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The '''100-yard dash''' is a [[track and field]] event. It was part of the [[Commonwealth Games]] until 1966, and was included in the [[decathlon]] of the [[Olympics]], at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events (having been replaced by the [[100 metres]] dash), but is still run in America, for instance in the [[IC4A]] competition.
The '''100-yard dash''' is a [[track and field]] event of 100 [[yard]]s or 91.44 [[meter]]s. It was part of the [[Commonwealth Games]] until 1966, and was included in the [[decathlon]] of the [[Olympics]], at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events (having been replaced by the [[100 m|100-meter]] dash), but is still run in America, for instance in the [[IC4A]] competition.


Some notable 100-yard dash runners are the following:
Some notable 100-yard dash runners are the following:
*[[Jim Thorpe]] could run it in 10 seconds flat in 1912.
*[[Jim Thorpe]] could run it in 10 seconds flat in 1912.
*[[Eric Liddell]] set a British record of 9.7 seconds in 1924.
*[[Eric Liddell]] set a British record of 9.7 seconds in 1924.
*[[Jesse Owens]] tied the world record of 9.4 seconds in 1933.
*[[Jesse Owens]] tied the world record of 9.4 seconds in 1933 while a student at East Technical High School of [[Columbus, Ohio]].
*[[Bob Hayes]] set a record of 9.35 seconds in 1962, and a manual time of 9.1 in 1964.
*[[Ron Paul]], later a [[U.S. Congress]]man, ran it in 9.7 seconds in his junior year of high school.
*James Jackson of Alameda High School in [[Alameda, California]], tied the high-school record of 9.4 seconds in 1954.
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*[[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]] ran it in 9.21 seconds in 1967.
*[[Houston McTear]] apparently ran it in 9.0 seconds while in high school in the early '70s, but this was hand-timed. He later registered a time of 9.30 seconds, in 1975.
*[[Bob Hayes]] set a record of 9.35 seconds in 1962, and a manual time of 9.1 in 1964.
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*[[Charles Greene (athlete)|Charles Greene]] ran it in 9.21 seconds in 1967.
*[[Houston McTear]] apparently ran it in 9.0 seconds while in high school in the early 1970s, but this was hand-timed. He later registered a time of 9.30 seconds, in 1975.
*[[Ivory Crockett]] achieved a manual time of 9.0 in 1974.
*[[Ivory Crockett]] achieved a manual time of 9.0 in 1974.

==References==
==References==
*[http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100yok.htm]
*[http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100yok.htm Alltime Athletics]
*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003810874_paul29.html]
*{{cite news|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com:80/html/nationworld/2003810874_paul29.html|title=Profile: Republican Ron Paul|date=[[2007-07-29]]|work=[[Seattle Times]]|accessdate=2007-12-21}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.hornetfootball.org/boosters/team_docs/track/Track-History.htm|title=Alameda Sprinter Rates with Greatest Prep Runners|work=[[Alameda Times-Star]]|date=[[1954-05-24]]|accessdate=2007-12-26}}


[[Category:Events in athletics]]
[[Category:Events in athletics]]

Revision as of 23:17, 28 December 2007

The 100-yard dash is a track and field event of 100 yards or 91.44 meters. It was part of the Commonwealth Games until 1966, and was included in the decathlon of the Olympics, at least in 1904. It is not generally used in international events (having been replaced by the 100-meter dash), but is still run in America, for instance in the IC4A competition.

Some notable 100-yard dash runners are the following:

  • Jim Thorpe could run it in 10 seconds flat in 1912.
  • Eric Liddell set a British record of 9.7 seconds in 1924.
  • Jesse Owens tied the world record of 9.4 seconds in 1933 while a student at East Technical High School of Columbus, Ohio.
  • Ron Paul, later a U.S. Congressman, ran it in 9.7 seconds in his junior year of high school.
  • James Jackson of Alameda High School in Alameda, California, tied the high-school record of 9.4 seconds in 1954.
  • Bob Hayes set a record of 9.35 seconds in 1962, and a manual time of 9.1 in 1964.
  • Charles Greene ran it in 9.21 seconds in 1967.
  • Houston McTear apparently ran it in 9.0 seconds while in high school in the early 1970s, but this was hand-timed. He later registered a time of 9.30 seconds, in 1975.
  • Ivory Crockett achieved a manual time of 9.0 in 1974.

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=100-yard_dash&diff=180698596&oldid=178791064

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