Who's the fastest guy in the world?

Usain Bolt's 100m records
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is regarded as the fastest man on the planet. Usain Bolt, however, was already in possession of the title and was only bettering his own times. The Jamaican first held the 100m world record in 2008 at the Reebok Grand Prix in the Icahn Stadium in New York.
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Who is the fastest guy in the world right now?

Top 10 Fastest Runners no 1 Usain Bolt

He is the only runner who won three straight 100, 150, 200 meters Olympic gold medals.
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How fast can Bolt run?

Exactly How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? Bolt's top speed during his world record run was 27.33 miles per hour (mph) , which he reached around the 60-80m mark. This is equivalent to: 44.72 km/h.
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Who is the slowest man in the world?

Shizo Kanakuri is the exception. He holds the world record for the slowest time in the Olympic marathon. He finished the race after 54 years, eight months, six days, 5 hours and 32 minutes.
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Who is faster than Usain Bolt?

TOKYO — There is now a successor to Usain Bolt. Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy ran a 9.80-second 100 meters to win the gold medal on Sunday night at Tokyo Olympic Stadium. It marked the first time since 2004 that anyone other than Bolt, who retired in 2017, has been the Olympic champion in the men's event.
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Is 22 mph fast for a human?

And for the ladies, Florence Griffith-Joyner has the fastest 100-meter at 10.49 seconds, according to the IAAF. That's 22 MPH!
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Can Usain Bolt outrun a cheetah?

A cheetah is 45 miles per hour faster than Usain Bolt. While the answer may not surprise you, Usain Bolt is no match for a cheetah in terms of speed and agility. However, with adequate training, Usain Bolt may have enough endurance to beat a cheetah in an endurance or long-distance competition.
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Who is the slowest runner?

The Slowest Marathon in History Took More Than Half a Century to Complete. On March 20, 1967, 76-year-old Shiso Kanakuri of Japan completed a marathon in Stockholm, Sweden. But it wasn't the elderly runner's age that was noteworthy. It was his time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds.
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Who is the No 1 runner in the world?

The current men's world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2009, while the women's world record of 10.49 seconds set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 remains unbroken.
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Why are Jamaicans so fast?

The most scientific explanation thus far is the identification of a “speed gene” in Jamaican sprinters, which is also found in athletes from West Africa (where many Jamaicans' ancestors came from), and makes certain leg muscles twitch faster.
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Who is the fastest kid alive 2021?

A seven-year-old boy is aiming to one day smash Usain Bolt's 9.58 seconds 100m World Record. Rudolph Ingram from Florida, known as Blaze, shocked onlookers when he took just 13.48 seconds to complete a 100m sprint. His dad, Rudolph Ingram Senior, told BBC Radio 5 Live that he's “one of the fastest kids around.
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Who is the fastest man on earth in 2021?

Trayvon Bromell, world's fastest man in 2021

Bromell had defeated the now Olympic champion Fred Kerly, by recording the terrific time of 9.77 seconds. Hence, expectations were high from Bromell at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
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Is Usain Bolt still the fastest?

Is he still the fastest man in the world? Bolt still holds the world record, so yes, he is still considered the world's fastest man.
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How fast can a kid run?

The best time on there is 11.64 for 8th grade, and 11.68 for 7th grade. This means that their average speed is about 8.6 meters per second. 8.6 meters per second is about 19 miles per hour.
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How fast can a cat run?

Your average healthy housecat, however, with no training, no conditioning, no stretching, and no carb loading can bolt at an amazing speed of about 30 mph. All the cat would need for such an athletic feat is a little motivation, such as fleeing prey before her or a big dog after her.
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How fast is a horse?

The top speed at which the world's fastest equine sprinter, the Quarter Horse, has been clocked is 55 mph. The fastest recorded race time for a Thoroughbred is 44 mph. The average equine gallop clocks in at about 27 mph. [TOO FAST?
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How fast can a hippo run?

Hippos are the second-largest land animal -- second only to elephants. Male hippos can weigh more than 6,000 pounds. Females are more "delicate," topping out around 3,000 pounds. Despite their massive bulk, hippos can run faster than humans -- up to 30 miles per hour!
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How fast is a human?

So far, the fastest anyone has run is about 27½ miles per hour, a speed reached (briefly) by sprinter Usain Bolt just after the midpoint of his world-record 100-meter dash in 2009.
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Who is faster Superman or Flash?

The two heroes have raced several times since then, in the comics, cartoons and movies. As a general rule, the comics claim that The Flash is the faster hero, with Barry Allen, Wally West and even an octogenarian Jay Garrick having outrun Superman over the years.
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Who is faster than The Flash?

Having the Allen genes, Bart is extremely fast. After taking the mantle of The Flash, he managed to completely absorb the Speed Force and reached speeds that other speedsters could only dream of. He was one of the fastest Flashes to have ever lived, both living up to his namesake as well as his grandfather's legacy.
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Is Ronaldo faster than Usain Bolt?

In addition, Bolt also recorded a record 19.9 seconds in the 200-meter at the same event. Bolt points out that Ronaldo is faster than him simply because Ronaldo trains on a daily basis. Bolt believes that Ronaldo could run the 100-meter in less than 12 seconds. Ronaldo continues to be among soccer's biggest stars.
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