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Blackbuck

Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is listed at 105 km/h in Garland's 1983 compilation of maximal running speeds, method U.

Also known as Antilope cervicapra
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Top speed

Published as 105 km/hPublished as 105 km/hPublished as 105 km/h

Garland 1983 Table I maximal running speed, method U (Breland 1963). Not a new trial on 2026-10-06.

EstimatedJournal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)

In context

  • 2.8× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
  • 1.0× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 3.1 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 105km/h65.2mph29.2m/s56.7knRanked figure

    Garland 1983 Table I maximal running speed, method U (Breland 1963). Not a new trial on 2026-10-06.

    Estimated
    Journal of Zoology (opens source in a new tab)Accessed

Reference

Specs

Species
Antilope cervicapra
Source table
Garland 1983, Table I
Method code
U

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