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Kylesta
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:26 am 
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World Athletics: Usain Bolt wins 100m gold in world-record smashing 9.58 seconds

In a blurred world of his own, the phenomenal Usain Bolt again demonstrated why he is a once in a lifetime athlete as he careered down the Berlin Olympiastadion track to add the world 100 metres title to the Olympic blue riband title he had annexed in Beijing and again recorded an astonishing world record.

Exactly a year to the day since his landmark run of 9.69sec in China, Bolt became the only man in history ever to cross the line first in two successive major championship 100m finals record with a new world record to his name. Forget the figures, though; just gasp once more at the sight of the eighth wonder of the world.

And so much for the feverishly-hyped "grossen duell". Tyson Gay, America's reigning champion, gave it his best shot in the adjacent lane, recording the third fastest time ever, 9.71sec but it can hardly be described as a two-horse race unless you concluded that Bolt's brilliance made it resemble Nijinsky versus a selling plater.

Evolution of the men’s 100 metres world record

10.6 seconds Donald Lippincott (U.S.) July 6, 1912
10.4 Charles Paddock (U.S.) Apr 23, 1921
10.3 Percy Williams (Canada) Aug 9, 1930
10.2 Jesse Owens (U.S.) June 20, 1936
10.1 Willie Williams (U.S.) Aug 3, 1956
10.0 Armin Hary (West Germany) June 21, 1960
9.95 Jim Hines (U.S.) Oct 14, 1968
9.93 Calvin Smith (U.S.) July 3, 1983
9.92 Carl Lewis (U.S.) Sept 24, 1988
9.90 Leroy Burrell (U.S.) June 14, 1991
9.86 Lewis Aug 25, 1991
9.85 Burrell July 6, 1994
9.84 Donovan Bailey (Canada) July 27, 1996
9.79 Maurice Greene (U.S.) June 16, 1999
9.77 Asafa Powell (JamaicWorld ) June 14, 2005
9.74 Powell Sept 9, 2007
9.72 Usain Bolt (Jamaica) May 31, 2008
9.69 Bolt Aug 16, 2008
9.58 Bolt Aug 16, 2009


That is HUGE. The man is a legend!

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That is absolutely freakish. And I'm sure he just planned on a time to give it his all and make a record that looks impossible to beat. I mean at the Olympics the guy looked like he was barely trying and still smashed the record time. Absolutely amazing freak of a man.

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I wonder if Dion will start talking about Tiddley-winks now.

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Oh, come on ref! We're not playing bloody tiddly winks here!


But, yeah, that Usain Bolt is incredible. It's sad, though, that my first reaction is 'is he cheating?' I don't think so, but athletics has become so tarnished over the last thirty years or so it's become a default reaction.

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So sick.
Will be around 9 seconds in 5 years at this pace :P

Incredible.

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Thats nuts.

Its also really interesting how Jessie Owens record stood for a tad over 20 years. What a legend.
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Apparently he put his arms out like 5metres before the end, so there's a few more microseconds.

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OMG I spoiled myself. :(

Oh well, will still watch the highlights, they're on soon.
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http://www.blitzcorner.com/Other/Usain-Bolt-100-meter-958-world-record-Berlin-2009-Video
If anyone wants to watch it.

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Just saw the highlights package. Props to big Val! another gold medal.


Usain just destroys everyone with his massive stride length, it's almost unfair - his legs are too long!

Nice to see Dwain Chambers there. He's been around for a while. Gay actually ran the race of his life to finish a distant second.


Can't wait to see Usain destroy in the 200! :shock:
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You'll have to excuse my enthusiasm, I was a sprinter for 10 years. That and I have just witnessed the greatest individual athletic feat ever in the history of mankind. IMO, of course. :P


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Your opinion is justified IMO.

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Is he the tallest man to hold the world record as well?

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yeah bolt is a legend

be great to see him get under 9.5, apparantly he says 9.4 is his limit

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Ah, a place to talk about this.

I was thinking about Tigers having him D Star :lol:

<3 Bolt! One of my favorite athletes, he's just full of charisma, it's great to watch.

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Man or woman?

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200m final tonight??

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The 200m in 19.19 secs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAST!

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Man or woman?


Man. Has to be. Well originally. No way could a relatively unknown 18 year old female dominate the way it did in that 800m final.

I doubt whether they'll let it keep the gold medal. Someone's had a tuck there...


Does Bolt absolutely obliterate the opposition? Never mind, I'll watch it in an hour. :dance:
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They could have gone about the whole thing a bit more discretely though. I mean what if it does turn out to be a woman, imagine having your gender questioned by a global audience.
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Helen Clark dealt with it.

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Impossible considering it won a gold medal at the World Championships by a considerable margin.


That 200m run by Bolt was ridiculous. But incredibly, the guy who got the silver ran 19.81 and he is just 19 years old. It breaks the record for fastest time ever by a 19 year old, previously held by Bolt. And he became the youngest ever to medal in that event.

Wonder if he will kick on?


There's no pictures up on zimbio yet. :(
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The first photo totally looks like a man!

...and the second and third.

Incredible stuff from Bolt! <3 His charisma and showmanship.

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