Veronica Campbell 9.91s World Best 100 Yards & Personal Best 10.76s 100m ; Usain Bolt 9.91s 100m , Ostrava Golden Spike 2011
>> June 01, 2011
The previous World best at 100 yards was held by Chi Cheng of Chinese Taipei (!) with 10.10s set in Portland, USA in 1970. Well in the next a few days there will be a post to discus about Chi Cheng!.
Campbell-Brown also improved on her 100 metres time, bettering 0.02s from her previous best time (10.78) set last year to 10.76s in which equaling Evelyn Ashford's time at the rank number eight at the all-time's 100m lists.
Women 100y & 100m Results
| Pos | Athlete | Nat | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veronica Campbell-Brown | JAM | 9.91s 10.76s |
| 2 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | BAH | 10.21s 11.09s |
| 3 | Schillonie Calvert | JAM | 10.22s 11.13 |
| 4 | Ruddy Zang Milama | GAB | 10.30s 11.22 |
| 5 | Barbara Pierre | USA | 10.38s 11.31 |
| 6 | LaShauntea Moore | USA | 10.46s 11.38 |
| 7 | Katerina Cechová | CZE | 10.49s 11.40 |
| Stephanie Durst | USA | DQ R-162.7 |
Women 100m Final Video
Ironically Usain bolt also timed 9.91s (same to Campbell's 100 yards) in the men's 100 metres and equalled his season best from the Diamond league meeting last week. So, is it a gap (8.56 metres) for the 100 metres between men and women of the same level?. The Lightning Bolt crossed the 100 yards line in 9.14s, subsequently failed to break the 100 yards World best 9.07s set by Asafa Powell at the same meet last year.
Men 100y & 100m Results
| Pos | Athlete | Nat | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.14s 9.91s |
| 2 | Steve Mullings | JAM | 9.19s 9.97s |
| 3 | Daniel Bailey | ANT | 9.29s 10.08s |
| 4 | Kim Collins | SKN | 9.30s 10.09s |
| 5 | Lerone Clarke | JAM | 9.37s 10.19s |
| 6 | Ivory Williams | USA | 9.40s 10.21s |
| 7 | Craig Pickering | GBR | 9.49s 10.31s |
| 8 | Jan Veleba | CZE | 9.62s 10.47s |
Men 100m Race 1 Video
