Usain Bolt set the world record in the men's 100-meter dash at 9.58 seconds during the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

Allyson Felix holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals won by a female athlete in track and field, with seven golds.

Paavo Nurmi, a Finnish long-distance runner, earned the nickname 'Flying Finn' for his remarkable achievements in the 1920s, winning nine Olympic gold medals.

Roger Bannister, a British middle-distance runner, became the first person to break the 4-minute mile barrier in 1954, clocking in at 3:59.4.

Daley Thompson, a British decathlete, is the only athlete to win the Olympic decathlon title three times, achieving this feat in 1980, 1984, and 1988.

Sally Pearson, an Australian hurdler, set the world record in the women's 100-meter hurdles at 12.28 seconds during the 2011 World Championships in Daegu.

Wilma Rudolph, an American sprinter, earned the nickname 'Golden Girl' after winning three gold medals in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4x100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Sergey Bubka, a Ukrainian pole vaulter, set the world record in the men's pole vault at 6.14 meters in 1994.

Carl Lewis, an American sprinter, is the only athlete to win the Olympic 100-meter and 200-meter double twice, achieving this feat in 1984 and 1988.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, an American heptathlete, won the Olympic gold medal in the heptathlon four times, in 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996.

Bob Hayes, an American sprinter, earned the nickname 'Emperor of Sprints' for his dominance in the 100-meter and 200-meter events during the 1960s.

Galina Chistyakova, a Soviet long jumper, set the world record in the women's long jump at 7.52 meters in 1988.

Jesse Owens, an American sprinter, is the only athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and 4x100-meter relay at the same Games, achieving this feat at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Kevin Young, an American hurdler, set the world record in the men's 400-meter hurdles at 46.78 seconds during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Usain Bolt, a Jamaican sprinter, is known as the 'World's Fastest Man' and holds the world records in the 100-meter dash (9.58 seconds) and 200-meter dash (19.19 seconds).