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100 metres

vr.tr.100-metres · ACT.EVT

Let an agent handle the 100 metres by rules, records, results, technique and events, with sourced and dated data.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle the 100 metres by rules, records, results, technique and events, with sourced and dated data.

A sprint race over 100 metres on a straight track, the shortest common outdoor running distance in athletics, contested at the Olympic Games and World Championships; world records stand at 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.49 seconds for women, set by Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988.

What it is for: Elite and recreational sprinting.

It can be find records and results; explain rules such as false starts and wind limits; describe sprint technique in general terms; find competitions and broadcasts.

Distinguishing features

Straight sprint

Electronic timing to hundredths

Wind-assisted limit for records

Blue-riband event

What it looks like

Athletes sprinting in lanes on a straight track from starting blocks.

Physical character

world record (men): 9.58 s - 2009

world record (women): 10.49 s - 1988

How it is recognised

Straight 100 m in lanes

Starting blocks and electronic timing

Indoor sprints are usually 60 metres

Related models

is a kind of - category

sprinting

is governed by - body

World Athletics

is contested at - event

Olympic Games

is related to - start rules

start

In practice

Families and kinds

men 100 metres

women 100 metres

para athletics 100 metres

masters and youth events

indoor 100 metres (rare)

Standards and regulation

World Athletics Competition and Technical Rules

Wind gauge limit of 2.0 m/s for records

World Anti-Doping Code

Failure modes and hazards

Outdated records

Confusing wind-assisted times with records

Hamstring injuries

Also called

100 metres indoors

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Records Records and results.

Records need sources.

World

World records.

World

World records.

  1. What are the current world records, according to World Athletics? provenance
  2. As of which date? provenance

Results

Race results.

Results

Results.

  1. Who won this race, and what were the time and wind reading? provenance
  2. Is the result official? boundary
Rules Competition rules.

Rules decide validity.

Start

False starts.

Start

False starts.

  1. How are false starts detected and penalised? provenance
  2. What reaction time threshold is used? provenance

Wind

Wind limits.

Wind

Wind limits.

  1. Why are times with tailwinds above 2.0 m/s not ratified as records? provenance
  2. How is wind measured? definition
Training Technique.

General information only.

Technique

Sprint phases.

Technique

Technique.

  1. What are the phases of a 100 m race, according to coaching sources? provenance
  2. Which drills are common? provenance

Injury

Injuries.

Injury

Injuries.

  1. Has a sprinter felt a sudden sharp pain in the thigh? boundary
  2. Should they stop and seek medical assessment? action
Events Competitions.

Events need dates.

Championships

Major events.

Championships

Major events.

  1. When is the next major championship 100 m final? provenance
  2. Where can it be watched? provenance

Local

Taking part.

Local

Taking part.

  1. Which clubs and meets offer 100 m races for beginners or masters? provenance
  2. How can someone register? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should men and women events be separate entries?
  • How should results databases be linked?
  • How should para classifications be linked?