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TRACK AND FIELD |
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This is a picture of Usain Bolt, with his world record 100m time of 9.69. |
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Track and Field is divided into two categories, Track and Field. The track events are running events that range from 50m to the 42.2 km marathon. The events are 50m, 55m, 60m, 100m, 100m Hurdles, 110m Hurdles, 200m, 400m, 400m Hurdles, 800m, 1500m, Mile, 3000m, 3000m Steephechase, 5000m, 10,000m, 20,000m, Half Marathon, Marathon. There are also Race Walks. The distances are 20km, and 50km. There are also Relay events where 4 runners each run the same distance, there are 3 types of relays, 4x100m, 4x400m, and 4x800m.
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The second category is the field category. Field events include the throwing events, and the jumping events. In the throwing events, you have to throw an object of a certain weight. In shot put, you have to throw a shot, which is a metal ball. In discus, you have to throw a discus, in javelin, you have to throw a spear, and in hammer throw, you have to throw a hammer which is a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. There are also jumping events. In long jump, you have to jump as far as you can into a sand pit. In triple jump, you have to jump as far as you can in three jumps. In high jump, you have to run up to a bar, and try to jump over it without any devices to help you. In Pole Vault, you have to run towards the mat, and use a flexible pole to jump over a bar. |
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In this website, you will learn everything about track and field, like the events, how to do some events, and world record times, distances, and heights. After you finish reading this website, you will know everything you need to know to do track and field! |
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100m |
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Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.69 |
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200m |
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Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 19.30 |
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400m |
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Michal Johnson (USA) 43.18 |
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800m |
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Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) 1:41.11 |
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1500m |
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Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) 3:26.00 |
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3000m |
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Daniel Komen (Kenya) 7:20.67 |
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5000m |
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Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 12:37.35 |
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10,000m |
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Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 26:17.53 |
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20,000m |
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Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 56:25.98 |
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Half Marathon |
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Samuel Wanjiru (Kenya) 58:33 |
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Marathon |
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Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 2:03.59 |
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High Jump |
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Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) 2.45m |
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Pole Vault |
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Sergey Bubka (Ukraine) 6.14m |
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Long Jump |
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Mike Powell (USA) 8.95m |
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Triple Jump |
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Jonathan Edwards (Great Britain) 18.29m |
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Shot Put |
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Randy Barnes (USA) 23.12m |
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Discus |
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Jurgen Schult (East Germany) 74.08m |
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Hammer Throw |
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Yuriy Syedikh (Soviet Union) 86.74m |
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Javelin |
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Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) 98.48m |
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20,000m Race Walk (Track) |
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Brenardo Segura (Mexico) 1:17:25.60 |
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20 Kilometres Race Walk (Road) |
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Vladimir Kanaykin (Russia) 1:17:16.00 |
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50,000 Metres Race Walk (Track) |
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Thierry Toutain (France) 3:40:57.90 |
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50 Kilometres Race Walk (Road) |
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Nathan Deakes (Australia) 3:35:47.00 |
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4x100m Relay |
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Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 37.10 |
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4x400m Relay |
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Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson (USA) 2:54.29 |
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4x800m Relay |
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Joseph Mwengi Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kipngetich Kombich, Wilfred Bungei (Kenya) 7:02.43 |
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3000m Meter Steeplechase |
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Saif Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) 7:53.63 |
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Dayron Robles, above, the world record holder in 110m Hurdles |
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Michael Johnson, above, before his world record 400m run, 43.18 seconds |
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Javier Sotomayor, during his world record High Jump, 2.45m. Demonstrating the Fobsury Flop. |
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Mike Powell, during his World Record Long Jump, 8.95m demonstrating the kick in long jump. |