Ferdinand Omanyala 9th on Top 10 List of Fastest Men of All Time, Usain Bolt Leads

• Usain Bolt set the fastest time ever seen in the 100-metre race in 2009
• The Jamaican clocked a stunning 9.58 seconds - a record that has never been broken
• Ferdinand Omanyala is the highest-ranked athlete not from Jamaica or the United States

Jamaica and the United States of America have a rich history of producing the best sprinters the world has ever seen.

The current era is ruled by a legion from America, with reigning World Champion Fred Kerley leading a list of superior athletes. However, in yesteryears, it was Jamaica's time at the top, with Usain Bolt cementing his time as the best-ever sprinter.

The eight-time Olympic gold medalist ran a blazing 9.58 second during the IAAF Championships in 2009, as reported by Olympics. It is a time that no one else has ever come close to replicating.

Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake are joint-second with an equally impressive time of 9.69 seconds. Commonwealth Champion Ferdinand Omanyala is the only non-American and non-Jamaican on the list.

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The 27-year-old used a time of 9.77 seconds at the Kip Keino Classic in 2021, setting a new African record in the process and immersing himself among the elite.

Fastest men in the world of all time

Figures courtesy of World Athletics.

Omanyala leads Diamond League standings

At the same time, Sports Brief reported that Ferdinand Omanyala is on course to qualify for the Diamond League finals, with the Commonwealth champion leading the standings after five legs.

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Omanyala raced in his second-ever Diamond League race when he took part against an elite field at the Rabat Diamond League on May 28. He then followed it up with back-to-back races in Florence, Italy and Paris, France.

The fastest man in Africa grabbed podium places in all three races -he came in third in Morocco before claiming two consecutive second-place finishes in Italy and France. World 100-metre champion Fred Kerley won the Rabat and Florence legs. Noah Lyles beat Omanyala in a photo finish in Paris.

Fastest men in 2023

The 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, are less than two months away, with preparations hitting top gear ahead of the highly anticipated event.

The Budapest showdown will come hot on the heels of the rescheduled Oregon meeting last year and athletes like Omanyala will be seeking to make amends.

So far, so good and it's looking good for him. He might have failed to win either of the three Diamond League meets he participated in, but he is still the fastest man in the world this year.