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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.
Both Jamaicans broke the track record, but Bolt came out on top with a time of 9.77 s, beating Powell by 0.06 s. Victory, however, did not come as smoothly as it had in Beijing. Bolt made the slowest start of the nine competitors and had to recover ground in cold conditions and against a 0.9 m/s (3.2 km/h; 2.0 mph) head wind. [ 129 ]
The men's 100 metres final at the 2008 Summer Olympics saw a world record and six men clear ten seconds (equalling the number from the 1991 World Championships). Only two months into the start of the outdoor track season, 2011 became a record-breaking year as fifteen men ran under ten seconds between April and June. [ 10 ]
The men's world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaica's Usain Bolt in 2009, while the women's world record is 10.49 seconds, set by American Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988. [ a ] The unofficial "world's fastest man or woman" title typically goes to the Olympic or World 100 metres champion .
Some road racing distances and indoor variations of outdoor events fall outside of WA's lists, and records set in uncommon events usually do not adhere to the strict criteria found in WA-ratifiable events: one example is the 150 metres record, which was set by Usain Bolt on a specially-made straight track, while previous performances (such as ...
Usain Bolt: 20 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [4] 150 m (straight) 14.35 (+1.1 m/s) Usain Bolt: 17 May 2009 Manchester City Games: Manchester, United Kingdom [5] 200 m: 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt: 20 August 2009 World Championships: Berlin, Germany [6] 300 m: 30.97 Usain Bolt: 27 May 2010 Golden Spike Ostrava: Ostrava ...
Holding a considerable lead 70 metres (230 ft) into the race, Bolt opened his arms in celebration before slapping his chest. British athlete and television presenter Kriss Akabusi criticized this gesture as showboating, noting that it cost Bolt an even faster record time. [3] IOC president Jacques Rogge also criticized Bolt's actions as ...
World record Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30: Beijing, China: 20 August 2008 Championship record Tyson Gay (USA) 19.76: Osaka, Japan: 30 August 2007 World leading Tyson Gay (USA) 19.58: New York, United States: 30 May 2009 African record Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 19.68: Atlanta, United States 1 August 1996 Asian Record Shingo Suetsugu (JPN) 20.03 ...