While we think about the fastest runners in the world then one name comes to our mind that is the great Ussain Bolt who has been running speed of humans is about 19mph while men can level up to 27 mph. As the day passing we have seen that there are male sprinters who are trying their best to break with the existing records set by some of the world’s fastest runners for claiming titles.
Here is the list of Top 10 Fastest Runners in the world:
10. Hicham El Guerrouj
This player is the double gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics and also reigns as the world record holder for the 1,500 meters. The current mile world record holders of Morocco’s take time of 3:43:13. He is known as the great middle-distance runner ever.
9. Wayde van Niekerk
This South African Athlete has lowered the record to 43.03 in Rio. He has internationally raced for the first time since tearing an ACL and meniscus. It has a time of 43.03 seconds. He is also an Olympic record holder.
8. Richard Thompson
This fastest athlete has covered the 100m record of 9.82 seconds known as Torpedo. He is a 100-meter track and field athlete from Cascade, Trinidad, and Tobago. He ran his personal best time of 9.82s.
7. Steve Mullings
This athlete also covered a00m in 9.8 seconds. It seems that Mullings also has never in his career competed for any Olympic Games. He has taken the clock time of 9.80s in 2011 in Eugene
6. Nesta Carter
This fittest athlete also covers a 100m record with 9.78s. He is one of the Jamaican sprinters in the world of athletics. He has found himself solidly placed in the middle of the list.
5. Maurice Greene
This athlete covered 100m record within 9.79s in Athens. In the early years of his career, Greene had been the fastest sprinter on five occasions. He is the five-times world champion.
4. Asafa Powell
Before six years Asafa Powell has broken the record in 2005 in the Sydney Olympic gold medalist. He is a three-time world champion and the fastest person in the world.
3. Yohan Blake
This athlete covered the 100m within 9.69s. He is a Jamaica athlete who comes into being as the second-fastest sprinter ever.
2. Justin Gatlin
This man got second place in the list as the world’s second-best athlete. He covers 100m record in 9.74s. He was assisted by the huge wind turbines in an incredible 9.45 seconds. His speed is 36.96 km/h.
1. Ussain Bolt
The fastest athlete in the world. The research says that his average running speed is 19mph. He has covered 100m within 9.48 seconds. He is a Jamaican runner who is simply a legend He has collected several medals. He covered the 200m within 19.19 seconds.
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