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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