personal best
noun
: the best achievement one has ever had
Her time in the race was a personal best.
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Today in Philadelphia, the Olympic bronze medalist ran a world lead and personal best in the 100-meter dash of 10.73 seconds.
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Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Mission Bay senior Jayden Bailey lowered his personal best in the 300 hurdles to 37.41 to claim the victory in the longer hurdle race by more than a second.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
The time would have seen the younger Yu qualify for the semifinals at last year’s Paris Olympics and took almost two seconds off her personal best.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The swim represented a huge personal best from Yu, who swam a 2:12.52 at the semi-final stage which had already established her as the fastest ever 12-year-old, male or female, per World Aquatics.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Mission Bay senior Jayden Bailey lowered his personal best in the 300 hurdles to 37.41 to claim the victory in the longer hurdle race by more than a second.
—Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2025
The time would have seen the younger Yu qualify for the semifinals at last year’s Paris Olympics and took almost two seconds off her personal best.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
The swim represented a huge personal best from Yu, who swam a 2:12.52 at the semi-final stage which had already established her as the fastest ever 12-year-old, male or female, per World Aquatics.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Personal best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20best. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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