Worlds Fastest Sprinters in 2009: Richards & Bolt

Sanya Richards, USA

Sanya Richards:

  

	World Champion, 400m (’09)
–	American Record Holder~400m dash 48.70sec
–	Most sub-50 400meter races in history
–	2-time Olympic 4x400m gold medalist and 400m bronze medalist (’04, ’08)
–	5-time USA Outdoor Champion (’03, ’05, ’06, ’08, ’09);
–	2-time World Outdoor 4x400m gold medalist (’05, ’07)
–	IAAF World Athlete of the Year and Jesse Owens Award winner (2006)
–	World Outdoor silver medalist (2005))
–	Visa Champion and Humanitarian Athlete of the Year (2005))

Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Usain Bolt

Personal bests

Event	Time (seconds)	Venue	Date	Records	Notes
100 metres	9.58	Berlin, Germany	16 August 2009		Also shares the second fastest time of 9.69 with Tyson Gay. Usain’s 9.69 set the Olympic record in 2008.
150 metres	14.35	Manchester, United Kingdom	17 May 2009	World best[147]	He ran the last 100 m in 8.70, the fastest ever recorded time over a 100 m distance.
200 metres	19.19	Berlin, Germany	20 August 2009		Also holds the second fastest time with 19.30, which is the Olympic Record.
400 metres	45.28[7]	Kingston, Jamaica	5 May 2007
4 x 100 metres relay	37.10	Beijing, China	22 August 2008		Shared with Asafa Powell, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter. Also holds the second fastest time with 37.31.

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