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50 metres

Index 50 metres

50 metres is a sprint event in track and field. [1]

86 relations: Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy, Andre Cason, Anelia Nuneva, Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980), Angella Taylor-Issajenko, Asafa Powell, Ato Boldon, Aubière, Ben Johnson (sprinter), Berlin, Brittney Reese, Bruny Surin, Chandra Sturrup, Chioma Ajunwa, Christine Arron, Christophe Lemaitre, Christy Opara-Thompson, Crystal Emmanuel, Davidson Ezinwa, Deji Aliu, Donovan Bailey, Donovan Powell, Dwain Chambers, Edmonton, Emmit King, Eric Cray, Eric Nkansah, Frédérique Bangué, Freddy Mayola, Gail Devers, Grenoble, Gwen Torrence, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Henry S. Neal, International Association of Athletics Federations, Irina Privalova, James Sanford (athlete), Jason Gardener, Jeanette Bolden, Jon Drummond, Kobe, LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Leonard Myles-Mills, Leonard Scott, Lerone Clarke, Liévin, Liliana Allen, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manfred Kokot, ..., Marcus Rowland (athlete), Marion Jones, Marita Koch, Marlies Göhr, Maurice Greene (athlete), Mercy Nku, Merlene Ottey, Michael Green (sprinter), Michelle Finn-Burrell, Morné Nagel, Moscow, Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, New York City, Nicolas Macrozonaris, Petya Pendareva, Philomena Mensah, Reno, Nevada, Ronald Pognon, Sam Effah, San Diego, Savatheda Fynes, Sheri-Ann Brooks, Silke Möller, Special Olympics, Sport of athletics, Sprint (running), Stanley Floyd, Tim Harden, Track and field, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Yekaterina Grigoryeva, Yuliya Balykina, Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, 100 metres, 60 metres. Expand index (36 more) »

Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy

Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (born 12 August 1972 in Russia) is a sprinter from Russia and Israel.

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Andre Cason

Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969) is an American former sprinter.

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Anelia Nuneva

Aneliya Nuneva-Vechernikova (Анелия Нунева-Вечерниковa; born June 30, 1962) is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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Angela Williams (sprinter born 1980)

Angela Williams (born 30 January 1980 in Bellflower, California) is an American athlete.

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Angella Taylor-Issajenko

Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM (née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter.

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Asafa Powell

Asafa Powell, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.

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Ato Boldon

Ato Jabari Boldon (born 30 December 1973) is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago and four-time Olympic medal winner.

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Aubière

Aubière is a French commune located in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeast France.

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Ben Johnson (sprinter)

Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, (born December 30, 1961) is a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Brittney Reese

Brittney Reese (born September 9, 1986) is an American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion.

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Bruny Surin

Bruny Surin (born July 12, 1967) is a Canadian track and field athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

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Chandra Sturrup

Chandra Sturrup (born September 12, 1971) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete.

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Chioma Ajunwa

Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, MON (born 25 December 1970) – also known as Chioma Ajunwa – is a Nigerian former athlete who specialised in the long jump.

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Christine Arron

Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4x100 metres relay.

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Christophe Lemaitre

Christophe Lemaitre (born 11 June 1990) is a French sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Christy Opara-Thompson

Christy Opara-Thompson (born December 24, 1971) is a Nigerian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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Crystal Emmanuel

Crystal Emmanuel (born November 27, 1991) is a Canadian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.

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Davidson Ezinwa

Davidson Ezinwa (born 22 November 1971) is a former sprinter from Nigeria.

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Deji Aliu

Deji Aliu (born 22 November 1975 in Lagos) is a Nigerian sprinter.

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Donovan Bailey

Donovan Bailey, O.Ont (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres.

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Donovan Powell

Donovan Powell (born 31 October 1971 in Linstead, Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events.

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Dwain Chambers

Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978) is a retired British track sprinter.

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Emmit King

Emmit King (born March 24, 1959) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988) but he did not compete.

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Eric Cray

Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray (born November 11, 1988) is a Filipino American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and hurdling events.

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Eric Nkansah

Eric Nkansah Appiah (born December 12, 1974) is a Ghanaian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.

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Frédérique Bangué

Frederique Bangue (born December 31, 1976 in Lyon) is a French sprinter who competed in the 100 metres.

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Freddy Mayola

Freddy Santiago Mayola Fernández (born November 1, 1977 in Havana) is a Cuban sprinter who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Gail Devers

Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966) is an American retired track and field athlete.

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Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère.

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Gwen Torrence

Gwendolyn Lenna Torrence (born June 12, 1965) is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.

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Harry Aikines-Aryeetey

Harry Leslie Aikines-Aryeetey (born 29 August 1988) is an English sprinter.

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Henry S. Neal

Henry Safford Neal (August 25, 1828 – July 13, 1906) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

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International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics.

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Irina Privalova

Irina Anatolyevna Privalova (Ирина Анатольевна Привалова; Sergeyeva on 22 November 1968) is a Russian athlete who has won a gold medal at the Olympics.

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James Sanford (athlete)

James Sanford (born December 27, 1957) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States.

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Jason Gardener

Jason Carl Gardener, MBE (born 18 September 1975) is a retired British sprint athlete.

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Jeanette Bolden

Jeanette Bolden (born January 26, 1960) is an American Olympic athlete who formerly competed in the 100 metres.

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Jon Drummond

Jonathan A. Drummond (born September 9, 1968) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Kobe

is the sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture.

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LaVerne Jones-Ferrette

LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette (born September 16, 1981) is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.

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Leonard Myles-Mills

Leonard ("Leo") Myles-Mills (born May 9, 1973 in Accra, Greater Accra Region) is a Ghanaian former athlete who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Leonard Scott

Leonard Scott (born January 19, 1980) is an American sprinter mainly competing in the 100 meters event.

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Lerone Clarke

Lerone Ephraime Clarke (born 7 July 1981) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and the 60 metres.

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Liévin

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

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Liliana Allen

Liliana Allen Doll (born March 24, 1970) is a track and field athlete, who started competing for Mexico in 1998.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole.

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Manfred Kokot

Manfred Kokot (born January 3, 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Marcus Rowland (athlete)

Marcus Rowland (born March 11, 1990) is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.

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Marion Jones

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track and field athlete and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.

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Marita Koch

Marita Koch (born 18 February 1957), married name Marita Koch Meier, is a German former sprint track and field athlete.

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Marlies Göhr

Marlies Göhr (née Oelsner, born 21 March 1958 in Gera, Thuringia) is a former East German track and field athlete, the winner of the 100 metres at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.

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Maurice Greene (athlete)

Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters.

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Mercy Nku

Mercy Akpanchang Nku Esimoneze (born 17 July 1976 in Boki) is a retired Nigerian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Merlene Ottey

Merlene Joyce Ottey OD (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican former track and field sprinter.

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Michael Green (sprinter)

Michael Green (born 7 November 1970 in Trelawny) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Michelle Finn-Burrell

Michelle Bonae Finn-Burrell (born May 8, 1965 in Orlando, Florida) is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida.

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Morné Nagel

Morné Nagel (born 23 March 1978) is a South African sprinter.

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Moscow

Moscow (a) is the capital and most populous city of Russia, with 13.2 million residents within the city limits and 17.1 million within the urban area.

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Muriel Hurtis-Houairi

Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (born 25 March 1979) is a French track and field athlete.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nicolas Macrozonaris

Nicolas Macrozonaris (born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian Olympic track & field athlete who has won the 100 meter national title four times and once in the 200 meter.

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Petya Pendareva

Petya Pendareva (Петя Пендарева) (born 20 January 1971, Kazanlak) was a Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

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Philomena Mensah

Philomena Mensah (born May 11, 1975) is a Canadian sprinter.

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Reno, Nevada

Reno is a city in the U.S. state of Nevada, located in the western part of the state, approximately from Lake Tahoe.

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Ronald Pognon

Ronald Pognon (born 16 November 1982) is a French sprint athlete.

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Sam Effah

Sam Effah (born December 29, 1988) is a Canadian sprinter.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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Savatheda Fynes

Savatheda Fynes (born October 17, 1974) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Bahamas.

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Sheri-Ann Brooks

Sheri-Ann Brooks (born 11 February 1983 in Kingston) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres.

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Silke Möller

Silke Möller (née Gladisch; born June 20, 1964) is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world.

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Special Olympics

The Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to 5 million athletes and Unified States Sports partners in 172 countries.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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Sprint (running)

Sprinting is running over a short distance in a limited period of time.

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Stanley Floyd

Stanley Floyd (born June 23, 1961) is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States.

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Tim Harden

Timothy M. "Tim" Harden (born January 27, 1974) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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Usain Bolt

Usain St Leo Bolt (born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter and world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.

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Veronica Campbell-Brown

Veronica Campbell Brown C.D (born 15 May 1982) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.

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Yekaterina Grigoryeva

Yekaterina Leshcheva-Grigoryeva or Ekaterina Grigorieva (Екатерина Григорьева; born April 21, 1974, Volgograd) is a Russian sprint athlete.

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Yuliya Balykina

Yuliya Vladimirovna Balykina (Юлія Уладзіміраўна Балыкіна, Юлия Владимировна Балыкина; 12 April 1984 – late October 2015) was a Belarusian sprinter.

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Zhanna Pintusevich-Block

Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (Ukrainian: Жанна Пінтусевич-Блок; Tarnopolskaya; born 6 July 1972) is a Ukrainian former world champion sprinter who competed in the Olympic Games.

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100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

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60 metres

60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_metres

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