was last year.
Track & Field is a pretty technologically advanced sport. Most people think that it requires a stopwatch a gun and a guy running really fast.
There is no stopwatch, the finish line is actually a laser.
The gun is eletronically connected the a computer to determine the most exact time possible.
The starting blocks have sensors that are connected to the computer to determine if a runner is doing a flase start.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by warhammer40000 on 2005-06-14 at 18:25:07
Whatd they do 30 years ago!?!
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Rhiom on 2005-06-14 at 18:39:28
have really really good eye sight...lol
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-06-14 at 19:18:24
I think that there was a very crude and early system of electronic timing.
But 40 years ago, Rhiom is right, you needed a panel of judges with very fast reflexes and eyesight.
But 40 years ago, Rhiom is right, you needed a panel of judges with very fast reflexes and eyesight.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by MapUnprotector on 2005-06-14 at 19:21:21
Thats crazy I was watching the olympics and the 100m races. So thats like 10m per second? Do you know what their acceleration is after the start and how fast they go throughout the race?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by n2o-SiMpSoNs on 2005-06-14 at 20:38:48
A person that was on another town in my league was the 2nd fastest kid i the nation and he ran the 100m dash about 10 seconds ... O_O they call him the bullet... lmao he WAS FAST!!! i was so shocked 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Mini Moose 2707 on 2005-06-14 at 23:21:33
I saw the topic and I thought of Colin Powell. 
Report, edit, etc...Posted by Kame on 2005-06-15 at 10:35:45
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I saw the topic and I thought of Colin Powell.
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Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-06-15 at 11:34:05
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Thats crazy I was watching the olympics and the 100m races. So thats like 10m per second? Do you know what their acceleration is after the start and how fast they go throughout the race?
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It would've been about 10m/s if they had the same speed throught the entire race.
It's pretty complicated to find out his acceleration. Everyone has different acceleration.
Shorter legged people generally has very fast acceleration but lower Top Speed. These are the guys that accelerate so fast, they are too far in front to get catched.
People with longer legs have slower acceleration but very high speeds, these type of people are the ones that blast in from behind and take the lead near the 75m mark.
And then theres the very few that have fast acceleration and fast top speed.
My guess is that his Top Speed was about 13m/s.
Report, edit, etc...Posted by EzDay281 on 2005-06-15 at 15:00:43
Isn't the average fall rate of an object in Earth gravity about 8.9m/s?
Report, edit, etc...Posted by BeeR_KeG on 2005-06-15 at 15:13:09
9.8m/s[sup]2[/sup]