Sports
- 100 metres — the distance a very fast human being can run in about 10 seconds
- 100.584 metres — length of a Canadian football field between the goal lines (110 yards)
- 91.5 metres – 137 metres — length of a soccer field
- 105 metres — length of a typical football field
- 109.73 metres — total length of an American football field (120 yards, including the end zones)
- 110 – 150 metres the width of an Australian football field
- 135 – 185 metres the length of an Australian football field
- 137.16 metres — total length of a Canadian football field, including the end zones (150 yards)
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