Wayde van Niekerk First Man In History In Sub 10, 20, 44 Club
Wayde van Niekerk First Man In History In Sub 10, 20, 44 Club
Sub-10 100m. Sub-20 200m. Sub-44 400m. There is just one man in history that can check all three of those boxes, and that man’s name is Wayde van Niekerk.Th
Sub-10 100m. Sub-20 200m. Sub-44 400m. There is just one man in history that can check all three of those boxes, and that man’s name is Wayde van Niekerk.
The 23-year-old mega talent from South Africa, who won the 400m World title last summer in Beijing in a blistering 43.48 (#4 all-time), today entered uncharted territory with his 9.98 100m Bloemfontein, South Africa.
That’s good enough to make Michael Johnson— the best 200m/400m runner in history— blush.
van Niekerk still has much work to do to reach MJ’s level (3 Olympic golds, 6 ind. World titles), but hey, it’s gotta be pretty cool to say you’ve done something that not even the uber-rangy Johnson could accomplish.
van Niekerk’s PRs: 9.98, 19.94, 43.48. Unofficially, this makes van Niekerk the Mo Farah of sprinting.
Here’s the race:
The 23-year-old mega talent from South Africa, who won the 400m World title last summer in Beijing in a blistering 43.48 (#4 all-time), today entered uncharted territory with his 9.98 100m Bloemfontein, South Africa.
That’s good enough to make Michael Johnson— the best 200m/400m runner in history— blush.
Sub 10, sub 20, sub 44. That's crazy. Great things could be ahead for @WaydeDreamer https://t.co/xOiMg88Tlw
— Michael Johnson (@MJGold) March 12, 2016
van Niekerk still has much work to do to reach MJ’s level (3 Olympic golds, 6 ind. World titles), but hey, it’s gotta be pretty cool to say you’ve done something that not even the uber-rangy Johnson could accomplish.
van Niekerk’s PRs: 9.98, 19.94, 43.48. Unofficially, this makes van Niekerk the Mo Farah of sprinting.
Here’s the race:
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