Jamaica's 4X100 relay gold medalist Usain Bolt (R) and Britain's 5000m gold medalist Mohamed Farah pose after the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 11, 2012 in London © Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages

Head to head: Mo Farah vs Usain Bolt

Who is faster and who can run the furthest, Mo Farah or Usain Bolt? We look at the stats to find out who is the speediest runner.

MO FARAH	versus	USAIN BOLT
1.75m	HEIGHT	1.95m
60kg	WEIGHT	94kg
4	OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS	8
12.98s	100m	9.58s
3min 56.49s	MILE	4min 30s (estimate)

Usain Bolt is the fastest human in the world, but only up to 200m. His huge legs, packed with fast-twitch muscle fibres, allow explosive acceleration but they can’t sustain prolonged aerobic exertion, making them dead weights over longer distances. Usain Bolt has never actually run a mile, but most experts think he’d struggle to get a time under 4min 30s.

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