Jamaican Asafa Powell held the world record twice (9.77s in 2005, then 9.74s in 2007) before Bolt arrived and set the current mark. Powell ran sub-9.80 seconds 97 times in his career β the most of any athlete in history β demonstrating extraordinary consistency at the elite level over more than a decade of competition.

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