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The 18 pages that link to 100 metres, each with the reason it gives.

• Sprint (running)Broader topic: It showcases acceleration and maximum speed with little time for speed endurance to dominate.

• 200 metresCompared with: The 100 metres has no bend and places less emphasis on sustaining speed through a longer race.

• Usain BoltBroader topic: Bolt’s 9.58-second world record transformed the event’s benchmark.

• Wind assistanceBroader topic: Its records are subject to the familiar maximum tailwind allowance of 2.0 metres per second.

• Olympic athleticsBroader topic: It is the shortest standard outdoor track race and a defining Olympic event.

• 400 metresCompared with: It emphasizes acceleration and top speed far more than the longer one-lap event.

• Carl LewisRelated: Lewis won Olympic gold in this event in 1984 and 1988.

• Florence Griffith JoynerNarrower topic: Joyner's world record is the event's standing benchmark.

• 1983 World Championships in AthleticsBroader topic: It was one of Carl Lewis’s three gold-medal events.

• 4 × 100 metres relayCompared with: The individual race has no baton, exchange zones, or team-order decisions.

• 1991 World Championships in AthleticsNarrower topic: The event's wind limit governs whether Lewis's time could qualify as a record.

• Daley ThompsonRelated: Sprint speed contributed points to Thompson’s decathlon total.

• Ashton EatonRelated: A decathlete's opening event rewards speed before the competition shifts to other skills.

• Elaine Thompson-HerahNarrower topic: Thompson-Herah's 100-metre victories depended on explosive acceleration and maintaining top speed.

• Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceNarrower topic: This is Fraser-Pryce’s signature event and the basis of her greatest individual titles.

• Irena SzewińskaRelated: Szewińska won the European title and set a world record in this event.

• Bob MathiasRelated: Its speed demands formed one part of Mathias's ten-event Olympic contests.

• Merlene OtteyRelated: Ottey won Olympic and world-championship medals in this event.