Gatlin breaks world 100m record

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  • May 4, 2006
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    World and Olympic champion Justin Gatlin became the new 100m world record holder at the IAAF Super Tour meeting in Doha on Friday.

    The 24-year-old American clocked 9.76 seconds to break Asafa Powell's mark by one-hundredth of a second.

    100m RECORD SINCE 1990
    9.76: J Gatlin (US), 12/05/06
    9.77: A Powell (Jam), 14/06/05
    9.78: T Montgomery (US), 14/09/02
    9.79: M Greene (US), 16/06/99
    9.84: D Bailey (Can), 27/07/96
    9.85: L Burrell (US), 06/07/94
    9.86: C Lewis (US), 25/08/91
    9.90: L Burell (US), 14/06/91