Sprinting World Records - Studyladder-+Records+-+Sprinting.pdf · The timekeeper starts the race...

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Sprinting 100m How fast is that? Measure a 100 m track in the playground. Line up for a race. Ask one person to be the timekeeper. The timekeeper starts the race but yells ‘Stop!’ at the world record finish time. How far do you have to go to finish 100 m? Try the race again over a 50 m track. Can you match the Olympic champions now? Men: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) August 16, 2009 (Berlin, Germany) 9.58 sec Women: Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) July 16, 1988 (Indianapolis, USA) 10.49 sec COPYRIGHT STUDYLADDER

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Sprinting 100m

How fast is that?

Measure a 100 m track in the playground.Line up for a race.Ask one person to be the timekeeper.The timekeeper starts the race but yells ‘Stop!’ at the world record �nish time.How far do you have to go to �nish 100 m?Try the race again over a 50 m track. Can you match the Olympic champions now?

Men: Usain Bolt (Jamaica)August 16, 2009 (Berlin, Germany)9.58 sec

Women: Florence Gri�th-Joyner (USA)July 16, 1988 (Indianapolis, USA)10.49 sec

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