who is the fastest runner in the world?

Answer 1

Osafa Powell due to justin gatlins current steroid ban

Answer 2

It depends. For the 100 meters it is Asafa Powell (9.77). For the 1 mile it is Hiccam Gourrouj (3:43) For the 5k(12:37) and 10k (26:17) it is Kenenisa Bekele. For the marathon it is Paula Radcliffe(2:15:25) in the women's and Paul Tergat (2:04:55) in the men's. Justin Gatlin was held the WR with Asafa Powell but was busted for doping and given an eight year ban.

Answer 3

As of June 2000, the fastest running human is Michael Johnson, the American track and field star who on August 1, 1996 set the world record of running 200 meters in 19.32 seconds. Johnson, by doing this, won an Olympic title in Atlanta, Georgia and broke the longest standing field record of the time; Pietro Mennea's 1979 record of 19.72 seconds. Johnson's record can be calculated to equal 10.35 m/s or 37.267 km/h. Johnson's events also include the 400 meter run which he ran in 43.18 seconds ranking him number one in the world in 1999. This broke the 11-year old record of American Butch Reynolds (43.29s). In this category, Johnson was undefeated throughout his career with forty four consecutive victories. An interesting fact to know is that in the animal kingdom Michael Johnson would be considered relatively slow; the cheetah, one of the world's fastest land animals, can sustain a top speed of about 30 m/s or 100 km/h -- three times the speed Michael Johnson can achieve.

Answer 4

Right now- Asafa Powell.
"The fastest recorded instantaneous velocity achieved by a human was supposedly by Donovan Bailey, who set the World Record in the 100 m (9.84 s). He was clocked at 12.1 m/s, although this figure is perhaps a bit rough (recorded by a radar gun). Accurate data was taken at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, where the top speeds of both Maurice Greene and Bailey were recorded at 11.87 m/s (although neither set records in the race -- Greene ran 9.86 s to Bailey's 9.91 s). Bailey was also clocked at 11.91 m/s in the 4 x 100 m relay final at the same championship."

Answer 5

Justin Gatlin and Osafa Powell but Gatlin tested positive for a banned substance so I would say Powell

Answer 6

Asa Powell

Answer 7

asafa powell is the fastest runner in the world.

Answer 8

Asafa Powell in the 100m - 9.77 [2005 Athens GP 100m final with +1.6; 2006 Gateshead GP 100m final with +1.5 & 2006 Zurich GP 100m with +1.0]

Obadele Thompson has run 9.69 wind-assisted with more than 5m/s following wind [the legal limit for record purposes is 2m/s]

Highest Top Speeds:
12.20m/s = 27.28mph - Maurice Greene [USA] [10m in 0.82 - 1999 Roma GP 50-60m & 2000 Sydney OG 100m final 50-60m]

12.1m/s = 27.07mph - Donovan Bailey [CAN] [Clocked at this speed by laser-gun in 1996 ATL OG 100m final although his Fastest 10m split-time was 0.83 between 50-60m, which is 12.05m/s = 26.95mph]

[Also 12.1m/s = 27.07mph] Ato Boldon [TRI] & Frankie Fredericks [Both clocked at 12.1m/s at Fastest during their respective 1996 ATL OG 100m Semi-finals]

12.05m/s = 26.95mph - Ben Johnson [CAN] [1988 Seoul OG 100m final 50-60m split: 0.83] & Carl Lewis [USA] [1988 Seoul OG 100m final 50-60m split: 0.83 and also 1991 Tokyo WCH 100m final 70-80m split: 0.83]

Answer 9

The Flash.