Chicago runner James Lightbody won the steeplechase and the 800 m and then set a world record in the 1500 m. Harry Hillman won both the 200 m and 400 m hurdles and also the flat 400 m. Sprinter Archie Hahn was champion in the 60 m, 100 m and 200 m. In this last race, he set an Olympic record in 21. 6, a record that stood for 28 years.

Some industry experts have also questioned their safety compared to other commuter train types, such as the Sprinter.

The car he drives, a Toyota AE86 Sprinter Trueno, has become one of the most popular sports cars ; the car is also known as " Hachi-Roku " in Japan ( hachi-roku meaning " eight six "); his car is also called " The Little Hachi that could.

There have also been several models over the years, including the Corolla Ceres ( and similar Sprinter Marino ) hardtop, Corolla Levin and Sprinter Trueno sports coupés and hatchbacks, and the Corolla FX hatchback, which became the Corolla RunX, while the Sprinter became the Allex, with the introduction of the ZZE128 Corolla.

The AE85 and AE86 chassis codes were also used for the Sprinter ( including the Sprinter Trueno ).

The E90 Sprinter was also rebadged and sold as the Geo Prizm ( US ) or Holden Nova ( Australia ).

The Freightliner badge also adorns the Sprinter, a Class 2 van produced by Mercedes-Benz in Europe and marketed through Freightliner dealers, as well as through Chrysler dealers as a Dodge-branded offering.

The up and coming Sprinter Rachel Johncock also lives in the village and can often be seen out running.

Services are also regularly operated by Class 150 Sprinter units, although these are normally just the single unit.

It ( and also the other two ) owns white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter buses, yellow Renault Masters ( mostly to RTP, small number of them also red ), and white GAZelle buses.

Currently it is usually called ' Sprinter ' because it usually uses the ' Sprinter ' ( 2900 class ) rolling stock ; however, the service is sometimes operated using older style rolling stock ( such as ' Plan V / T ': 400, 500, 800 and 900 class ).

In 1987, there was a limited edition model of the AE86 called " Black Limited " that served as a send-off model before the AE86 chassis was replaced later that year by the front wheel drive AE92 Corolla / Sprinter range.

In Japan, the Sprinter Trueno was exclusive to Toyota Japan dealerships called Toyota Vista Store, while the Corolla Levin was exclusive to Toyota Corolla Store.

The Corolla has always been manufactured in Japan with a twin, called the Toyota Sprinter, sold at a specific Japanese Toyota dealership called Toyota Auto Store, then renamed Toyota Vista Store in 1980.

A badge engineered version called the Sprinter was introduced around the same time as the Corolla in Japan, and sold at a different Toyota Japan dealership sales channel called in 1966 Toyota Auto Store.

The Corolla Sprinter was introduced as the fastback version in 1968, and exclusive to a Toyota Japan dealership retail outlet called Toyota Auto Store.

The Sprinter was the result of a Toyota marketing approach of selling the Corolla at two different Japanese Toyota dealership networks, called Toyota Vista Store, while the Corolla was available at Toyota Corolla Store locations.

The first generation Sprinter was introduced in March 1968 as a fastback version of the first generation Corolla, and sold at Japanese dealership sales channel called Toyota Auto Store.

In order to sell through the Toyota Auto Store dealer network, the Sprinter was no longer called a Corolla, even though the differences were mostly cosmetic.

As special model called the Sprinter Trueno J had everything the Trueno had except it used the single cam, twin carburettor 2T-B engine.

These cars were offered for consumers who wanted the luxurious approach offered by the Toyota Crown hardtop and sedan, as well as the Mark II ( 4-door hardtop ), Cresta ( 4-door sedan ) and Chaser ( 4-door hardtop and performance enhancements ), and the next segment down on the Corona and Carina, called the Toyota Corona EXiV and the Toyota Carina ED, with the Toyota Corolla Ceres and the Toyota Sprinter Marino at the lowest segment, which were all offered at reduced prices and tax liability based on the vehicles size.

A combination of the two styles, monocoque cab and engine bay welded to a ' C ' section chassis rear is commonly used for trucks ( such as the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis cab ), but has not been common in North America.

Dodge ended production of their full-size vans in June 2002 ( as 2003 models ), and replaced it with the German originated Dodge Sprinter, which is based on a narrower, more fuel-efficient European design pattern with a diesel turbo I5.

The Sprinter is the equivalent to the Swiss RegioExpress.

Sony developed a system known as " Sprinter " that used a similar master source tape forced into close contact with any blank copy tape and run across a transfer head in which a weak AC high frequency sine wave is used to transfer the information anhysteretically to the blank tape with minimal erasure of the source tape on each pass.

* September 26 – Sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his Olympic gold medal and world record when he tests positive for steroids.

* Sprinter Asafa Powell is from Spanish Town.

The AE86 generation of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno is a small, lightweight coupe introduced by Toyota in 1983 as part of the fifth generation Toyota Corolla lineup.

The Prizm is a compact four-door sedan that was based on the Toyota E90 and E100 platform Toyota Sprinter.

A runaround loop is provided beside the platform to permit locomotive hauled trains to change ends, which was made redundant with the start of Sprinter operations on the line on 27 April 2008.

The mountain is where the main character, Takumi Fujiwara, delivers tofu everyday to a hotel uphill, using his Toyota Sprinter Trueno ( AE86 ).

The British Rail Class 156 Super Sprinter is a diesel multiple-unit train ( DMU ).

The Class 159 is a class of British diesel multiple-unit trains of the Sprinter family, built in 1989 – 1992 by BREL at the Derby Carriage and Wagon Works as Class 158.

The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light and heavy commercial vehicle, built by Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a van, chassis cab and minibus, and sold as a Mercedes model, except in the U. S. where it is built from complete knock down ( CKD ) kits and sold by Freightliner, or by Chrysler as the Dodge Sprinter, prior to the Chrysler divestiture.

The second ( North American ) generation Sprinter is a complete redesign from the prior model, with the W5A380 transmission being the only significant carryover part from the earlier generation.

The DaimlerChrysler merger of 1999 made it possible for Dodge to explore new ideas ; hence the European-styled Mercedes-Benz Sprinter line of vans was brought over and given a Dodge styling treatment.

Because of their fuel efficiency major motorhome manufacturer Thor Motor Coach made several Class C and Class A Motorhomes available on the Dodge Sprinter Chassis including their popular Four Winds Siesta & Chateau Citation product lines.

The Department has around 9 Patrol vehicles ranging from 4-5 Dodge Chargers, 1 Ford Explorer, 1 Dodge Sprinter Van, and 1 Ford Escape Hybrid outfitted as a Mobile Radar Photo Enforcement Unit made by Redflex Systems and acquired in late 2011.

* Sprinter Lighttrain, operated by NS ( see above )

These are operated by a variety of trains of Class 142, Class 150 and Class 156 Sprinter DMUs or Class 323 electric units.

These services are operated by Class 158 Express Sprinter units.

Craigieburn was previously serviced by five-car diesel locomotives and Sprinter Railcars on the Seymour / Albury line.

A face-lift in March 1976 saw most Corolla E30 models replaced by equivalent E50 models and most Sprinter E40 models were replaced by equivalent E60 models.

The Sprinter was nearly identical to the Corolla, differing only by minor body styling changes such as pop-up headlights.

They were replaced on regional services by the new " Sprinter " derivative units, or by " Turbo " units on services around London.

Later these services were operated by Sprinter units-mainly Class 158s on express services.

DaimlerChrysler Vans LLC retained sole responsibility for the North American Sprinter market until the sales, service and parts support responsibilities were absorbed by Chrysler Commercial Vehicle Division in 2004.

They were replaced on regional services by the new " Sprinter " derivative units, or by Class 323 electric multiple units on services around Birmingham.