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Usain St. Leo Bolt (/ ˈ juː s eɪ n /; [12] born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. [13] [14] [15] He is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
In the men's 100 metres dash, Usain Bolt broke his own 100 metres sprint world record with a time of 9.58. [citation needed] The defending world champion, Tyson Gay finished second with a time of 9.71, a US national record. [35] Britain's Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon title with a world-leading points score of 6731. [36]
Bolt and Spearmon were the two semi-final winners, while the third-fastest, 19-year-old Alonso Edward, demonstrated medal winning form. [4] In the final race, Usain Bolt, the clear favourite, had another world record-breaking run following his 9.58 second record in the 100 metres four days earlier.
Bolt stormed to gold in the Olympic Stadium in 19.19 seconds. On this day in 2009: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt smashes 200m world record in Berlin Skip to main content
Colin Jackson broke the 110 metre hurdles world record in 1993; ... Record Name Location Date Ref Video 100 m: 9.58 (+0.9 m/s) WR Usain Bolt (JAM) Berlin: 16 August 2009
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.
Days later Bolt began his quest to win gold in the 200 meters, and after qualification the 100m and 200m world record holder was handed a print of Morin’s famous photo. “‘This photo is worth ...
The two main contenders for the event were the reigning World Champions, the United States, and the reigning Olympic Champions, Jamaica. Jamaica held the world record at 37.10 (which was later rescinded), which was established at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, while the United States entered with the 2009 overall season-best 37.85.