In short distances (50 meters), Usain Bolt thinks Cristiano Ronaldo has a chance to beat him.
“Cristiano Ronaldo trains every day. He’s a super athlete,” said Usain Bolt in 2020.
“He’s always at the top of his game. So if we were pitted against each other right now, I think he’s faster than me,” continued the Jamaican sprinter.
Marca had released the fastest running footballers in 2009. In the study they released, Cristiano Ronaldo came out as the fastest runner with a running speed of 33.9 km/hour.
The figure above is the average value, both when CR7 – Cristiano Ronaldo’s nickname – holds the ball or not. Imagine if it was only calculated when running, the speed recorded by the captain of the Portuguese National Team and Al Nassr could be even higher.
What about Usain Bolt? When winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt’s running speed reached 37.1516 km/hour!
In his prime, it was difficult to beat Usain Bolt. Despite his large height reaching 195 centimeters and weighing 94 kg, Usain Bolt’s running speed was amazing.
Currently, Usain Bolt still holds the world record for the 100 and 200 meters. The world record for the 100-meter run was set by Usain Bolt when he became the champion of the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany in 2009.
The 200-meter run record was also set by Usain Bolt in the same event with a speed reaching 19.19 seconds. 15 years have passed, no other sprinter has been able to surpass Usain Bolt’s record, which is now 37 years old.
