He set a new record in the 1500 metres in 1966, his time of 3.43.7 being even faster than the existing Asian mark.

Michael Johnson sets a new world record in the 400 metres in 43.18.

In June 2005, Williams set a new personal best of 44.90 in the 400 metres.

At the 1991 South Carolina state meet, he set a state record in the 100 metres with 10.40 seconds.

Despite setting another personal best time in the 1500 metres, she was run out of her heat.

Lewis had set the World Record in the 100 metres 5 days earlier.

In 1972 he set an indoor world record in the 400 metres with 46.1 seconds.

There, he set a national record in the 200 metres of 20.23 seconds.

On the track she set national records in the 3000 m and the 10,000 metres.

He set a European Record in the 100 metres.