2010 - End of Year Reviews – Sprints

Monte Carlo - Statisticians A. Lennart Julin (SWE) and Mirko Jalava (FIN) conclude their 2010 annual review with a look back at this past season’s action in the Sprints.

MEN -

2010 was a very good year for the men’s sprints. It was also a season which saw changes at the very top. Usain Bolt was fast as usual, but he was no longer unbeaten. In the 100m no athlete was clearly above the others and in the 400m Jeremy Wariner was back to number one following a short break.

100m –

In 100m 13 runners recorded times under 10 seconds, very close to the all-time best of 14 from 2008. Furthermore there were a total of seven under 9.90s, which is one better than the previous best of six, also set in 2008.