The WR in the 60 meter dash is held by Usain Bolt with a 6.29. Christian Coleman doesn't own the record.

Fair enough if they are official.

Powell and Gay had great races during that 9.58 and were clearly behind at 60, so I imagine no one has ever split faster.

Blake's is tough. Guys have relay splits better than the WR if you ignore starts. Plus, with wind and lane width adjustments, Bolt has a faster converted 200m even without r.t.

How many sprint WR's work that way, try.....0. You could long jump 40 feet but unless it's done officially, it won't count. There are rules to go by with this stuff and in route times simply don't matter at all, none!

And Bolts 9.58 had an aiding wind of + 0.9. what was the wind in CC's 6.34?

matt_london_413 wrote:

Track and field is a sport between point A and point B.

Just like my 200 thread where I talked about how Yohan Blake owns the record based on his reaction time which would have made it a 19.13.

This is the same situation. The fastest 60 meter dash ever run from point A to point B is 6.29 by Usain Bolt during his 9.58 run.

Bottomline is until Coleman can beat that then he doesn't own the record.

6.29 is measured by using cameras from the level of the press box and going frame by frame to judge as accurately as possible. It was not doing with FAT, it's not even close to the rigor of an official time.

Also, the IAAF rules clearly state that 60m is only an indoor event for record purposes. If you feel better about it, say CC has the 60m indoor WR and that no outdoor 60m wr exists. Even if FAT had been set up on the track to measure his 60m split in the 100m, it would be as valid to call it the record as if he ran a 19.19 on and indoor 400m track and calling that the indoor 200m WR. These records have rules to be called a WR, and the 60m WR has the rule it must be set indoors.

Supposedly Powell ran 6.31 in Lausanne (slight altitude). Coleman split 6.32 in his 9.76. Greene 6.33.

Ben Johnson also split 6.33 and Gatlin 6.34.

Indoors has no wind, so the official 60m times come with 0.0 while all but Greene's of the above have tailwinds.

Depending on how you count the times (Bolt had 6.31 with cameras sharpened to 6.29 with lasers while I think the others used only the camera method), Powell or Bolt has the fastest converted 60m split after wind and altitude, 6.32.

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Some other interesting stats include the fastest 10m split ever, Bolt 0.80 during his WR. (Supposedly Gay ran 0.81 in that race.)

The fastest converted 100m time might be Bolt's 9.77 -1.3 with a 0.223 reaction time (9.69 wind, 9.61-9.62 with a realistic r.t.)

His 2008 Olympics WR where he pounded his chest at the end might have a similar conversion, if you can figure out how to convert his slowdown.

matt_london_413 wrote:

Track and field is a sport between point A and point B.

Just like my 200 thread where I talked about how Yohan Blake owns the record based on his reaction time which would have made it a 19.13.

This is the same situation. The fastest 60 meter dash ever run from point A to point B is 6.29 by Usain Bolt during his 9.58 run.

Bottomline is until Coleman can beat that then he doesn't own the record.

Who has the fastest final 40, Matt? That information might be more telling.

That world record was set in an open stadium with a 0.7 m/s tailwind on his back. You know that and there's no need for such a post.

Belarussiya wrote:

That world record was set in an open stadium with a 0.7 m/s tailwind on his back. You know that and there's no need for such a post.

Coleman isn't even in second place....

Green, Gatlin, ,and Gay have all beat him.

And Vernon Davis could have done better than them all potentially.

Bottomline is this. Even with that .9 wind coleman wouldn't have beat 6.29.

Bolt owns the 60 m WR.

Stop being disingenuous. Coleman holds the indoor world record. He’s consistently the fastest runner to 60 in history. He dan literally run under 6.40 indoors at will.

He just ran 6.37 with an awful start by his standards. He probably would have ran 6.32 INDOORS in FEB!! had he had a decent start.

When has gay ever ran a faster 60 than Coleman loool?

Lame post. Keep dreaming dude

Matt, I think that Coleman being the fastest to ever do it as Ato says, bothers you because he doesn't fit your idea of the 60 being an expression of power that could mostly come from the weight room.

You get excited by what powerlifters might run etc.

It would be far more productive for you to accept how good Coleman is and then think about why.

It is bad science to make up your mind and then discount data that doesn't fit.

But what was his weight, surely that's a factor when determining whether someone should hold a record or not?

All Time Records:

Bolt- 6.29-6.31; Berlin +0.9 (6.32; Beijing +0.0)

Powell- 6.31; Lausanne +0.1

Coleman- 6.32; Ad-Dawah +0.6

Greene- 6.33; Edmonton -0.2

Gatlin- 6.34; a few times, best Brussels +0.6

Blake- 6.34-6.35; Lausanne -0.1 (estimate)

Converted:

Bolt: 6.32-6.33

Powell: 6.32

Greene: 6.33

Coleman: 6.34

Blake: 6.35 (estimate)

Gatlin: 6.36

Gay never started very fast.

So is the 400 m WR from a 4 x 400 relay with a running start?

Not sure if you are a dedicated troll or a complete idiot.

I’ve seen 6.31 a lot of places as the actual split for the 9.58. Take wind into account, and it’s probably another hundredth or so. I’d give Bolt a 6.32.

With the probably margin of error and wind factored in, it’s not even a given that Bolt’s race is actually faster than Coleman’s 6.34 anyway. And, that’s certainly not how we do records. It wasn’t FAT either.

From what I recall, I think the splits for the 9.58 race were 6.31 for Bolt, 6.37 for Gay, and 6.39 Powell. I remember it being suggested that all three could have been in 60m WR territory.

sprinter guy wrote:

From what I recall, I think the splits for the 9.58 race were 6.31 for Bolt, 6.37 for Gay, and 6.39 Powell. I remember it being suggested that all three could have been in 60m WR territory.

So Bolt went 3.27 for the final 40? Is that the fastest final 40 ever?

Caruso > D. Rose! wrote:

sprinter guy wrote:

From what I recall, I think the splits for the 9.58 race were 6.31 for Bolt, 6.37 for Gay, and 6.39 Powell. I remember it being suggested that all three could have been in 60m WR territory.

So Bolt went 3.27 for the final 40? Is that the fastest final 40 ever?

POS BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY MARK Reaction Time

1 656 Usain BOLT JAMJAM 9.58 WR 0.146

2 1183 Tyson GAY USAUSA 9.71 NR 0.144

3 665 Asafa POWELL JAMJAM 9.84 SB 0.134

4 111 Daniel BAILEY ANTANT 9.93 0.129

5 1116 Richard THOMPSON TTOTTO 9.93 SB 0.119

6 492 Dwain CHAMBERS GBRGBR 10.00 SB 0.123

7 1110 Marc BURNS TTOTTO 10.00 SB 0.165

8 1215 Darvis PATTON USAUSA 10.34 0.149

Bottomline is.

Nobody has ever covered the 60 meter dash distance from point A to point B faster than Usain Bolt.

Bolt is the record holder in the 60 meter dash.

Let's give credit where credit is due.

matt_london_413 wrote:

Bottomline is.

Nobody has ever covered the 60 meter dash distance from point A to point B faster than Usain Bolt.

Bolt is the record holder in the 60 meter dash.

Let's give credit where credit is due.

Bottom line is you're an idiot. But a least you didn't claim the Sri Lankan towed behind a water buffalo though the mud, is the fastest 100m runner