Ruth Alexander
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4,250 appearances
120 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2011
last heard Aug 2018
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He covered the distance in 4.64 seconds.
So is it possible that the fastest man ever over 100 metres could be beaten to 40 metres by a footballer?
Former Great Britain sprinter turned sports scientist Craig Pickering.
We don't know exactly how Hector Bellerin was timed or the conditions he ran in, but fellow Arsenal player Theo Walcott commented earlier in the year that they run through the timing gates.
So it's unlikely Bellerin did everything the same way Usain Bolt did it.
If you're a fan of athletics, you may have heard the claim that the weakest part of Usain Bolt's race is his start.
So maybe this explains why Bellerin's time was quicker over 40 metres.
So would Craig Pickering, who retired from sprinting with a personal best over 100 metres of 10.14 seconds, fancy his chances in a race against Hector Bellerin?
Well, while we don't have any film of Bellerin's astonishing 40-metre run, we do have plenty of statistics from his performance in Premier League matches.
This is David Eccles from Chiron Hago, a company which provides detailed statistics on football players.
So, is Bellerin quicker than Bolt?
Not being as quick as the fastest man ever is no disgrace.
But Hector Bellerin isn't even the fastest player in the Premier League this season.
He's 18th on the Cairo-Hago stats for peak speeds.
You're probably wondering, who's number one?
That's all we've got time for this week, but if you have any numbers you'd like us to look at, please do email us.
Our address is moreorless at bbc.co.uk and our website is bbc.com slash moreorless.
Yes, Tim, it's been a tense wait here in Trumpton Town Hall.
There have been counts and recounts.
This is a key marginal.
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