Michael Norman set the best time in the 100 meters on Monday at an athletics meeting in Texas. The 22-year-old American, who mainly competes in the 400 meters, ran to a time of 9 “86.
With that chrono, Norman crushes his own personal best 10 “27 that he ran in 2016. Since then, Norman has never been active in the 100 meters in competition.
Norman, a specialist in the 400 meters, is only the second athlete in history who manages to run under 10 seconds in the 100 meters, under 20 seconds in the 200 meters and under 44 seconds in the 400 meters . Olympic champion in the 400 meters Wayde van Niekerk was the first sprinter to achieve that.
Last year, at the Diamond League meeting in Rome in June, Norman won the 200 meters in 19 “70. Less than two months earlier, he finished in 400 meters in Torrance, California, at 43” 45.
The previous best time of the year in the 100m was in the name of South African Akani Simbine. He ran in Pretoria in March a time of 9 “91.
Look at Norman’s 100m:
