An curved arrow pointing right. Olympic runners Usain Bolt and Wayde van Niekerk have nearly reached humankind's maximum running speed. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Sports Olympic runners ...
To date, the fastest a human has been recorded running is Usain Bolt's 2009 record-smashing 100-meter dash. There, he briefly reached a top running speed of 27.78 mph. Sha’Carri Richardson is ...