Worlds fastest people

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Category	Year	speed mph	speed kph	Answer
100m sprint (Male)	2009	23.4	37.7	Usain Bolt
100m sprint (Female)	1988	21.3	34.3	Florence Griffith-Joyner
Marathon (Male)	2018	12.9	20.7	Eliud Kipchoge
Marathon (Female)	2019	11.6	18.7	Brigid Kosgei
Flight in an aeroplane	1965	4519	7274	William (J) Knight
Land speed record	1997	763	1228	Andy Green
50m Freestyle swim	2009	5.35	8.61	Cesar Celio
50m Breaststroke swim	2017	4.31	6.94	Adam Peaty
50m Backstroke swim	2022	4.72	7.59	Hunter Armstrong
50m Butterfly	2018	5.02	8.08	Andriy Govorov
Lands end to John o'Groats (car)	2017	87.6	141.0	Tommy Davies
Lands end to John o'Groats (car)	2017	87.6	141.0	Tom Harvey
Lands end to John o'Groats (mixed tandem bike)	2000	16.4	26.37	Andy Wilkinson
Lands end to John o'Groats (mixed tandem bike)	2000	16.4	26.37	Lynne Taylor
Dakar Rally (2023)	2023	-	-	Kevin Benavides
Speed in atmosphere	1969	24759	39846	Thomas Stafford
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				John Young
Speed in a motorcycle	2010	394.1	634.2	Rocky Robinson

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