Fred Kerley led the first American sweep of the men’s 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years, barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell at the World Athletics Championships 2022 on Sunday. Kerley leaned at the line to finish in 9.86 seconds and beat both Bracy and Bromell by 0.02 seconds on Saturday. The difference between second and third was 0.002. It marked the first American sweep at worlds since Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell and Dennis Mitchell went gold-silver-bronze at the 1991 championships in Tokyo. Only a few minutes earlier, Chase Ealey won America's first gold medal of the meet — in women's shot put.
World Athletics Championships 2022: Fred Kerley Leads American Sweep In Men’s 100m – In Pics
Fred Kerley led the first American sweep of the men’s 100 meters at the worlds in 31 years, barely edging teammates Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell at the World Athletics Championships 2022 on Sunday. Kerley leaned at the line to finish in 9.86 seconds and beat both Bracy and Bromell by 0.02 seconds on Saturday. The difference between second and third was 0.002. It marked the first American sweep at worlds since Carl Lewis, Leroy Burrell and Dennis Mitchell went gold-silver-bronze at the 1991 championships in Tokyo. Only a few minutes earlier, Chase Ealey won America's first gold medal of the meet — in women's shot put.
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