100 meter dashes

Brief track events

The 100 meter dash is a sprint race covering 100 meters in a straight line—the shortest standard outdoor track event.

Often called the world's fastest race, it determines who can be called the fastest human alive.

The plural refers to multiple races or instances: She ran several 100 meter dashes in qualifying rounds.

Related

Usain Bolt · athletes · Olympics · track and field · sprint · reaction time · split second · false start · racing · starting blocks · explosiveness · fast twitch · finish line · world records · personal best · gold medal · Carl Lewis · world record holder

Opposites
race distance

100 meter dashesmarathons

Long-distance road races

ultramarathons · half marathons · 1500 meters · 800 meters

SPEED vs ENDURANCE

100 meter dashesendurance events

Contests of sustained stamina

long-distance running · aerobic exercise · Tour de France · jogging

movement type

100 meter dashesstanding still

Absence of motion

race walking · planks · meditation · sitting

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G