150 metres is a sprint event in track and field. It is a very rarely contested non-championship and not an IAAF-recognised event. Given the proportion of standard running tracks, the event typically incorporates a bend when held in a track and field stadium, although some especially-built tracks allow the event 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).[1] Johnson pulled up mid-race, allowing Bailey to win the $1 million prize.[2] This race coincided with a period of similar 150 m meetings between Bailey and the 1992 Olympic champion Linford Christie; the pair raced three years running for high cash prizes in Sheffield, England, in 1995, 1996 and 1997, with Christie winning the first two outings and Bailey winning the last.[3][4]
Usain Bolt lining up for his 150 m world best run in Manchester in 2009
The 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.[5] Allyson Felix ran the fastest ever 150 m race by a woman in 2013 (16.36 seconds),[6] 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) features a similar setup to the Manchester event and has provided several of the best men's and women's times.[7] The British events typically attracted 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 record.[8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]
^Longman, Jere (1997-06-02). In a Duel of the Fastest, Bailey Runs All Alone. New York Times. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Bailey beats Johnson and takes home $1.5 million in 'fastest-man' race. Hurriyet Daily News (1997-06-03). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^ENGLAND: INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS IN SHEFFIELD. ITN 91995-07-23). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Bailey cashes in on emphatic victory. Hurriyet Daily News (1997-07-01). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Hart, Simon (2009-05-17). Usain Bolt clocks fastest ever 150m. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Allyson Felix Sprints to 150m World Record at the Great City Games Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. Finish Lynx (2013-06-03). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Team USA takes Great North City Games trophy. USATF (2017-09-17). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Biscayart, Eduardo (2013-03-31). Bolt blazes to victory in Rio beach race . IAAF. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Welsh Indoor Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Finnish Indoor Championships. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^European Indoor Championships (Women). GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^Bolt runs 14.35 sec for 150m; covers 50m-150m in 8.70 sec!. IAAF (2009-05-17). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
^WORLD RECORDS AND BEST PERFORMANCES. Athletics Weekly (2006-08-09). Retrieved on 2017-01-29.
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