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Who broke Milkha Singh record?
Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-finish and saw American Otis Davis being declared the winner by one-hundredth of a second over German Carl Kaufmann. Singh’s fourth-place time of 45.73 seconds was the Indian national record for almost 40 years.
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Milkha Singh.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Event(s) | Sprinting |
Who is the second fastest man?
Blake is the second fastest man ever in both 100 m and 200 m. Together with Tyson Gay, he is the joint second fastest man ever over 100 m with a personal best of 9.69 seconds which he ran on 23 August 2012.
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Personal bests.
| Event | 100 metres |
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| Time (seconds) | 9.69 #2 all time |
| Venue | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Date | 23 August 2012 |
Who is the slowest person in the world?
Shizo Kanakuri
| Shizō Kanakuri returning from the 1924 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 金栗 四三 |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Born | 20 August 1891 Nagomi, Kumamoto, Japan |
Who is the current 100m world champion?
100 metres at the World Athletics Championships
| 100 metres at the World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
| Men | 9.58 Usain Bolt (2009) |
| Women | 10.70 Marion Jones (1999) |
| Reigning champion | |
| Men | Christian Coleman (USA) |