meter

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He tried running the 200 meters at the Olympic trials in Oregon before the Paris Games and did so in 33 seconds, but he limped away with an injury.

From Los Angeles Times

The 21-year-old from Wisconsin had already won gold in the 500 and 1,000 meters, and a silver in the 1,500 heading into Saturday’s race.

From Los Angeles Times

In his third race, the 1,500 meters, the 21-year-old from Wisconsin didn’t get the timing quite right and had to settle for a disappointing silver in a race he was heavily favored to win.

From The Wall Street Journal

But her top marks of 11.70 seconds in the 100 meters and 23.93 in the 200 didn’t rank in the top 100 for U.S. women in 2021, her senior year at Nevada Las Vegas.

From Los Angeles Times

Their analysis shows that roughly 300 million cubic meters of magma rose from deep within the crust and stalled about four kilometers beneath the seafloor.

From Science Daily