world's fastest man

Noun

 * 1)  the  champion male  in the men's 100-metre dash sprint race   event

Usage notes
In the late 1990s, the United States, sports commentator, and the U.S. media that the 1996 champion of the 100m was the world's fastest man, as the U.S. had lost that race, while the U.S. had won the 200m race, where the 200m winning time was less than twice that of the 100m winning time, them "awarding" the title to the 200m champion, U.S.'s Michael Johnson, instead of the 100m champion, Canada's Donovan Bailey. The U.S. returned to the customary according of the title to the 100m champion at the 2000 Olympics.