100 meter dash
Quick track event
The 100 meter dash is a sprint race covering 100 meters in a straight line—the shortest outdoor track event.
It determines who can be called the fastest human alive, making it the marquee event at the Olympics and world championships: He won gold in the 100 meter dash.
Also called the 100 meters or simply the hundred.
- starting blocksAnchored footrests for racers
- world recordHighest documented achievement globally
- photo finishRace decided by camera
- speedRate of motion
- Olympic GamesInternational multi-sport competition
Carl Lewis · Usain Bolt · Jesse Owens · false start · reaction time · explosive · sprint · finals · athlete · track spikes · split time · runners · gold medal · acceleration · burst of speed · finish line · track and field · lightning bolt
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- Field Daysack race, three-legged race, relay race, tug of war, egg and spoon race
- raceshorse race, Kentucky Derby, foot race, Preakness Stakes, car race
- speed recordsworld record, land speed record, Olympic record, lap record, track record
- Sprintingsprint, 200 meters, sprinter, sprinters, Usain Bolt
100 meter dashmarathon
Long-distance footrace
ultramarathon · cross-country race · 5000 meters · half marathon · 1500 meters
100 meter dashmarathon
Long-distance footrace
endurance race · long-distance running · ultramarathon · 10K · cross-country
100 meter dashracewalking
Athletic fast-paced ambulation sport
slow walk · crawl · walking · standing still · leisurely stroll