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Post Data Source References:
University of Jyvรคskylรค [Various Studies, 1990s-2010s]
Zemkovรก & Hamar [Explosive Power in Horizontal Jumps, 2009]
Pavloviฤ et al. [Study, 2013]
Reis et al. [Study, 2006]
UK Athletics Coaching Manual [Talent Progression Data, 2002]
Lawrence Harvey [Training Journals, 1999-2017]
Where to startโฆborn in Jacksonville, 20th December 1942, โBULLETโ BOB HAYES was essentially the Usain Bolt of his era; before then deciding at 21 to flip out into the NFL and crushing it there tooโฆ
โข100m OLYMPIC CHAMPION in 1964 aged just 21!!!๐ฅ
โข4x100m Olympic Gold [1964] in what is widely regarded as one of [if not THE] Greatest Ever final leg of a relayโฆdespite taking the baton four metres down and in fifth on the Anchor leg, he powered through the field to deliver a USA GOLD and a WORLD RECORD!!!๐ฅ
โข100m WORLD RECORD HOLDER [1964]!!!๐ฅ
โขNCAA 100m GOLD whilst at Florida A&M!!!๐ฅ
โขThe First Man to run 100y in 9.1; the First Man to better six seconds for 60y, and Winner of 49 CONSECUTIVE 100m & 100y races between 1962-1964 when he retired from Track aged just 21!!!๐ฅ
โขAn amazing 11-year Pro Football career as Wide Receiver for the Dallas Cowboys [also briefly with the San Francisco 49ers in 1975]!!!๐
โขHe finished with 371 receptions and a career average of 20.0 yards/catch!!!๐
โขEnshrined in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2001; inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 and also into the US Olympic Hall of Fame!!!โจ
โขThe ONLY Man to win an Olympic Gold AND a Super Bowl!!!๐
By Popular Demandโฆa Tribute to 400m Legend QUINCY WATTSโฆโจ๐บ๐ธโฌ๏ธ
Majestic in his prime, WATTS remains a fan favourite for the way he took the 400m by storm in 1992 aged just 21/22โฆ
His 43.50 secs 400m clocking in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics didnโt only win him GOLD; it was the second time in as many days that he dismantled the OLYMPIC RECORD of 43.86 secs set by the sensational LEE EVANS in 1968 [the then World Record, lasting 20 years!]โฆ๐ฅ
In total, WATTS ran under the magical sub-44 sec 400m Milestone FOUR times, all in that 1992 season: 43.50 secs | 43.71 secs | 43.83 secs | 43.97 secs!!!๐จ
In addition to his individual accolades, WATTS has 4x400m Olympic GOLD [1992] and World Championship SILVER & GOLD [1991 & 1993]; the latter in what remains the current WORLD RECORD in a time of 2 mins 54.29 secs [32 years and counting]!!!๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Having attended USC [University of Southern California] and Taft High School, he has then coached both and is currently the Director of T&F at USC, where his success and positive impact on the sport continues!โ
This incredible signed photo was sent to us by one of our wonderful Followers, @tonywood29 – the photo itself is awesome, but also matched by the story behind itโฆinspired as a young boy by BORZOVโs Gold medal heroics at the 1972 Munich Olympics [Gold in the 100m & 200m], @tonywood29 wrote a letter to the British Embassy in Moscow asking for a signed photo from his sprinting Heroโฆ6 months later [and now over 50 years ago!], BORZOV himself both signed and sent the photo you see, signing not just his name, but also his two legendary marks of the dayโฆ10.0 & 20.0โฆhis 100m & 200m sprint PBs!!!๐ฅ
Immortalised by his 100m & 200m Olympic sprint double at the 1972 Games, he added Olympic 100m Bronze in 1976 to accompany his 4x European Sprint Golds [1969, 1971 & 1974] and 7x European Indoor Golds over 50/60m [1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977]!!!๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Already the FARTHEST in Historyโฆnow on a mission to become the GREATEST in Historyโฆ๐ฅ๐โฌ๏ธ
Still only 22 and with a current HBM All-Time Ranking of 30th, MYKOLAS ALEKNA is set to soar considerably higher this yearโฆweโre here for itโฆ๐๐
CHASING HISTORY in 2025โฆcanโt wait to see inspirational @_taarra_ in action this Year!!!๐ฆ
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Only 25 and already the Womenโs Long Jump OLYMPIC CHAMPION and just 13cm shy of the All-Time TOP 10 for distanceโฆ๐ฅ๐
With a current HBM All-Time Ranking of 35th in the Womenโs Long Jump, TARA DAVIS-WOODHALL is set to soar considerably higher this yearโฆand weโre here for itโฆ๐๐
@arshadnadeem29 vs. @neeraj____chopra
GREGรRIO achieved the remarkable in 2007 when bettering the legendary 17.89m mark [and former Triple Jump World Record] set by Joรฃo Carlos de Oliveira in 1975 – that performance had stood unbeaten as the South American Record for 32 years before the fellow Brazilian came along with an awesome 17.90m in his home country!โจ๐
At his peak, GREGรRIOโs height was referenced almost as much as his performances [2.02m tall], however his jumping prowess and competitiveness during the early and mid 2000โs shouldnโt be underestimatedโฆa World Championship Silver in 2007, backed up by two World Indoor Silvers [2004 & 2006], two Olympic Top 6 finishes [2004 & 2008], as well as that monster 17.90m PB that is still ranks 12th All-Time for distance 17 years later! ๐
Triple Jump PB = 17.90m [AR & NR]
Long Jump PB = 8.22m | w8.26m
High Jump PB = 2.10m
100m PB = 11.00 secs
For this combination, ranking the โGreatest Ever Sprinterโ we analysed 772 of the very best athletes in History over the flat 100m, 200m & 400m, aggregated their results, and lined them all up against one another!!!๐ฅ
To be in this TOP 10 took some doingโฆat a top-line level, these sprint Legends have individually chalked up 21 Olympic GOLDS, 27 World Championship GOLDS and 19 WORLD RECORDS!!!๐คฏ
Individual Bios for each Legend in this TOP 10 can be found in our Profile and on our Websiteโฆwe hope you enjoyโฆ๐
Honourable mentions to the following [narrowly outside the TOP 10]: ANDY STANFIELD, ATO BOLDON, BOBBY MORROW, DON QUARRIE, FRANKIE FREDERICKS, LASHAWN MERRITT, LLOYD LABEACH, PERCY WILLIAMS, PIETRO MENNEA, WAYDE VAN NIEKERKโฆ๐
Harrison was a sensational Triple Jumper with incredible technique – until this year, he was the only athlete to have exceeded 18 metres into a headwind and ranks 18th ALL-TIME via HBM!!!โจ
Harrison won Gold in the 1991 World Championships, with his crowning moment coming in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics – Gold was achieved with a jump of 18.09m into a headwind!!! It remains the Olympic Record 28 years later!!!๐ฅ๐ฅ
A graduate of Kansas State University, he was a three-time NCAA Champion across the Long & Triple Jump, as well as a four-time US Champion!โ
Triple Jump PB = 18.09m [OR]
Long Jump PB = 8.17m / w8.23m
All of the Womenโs 100m WORLD RECORD HOLDERS!!!๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
WR 10.49 [0.0] Florence Griffith Joyner ๐บ๐ธ
U18 10.98 [2.0] Candace Hill ๐บ๐ธ
U20 10.75 [1.6] ShaโCarri Richardson ๐บ๐ธ
W35 10.62 [0.4] Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ๐ฏ๐ฒ
W40 11.09 [2.0] Merlene Ottey ๐ธ๐ฎ
W45 11.34 [1.8] Merlene Ottey ๐ธ๐ฎ
W50 11.67 [0.9] Merlene Ottey ๐ธ๐ฎ
W55 12.15 [1.9] Mandy Mason ๐ฆ๐บ
W60 13.20 [0.0] Nicole Barilly Alexis ๐ซ๐ท
W65 13.79 [1.8] Nicole Barilly Alexis ๐ซ๐ท
W70 14.64 [0.2] Wendy Alexis ๐จ๐ฆ
W75 15.03 [0.6] Carol LaFayette-Boyd ๐จ๐ฆ
W80 16.23 [1.3] Kathy Bergen ๐บ๐ธ
W80 16.23 [1.6] Carol LaFayette-Boyd ๐จ๐ฆ
W85 17.97 [-0.8] Kathy Bergen ๐บ๐ธ
W90 21.25 [1.1] Emiko Saito ๐ฏ๐ต
W95 28.85 [-0.6] Shizuko Kawamoto ๐ฏ๐ต
W100 39.62 [0.2] Julia Hawkins ๐บ๐ธ
W105 1:02.95 [1.3] Julia Hawkins ๐บ๐ธ
๐จAll of the Menโs 100m WORLD RECORD HOLDERS!!!๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
WR 9.58 [0.9] Usain Bolt ๐ฏ๐ฒ
U18 10.00 [1.7] Sorato Shimizu ๐ฏ๐ต
U20 9.91 [0.8] Letsile Tebogo ๐ง๐ผ
M35 9.87 [-0.1] Justin Gatlin ๐บ๐ธ
M40 9.93 [1.9] Kim Collins ๐ฐ๐ณ
M45 10.72 [1.0] Willie Gault ๐บ๐ธ
M45 10.72 [0.0] Lion Martinez ๐ธ๐ช
M50 10.88 [1.8] Willie Gault ๐บ๐ธ
M55 11.30 [0.0] Willie Gault ๐บ๐ธ
M60 11.70 [0.5] Ronald Taylor ๐ฌ๐ง
M65 12.15 [0.9] John Wright ๐ฌ๐ง
M70 12.59 [-0.2] Damien Leake ๐บ๐ธ
M75 13.25 [0.8] Kenton Brown ๐บ๐ธ
M80 14.21 [-0.7] Kenton Brown ๐บ๐ธ
M85 15.08 [1.9] Hiroo Tanaka ๐ฏ๐ต
M90 16.69 [-0.6] Hiroo Tanaka ๐ฏ๐ต
M95 20.41 [0.1] Frederico Fischer ๐ง๐ท
M100 26.99 [1.1] Donald Pellmann ๐บ๐ธ
M105 34.50 [-0.1] Stanisลaw Kowalski ๐ต๐ฑ
๐จMenโs Long Jump WORLD RECORD HOLDERS!!!๐ FURLANI chasing more History in 2026โฆ๐ฆ ๐ฅ
WR 8.95m [0.3] Mike Powell ๐บ๐ธ
U18 8.28m [1.8] Maykel Massรณ ๐จ๐บ
U20 8.38m [-0.5] Mattia Furlani ๐ฎ๐น
M35 8.50m [-1.3] Carl Lewis ๐บ๐ธ
M35 8.50m [1.9] Larry Myricks ๐บ๐ธ
M40 7.68m [1.5] Aaron Sampson ๐บ๐ธ
M45 7.27m [1.2] Tapani Taavitsainen ๐ซ๐ฎ
M50 6.84m [1.7] Tapani Taavitsainen ๐ซ๐ฎ
M55 6.50m [0.0] Gianni Becatti ๐ฎ๐น
M60 6.18m [2.0] Gianni Becatti ๐ฎ๐น
M65 5.54m [0.5] Stanislaw Chmielewski ๐ต๐ฑ
M70 5.19m [-0.8] Melvin Larsen ๐บ๐ธ
M75 4.83m [0.8] Saburo Ishigami ๐ฏ๐ต
M80 4.45m [0.3] Eberhard Linke ๐ฉ๐ช
M85 3.83m [1.1] Mamoru Saito ๐ฏ๐ต
M90 3.26m [0.0] Donald Pellmann ๐บ๐ธ
M95 2.31m [0.1] William Platts ๐บ๐ธ
M100 1.78m [0.0] Donald Pellmann ๐บ๐ธ
