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The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champion Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder. Gay entered the competition with a season's best of 9.77 seconds (an American record) while Bolt's season's best was 9.79 seconds.
Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58: Berlin, Germany: 16 August 2009 South American Record Robson da Silva (BRA) 10.00A: Mexico City, Mexico: 22 July 1988 European Record Francis Obikwelu (POR) 9.86: Athens, Greece: 22 August 2004 Jimmy Vicaut (FRA) Saint-Denis, France: 4 July 2015 Montreuil-sous-Bois, France: 7 June 2016 Oceanian record Patrick Johnson (AUS ...
The men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics took place at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on August 21 and August 22. The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champions, the United States, and the reigning Olympic Champions, Jamaica.
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Usain Bolt was born on 21 August 1986 as Usain St. Leo Bolt to parents Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt [10] in Sherwood Content, [17] a small town in Jamaica. Jennifer named her son Usain at the suggestion of her nephew-in-law, who suggested the name as he had a classmate of that name, while Bolt's middle name, St. Leo, was given to him by his aunt ...
Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58: Berlin, Germany: 16 August 2009 Championship record: World Leading Zharnel Hughes (GBR) 9.83: New York, United States: 24 June 2023 African Record Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN) 9.77: Nairobi, Kenya: 18 September 2021 Asian Record Su Bingtian (CHN) 9.83: Tokyo, Japan: 1 August 2021 North, Central American and Caribbean record ...
The championship records for the event are 9.58 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 10.65 seconds for women, set by Sha'Carri Richardson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken or equalled at the competition three times: by Carl Lewis in 1987 and 1991, and by Usain Bolt in 2009. [1]
Men's 100 metres at the 2017 World Championships A scene of the final Venue Olympic Stadium Dates 4 August (preliminary round & heats) 5 August (semi-final & final) Competitors 60 from 45 nations Winning time 9.92 Medalists Justin Gatlin United States Christian Coleman United States Usain Bolt Jamaica ← 2015 2019 → Video on YouTube Official Video Events at the 2017 World Championships ...