Top 20 Track and Field Sprinters of All Time
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A list of the fastest sprinters of all time in the 100 and 200 meters as well as others.
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1.
Usain Bolt
The fastest man in the planet. Far and away the best running now.
72 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 4 comments
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He is already a sporting legend and I could see him competing beyond the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London.
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
best there's ever been
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
9.58 100m sprint
Added 11 years ago by guest, 2 points
19.19 200m sprint
Added 11 years ago by guest, 2 points
2.
Yohan Blake
49 points - added 11 years ago by Mr J Pent - 1 comment
Comments:
no, too early for this ranking - in 10 years we will know
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
3.
Donovan Bailey
36 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
Comments:
He was Olympic 100m champion, Atlanta 1996.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 0 points
Smart, middle class, educated man who gave up a good successful stock broking career to fulfill his dream and become an Olympic champion. Great athlete
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
4.
Asafa Powell
Another Jamaican sprinter that is close to Bolt in many races.
35 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
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Probably the greatest sprinter never to win an Olympic or World Championship title.
Added 7 years ago by guest, 0 points
great until the pressure builds
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
5.
Nesta Carter
15 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
6.
Tyson Gay
One good legitimate competitor to Bolt.
15 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
probably the true number 2
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
7.
Justin Gatlin
6 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
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twice convicted of illegal substances (amphetamines and unduly high testosterone level) use and coach Trevor Graham has 8 of his athletes prove positive.
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
convicted drug cheat - no more to say
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
8.
Florence Griffith-Joyner
4 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
too much controversy with this woman. Insane times one year after being good but not outstanding previously. Then, with fame and money to earn she leaves the sport as soon as mandatory in/out of season blood testing is announced
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
9.
Kerron Stewart
3 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
10.
Shelly-Ann Fraser
3 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
2008 and 2012 Olympic 100m champion.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
11.
Merlene Ottey
2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 3 comments
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Competed in the first World Championships in Helsinki 1983 running for Jamaica. In her later years, ran for Slovenia in the former Yugoslavia.
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
as great as she has been at top level, her longevity is the really stunning thing about her. Still sub 12 at 50
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
One of the great Jamaican sprinters. She certainly contributed to track and field athletics spanning I would say three decades.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
12.
Olusoji Fasuba
2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
you're joking! Just who is this guy on a world scale? One world indoor title in an average time. One year he dipped under 10 seconds with ideal wind conditions in nice, warm Doha. No other years under 10.
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
13.
Leroy Burrell
2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
very fast, short career
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14.
Irina Privalova
1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
Comments:
world record and top 6 indoor 60m times ever - 2,3,4th fastest indoor 200s ever, only woman ever under 6 seconds for 50m, multiple sub 11/100 times with 10.77 PB, sub 22/ 200m, sub 50/400 and when she wanted one last go at it she decided to run and win the 400H at the Sydney Olympics
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
One of the great European sprinters. Tried 400m hurdling and it certainly paid dividends in 2000 when she won gold in Sydney, Australia.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
15.
Maurice Greene
Won a number of Olympic medals as well as European medals. Injuries cut short is talented career.
1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
Comments:
may well be number 3
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
He is from the United States and a past Olympic and World Champion.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
16.
Evelyn Ashford
0 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
a real lady of the track who I believe stayed clean in a decade of drug cheats. Remarkable, smooth style- low slung arm action with very fast leg turnover
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
17.
Christine Arron
-1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
18.
Marion Jones
-1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
convicted drug user - no more to say
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
19.
Carmelita Jeter
-1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo -
20.
Bruny Surin
-1 point - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 1 comment
Comments:
only slightly overshadowed by Donovan Bailey, he was a remarkable sprinter with the same 9.84 PB as his countryman Bailey but a better 60 m time
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
21.
Ivet Lalova
-2 points - added 13 years ago by GuateGringo - 2 comments
Comments:
Competed for Bulgaria for many years.
Added 5 years ago by guest, 0 points
one fast year 2004 then a broken leg which made it hard to regain form -ran one more sub 11 in 2011 and has 3 not bad years following but sub 11 is finished. A very fast lady but not in the greats
Added 8 years ago by guest, 0 points
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