The 8 Fastest Ever Men to Run a Diamond League 100m - IAAF Diamond League

Over the years, there have been some phenomenal 100m performances in the IAAF Diamond League, including winning runs from Ronnie Baker and Christian Coleman in 2018, Andre de Grasse's wind-assisted 9.69 in Stockholm in 2017 and Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt 'opening up the throttle' through the years.
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[@nicolasbaranyi]

I must say that Bolt, Powell, Gay and Blake really pushed sprinting to another level

[@oweikumoeradiri2960]

I agree

[@aj9641]

dont forget gatlin

[@handsomejack5787]

What about coleman and gatlin

[@frvrprblms5588]

Gatlin is a nobody, should have been after his first case

[@louiserobbins2964]

Only Bolt in that list still stands up to scrutiny. The others times we can never rely on.

[@dolphinreacts532]

Man, those days were crazy. Now in 2021 we get excited whenever anyone runs sub 9.9

[@shaneetsaha1176]

@@laiswith2dots it was just quality of raw talent.

[@shaneetsaha1176]

@@laiswith2dots Yes. Nowadays the talent is so low. Lamont Jacobs just runs a 9.80 in the Olympic final. Andre de Grasse, Kenneth Bednarek and Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala are the only consistent sprinters.

[@Adrenalean767]

@@laiswith2dots just come out and say what u really wanna say.

[@joechucks1555]

Drug testing got stricter that’s what happened

[@Modrick_m]

@@joechucks1555 that's actually the right answer lmao😂. And all those guys apart from Usain were busted for steroids use.

[@jamesbrooking2143]

Seeing Powell's start is a thing of beauty, best start form of all time hands down, it's literally textbook

[@muayyedsiraj]

Yeah its clean

[@nykia31]

Asafa Powell in my opinion is the most fluid sprinter of all time. If I was teaching youth athletes how to run, he's the only one I'd ever show them.

[@igwevictory6266]

If bolt has Powell's start then he will run 9.2secs

[@CR7_THEGOAT777]

Christian Coleman is better I think

[@ruthryan9173]

what i didnt like about powell is the way he would give up if people passed him....Didnt like how he wouldnt just go for the line instead of easing up if he knew he wasnt going to win

[@N.O.A_YT]

Asafa's technique is soo good to watch still can't get over how well it is

[@st3wi3D]

Yep! The best 100m sprinting technician ever!

[@ena1rume]

beauty to behold

[@thandam8251]

I wanted to say exactly this. He has the most beautiful technique I've ever seen

[@cosmicwisdom999]

He was so focus here

[@blunderrated]

Yes!!

[@BLITZMalaysia]

2008-2015 is a Golden era of sprinting.... Miss those moments 😊

[@PresbianTier]

More like 2008-2015.

[@BLITZMalaysia]

@@PresbianTier thank you😁

[@pierredeutschlander6578]

This is the golden era of sprinting

[@goodebening6564]

but now its more difficult to predict the winner in every sprint event

[@F1Republik]

Doping era ?

[@biffton440]

Yohan is the Scottie Pippen of 🇯🇲...He had to battle a giant and dominated everything but Bolt 🙏🏾

[@andrewmckenzie205]

More like the Hakeem imo only won in worlds when usain was out

[@ruthryan9173]

I really thought he could have pushed Bolt to the line in the Olympics 200m final in london 2012...he ran well but bolt still won it with yards to spare..that said he then ran 19.26 a few weeks later in a diamond league

[@user-pm7do9ip6i]

Wrong that 19.26 was in 2011 a little bit after Daegu world champs

[@jonrocker1983]

Last decade was the best ever for sprinting..we ll probably never witness again 5 men competing in the same era running sub 9.80...an era were with 9.71 you just get a silver medal or running 9.80 is not enough to get the podium

[@TH-cx2yx]

i mean there was ever really only 4 people competing

[@matthewmorgan4064]

well most of the men in this year’s world champ 100m final ran over 10 seconds which is mad to me

[@jawuanakins6650]

Spoke to soon lol

[@daowonimdee]

​@@jawuanakins6650 No he didnt.

[@kreithdon6863]

I must say that I am happy I was alive during the 2012 london Olympics, Watching super stars in the 100m final. The people who defined Modern and took Modern sprinting to another level. Bolt, Blake, Gatlin, Gay, and Asafa. It's always goosebumps whenever I watch. It will never be the same again

[@panner11]

Crazy how all 5 are the only ones to go under a legal 9.75 and we're all around the same era. And it's already been a decade since but no one has been able to go under that time.

[@casimirdeblieck1507]

De grasse ???

[@Trackreator]

​@@casimirdeblieck1507de grasse what?

[@danieljurisic7453]

2:12 it looks like when you go into character customization and make it as big as possible

[@KenyanBunnie]

Daniel Jurisic Why am I lmao at this comment!???!😂🤣

[@God-gi9iu]

Lol

[@ChazzZimmermanMedia]

🤣

[@ayaceoo7]

Powell always have a good start .That's amazing

[@tonior3574]

Imagine a sprinter with the start and running form of Asafa as well as the drive and finish of Usain?

[@theophilusdarko4347]

Yolanda Blake was tipped for.that but he fell off along the line. Hope he bounce back if possible

[@NotPLope]

Yolanda or yohan?@@theophilusdarko4347

[@MalikShabazz00]

0:52 how it feel when I’m running from something in my dreams

[@aaronbaptist1563]

Facts!

[@cosmicwisdom999]

Wow, Asafa actually ran straight through to the end here. ...look at the focus, drive and determination on his face/body

[@kemybolt]

Time of Bolt, Powell, Gay, Gatlin and Blake is behind us, for me golden era of sprint is 2008-2012, since 2012 nobody run sub 9.7

[@elikeheh]

Kemy Bolt lol you said bolt twice

[@kemybolt]

I mean Blake

[@fluroflash2803]

Degrasse went sub 9.7 in this vid

[@sentry9834]

Kemy Bolt Has all of these guys ever been present in the same race at the same time?

[@sk-sn4vh]

Creative Thinker yes 2012 Olympic final they were all there but Powell got injured during the race

[@BasisDee]

Asafa Powell is the definition of the word "Technique"

[@chorton4005]

Tyson was such a humble and phenomenal sprinter. He was just plagued with too many injuries in his latter career.

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

Glad I was able to witness Usain Bolt's time at the top. Not only for his dominance on the track but also his energy and personality.

[@kwezimashapa6425]

I'm gonna miss these guys. Except Coleman and Baker, because they'll be around for a while.

[@teamFLOGGNAW]

Yohan has some gas left in the tank

[@wilfredovazquez2942]

Jordan Warren Tho it's just a little bit. :/

[@rashauddixon3260]

@@teamFLOGGNAW After he got hurt and came back he does not look the same. I think its mental

[@pfapens]

Rashaud Dixon ye Blake’s career looks like it’s falling apart after the injury he won’t be as good as he once was

[@deanrokkie6929]

Noah lyles one more bro

[@Lifestylewithjada]

im gonna miss seeing bolt on the track honestly🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mclovin5976]

Gatlin, Gaye, Blake, Powell and Bolt. Crazy to have that many.

[@johnnyargueta5242]

We gonna ignore the fact that De Grasse ran 9.69 with +4 wind speed 😭

[@marshdippa]

I'm impressed. I didn't know that. That's HUGE!

[@johndarius18]

@@marshdippa The +4 means wind aided. If it was -4 it'd be impressive. That's why his PB is listed as 9.89 and not the 9.69

[@shropsiberian]

@Jackson Five it's embarrassing

[@sweetmelissaking8789]

The commentator said "the wind was practically a hurricane" 🤣

[@MJM_Productions]

@@marshdippa he ran 9.74 and beat the whole American team at diamond league this year

[@jordanwatt5526]

powell's technique is unbelievable...

[@wolverex]

Meanwhile the award for the guy to lose the most against the Top 8 fastest guys, Mike Rodgers, big respect

[@mssha1980]

Yea we forget about him

[@RegzalTG]

Nesta Carter:finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be LEGENDARY

[@aminulshaikh2912]

The legends of all time... World will miss them very much

[@jietzemiedema8002]

who?

[@iTzZTCxD]

Imagine coming in last but still be considered fast** 🤯

[@adrianmathew6337]

0:50 Powell’s trail leg😍🥴

[@sbtl1746]

Wow! Awesome compilation. So much power and speed from these Masters...

[@strattus99]

Gatlin's style is perfect!

[@edgarabayon1226]

Amazing athletes very long resistant runners..

[@ianbegnana3535]

Powell's running form is perfect

[@mendesnelson]

Great video! Consistent high definition quality from one race to the next!

[@buckaroo8805]

I just think Usain Bolt is a upstanding Gentleman! His 100 m ww is gonna be hard to beat. It’s borderline almost not humanly possible! This guy is one of my favorites of all time!

[@djdiggerjonez4063]

Wow. Nester Carter was a bit of a beast on the Diamond League.

[@JK-uz1iz]

Gatlin's 9.75 has one of the biggest gaps I've ever seen in a 100m race. Insane!

[@stevemartin7798]

he is a cheat.

[@RegzalTG]

De Grasse's 200m race has probably bigger 2 or 2 and a half meters and just jogs at the end as well

[@cameroncoburn4663]

@@RegzalTG DeGrasse has nothing on Noah Lyles over 200m though

[@RegzalTG]

@@cameroncoburn4663 idk De Grasse ran a 19.72 while smiling with Bolt and jogging

[@cameroncoburn4663]

@@RegzalTG ye but even if you look at times, Lyles PB is faster than De Grasse by 1/3 of a second and he's 2 years younger so still has years left in the sport.

[@paulmcgowan1671]

Just came back to reminisce, missing these days!

[@abdulsmith1569]

There's no sport that's more breathtaking taking than 100 and 400 meter relay.....

[@t.bozmkw3562]

To think Usain has run 9.64 and 9.58 just makes him a video game athlete.

[@simplebutcorrect6176]

Sue I respect you man you always tring your best but not ended up with podium finish. You deserve more than this

[@michaelnorman4]

Thanks for showing the whole race unlike an other certain athletics channel

[@wittymartin]

2:28. She got ran over by the Usain train!

[@macandcheese4375]

LMAO

[@OceVonyxOfficial]

That’s funny

[@dolphinreacts532]

Take this one out of context.

[@yamhyamh]

Azafa powells Technique is on point!!

[@imusama326]

Oh man...bolt always comes from behind...that acceleration ouff 🔥

[@thanhho4943]

All the greatest athletes, happy for them

[@shebanadam7569]

glory to the greats for lifting Jamaica....am a big Asafa fan!

[@DataWatch.]

Well let’s face it, gatlin’s times he would have been on the sauce😂😂

[@juniorrodriguesdesouza6378]

Sou totalmente apaixonado por esse esporte,adoro rever as performances desses monstros...👏

[@sasankakasun]

I love those shots!

[@bambam23406]

Meanwhile gatlin still out here at 38 putting out 9.8s consistently

[@sebastianstephenson3176]

Marquice Rowan i think he lost his legacy in the PED Investigation

[@kingturtle77]

Yo! You are so right. People don't realize he's been performing at this level for soooo long! I'm 42 years old and I'm from Pensacola, Fl where Gatlin finished high school. My brother, who is 3 years younger, used to hand him the baton in high school! And he is still doing this. Amazing!

[@anthonyjoshua1603]

Gatlin takes drugs that’s why

[@Venkatxxx]

Steroids

[@jc0439]

it the long term effect of the steroids he took

[@natie_activedestroyer_7735]

2:29 that’s what happens when u go in front i Of usain when he finished a race

[@wombat2628]

You could see her just run out in front of him... Why though?

[@dirtyvicinkorporate54]

Well why tf would she go out in front of the fastest man alive coming down from like 44 mph😂😂😂

[@dhnsh1843]

@@dirtyvicinkorporate54 27.8 mph ( 44.72km/h) was his topspeed Reached at 67m mark in his 2009 world record 9.58 100m race. Well, he has come close to his topspeed many times above 44km/h . Also when Bolt finished this race at the finish line he was decelerating , so maybe 30km/h or less when he crashed the girl

[@dirtyvicinkorporate54]

@@dhnsh1843 dope

[@therealg9391]

@@wombat2628 to give the flowers to 1st place winner

[@CJVP99]

Bolt vs Gatlin Blake vs Gay Powell vs Expectations these are the best rivalries ever

[@AZ-cj8du]

Asafa Powelll will always be my favourite sprinter

[@user-gb3rd6wk7z]

3:30 Lane 8

[@hsg3759]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ like a dog

[@Meechooilka]

That's Switzerland's favourite, most open-minded and liberal sprinter, Pascal Mancini

[@jonathanpeele42]

@@Meechooilka lmao

[@AT-zr9tv]

Is he kicking is own ass?!

[@DeezNutz-yp8bk]

Like a chicken

[@Renould2010]

Bolt Killed back than, Great Job Men!

[@vishwajeetss1177]

i like the way bolt runs, he is not like others pushing so fast . he just stretches his arms and legs wide and float in the air

[@Angultra]

Nice editing, great highlight reel.

[@sgtransportations7103]

yea!! USAIN BOLT

[@suleshmwakz8329]

African Heritage....

[@zamranstudio5515]

The running technique of ASAFA POWELL Is Great Awesome and No ' 1

[@KeemBeckford]

Asafa’s drive phase ?? Immaculate 🔥🔥

[@gregst7406]

0:51 the money shot!👌🏽

[@shawn-8077]

Blake was the only one in this generation that could challenge Blot's WR, but sadly he got a bad injury. Like imagine running a 9.69 with a slight headwind man that's just insane.

[@ruthryan9173]

maybe the 200m but no chance with the 100m...With the 100m you either have to have Bolts long stride length or have Tyson Gays leg acceleration and even then Gay was running way too fast for his body and in the end his body started to break down

[@AstroSully]

@@ruthryan9173He had a chance to make it close though. 9.69 as the 2nd fastest time for a runner not named Bolt to 9.58 is a big difference. I truly believed if Blake didn’t get injured he could have gotten a 9.65 sub run.

[@pena380]

​@@AstroSullyif bolt didn't get injured he would run sub 9,55s time and under 19s in 200m.

[@AstroSully]

Bolt's injury was nowhere close as bad as Yohan and detrimental. @@pena380

[@rtstv9004]

Powell 🐐💯🔝In my book.

[@mskimyu]

When everyone else is sprinting, Bolt is just like having a jog in the field. His leaps are god-like.

[@FormulaMac]

Some of my favorite sprinter’s techniques in no particular order: Asafa Powell Justin Gatlin Christophe Lemaitre Yohan Blake Michael Johnson

[@nononsenselogic]

You like "power"' runners. Stride runners like Bolt and technical runners (Degasse and Coleman) are the three ways that I categorize the world class sprinters today. Power runners could be NFL forces and would be least affected by wearing pads. Pads would seriously degrade the other types of runners.

[@yennox5338]

@@nononsenselogic Power: Blake and Gay. Technical: Gatlin and Powell. Stride: Bolt.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

@@nononsenselogic Christian Coleman played American Football. Pads wouldn't slow him down .

[@alexreid2365]

Man said Gatlin 🤣

[@sherinesherwood4051]

Bolt and Asafa are clean. Bolt is the only teenager who could have run 19.70 at 15 if he never slowed and had gone all out. Asafa was running extreme fast time long before he knew how fast he is. When you want to talk rubbish. Do your research. No other athlete has run these fast times as junior and then transcend to the senior level. At 15 Usain could have been a medalist. Asafa at 19

[@christoffercimbritz3040]

At 15. Im 15 and what makes you win at that age at such a fast time is pretty much you're fullgrown and have the right genes.

[@louiserobbins2964]

Asafa served a drug ban however you spin it. Lucky to get reduced to 6 months.

[@moniquearnold9273]

@@louiserobbins2964 because it was nothing serious ,

[@multiyapples]

Fantastic race.

[@mrknowitall8663]

Bolt's launch from the blocks is godly...

[@ithinkimjas3565]

Oh hell nah 0:30 mans really just did the sonic

[@jadsmvs8651]

Sometimes I consider trying to become a professional sprinter. I am quite fast. I can hit 8.8 metres a second currently. But then I remember I'd be racing Jamaicans who run 10.4 meters a second and my hopes are just shattered lmao

[@enlightenmentshem-su-hor5436]

Asafa Powell has one of the most aesthetic sprint dynamics

[@owenwesterhout]

This is quality content

[@FLYIN_DAGGERZ]

I knew Asians were fast but that first dude just blew my mind

[@goodoldtom]

Su BingTian’s one of the most explosive starters right now

[@Littlefats]

You forgot Justin Gatlin’s 9.78 at the Monaco DL (2015), his 9.77 at the Brussels DL (2014) and his 9.75 at the Lausanne DL (2015). Also, De Grasse’s “9.69” should not be in this list. Absolutely ridiculous. Get your facts right, Diamond League.

[@Roberthejduk]

Riley Radford lol

[@ablquality1756]

True

[@mali3002]

He probably doped them all

[@RegzalTG]

When Powell ran that 9.81 Vicaut in 2nd ran 9.86 Shouldn't he be included here too?

[@suparnachakraborty6657]

A kind hearted man

[@kelechic.jemelumba9981]

One thing stood out, how much Coleman can improve his form and thus his time

[@georgestiff617]

1:40 quality reaction time from lane 4

[@jollofori365]

He started so late yet came 2nd

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

thats Ronnie Baker

[@altaice3960]

Gatlin, Bolt, and Blake are the greatest ever.

[@clivevaz6778]

What happened to Tyson Gay and asafa Powell ?.

[@clivevaz6778]

The fastest time ever Bolt, Blake/Gay then Powell and Gatlin.

[@alvabell6644]

gatlin is a cheater. he should have been banned for life. America is so bias

[@ablquality1756]

You forgot Tyson gay asafa Powell

[@nallis01]

Bolt, Blake, Powell, Gay

[@lowenherz5172]

I think probably one of the best generations of athletes.

[@deportesenvideo]

Great video I like

[@whatch638]

I hope yohan Blake can get back on track to dominate if healthy he just can't over train to much it's okay to train hard just don't over do it.

[@cubanobeats7759]

2020 Yohan Blake Will SHOCK THE WORLD......

[@callaghancondon1453]

No he wont

[@elijahebbert6884]

he's too old now and out of his prime

[@callaghancondon1453]

Thank u

[@dhnsh1843]

@@elijahebbert6884 He is 29 , that is young not old , old is 36+ for Sprinting

[@devo6704]

I don’t think he will shock the world. Yeah he’s still pretty young but he is way out of his prime. WAY out. As of now, he would have to really try to even get under 10 seconds. I don’t even think he’s gone under 20 seconds at all in the 200m this year. Also, it looks like he’s put on a lot more bulk on his muscles which can slow him - but I’m not sure about that 100%. But don’t worry he still has a year and a half to get up to par again so he cam at least run under 9.90 lmao

[@tkk3852]

Fantastic

[@DaniGoodBoy-es8uz]

Legends never die

[@Dc01710]

What a great Justin Gatlin! How is it possible to keep going down from 10 to 38 years and win a world cup to the fastest man at 36?

[@gussi123]

CUBA MUNDO haha...

[@hshah2757]

Substances. The fact Gatlin got caught earlier in his career but not later doesn't mean he wasn't using later. Barry Bonds never got caught, but it was 100% clear to everyone he was juicing during the last half decade plus of his career. Meanwhile, Bolt's career progression, peak, and decline looked natural.

[@jimmydj2069]

3:28 LOOK AT THE GUY IN GREEN😂😂😂

[@meo1960]

Amazing watching these thoroughbreds run.

[@wittymartin]

Mark Olson do you absolutely have to be this person? What do you gain out of seeing someone else as less of a human than you?

[@sujitchakraborty5975]

Bolt is a legend

[@vaughancavan]

crazy how easy it was for bolt to run 9.7s

[@tendo9270]

Look at how in sync they are 7:34

[@n.b.snithinkrishna9958]

Andre de grasse 🔥❣️

[@gopikhangura6146]

Tyson gay is my favorite

[@DaTrueDevine]

Anybody else fascinated by the fact that every race has a bell curve in it

[@archangeltactics3802]

2:30 - that girl clearly trying to take advantage of the opportunity and hug bolt

[@timn4481]

poetry in motion asafa powell in slo mo.

[@1dragonx76]

Imagine a team with WR trio with speed like these legends.

[@Christine-og4ni]

Is anyone going say anything about 0:28 and the Naruto run 🏃

[@drym3943]

hum... you shouldnt know track and field very well

[@PRISON_MIKE23]

I was looking for this comment🤣💯.

[@parid9160]

Drym r/woooooosh

[@johnoooo9115]

It's actually a technique used by track athletes to get a lower time.

[@sandeepkumarghosh8194]

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world till now, with a record of completing the 100m in just 9.58 seconds.

[@lunix1985]

It is incredible to see how in the last 20 years more people are running under 9.80

[@Motivatorteo]

Blake did 9.69 into a HEADWIND. Imagine what he would’ve run if it was a legal tailwind...

[@badzztv9330]

Go Flower Girl! ✌