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Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« on: September 20, 2011, 09:45:50 AM »
It's interesting to note that T&T is 4th in all time list of countries with highest number of sub-10 sprinters and that all but one of our sprinters who have achieved sub-10s are still relatively young & active!!

Men 100m Sub-10s By country
(All time list, only legal sub-10s are counted)
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Nation => No. of athletes with sub-10s

 United States =>          37
 Jamaica =>                   11
 Nigeria =>                       8
 Trinidad & Tobago =>     5
 United Kingdom =>            3
 Canada =>                        2
 France =>                         2
 Ghana =>                         2
 Cuba =>                          1
 Namibia =>                      1
 Barbados =>                   1
 Saint Kitts & Nevis =>    1

 Australia =>                     1
 Bahamas =>                   1
 Qatar =>                          1
 Netherlands Antilles =>  1
 Antigua & Barbuda =>    1

 Zimbabwe =>                   1
 Norway =>                       1
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Total of 19 Countries with 81 Male Sub-10 Athletes
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NB: I will do my best to keep stats up to date as new male athletes around the world run legal sub-10s.

And of the T&T athletes with legal sub-10s, Ato Boldon (who is now retired) leads the pack with 28.

T&T men sprinters with 100m Sub-10s
(only legal sub-10s are counted)
Name of Athlete ::::: No. of Sub-10s => Sub-10s Breakdown (Time, Windspeed, Location & Date)

 Ato Boldon :::::::::::: 28 => Please see breakdown posted by fLaSh lower down in thread.
 Richard Thompson ::::  8 => Please see breakdown posted by fLaSh lower down in thread.
 Marc Burns ::::::::::::  3 => Please see breakdown posted by fLaSh lower down in thread.
 Keston Bledman :::::::  1 => Please see breakdown posted by fLaSh lower down in thread.
 Darrel Brown ::::::::::  1 => Please see breakdown posted by fLaSh lower down in thread.
 So T&T currently has a total of 5 athletes with 41 sub-10s between them.
 Who else is going to join them? :thinking: ______

NB: I will do my best to update these stats as more T&T sprinters around the world run legal sub-10s.
You can also click on athlete's name for link to their IAAF bio.

Click links here for stats confirmation & more details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10-second_barrier
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_100ok.htm
http://www.atoboldon.com/hotstats

Please note I also intend to update individual athletes sub-10 breakdowns for both the USA and Jamaica to this post in due course after I have compiled and confirmed all the information!

This thread is to discuss which of our current crop of T&T men sprinters are most likely to increase their number of sub-10s or to become new members of the Sub-10 Club between now & Olympics next year.

Please also help with any information you can provide as to the actual sub-10 times, windspeeds, locations and dates for all the T&T men sprinters who are members of the 100m Sub-10 Club so we can add to their sub-10 stats information above!

We would also like to discussion which one of our current sub-10 sprinters in your eyes has the ability to fill Ato's shoes in the gobal medals and sub-10s department before their career is over!!

Many thanks for your help & participation guys!!
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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 09:53:03 AM »
Imagine that, tiny TT with 5. If we want more, WE have to do a better job of nuturing.

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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 10:01:07 AM »
Imagine that, tiny TT with 5. If we want more, WE have to do a better job of nuturing.

We also want more sub-10s from the current T&T members of the Sub-10 Club who are still active!!
Which of our current crop of sprinters are going to seriously try to challenge Ato's position as the number one T&T sprinter and holder of most number of sub-10s in our athletics history?
Or which ones do you consider has the ability to at least challenge Ato's record but need to get more serious and work much harder?
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« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2011, 07:11:00 PM »
Ato Boldon 28

1996
9.93 Mt. SAC Relays. Beat Mike Marsh who ran 9.95. World Lead time
9.92 NCAA Championships (Eugene, Oregon). World Lead time and NCAA record till this year
9.94 Lausanne, Switzerland. Third behind Frank Fredericks (9.86) and Donovan Bailey (9.93)
9.95, 9.93, 9.90 Olympic Games (Atlanta, USA). Bronze in final behind Bailey's 9.84 WR and Fredericks 9.99. Ahead of Dennis Mitchell (9.99)

1997
9.89 Modesto Relays. World Lead and Meet Record which stands today
9.95 Stockholm, Sweden. Meet Record
9.90 Stuttgart, Germany Meet Record
9.87 World Championships (Athens, Greece). Fastest ever QF. Maurice Greene was behind in 9.90

1998
9.86 Mt. SAC Relays World Lead and Meet Record which stands today
9.86 Athens, Greece. Then fastest time in to a headwind ever. Fredericks 2nd in 9.93
9.99 Rome, Italy. Second to Fredericks 9.97
9.96 Stockholm, Sweden Second to Greene's 9.90
9.92 Monte Carlo, Monaco. Meet Record which stood till Asafa's 9.82 ten years after. Beat Bailey (9.96)
9.99 Berlin, Germany. Third behind Greene (9.94) and Jon Drummond (9.98)
9.96, 9.88 Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Beat Fredericks (9.98/9.96) in both semifinal and Final

1999
9.97 Stuttgart, Germany
9.97, 9.86 Athens, Greece. Second to Greene's 9.79 WR. Beat Bruny Surin's 9.97
9.86 Lausanne, Switzerland. Beat Greene (9.93) and Jason Gardener (9.98)

2000
9.95 Lausanne, Switzerland. Beat Francis Obikwelu (9.97)
9.99 Olympic Games (Sydney, Australia). Silver in Final behind Greene's 9.87

2001
9.97 Athens, Greece. Second to Greene 9.91
9.99 Lausanne, Switzerland. Second to Greene's 9.90
9.88 Oslo, Norway. Crossed line second behind Tim Montgomery's 9.84 which was annulled. Beat Bernard Williams (9.99). Meet record still stands
9.98 World Championships (Edmonton Canada). Crossed line 4th behind Greene (9.82), Montgomery (9.85) and Williams (9.94). Ahead of Dwain Chambers 9.99. Upgraded to bronze after Montgomery's doping disqualification
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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2011, 07:22:10 PM »
Richard Thompson 8

2008
9.93 Won SEC Outdoor Championship
9.97 Won NCAA Mid East Regional Championship
9.99, 9.93, 9.89 Olympic Games (Beijing, China). Second to Asafa Powell (9.91) in semis and ahead of Churandy Martina (9.94). Silver behind Usain Bolt's 9.69 WR in Final. Ahead of Walter Dix (9.91), Martina (9.93), Powell (9.95) and Michael Frater (9.97)

2009
9.98, 9.93. World Championships (Berlin, Germany) Third behind Tyson Gay (9.93) and Asafa Powell (9.95) in Semi-Final. Fifth in Final behind Bolt's 9.58 WR, Gay (9.71), Powell (9.84) and Daniel Bailey (9.93)

2011
9.85 Port of Spain, Trinidad. Broke Ato Boldon's 13 year National Record of 9.86


Marc Burns 3

2005
9.96 Port of Spain, Trinidad. Won National Championship ahead of Darrel Brown (9.99). Then Meet Record and fastest time on local soil

2008
9.97 London, England. Second to Powell (9.94)
9.97 Olympic Games (Beijing, China). Third in Semi Final behind Bolt (9.85) and Dix (9.95)


Darrel Brown 1

2005
9.99 Port of Spain, Trinidad. Second in National Championship behind Marc Burns (9.96).


Keston Bledman 1

2011
9.93 Clearmont, USA
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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2011, 07:35:47 PM »
Many thanks fLaSh!!
Will update sub-10 totals to my stats above to reflect!  :beermug:
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« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2011, 08:58:59 PM »
great thread :beermug:

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« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2011, 08:43:22 AM »
Imagine that, tiny TT with 5. If we want more, WE have to do a better job of nuturing.

We also want more sub-10s from the current T&T members of the Sub-10 Club who are still active!!
Which of our current crop of sprinters are going to seriously try to challenge Ato's position as the number one T&T sprinter and holder of most number of sub-10s in our athletics history?
Or which ones do you consider has the ability to at least challenge Ato's record but need to get more serious and work much harder?

John mark Constantine of Concorde ....

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« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2011, 08:44:28 AM »
Imagine that, tiny TT with 5. If we want more, WE have to do a better job of nuturing.

We also want more sub-10s from the current T&T members of the Sub-10 Club who are still active!!
Which of our current crop of sprinters are going to seriously try to challenge Ato's position as the number one T&T sprinter and holder of most number of sub-10s in our athletics history?
Or which ones do you consider has the ability to at least challenge Ato's record but need to get more serious and work much harder?

John mark Constantine of Concorde ....

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« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2011, 12:03:51 PM »
How is he doing? Haven't heard of him a long time... he seems like the best young male sprinter yet i've never seen him go to the carifta games.

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« Reply #10 on: September 21, 2011, 01:07:01 PM »
How is he doing? Haven't heard of him a long time... he seems like the best young male sprinter yet i've never seen him go to the carifta games.
tremendous return this year ...if you recall he had raced unbeaten in his age group for years . he got injured I heard lasty year and returned this season ....he is young and has great potential .....his final leg in a 4x100m relay still evokes laughter ....someone posted it on this forum awhile ago but I was there ...... he got the baton miles behind the leader on the last leg and came flying ...the crowd started to roar and the final leg runner looked back to see what all the noise was about ...he was after all so far ahead ..well when he looked front he must have been able to tell what colour boots John Mark was wearing . It seemed almost impossible to catch someone that far ahead in a last leg .....you have to see it to believe it ...maybe someone can find it and post it .. it was during the season before the last ...it was termed unbelievable in the post ...

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« Reply #11 on: September 21, 2011, 01:15:05 PM »
How is he doing? Haven't heard of him a long time... he seems like the best young male sprinter yet i've never seen him go to the carifta games.

video of john mark in carifta trials ...won his heat easily but opted out of the final ....still might not be 100 yet ...we shall see this year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-B1CTSZKPE&feature=related

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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #12 on: September 21, 2011, 01:25:21 PM »
How is he doing? Haven't heard of him a long time... he seems like the best young male sprinter yet i've never seen him go to the carifta games.

video of john mark in carifta trials ...won his heat easily but opted out of the final ....still might not be 100 yet ...we shall see this year.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/U-B1CTSZKPE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/U-B1CTSZKPE</a>

Don't understand why Constantine opted out of final!
Was he carrying an injury and being cautious? Otherwise it just doh make any sense!!

He looks a bit on the small side for a prospective top 100m sprinter though but he might be better suited for the 200m! Anyway too early to judge, need to see more of him first!!
How old is he now? Ah guess he's still growing and will put on more size?!
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« Reply #13 on: September 21, 2011, 08:22:06 PM »
How is he doing? Haven't heard of him a long time... he seems like the best young male sprinter yet i've never seen him go to the carifta games.

video of john mark in carifta trials ...won his heat easily but opted out of the final ....still might not be 100 yet ...we shall see this year.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/U-B1CTSZKPE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/U-B1CTSZKPE</a>

Don't understand why Constantine opted out of final!
Was he carrying an injury and being cautious? Otherwise it just doh make any sense!!

He looks a bit on the small side for a prospective top 100m sprinter though but he might be better suited for the 200m! Anyway too early to judge, need to see more of him first!!
How old is he now? Ah guess he's still growing and will put on more size?!

He should be about 16 and is on the small side ....lets see how he develops ....

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« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2011, 09:19:07 PM »
Ato was a beast! damn. When next will we have a Athlete like that? Dont forget his sub 20's 2OOm runs
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« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2011, 09:02:40 PM »
this was from the recently held hampton international games,,his last yr u17 e had to step up to anchor the u20 4x100m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEhx5Ta6p8

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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2011, 09:55:09 PM »
he like a souped up Super Mario eh?

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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2011, 10:07:29 PM »
he like a souped up Super Mario eh?

I think we've got the right nickname for him right there!

John Mark 'Super Mario' Constantine!  ;)
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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2011, 08:18:20 AM »
Btw Keelz, this one:
there ya go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pv7kTxPVr0
is already posted in Young T&T Track & Field Prospects thread;

And I have just added this one:
this was from the recently held hampton international games,,his last yr u17 e had to step up to anchor the u20 4x100m

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnEhx5Ta6p8
to the Young T&T Track & Field Prospects thread as well at this link: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=55027.0

Btw I need to clarify that the intension of this Men's 100m Sub-10 thread was really for us to post mostly T&T sprinters who have achieved 100m Sub-10s and preferably with videos of them doing it.

If one of our sprinters is a good Sub-10 prospect but is yet to run a Sub-10 then lets not jump the gun by posting them here in this thread, instead they should be posted in the Young T&T Track & Field Prospects thread at this link: http://www.socawarriors.net/forum/index.php?topic=55027.0

Best regards guys and keep them coming!  :beermug:
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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2011, 08:02:08 PM »
Keston Bledman
Clermont-9.93
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Marc Burns
Beijing-9.97
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2011, 08:18:44 PM »
Very nice!! Thanks Aviator!

Btw you killed two birds with one stone in the 2nd video as it does not only feature Marc Burn running a 9.97 sub-10 in the 1st semi-final behind Dix & Bolt but also Richard Thompson running a 9.93 sub-10 in the 2nd semi-final behind Powell!

See this link for the official 100m times in the Beijing Olympics Semifinals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_-_Men%27s_100_metres
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« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2011, 08:31:55 PM »
Richard Thompson

SEC-9.93( start video at 2:40)
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Beijing-9.99
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Beijing-9.93( start video at 1:02)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/eQ83qo5Sc4Y&amp;feature=channel_video_title" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/eQ83qo5Sc4Y&amp;feature=channel_video_title</a>

Beijing-9.89
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/qslbf8L9nl0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/qslbf8L9nl0</a>

Berlin-9.98
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/SBCQLaK2LB0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/SBCQLaK2LB0</a>

Berlin-9.93
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POS-9.85(start video @ 1:05)
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« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2011, 08:34:05 PM »
Somebody else could take on de wuk fuh posting all Ato videos ;D
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« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2011, 08:37:09 PM »
Somebody else could take on de wuk fuh posting all Ato videos ;D

That's a lot ah wuk sah!!  :devil:
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« Reply #25 on: September 29, 2011, 08:42:52 PM »
Somebody else could take on de wuk fuh posting all Ato videos ;D

That's a lot ah wuk sah!!  :devil:

Ah know.....ah put de man name in Youtube and ah see about 10 race pop up and a close de page yes. iz ah day wuk to post all dem videos
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« Reply #26 on: October 05, 2011, 09:36:42 AM »
Reference link:
http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=n/season=2011/sex=M/all=n/legal=A/disc=100/detail.html

Top Men's 100m Sub-10 times for 2011 (Updated:26/09/2011):
List below features best LEGAL Sub-10 100m times only!!
(Colour codes: Green => JAM, Blue => USA, Red => TRI, Purple => FRA, Black => Others)
WR 9.58 Usain Bolt (JAM) - Berlin, 16/08/2009
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Mark Wind   Athlete Nation DOB Pos Venue Date
9.76   1.3   Usain Bolt JAM   21/08/1986   1      Bruxelles   16/09/2011
9.78   1.0   Asafa Powell JAM   23/11/1982   1r1      Lausanne   30/06/2011

9.79   1.1   Tyson Gay USA   09/08/1982   1h1      Clermont, FL   04/06/2011
9.80   1.3   Steve Mullings JAM   28/11/1982   1      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
9.82   0.0   Yohan Blake JAM   26/12/1989   1      Zürich   08/09/2011
9.82   0.1   Yohan Blake      1      Berlin   11/09/2011

9.85   1.3   Mike Rodgers USA   24/04/1985   2      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
9.85   1.0   Richard Thompson TRI   07/06/1985   1      Port-of-Spain   13/08/2011
9.85   0.1   Usain Bolt      1r1      Zagreb   13/09/2011
9.86   2.0   Asafa Powell      1      Budapest   30/07/2011
9.88   1.0   Michael Frater JAM   06/10/1982   2r1      Lausanne   30/06/2011
9.88   1.0   Usain Bolt      1      Monaco   22/07/2011
9.89   2.0   Steve Mullings      1r1      Clermont, FL   21/05/2011

9.89   1.3   Ngonidzashe Makusha ZIM   11/03/1987   1      Des Moines, IA   10/06/2011
9.89   1.3   Nesta Carter JAM   10/11/1985   2      Bruxelles   16/09/2011
9.90   2.0   Steve Mullings      1r1      Starkville, MS   16/04/2011
9.90   0.6   Asafa Powell      1sf2      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
9.90   1.0   Nesta Carter      2      Monaco   22/07/2011
9.90   1.8   Asafa Powell      1h1      Budapest   30/07/2011
9.91   0.6   Usain Bolt      1      Roma   26/05/2011
9.91   -0.2   Usain Bolt      1r1      Ostrava   31/05/2011
9.91   0.0   Asafa Powell      1      Birmingham   10/07/2011
9.92   1.3   Nesta Carter      3      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011

9.92   2.0   Christophe Lemaitre FRA   11/06/1990   1      Albi   29/07/2011
9.92   -1.4   Yohan Blake      1      Daegu   28/08/2011
9.93   0.6   Asafa Powell      2      Roma   26/05/2011

9.93   1.0   Keston Bledman TRI   08/03/1988   1r1      Clermont, FL   04/06/2011
9.93   0.0   Nesta Carter      2      Birmingham   10/07/2011
9.93   1.4   Steve Mullings      1      Arzana   30/07/2011

9.94   1.3   Darvis Patton USA   04/12/1977   4      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
9.94   1.3   Michael Frater      5      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
9.94   1.3   Walter Dix USA   31/01/1986   1      Eugene, OR   24/06/2011
9.95   0.3   Asafa Powell      1      Shanghai   15/05/2011
9.95   0.9   Yohan Blake      1      Montreuil-sous-Bois   07/06/2011

9.95   1.0   Christophe Lemaitre      1r2      Stockholm   18/06/2011
9.95   1.3   Mike Rodgers      1h2      Eugene, OR   23/06/2011
9.95   1.3   Justin Gatlin USA   10/02/1982   2      Eugene, OR   24/06/2011

9.95   1.0   Christophe Lemaitre      3r1      Lausanne   30/06/2011
9.95   1.0   Asafa Powell      1h2      Birmingham   10/07/2011
9.95   -1.6   Yohan Blake      1      London (CP)   05/08/2011
9.95   -0.4   Yohan Blake      1sf1      Daegu   28/08/2011
9.95   0.0   Asafa Powell      2      Zürich   08/09/2011

9.96   1.1   Mike Rodgers      1r1      Oxford, MS   23/04/2011
9.96   1.1   Nickel Ashmeade JAM   07/04/1990   2h1      Clermont, FL   04/06/2011
9.96   0.9   Christophe Lemaitre      2      Montreuil-sous-Bois   07/06/2011
9.96   0.6   Steve Mullings      1sf1      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
9.96   1.0   Mike Rodgers      3      Monaco   22/07/2011
9.97   2.0   Ngonidzashe Makusha      1      Durham, NC   23/04/2011
9.97   -0.2   Steve Mullings      2r1      Ostrava   31/05/2011
9.97   1.3   Justin Gatlin      6      Eugene, OR   04/06/2011
9.97   1.3   Rakieem Salaam USA   05/04/1990   2      Des Moines, IA   10/06/2011

9.97   0.5   Daniel Bailey ANT   09/09/1986   1      Strasbourg   12/06/2011
9.97   0.6   Yohan Blake      2sf1      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
9.98   0.5   Yohan Blake      2      Strasbourg   12/06/2011
9.98   0.6   Michael Frater      3sf1      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
9.98   0.6   Nesta Carter      2sf2      Kingston (NS), JAM   24/06/2011
9.98   0.6   Steve Mullings      1r4      Lignano Sabbiadoro   19/07/2011

9.99   2.0   Travis Padgett USA   13/12/1986   2r1      Clermont, FL   21/05/2011
9.99   1.3   Mike Rodgers      3      Eugene, OR   24/06/2011

9.99   1.0   Nesta Carter      4r1      Lausanne   30/06/2011
9.99   1.0   Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR   01/01/1984   5r1      Lausanne   30/06/2011
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Total number of legal Sub-10s run by Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 61 
NB: You can also click on athlete's name for link to their IAAF bio.
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By Country number of legal Men Sub-10s 100m Breakdown for 2011:

Total number of legal Sub-10s run by JA Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =    39
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by USA Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) = 12
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by FRA Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =   4
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by T&T Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =   2
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by ZIM Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =   2
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by ANT Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =   1
Total number of legal Sub-10s run by NOR Men Sprinters in 2011 (to date) =  1

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There's absolutely no doubt that Jamaica is the no.1 sprint country in the world on the men's side right now courtesy of Bolt, Asafa, Blake and all the rest of top male JA sprinters!

In above list JA has 39 of this year's legal sub-10 times, the USA has just 12 of this year's legal sub-10 times! France has 4 of this year's legal sub-10s all courtesy of Lemaitre. T&T has just 2 of this year's legal sub-10 times courtesy of Thompson & Bledman with one each!

Well done to JA, a small island in the Caribbean Sea literally running things in Men's sprinting & driving the Americans into a distant 2nd position! It's now our job as well to over take the Americans!!  ;)

Is Trinidad & Tobago capable of similar success to JA in sprinting in 2012?
I believe so if all of our current sprinters who have already achieved legal sub-10s work harder and step up to what they are capable of!
I would like to see all our T&T sprinters clocking regular sub-10s during 2012 in build-up to the Olympics.
It will no longer be possible to win a medal at Olympics or even to make the final if you are not capable of running a sub-10 as and when required!
It will be serious business in 2012, so let’s hope all our sprinters put in the required work and will be up to the task! Also hoping they all remain healthy & injury free!! I think once they all do that then we should definitely be able to medal again in the Mens 4x100m relay as well as contest for a medal in the Mens 100m final at the London Olympics!
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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #27 on: October 05, 2011, 10:10:23 PM »
Looking at the stats above for the number of Sub-10s for 2011 ran by the top male sprinters, it is interesting to note that Yohan Blake who ran 8 sub-10s (same number as Powell) this year placed 1st in the Worlds 100m final, Walter Dix who ran just 1 sub-10 this year managed to place 2nd in the Worlds 100m final & Kim Collins who ran 0 sub-10s this year somehow managed to place 3rd in the Worlds 100m final!! Based upon above stats Bolt with 5 Sub-10s & Powell with 8 sub-10s would have both contested with Blake for the gold medal had they both run in final (i.e. if Powell was healthy & Bolt had not false started) and it would have been a Jamaica 1-2-3 in the Worlds Mens 100m final! Whether this was a "Golden Opportunity Missed" by Jamaica to claim a historic 1-2-3 in the mens 100m final at a major championship, remains to be seen!

Its interesting that these stats seem to prove that the number of sub-10s male athletes run next year in the build-up to Olympics will give a good indication of how they are likely to perform and place in the 100m final at the London Olympics barring drug-bust, injury or false-start disqualification!

Let’s hope all our male T&T athletes take note and train hard enough to put themselves into proper sub-10 shape but it’s also important for them to stay healthy, avoid injury & to peak at the right time for London Olympics!!
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Re: Men’s 100m Sub-10 Club!
« Reply #28 on: October 07, 2011, 03:43:01 PM »
Leader of the Men's 100m Sub-10 Club gets University Chancellor's Medal....

Asafa Powell to receive UTech's 2011 Chancellor's Medal
Published: Friday | October 7, 2011
André Lowe, Jamaica Gleaner Senior Staff Reporter

Former Prime minister and current chancellor at the University of Technology (UTech), Edward Seaga, yesterday announced that former world 100 metres record holder and the athlete with the most sub-10 seconds 100m times, Asafa Powell, will be the 2011 recipient of the university's Chancellor's Medal.


Powell, who will follow in the footsteps of his coach Stephen Francis - last year's awardee - has registered 74 times under 10 seconds over the 100m; the most by any athlete.

Seaga praised Powell for his perseverance over a career of rich accomplishments, and also shared that the presentation will be made next month at the launch of Dennis Johnson's book on UTech's sporting success, with 400m hurdles great and four-time world record holder Edwin Moses set to be in attendance.

Special athlete

"We feel that he (Asafa Powell) has made his mark despite the ups and downs in his career; that he has made a mark that will be indelible in the history of track and field," Seaga said during a function at Lillian's Restaurant, located at UTech.

"We feel we should not let that record pass without saying to Jamaica and the world that we honour him as a very special athlete," Seaga continued.

"I want to congratulate Asafa for his outstanding work and his perseverance," said Seaga. "Nothing in sports can be done without perseverance. You may accomplish something one or two times, but if you want to sustain what you have accomplished, you have to persevere."

Powell, who is looking to continue where he left off last season with the 2011 Diamond League 100m title firmly secured, was thankful for the recognition and described it as a source of motivation going forward.

"It's a great honour for me because at times us athletes need a bit of reassurance to show that people still appreciate what we are doing, and this is showing that all my good work over the years is appreciated, and I'm feeling very good about it," Powell responded.

The athlete had an up-and-down year, winning the Diamond League 100m title and being responsible for the second-fastest time over the distance over the year, with 9.78 seconds. He was, however, forced to sit out the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, after failing to recover in time from an injury.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20111007/sports/sports2.html
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A Look at The 'Greatest-Ever' Men’s 100m Field
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2011, 08:35:36 PM »
http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/current-features/2011/10/16/a-look-at-the-greatest-ever-mens-100m-field

A Look at The 'Greatest-Ever' Men’s 100m Field
by Neil O. Clayton, posted on 10/15/2011

At one point or another, sports fans are inundated by the question of ‘greatest ever’ or ‘best ever,’ when an analysis of outstanding athletes comes up for discussion. Muhammad Ali is said to be the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Some say Sugar Ray Robinson is, hands down, the greatest boxer of all time. Is Tiger Woods the best golfer of his generation? These questions may never be answered satisfactorily, but they are worth probing.
 
Who is the greatest 100 meter runner of all time? That question cannot be answered adequately because eras, equipment, altitude, track condition, nutrition, and technology dictate how well each ‘greatest or best’ measures up against the competition.

In a series of analyses, I will succinctly review the achievements of some of the singular best athletes in a featured event and determine who the victor would be, if they competed in the same race, all things considered. One point of note is that a world record holder might or might not have claimed the top prize in a head-to-head contest against equals, considering the foregoing determinants.

Loaded with Superlative Performers

The men’s 100m, arguably track’s premier event, has been historically loaded with superlative performers, some of the greatest sprint tacticians of all time. From world record holders to Olympic champions to World champions to world number-ones, we have been fortunate from time to time to have witnessed some classic encounters. Nonetheless I have narrowed this elite list to an eight-man field, which stands head and shoulders above all comers.

The dream field includes former World champion, Olympic champion and world record holder, Usain Bolt; Bolt’s compatriot, former world record holder and owner of a collection of the fastest races ever run, Asafa Powell; 1972 Olympic sprint double champion Valeriy Borzov from Russia; former American record holder and 2007 World sprint double champion Tyson Gay; former Olympic sprint double champion Carl Lewis; former Olympic and World champion Maurice Greene; former Olympic champion Bob Hayes; and disgraced, dethroned former Olympic champion Ben Johnson from Canada, complete the formidable field.

There is great respect and admiration for the achievements and accolades of other standouts, including the great 1936 Olympic sprint double champion, American Jesse Owens; the redoubtable Silvio Leonard from Cuba, who was unbeatable during his heyday in the 1970s and 80s. Also left out of consideration are Jamaicans Nesta Carter, number four fastest of all time and his team mate, Steve Mullings, rated among the top eight fastest men in history, former four-time European, Commonwealth and 1992 Olympic champion, Britains’s Linford Christie and former world record holder, the 1995 World champion and 1996 Olympic great, Canadian Donavan Bailey, who proved to be one of the most sensational sprinters of his time but he had a relatively short career at the top.

Who Wins

At his best, Bolt wins this tantalizing contest; he is tremendously powerful and towers over the field in every sense. His notoriously slow start would be no hindrance to victory as his nine-foot stride length would be telling in the closing stages of the race. Added to that, he is a big meet performer. Ben Johnson at his imperial best is, pound for pound, the class performer of this field. Built like a machine, he had a great start, and could match anyone with his immense top-end speed. As a result of the performance-enhancer convictions, he did not realize his full potential. He finishes just behind Bolt. I believe Bob Hayes would finish third here. Hayes’ win in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic final in 10.04secs must be one of the finest 100m races in history. With track improvements, a greater emphasis on his nutrition, in short, with the advancement in technology available today, Hayes’ time would probably not be considerably far off of the current world record of 9.58.

Maurice Greene finishes fourth, but only with a lifetime best effort. Asafa Powell takes his customary fifth place (as he did in the last two Olympic Games), with Tyson Gay finishing sixth. Carl Lewis and Valeriy Borzov bring up the rear. Both Lewis and Borzov were terrific athletes, but in a field which includes only the incredibly best, they do no better as Lewis was a notoriously slow starter and Borzov, though a terrific world beater, fares no better than eighth. Note that Borzov ran a PB of 10.00secs, an outstanding time which remains a fine performance today. Significantly, almost 40 years later, he would have taken the silver medal at the 2011 Worlds, losing the gold medal by a mere 2/25 of a second.
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