8-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has now held the sector report for the 100m dash for the longest duration within the tournament’s historical past–14 years, 8 months and 22 days. The Jamaican’s global report of 9.58 seconds (set on the 2009 International Athletics Championships ultimate in Berlin on August 16, 2009) has surpassed the former longest-held report in the similar tournament, held by means of American Jim Hines.
Clocking the primary sub-10 2nd 100m in historical past on June 20, 1968, Hines used to be a soccer participant and observe famous person who misplaced after which regained the sector report on Oct. 14, 1968. Hines kicked the bucket remaining summer time.
Now retired from skilled observe and box, Bolt mentioned in an interview in December that he used to be “now not nervous” about his data within the 100m and 200m sprints falling any time quickly. His global report marks of 9.58 seconds within the 100m and 19.19 seconds within the 200m have been each set on the 2009 International Championships.
The 37-year-old mentioned he enjoys nonetheless being known as the quickest guy ever. “It’s a really perfect identify to have,” he shared in the similar International Athletics interview. “It’s one thing that I experience listening to and I experience realizing.”
Bolt first set the 100m report in Would possibly 2008, then broke it two times extra, in August 2008 and precisely a 12 months later in Berlin, when he ran 9.58.