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Lyles won because, as Olympic rules state, his torso crossed the finish line first. ... Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Summer Olympics ...
A race decided by fractions of a second. That photo finish makes it one of the most incredible and dramatic 100-meter races in Olympic history. The final times – Lyles finishing in 9.784 seconds ...
This was the thirtieth time that the men's 100 metres was contested at the Summer Olympics.Interestingly the final contained 6 men who had recorded top-25 all-time records in the 100m, making this final one of the most tightly contested in history, as the difference between the fastest man in the field Fred Kerley (9.76) and the slowest Kenny Bednarek (9.87) was only 0.11 seconds.
On Aug. 4, Lyles won the 100-meter dash by 0.005 seconds, with a system of super-fast cameras and timing technology used to determine his torso reached the finish line before silver medalist Thompson.
Lyles, the first American to win gold in the Olympic 100 meters since Justin Gatlin in 2004, had edged Thompson by five-thousandths of a second, with Kerley immediately behind in 9.81. “I didn ...
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the 100-meter (109.36 yd) dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1928 for women.
A 100 m event for professionals only was held several weeks later. Four entrants are known and the winner was Edgar Bredin, a British former world record holder. [130] [131] A 100 m professionals handicap race is also believed to have been held in 1900. In 1904 a 100-yard dash handicap race was contested and an American, C. Hastedt, was the ...
Noah Lyles, of the United States, in lane seven, wins the men's 100-meter final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (ASSOCIATED PRESS) Noah Lyles, take a bow.