Jun 14 - Jamacin sets World Record Time in the 100M

This is one fast Jamacin

Powell breaks men's 100m mark
Posted: Tuesday June 14, 2005 2:01PM; Updated: Tuesday June 14, 2005 2:30PM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Asafa Powell set a world record in the men's 100 meters Tuesday, clocking 9.77 seconds at the Tsiklitiria Super Grand Prix meeting.

The Jamaican, who finished fifth at the 2004 Athens Games, shaved one hundredth of a second off Tim Montgomery's record of 9.78 set in Paris in 2002.

Montgomery's record already was at risk because he faces doping charges. The previous record was 9.79 set by Maurice Greene in Athens in 1999.

Powell, 22, already had the world's fastest time this year, a run of 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational on May 8. He also ran a 9.85 on June 9 in the Czech Republic.

"I'm very happy that ... I achieved this performance," Powell said after the race at the Olympic Stadium. "I knew I could break the world record and I am very happy I succeeded."

100 Meter Record Progression
Time Holder Date
10.6 Donald Lippincott, United States 7/6/1912
10.4 Charles Paddock, United States 4/23/21
10.3 Percy Williams, Canada 8/9/30
10.2 Jesse Owens, United States 6/20/36
10.1 Willie Williams, United States 8/3/56
10.0 Armin Hary, West Germany 6/21/60
9.99 Jim Hines, United States 6/20/68
9.93 Calvin Smith, United States 7/3/83
9.92 Carl Lewis, United States 9/24/88
9.90 Leroy Burrell, United States 6/14/91
9.86 Carl Lewis, United States 8/25/91
9.85 Leroy Burrell, United States 7/6/94
9.84 Donovan Bailey, Canada 7/27/96
9.79 Maurice Greene, United States 6/16/99
9.78 Tim Montgomery, United States 9/14/02
9.77 Asafa Powell, Jamaica 6/14/05

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