150 metres

Sprint race 150 metres Usain Bolt JAM 14.35 (2009) Favour Ofili NGR 15.85 (2025) 150 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a very rarely contested non-championship event, and it is not recognised by World Athletics. Given the proportion of standard running tracks, the event typically incorporates a bend when held in a track and field stadium, although some specially-built tracks allow it to take place entirely on a straight. The event was given a high-profile outing in 1997 as an intermediate contest between two 1996 Olympic champions: Donovan Bailey (100 metres) and Michael Johnson (200 metres).Longman, Jere (1997-06-02). In a Duel of the Fastest, Bailey Runs All Alone. New York Times. Retrieved on 2017-01-29. Johnson pulled up mid-race, allowing Bailey to win the $1 million prize.Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ 2024-10-30 Hürriyet Daily News en This race coincided with a period of similar 150 m meetings between Bailey and the 1992 Olympic 100 m champion Linford Christie; the pair raced over three years for high cash prizes in Sheffield, England, in 1995, 1996 and 1997, with Christie winning the first two outings and Bailey winning the last.ITN: Contemporary and Archival Video News Footage - Getty Images https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage/itn 2024-10-30 www.gettyimages.co.ukthumb|350px|Usain Bolt lining up for his 150 m world best run in Manchester in 2009The Manchester City Games in England – a competition featuring a long, raised track on one of the city's major streets – has provided many of the event's highlights since 2009, including the men's world best of 14.35 seconds, set by Usain Bolt in 2009.2009-05-17 Usain Bolt clocks fastest ever 150m https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/5339860/Usain-Bolt-clocks-fastest-ever-150m.html 2024-10-30 The Telegraph en Allyson Felix ran the fastest ever female 150 m race in 2013 (16.36 seconds),Allyson Felix Sprints to 150m World Record at the Great City Games https://web.archive.org/web/20170202050608/http://www.finishlynx.com/2013/06/allyson-felix-sprints-to-150m-world-record-at-the-great-city-games/ 2017-02-02 . Finish Lynx (2013-06-03). Retrieved on 2017-01-29. although faster times have been recorded at intermediate stages of the 200 m event. The Great North City Games (held variously in Newcastle and Gateshead) feature a similar set-up to the Manchester event and have hosted several of the best men's and women's times.Team USA takes Great North City Games trophy. USATF (2017-09-17). Retrieved on 2017-01-29. The British events typically attract American, British and Caribbean competitors, and athletes from these places account for nearly all the top 25 best times for men and women. A one-off 150 m race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro was held in 2013 and Bolt finished in a time close to his own world best. The 150 m had some significance as a regular indoor event in the 1960s and 1970s as a result of indoor tracks matching that distance. Wales held a national championship over the distance up to 1972, and Finland briefly had a women's national championship in the mid-1960s.Welsh Indoor Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.Finnish Indoor Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29. A relay version of the distance (4 × 150 metres) was contested at the 1967 European Athletics Indoor Championships and was won by the Soviet Union's women's team.European Indoor Championships (Women). GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29. The distance attracted the attention of 1980 Olympic 200 m champion Pietro Mennea, whose hand-timed run of 14.8 seconds in Cassino, Italy, in 1983 stood as a world-best time for over a quarter of a century.Bolt runs 14.35 sec for 150m; covers 50m-150m in 8.70 sec!. IAAF (2009-05-17). Retrieved on 2017-01-29. Italy also provided a women's 150 m best that same decade, with Jamaican Merlene Ottey setting a time of 16.46 seconds in Trapani in 1989 – a world-best mark which was unbeaten for over two decades.WORLD RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES. Athletics Weekly (2006-08-09). Retrieved on 2017-01-29. All-time top 25 + = en route to 200 m performance straight = performance on straight track NWI = no wind measurement Men RankTimeTypeWind (m/s)AthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef. Reference114.35straight +1.1Usain BoltJamaica17 May 2009ManchesterMarkham Carl Butler Mark 17 May 2009 Bolt runs 14.35 sec for 150m; covers 50m-150m in 8.70 sec! IAAF https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/bolt-runs-1435-sec-for-150m-covers-50m-150m-i 28 January 2017214.41+straight -0.4Tyson GayUnited States16 May 2010ManchesterTyson Gay 2010 Manchester 19.41 200 meter Splits http://speedendurance.com/2010/05/20/tyson-gay-2010-manchester-19-41-splits/ speedendurance.com Jimson Lee 20 May 2010 9 April 201714.41straight +0.3Noah LylesUnited States18 May 2024AtlantaLyles and Hill equal American 150m bests as track royalty lights up adidas Atlanta City Games https://www.adidasatlantacitygames.com/news/52/63/Lyles-and-Hill-equal-American-150m-bests-as-track-royalty-lights-up-adidas-Atlanta-City-Games.php adidas Atlanta City Games 18 May 2024 19 May 2024414.65straight +1.4Walter DixUnited States17 September 2011GatesheadGreat City Games 2012 Results http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2011 greatcitygames.org September 2011 28 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171008232315/http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2011 8 October 2017 dead514.66straight +0.3Zharnel HughesUnited Kingdom18 May 2024AtlantaAtlanta City Games 2024 Results https://results.adidasatlantacitygames.com/ adidasatlantacitygames.com 19 May 2024614.70straight-1.1Ferdinand OmanyalaKenya17 May 2025Atlanta150m Results https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7227657?eventId=10230106&gender=M World Athletics 18 May 2025714.71straight +1.3Yohan BlakeJamaica17 May 2014ManchesterGreat City Games: Yohan Blake fails to break Bolt's 150m record https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/27439118 bbc.com 17 May 2014 28 January 2017814.75straight +0.1Jereem RichardsTrinidad and Tobago23 May 2021BostonHurdle stars Holloway and Harrison lead record blitz in Boston https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/adidas-boost-boston-games-harrison-holloway-s World Athletics Jon Mulkeen 24 May 2021 18 June 2021914.78bend 0.0Sinesipho DambileSouth Africa16 June 2026Ostrava, Czech Republic Ostrava Golden Spike - Men's 150m Results https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_64ed84f1-3159-4108-b4a7-5d984631f970.pdf online.atletika.cz 16 June 2026 16 June 20261014.8 hbend NWIPietro MenneaItaly3 September 1979Cassino1114.81straight +0.2Nethaneel Mitchell-BlakeGreat Britain20 May 2018Boston150m Results http://www.adidasboostboston.com/events/may-20/mens-150m.php adidasboostboston.com 20 May 2018 23 May 2018 22 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180522080531/http://www.adidasboostboston.com/events/may-20/mens-150m.php dead1214.83+bend +0.4Michael JohnsonUnited States1 August 1996AtlantaWho is the fastest man in the world? http://elitetrack.com/article_files/fastestman.pdf elitetrack.com Robert Tibshirani May 1997 29 January 2017 2 February 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202072226/http://elitetrack.com/article_files/fastestman.pdf dead1314.85straight +0.3Erriyon KnightonUnited States6 May 2023AtlantaLyles, Hobbs and Holloway produce fast times in Atlanta https://worldathletics.org/news/report/atlanta-city-games-lyles-hobbs-holloway World Athletics Karen Rosen 7 May 2023 11 May 20231414.86straight +0.3Alexander OgandoDominican Republic18 May 2024Atlanta1514.87straight +1.4Marlon DevonishGreat Britain17 September 2011Gateshead -0.1Wallace SpearmonUnited States20 May 2012ManchesterManchester City Games 2012 Results http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/Manchester/2012 greatcitygames.org 15 May 2012 28 January 2017 +0.6Reece PrescodGreat Britain8 September 2018Gatesheadhttp://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2018 Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists greatcitygames.org The Great Run Company 8 September 2018 3 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190105145429/http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2018 5 January 2019 dead1814.88straight +1.4Daniel BaileyAntigua and Barbuda31 March 2013Rio de JaneiroBolt blazes to victory in Rio beach race http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/bolt-blazes-to-victory-in-rio-beach-race IAAF Eduardo Biscayart 31 March 2013 28 January 20171914.89straight +1.0Chris RoysterUnited States6 May 2023AtlantaOblique Seville wins Atlanta City Games 100m in 9.99, 150m victory for Jereem Richards https://sportsmax.tv/athletics/item/118985-oblique-seville-wins-atlanta-city-games-100m-in-9-99-150m-victory-for-jereem-richards sportsmax.tv Leighton Levy 7 May 2023 11 May 2023 +0.3Ferdinand OmanyalaKenya6 May 2023Atlanta +0.3Josephus LylesUnited States18 May 2024Atlanta2214.90straight -1.0Christophe LemaitreFrance25 May 2013ManchesterManchester City Games 2013 Results http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/Manchester/2013 greatcitygames.org 25 May 2013 28 January 2017 -0.2Michael RodgersUnited States14 September 2013NewcastleGreat City Games 2013 Results http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2013 greatcitygames.org 6 September 2014 28 January 2017 10 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170110161831/http://greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2013 dead2414.91straight +1.4Bruno de BarrosBrazil31 March 2013Rio de Janeiro2514.93+bend +0.3John RegisGreat Britain20 August 1993StuttgartFast 150 meter races, by Alfons Juck, Note by Larry Eder. Run Blog Run (2009-09-19). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.14.93straight 0.0Miguel FrancisAntigua and Barbuda18 June 2016SomervilleNews From Around the World - EME NEWS (JUN 19, 2016) http://american-trackandfield.com/atf/index.php/news/item/1838-news-from-around-the-world-eme-news-jun-19-2016 american-trackandfield.com 19 June 2017 17 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001235402/http://american-trackandfield.com/atf/index.php/news/item/1838-news-from-around-the-world-eme-news-jun-19-2016 1 October 2016 dead +0.3Antonio WatsonJamaica6 May 2023Atlanta-1.1Terrence JonesBahamas17 May 2025Atlanta Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 14.93: Usain Bolt also ran 14.42 straight (2013), 14.44+ (2009), 14.85+ (2007). Tyson Gay also ran 14.51 (2011), 14.75+ (2007). Noah Lyles also ran 14.56 (2023), 14.67 (2026), 14.69 straight (2019), 14.77 (2018). Jereem Richards also ran 14.83 straight (2023). Marlon Devonish also ran 14.88 straight (2010). Assisted marks Any performance with a following wind of more than 2.0 metres per second is not counted for record purposes. Below is a list of the fastest wind-assisted times (inside 14.92). Only times that are superior to legal bests are shown. Linford Christie (GBR) ran 14.74 s (+3.9 m/s) on 23 July 1995 in SheffieldUNITED KINGDOM ALL-TIME LISTS - MEN http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/ma99.htm gbrathletics.com 31 December 2006 16 February 2017 Donovan Bailey (CAN) ran 14.92 s (+3.9 m/s) on 23 July 1995 in Sheffield. Women RankTimeTypeWind (m/s)AthleteNationalityDatePlaceRef. Reference115.85straight+2.0Favour OfiliNigeria17 May 2025Atlanta150m Results https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7227657?eventId=10230107&gender=W World Athletics 18 May 2025216.09+bend +0.2Shericka JacksonJamaica8 September 2023BrusselsWanda Diamond League Brussels - 200m Women race analysis. Omega Timing Retrieved on 2023-09-08.316.10+bend +1.3Florence Griffith JoynerUnited States29 September 1988SeoulWorld records and best performances, women’s outdoor. Athletics Weekly Retrieved on 2017-01-29.416.14straight+2.0Tamari DavisUnited States17 May 2025Atlanta516.23+bend +0.6Inger MillerUnited States27 August 1999SevilleA KINEMATIC STUDY OF THE SPRINT EVENTS AT THE 1999 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS IN SEVILLA https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/cpa/article/viewFile/624/549 University of Konstanz 2002 29 January 201716.23straight -0.7Shaunae Miller-UiboBahamas20 May 2018Boston150m Results http://www.adidasboostboston.com/events/may-20/womens-150m.php adidasboostboston.com 20 May 2018 23 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180522080607/http://www.adidasboostboston.com/events/may-20/womens-150m.php 22 May 2018 dead716.25+bend -0.619 July 2025 Women's Diamond - 200 metres results https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/london/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF 21 July 2025 Diamond LeagueJulien AlfredSt. Lucia19 July 2025London19 July 2025 Race Analysis 200m Women https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/london/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C77A_1.0.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20250831201546/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/london/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C77A_1.0.PDF 31 August 2025 31 August 2025 ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net816.28+bend +1.7Allyson FelixUnited States31 August 2007Osaka916.30straight +0.1Tori BowieUnited States4 June 2017BostonJon Mulkeen 5 June 2017 Miller-Uibo clocks 21.76 on 200m straight in Boston https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/adidas-boston-boost-games-miller-uibo-200m-20 5 June 2017 IAAF0.0Candace HillUnited States18 May 2024Atlanta1116.33+bend 0.0Merlene OtteyJamaica19 August 1993StuttgartCommonwealth All-Time Lists – Women http://www.gbrathletics.com/cw99.htm www.gbrathletics.com 2006-08-09 28 January 20171216.39+bend -0.428 August 2025 Women's Diamond - 200 metres results https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73B1_1.0.PDF 30 August 2025 Diamond LeagueBrittany BrownUnited States28 August 2025Zürich28 August 2025 Race analysis 200m women https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C77A_1.0.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20250831202045/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2025/zurich/ATHW200M----DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C77A_1.0.PDF 31 August 2025 31 August 2025 ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net1316.41bend +1.1Brianna Rollins-McNealUnited States20 July 2020Fort WorthOlympic Champ Brianna Rollins-McNeal takes down Merlene Ottey record to set a world best https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/07/30/2070585/0/en/Olympic-Champ-Brianna-Rollins-McNeal-takes-down-Merlene-Ottey-record-to-set-a-world-best.html globenewswire.com 30 July 2020 29 April 20211416.42+bend -0.4Dina Asher-SmithGreat Britain28 August 2025Zürich1516.43+bend +1.7Veronica Campbell-BrownJamaica31 August 2007Osaka16.43straight0.0Celera BarnesUnited States18 May 2024Atlanta1716.44straight0.0Daryll NeitaGreat Britain18 May 2024Atlanta1816.45+bend -0.6Amy HuntGreat Britain19 July 2025London1916.50straight +1.5Carmelita JeterUnited States17 September 2011Gateshead +0.1Gabrielle ThomasUnited States6 May 2023Atlanta+2.0Ashanti MooreJamaica17 May 2025Atlanta2216.53straight -1.5Lynna IrbyUnited States23 May 2021Boston2316.54+bend +0.6Merlene FrazerJamaica27 August 1999Seville16.54straight +0.1Debbie Ferguson-McKenzieBahamas17 May 2009ManchesterManchester City Games 2009 Results http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/Manchester/2009 greatcitygames.org 17 May 2009 28 January 20172516.56bend +0.6Dafne SchippersNetherlands8 September 2020OstravaKiplimo, Crouser, Kipyegon and Taylor impress in Ostrava https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/kiplimo-crouser-and-taylor-impress-in-ostrava World Athletics Bob Ramsak 8 September 2020 18 September 2020 Notes Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 16.56: Favour Ofili also ran 16.30 straight (2024). Allyson Felix also ran 16.36 straight (2013). Shaunae Miller-Uibo also ran 16.37 straight (2019). Tamari Davis also ran 16.44 straight (2023). Merlene Ottey also ran 16.46 bend (1989). References 2 Category:Events in track and field Category:Sprint running disciplines