50 meter run

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The 50-meter run is a sprint discipline that is mainly run indoors. It serves as an alternative to the 60-meter run and is now rarely held as an independent competition. Many times are therefore only measured over a section of a longer distance (usually 60 meters). For children under the age of 12, the 50-meter run is the regular sprint discipline. The sprint distance is then extended from the next age group. 50 meters are run on an exclusively straight route, with each runner having to stay in his own lane from start to finish. You start in the low start with the help of starting blocks .

At the European Athletics Indoor Championships , the 50-meter run was held from 1967 to 1969 as well as 1972 and 1981 instead of 60 meters. During these years the 60-meter hurdles competitions were also shortened to 50 m.

The men's world record is currently 5.56 s, set by Donovan Bailey in 1996. Irina Priwalowa is the world record holder for women with 5.96 s, set in 1995. She is the only woman to date to have this distance in ran under 6 seconds.

statistics

World best list

As of April 2, 2010, only hall results; A = run under altitude conditions (competition location at an altitude of over 1000 m)

Men

  1. 5.56s A, Donovan Bailey , CAN , Reno , February 9, 1996
  2. 5.56s, Maurice Greene , USA, Los Angeles , February 13, 1999
  3. 5.58s, Leonard Scott , USA, Liévin , February 26, 2005
  4. 5.61 s, Manfred Kokot , GDR , Berlin , February 4, 1973 (European record)
  5. 5.61s, James Sanford , USA, San Diego , February 20, 1981
  6. 5.61s, Michael Green , JAM , Liévin , February 16, 1997
  7. 5.61s, Deji Aliu , NGR , Liévin , February 21, 1999
  8. 5.61s, Jason Gardener , GBR , Madrid , February 16, 2000
  9. 5.61s, Freddy Mayola , CUB , Madrid, February 16, 2000

Women

  1. 5.96s, Irina Priwalowa , RUS , Madrid , February 9, 1995
  2. 6.00 s, Merlene Ottey , JAM , Moscow , February 4, 1994
  3. 6.02s, Gail Devers , USA, Liévin , February 21, 1999
  4. 6.04s , Chioma Ajunwa , NGR , Liévin , February 22, 1998
  5. 6.05s, Savatheda Fynes , BAH , Liévin , February 13, 2000
  6. 6.05s, Philomena Mensah , CAN , Liévin, February 13, 2000
  7. 6.07s A, Gwen Torrence , US, Reno , February 9, 1996
  8. 6.08s, Christy Opara-Thompson , NGR , Liévin , February 16, 1997
  9. 6.09s, Schanna Block , UKR , Moscow , February 2, 1993
  10. 6.11s, Marita Koch , GDR , Grenoble , February 2, 1980

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ European Indoor Championships (Men) - gbrathletics.com