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The 10-second barrier is a term used in track and field athletics, which refers to the physical and psychological barrier of completing the men's 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. [1]

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Aaron Brown (sprinter)

Aaron Brown (born 27 May 1992) is a Canadian sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 meters.

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Anemometer

An anemometer is a device used for measuring the speed of wind, and is also a common weather station instrument.

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Arthur Gue Cissé

Arthur Gue Cissé (born 29 December 1996) is an Ivorian sprinter.

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Asian Athletics Association

The Asian Athletics Association is the continental governing body for the sport of athletics in Asia.

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Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo, Japan.

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Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women.

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BBC Online

BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service.

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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a Jamaican-born Canadian former sprinter, who won two Olympic bronze medals and an Olympic gold medal, which was later rescinded.

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Bob Hayes

Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002) was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Bottrop

Bottrop is a city in west central Germany, on the Rhine-Herne Canal, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Bulova

Bulova is an American watch brand founded in in 1875 and currently owned by Japanese conglomerate Citizen Watch Co.

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Calvin Smith

Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint track and field athlete from the United States.

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Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold.

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Charles C. Hughes Stadium

Charles C. Hughes Stadium, commonly referred to as Hughes Stadium, is a 20,311-seat stadium in Sacramento, California, located at Sacramento City College.

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Charles Greene (athlete)

Charles Edward "Charlie" Greene (born March 21, 1945) is a retired African-American track and field sprinter, winner of the gold medal in 4×100-meter relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Christopher Belcher

Christopher Belcher (born January 29, 1994 in Sayville, New York) is an American sprint athlete, who specializes in the 100 meters, and 200 meters.

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Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality that is the largest city by area in Colorado as well as the county seat and the most populous municipality of El Paso County, Colorado, United States.

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Confederation of African Athletics

The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) (also known by its French name Confédération Africaine d'Athlétisme) is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa.

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CONSUDATLE

CONSUDATLE (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo; South American Athletics Confederation) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within South America.

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Dennis Mitchell

Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

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Doping in sport

In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors.

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Drag (physics)

In fluid dynamics, drag (sometimes called air resistance, a type of friction, or fluid resistance, another type of friction or fluid friction) is a force acting opposite to the relative motion of any object moving with respect to a surrounding fluid.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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European Athletic Association

The European Athletic Association (more commonly known as European Athletics) is the governing body for athletics in Europe.

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Filippo Tortu

Filippo Tortu (born 15 June 1998) is an Italian sprinter, national record holder of 100 meters with the time of 9.99 and the first ever Italian to dip below 10 seconds for the distance.

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Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Delorez Griffith–Joyner (born Florence Delorez Griffith; December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete.

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Fully automatic time

Fully automatic time (abbreviated FAT) is a form of race timing in which the clock is automatically activated by the starting device, and the finish time is either automatically recorded, or timed by analysis of a photo finish.

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IAAF Diamond League

The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions.

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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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Jak Ali Harvey

Jak Ali Harvey, formerly Jacques Montgomery Harvey (born 4 May 1989 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican sprinter.

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Jason Gardener

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

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Jaylen Bacon

Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American sprinter, who specializes in the 100 meters and 200 meters.

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Jim Hines

James Ray Hines (born September 10, 1946) is a retired American track and field athlete, who held the 100 m world record for 15 years.

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Joel Fearon

Joel Fearon (born 11 October 1988) is a British sprinter and bobsledder.

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Julian Forte

Julian Forte (born 7 January 1993).

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Kendal Williams

Kendal Williams (born September 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in sprinting events.

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Kim Collins

Kim Collins (born 16 January 1976) is a track and field sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, along Interstate 4 east of Tampa.

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List of world records in athletics

World records in athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

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Mark Lewis-Francis

Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis, MBE (born 4 September 1982) is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres.

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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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Modesto Relays

The Modesto Relays, now known as the California Invitational Relays is an annual elite track and field meet.

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Mt. SAC Relays

The Mt.

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Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

Nethaneel Joseph Mitchell-Blake (born 2 April 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.

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Night of Speed

The Night of Speed was the rare occurrence when three men set the world record in the 100 metres in the same track meet.

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Noah Lyles

Noah Lyles (born 18 July 1997) is an American track and field sprinter.

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North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association

The North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) is the continental confederation governing body of athletics for national governing bodies and multi-national federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

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Oceania Athletics Association

The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania.

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Odean Skeen

Odean Skeen (born 28 August 1994) is a Jamaican sprinter.

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Omar McLeod

Omar McLeod (born 25 April 1994) is a Jamaican hurdler.

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Omega SA

Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

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PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

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Photo finish

A photo finish occurs in a sporting race when multiple competitors cross the finishing line at nearly the same time.

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Ramil Guliyev

Ramil Guliyev (Ramil Eldar oğlu Quliyev; born 29 May 1990) is an Azerbaijani-born naturalized Turkish sprinter.

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Robson da Silva

Robson Caetano da Silva (born September 4, 1964 in Rio de Janeiro) is the most successful Brazilian sprinter to date.

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Rondel Sorrillo

Rondel Sorrillo (born 24 January 1986) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter, who specializes in the 200 meters.

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Ronnie Baker (athlete)

Ronnie Baker (born October 15, 1993) is an American track and field athlete who in 2017 became United States champion at the 60 m sprint event.

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Ronnie Ray Smith

Ronald "Ronnie" Ray Smith (March 28, 1949 – March 31, 2013) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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Sacramento, California

Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County.

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Senoj-Jay Givans

Senoj-Jay Givans is a track runner from the University of Texas born in Jamaica.

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Silvio Leonard

Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull (born September 20, 1955 in Cienfuegos) is a former sprinter from Cuba.

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Sporting Life (British newspaper)

The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published from 1859 until 1998, best known for its coverage of horse racing.

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Sprint (running)

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

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Steroid

A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Stopwatch

A stopwatch is a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when it is activated to the time when the piece is deactivated.

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Thando Roto

Thando Roto (born 26 September 1995) is a South African sprinter.

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, commonly referred to simply as The Telegraph, is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer Limited is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica.

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The Ledger

The Ledger is a daily newspaper serving Lakeland, Florida and the Polk County area.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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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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Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 and 200 meters dash.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport.

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USA Track & Field

USA Track & Field (USATF) is the United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US).

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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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Wind assistance

In track and field, wind assistance is the benefit that an athlete receives during a race or event as registered by a wind gauge.

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Xie Zhenye

Xie Zhenye (born August 17, 1993) is a Chinese track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 200-meter dash events.

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Yoshihide Kiryū

is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres and holds Japan's 100 metres record, with a time of 9.98 seconds.

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Zharnel Hughes

Zharnel Hughes (born 13 July 1995) is a British sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

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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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1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-second_barrier

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