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Is 478 times the speed of light as fast as Noah Ngeny?

It's about 20,000,000,000 times as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 0.000000025280 times the speed of light.
(in Rieti, Italy; 1999) (sprinter; 1978-)
Setting a world record at the Rieti Grand Prix in 1999, Noah Ngeny ran 1,000 m in 2:11.96 for an average speed of 0.000000025280 times the speed of light. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
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