Who is this 17 year old high school student faster than Usain Bolt at the same age?

Nowadays, Usain Bolt remains the fastest man in history. His two world records for the 100 meters (9″58) and the 200 meters (19″19), established during the World Championships in Berlin in 2009, still stand, Tyson Gay having contented himself with a time of 9″ 69 on the main distance the same year and Yohan Blake having slammed a 19″26 on the half lap of the track in 2011.

But the Jamaican, retired since 2017, sees his legendary time on the straight threatened by a new sprint phenomenon. His name: Christian Miller. Aged 17, the American caused a sensation last Sunday at the meeting in Clermont, Florida. The Eugene native completed his 100 meters in 9.93 seconds, becoming the youngest person to go under the 10-second mark.

From 10″06 to 9″93 in less than a year

This feat made him faster than Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Carl Lewis at the same age! An XXL performance which rewards quite spectacular progress. Last summer, the one who is still a high school student (he will soon enter the University of Georgia) achieved a time of 10″06 during the American Junior Championships. Which was until then his personal best.

” I feel very good. It’s good that all my work has paid offreacted Christian Miller hotly. But what pleases me most of all is that I managed to silence a few critics. You can’t do it any faster for a high school student, they said last year. Well, I’m proving them wrong. » It now remains to be seen whether the American will be at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.