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1st January 2011: As by end of 2010, the highest speed of human recorded was of 44.72 km/h (27.79 mph), seen during a 100 meters sprint (average speed between the 60th and the 80th meter) by Usain Bolt. The fastest speed of a human running was set by Maurice Greene, who achieved a sprint speed of 26.7 mph. Note that is anarobic : the highest sustained speed is just over 15 miles an hour - i.e. a 4 minute mile. So the first is the limit of the legs, the second the limit of the heart.
That would mean both reached a speed of roughly 26.5 MPH. Considering that, even the reductions the WR has taken in the last 12 years, it would be okay to assume 27-28 MPH is the fastest speed ever attained by a person running. Though Bob Hayes, in 1964, ran his leg of the 4x100m relay in 8.50 seconds.