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Usain Bolt 9.63! Yohan Blake 9.75! Justin Gatlin 9.79!

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August 5, 2012 by Jimson Lee 11 Comments

Last Updated on March 10, 2013 by Jimson Lee

How could you have doubted him?  How could you write him off?

I had predicted the order correctly with the top 4 finishers a few hours ago in this article.

It was perfect weather for sprinting: temperatures hovering around 20 degrees Celsius, a NICE tailwind of +1.5 wind and clear skies. It had rained earlier in the day, as I got soaked at Victoria Park, my headquarters during the Games.

I predicted 9.66 but he ran a 9.63!  I guess he didn’t slow down.

Blake clocked a personal best of 9.75 in second, with Gatlin also setting a new personal best of 9.79 as he took the bronze.

It was a seasons best for Tyson Gay who ran 9.80 and just missed the Bronze medal.

Even Ryan Bailey equaled he PB from the heats and ran 9.88 again.  That is one hellava feat, to run 3 hard races in a span of 30 hours.  I can just imagine the CNS overload!

Usain-Bolt-wins-9.63

The Race was almost called back!

Did anyone see that plastic bottle being thrown when the runners were in the SET position?

But back to the race.

It really was a Final to remember with 3 Jamaicans, 3 Americans, Trinidad and Netherlands.

Had Asafa Powell not get injured, I can assure you all 8 finalists would have broken 10.00 seconds.  This was the fastest Olympic 100m final ever.

But so many questions now.

The 200m.

What will Bolt run?  19.26, which is doubled 9.63?

Can Blake beat Bolt?

How about the 4x100m relay with Asafa injured?

Should Usain Bolt run the 4x400m with Team USA having no individual 400m in the Finals?

See also  Simon Magakwe 10 meter splits

Category iconLondon 2012 Olympics,  Track & Field Tag iconYohan Blake

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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  1. fola says

    August 5, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    please d splits of dis amazing race

    Reply
    • radunga says

      August 25, 2012 at 8:18 am

      I put the splits I’ve found in this race yn my blog and other data as well. Thank you for Jimson Lee for your support to achieve some of these statystics published in his site.

      http://radunga-dejandohuella.blogspot.com.es/#!/2012/08/yo-soy-leyenda-usain-bolt-londres-2012.html

      Reply
  2. fola says

    August 5, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    i know he used 41 steps blake 46
    while gatlin 42.5

    Reply
  3. Fred says

    August 6, 2012 at 5:08 am

    Here are the 100m splits for Bolt:

    20m – pretty fast
    40m – darn fast
    60m – sick fast
    80m – Lightning Bolt fast
    100m – GOLDEN

    Reply
  4. Fred says

    August 6, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Hello Jimson,

    Just had to say you were as close as anyone I know when it came to predicting that 100m winning time 9.66 vs 9.63…..Any predictions on the 200m time….I’m ready to place a bet ($$$). LOL

    All the best and enjoy the Olympics

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    • Jimson Lee says

      August 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm

      @Fred, I am working on that article now :)

      Reply
  5. Trae Mo says

    August 6, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Jamaica doesn’t need Powell for the 4×1; they proved that last summer when they re-broke the WR without him.

    Reply
  6. harkeenz says

    August 7, 2012 at 7:49 am

    dat was the fastest 100m race ever. gay, galtin and blake were fast buh bolt was faster.

    Reply
  7. fola says

    August 7, 2012 at 7:59 am

    yea they do not really need powell
    but he has the two ratified fastest anchor legs ever
    8.70&8.73

    but still amazing 9.63 splits
    thank u

    Reply
  8. fola says

    August 7, 2012 at 8:08 am

    i still belief 9.58 was faster
    there where some errors in d race

    bolt start , gay not at his best ,powell too, blake did not improve ,gatlin lost balance,thompson did not press

    Reply
  9. Bob Hayes says

    August 7, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    At the Jamaican trials Bolt lost to Blake by 0.11 in the 100m and 0.03 in the 200m. Based on the 100 I’m guessing he will beat Blake by about .2 in the Olympic 200. But what time for Bolt? I’ll go with 19.25

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