The most exciting 100m races in Olympic history! | Top Moments

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Enjoy watching the most exciting 100m Sprint races ever in Olympic History! Which race is missing? Let us know in the comments!
10) Barcelona 1992: Women's 100m Final
9) London 2012: Women's 100m Final
8) Rio 2016: Men's 100m Final
7) Los Angeles 1984: Women's 100m Final
6) Los Angeles 1984: Men's 100m Final
5) Seoul 1988: Women's 100m Final
4) London 2012: Men's 100m Final
3) Beijing 2008: Women's 100m Final
2) Atlanta 1996: Women's 100m Final
1) Beijing 2008: Men's 100m Final
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[@A_josh9]

Bolt celebrating before he gets to the finish and still beating the world record at the same time

[@derekbaker4763]

That was definitely 1 of the craziest things I've ever watched. I love the Olympic games and have watched the track and field events since the 88 games when I was a little 5y/o kid. Michael Johnson blew me away and I never thought I would see amy1 dominate like he did. Then bolt came along and absolutely ruined the games for me bcuz nobody will ever do what he did. Its literally almost physically impossible to run faster than he did. Such a beast!!

[@susuilu]

Epic... he is the Greatest of all Time

[@kasparov937]

The most jaw dropping feat in atheletics ever...beating on his chest while breaking the WR.

[@murtinirarr767]

I read the article back in the day which was tell if bolt did not slowing down in the last 30 mts, he could hit around 9,55 to 9,56 s. That could be Bolt best 100m.

[@Lolty-fd4rn]

@@susuilu no yohan Blake is

[@pegleggreg3627]

2012 final was insane. So many class sprinters and running 9.80 didnt even get you a medal

[@jpinfinity3758]

Dang

[@shanonfernando1326]

Ikr Yohan Blake was not even in his prime and was still a BEAST!! So sad that he got injured 😪

[@edwinseymour1487]

Crazy

[@shanonfernando1326]

@tanya kimbe Totally Agree!

[@nassiglutt6587]

Is it players getting better with mixed genes or better peds taking in effect. What's your guess...

[@motokalitv]

How does Bolt create a social distancing in a 100m race?

[@karunanithikaruna55]

Ha..ha..ha...

[@wowok8375]

He knew about it before all of us

[@highbeats9740]

thats funny haha

[@stevencooke6451]

His final 50m just doesn't seem possible.

[@jessed0308]

steroids

[@jamalilewis2720]

When bolt is running it exciting to see who would come second and third

[@andreeltoro9776]

@jamali lewis lol 😅

[@leecoops2002]

Quite.

[@halfwaydowntheroad]

When Bolt ran, you had to watch. It was an event, a happening unparalleled in sports in my lifetime.

[@splitz7758]

Worl cup final🤔

[@halfwaydowntheroad]

@@splitz7758 it was greater than that. And i love football/soccer and all other team sports. World Series, Super Bowl, World Cup...it was greater than that. Most World Cup Finals are terrible games. Crappy, defensive struggles. 2018 is the only exception in decades. From 1990-2014 they were all terrible games.

[@_NPJ]

It should say more about the men’s 2012 final. It featured the 5 fastest men of all time and has to be the fastest overall finishing times for a whole field

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

Yep best 100m race in history

[@naothi]

Yeah! If Powell finished without his injury, it would have been all finalists under 10 seconds. Unbelievable

[@msnorris2588]

@@naothi Bolt definitely pushed others to run faster. Once he came on the scene we were seeing more runners consistently run below 9.8.

[@nick5422]

2012 was a great olympics, also featured the greatest 800m race ever including a world record

[@JustinBE]

Yeah! And all runners except for bolt got caught while bolt ran even much faster than them, nothing to see here people.

[@richardhankombo3106]

Usain Bolt never used to disappoint...always performed when stakes were high...happy and blessed to have witnessed his greatness...Greatest track and field athlete of all time.

[@francescogenchi1715]

Bolt is insane

[@johnhonai5388]

No he is Usain😅

[@pinty2109]

You’re insane

[@hank2.073]

His stride is too long. He has slower start but as long as he is right with you by 50m he going to win. He doesnt need to move his legs as fast and he still covers more ground quicker

[@username.exenotfound2943]

@@hank2.073 thats what was so good about his 9.58, he was faster than everyone at the start and has the joint record if we remove reaction time

[@johnrambo4603]

We can conclude that black people are (.55) seconds faster than other races. It may not be alot in the real world but in sports it does.

[@kvrreddy1605]

The 2008 final was insane, Bolt asserting his dominance, such a big gap and celebrating before crossing the finish line, he was invincible.

[@aryanjoshi1435]

Celebrating 25 m before the finish line, while smashing the World Record, the track will always miss Bolt.... The Invincible, the Greatest❤

[@CBear2682]

Still believe bolt at his peak in the races he celebrated early, would have smashed that 9.58 easily.

[@Dylan-yq8hv]

Not really ... for example in which race could he have done so .... in his 2008 Olympic victory it wouldn't have took off over 0.1 of a second if he didn't celebrate

[@depannist]

when he ran 9.58, he was running all out. He didn't run that in any of these olympic races.

[@CBear2682]

@@depannist the previous time when he ran the 9.6 and started celebrating about 10 meters or so to go..he was on course for a 9.5 as well

[@depannist]

@@CBear2682 point is, we've already seen him run all out and he put up 9.58. That's not bad for a human.

[@blackpow3r]

@@depannist Correction, his 9.58 will stand the test of time.

[@karank7512]

Men behind him are running their hearts out and bolt in from celebrating for 20m before the line. What a legend.

[@RG-ja34sep]

Has there ever been a more electrifying sprinter than the magical Usain Bolt. Not a chance, he is the ultimate champion and the greatest ever, we are so fortunate that he has been part of our lifetime, and I cannot think of a more appropriate name, BOLT. It’s no wonder that he used the ⚡️ as his iconic pose. What a legend!

[@vijaykumaralic]

Add to the greatness of Usain Bolt is that he didn't fail in doping test even for a single time in all Olympic games he participated...lot of respect to this all time great

[@SuperMuneera]

Even if he did fail they wouldn't announce it. He's the face of athletics, take him out the equation and all the sponsors pull out.

[@afrobuddy4801]

@@SuperMuneera Lance Armstrong was the face of biking and he wasn't protected by the governing body so why would they protect bolt

[@msnorris2588]

@@SuperMuneera if he's not American, they'll announce it lol. But yes he is the face of T&F, he brought sold out arenas wherever he went. So much so, that they rearranged the order of events and put the 4x100 relay last to ensure people stayed in the venue til the very end. Crazy!

[@markm.1244]

Lets just be honest every 100m Olympic race is exciting.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Everyone looks forward to the 100, 200, and 4×100. To see who's the fastest is exciting.

[@disadupzmusicentertainment2770]

proud of my little island 🇯🇲

[@dgaubin]

Likkle, bredda!

[@chaoticdays]

There needs to be a study on how 99% of all Olympic 100m sprinters are Black, and then how a tiny country like Jamaica can produce so many of them. Genetics, diet, lifestyle, etc? Just incredible how a country with just 0.04% of the world's population can have up to 2-3 of its athletes among the 8 finalists in both men's and women's 100m sprints

[@noelito7855]

chaoticdays Blacks either have more fast twitch fibers, larger ratio of fast:slow fiber, or larger fast twitch fibers. As to Jamaicans, more about culture and weather. Warm weather allows more time spent running.

[@thewarlordscalling6537]

In Jamaica, the 100 meter event is like what soccer is to Brazil.when u r a kid your dream is 2 become either an Usain Bolt when u grow up, or 2 be a reggae superstar like Bob Marley.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

In Jamaica track is very popular that's why they produce so many talents. In other countries track isn't that popular and there are many other sports which will bring you way more money if you're really good at them.

[@Eric0816]

Jamaica doesnt take drug testing seriously. Their athletes don't get tested at home.

[@andreeltoro9776]

@chaoticdays Woow..a very dramatical description😘

[@derrickwedderburn6188]

Bolt was running into a headwind,, with one of his shoelaces untied, celebrating thirty meters away from the finish line, looking behind, and was able break the world record.

[@emmanueledema8087]

Prime bolt was just on another level, I don't think we would ever see a sprinter like him for another 50 years or so

[@all-caps3927]

2012 will never be beaten, forever the most competitive and exciting olympic sprinting season ever!

[@Chandala_bhikshuki]

Bolt is easily the most celebrated athlete of all time

[@divyanshukumar6807]

It makes me smile when Jamica wins... though I am Indian 😂😂

[@devanshusharma4391]

Yup bolt, Blake, Gayle , Pollard, bravo 😅 we love them

[@rakshitmarwah9976]

@@devanshusharma4391 True :)

[@asheru9254]

Why are Indian missing in world athletics and football yet they make majority of online fans in the comments sections?

[@cannabinoider8737]

@@asheru9254 god knows what's wrong ? We all love to bash when we don't win bt in reality people here are just not interested in other sports than cricket, we have good hockey team, boxing team, we love watching football,athletics bt if there will be a role model or someone who creates a spark in nation, than there is no stopping bt don't know how much time it will take, work has started bt not enough.

[@ashishnalavade9244]

Lets thank jio and Mukesh bhai...we might have malnourished kids and shortage of athletes but never short of data 😎

[@Jay-jk8lk]

2012 100m final is the most stacked race of all time!🤒

[@gvenkatesh7218]

Men or women

[@Jay-jk8lk]

@@gvenkatesh7218 men

[@afrobuddy4801]

@@Jay-jk8lk 2021 tokyo was the most stacked 100m for women

[@joanteixido8055]

With Bolt on the track, the exciting thing was what would be the New World Record.

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

Not really. He set world records in 2008 and 2009 after that he got slower each year.

[@The208boy]

@@TheoOJamaloO1 Slower yeah but in a 100m a 1km/h average difference can give you around 0.33s difference so if he ran 9.88 instead of 9.58 that means that he ran in average at a speed 1km/h slower. So yes it is slower but it's not a huge difference in speed they are all insanely fast and Bolt's acceleration is the best that ever existed. And all the runners that are under 9.88 can be classified as peers of bolts as beasts when it comes to running !

[@TJtheboss-cf4gw]

@@TheoOJamaloO1 his prime years were 2008-2012

[@TheoOJamaloO1]

@@TJtheboss-cf4gw yeah but he still got slower each year after 2009

[@caunteya]

Goosebumps... Decades of hardwork displayed in 10 seconds.. phew..

[@walttrotter535]

Anyone see the similarity between Bolt and Lewis? The fantastic acceleration at the end. Both those guys performed at an entirely different level

[@pacus123]

Lewis was a dope cheat

[@TheRprecupjr]

It's like from 1-50 meters they're like, "Hey, this is fun", but at 50 meters its, "Sorry guys, I got something I need to do"

[@reliablereindeer]

Neither accelerate at the end, it’s just a case of slowing down less than the other competitors

[@robertgarcia7024]

Lewis just glides.

[@breeminor498]

@@pacus123 when did Lewis used dope?

[@kyngnick8723]

Most of these races had Jamaicans.🇯🇲🔥🤯

[@Cisco_24]

Gatlin is the unluckiest fast sprinter ever - to exist in the time of Bolt.

[@elennet4116]

Asafa Powell too

[@ildebrizuela]

Maybe Asafa more. Gatlin still won gold in 2004

[@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239]

Wasn’t Asafa Powell the worlds fastest at some point in time?

[@elennet4116]

@@kingsleyoppong-wereko7239 yes some 9.72 or 9.71 seconds at the time He was a world record holder but failed to win any Gold at Olympics

[@chamindujanith6337]

Powell was the fastest semi finalist in 2004 Olympics 100m. Choked in the final

[@grade12purity41]

Bolt and Shelly just wow.... forever fan here from the Philippines

[@rj-dq5pv]

Just came here from Tokyo 2020.....A brutal JAMAICAN CLEANSWEEP...

[@carolinelewis4889]

How did bolt get the WR in 2008 after celebrating the last 10 metres 🤣

[@albertosei8788]

Still remember the scenes of 2008 100 meter final. Undoubtedly the best

[@tumelo3055]

If Bolt didn't celebrate before the finish line he probably could have broken the world record. 🤔🤷🏽‍♀️

[@bazb2109]

He set the world record in that race

[@debarghabiswas6858]

Dude he set a world record on that race You could argue that he could shed 0.05/6 seconds off

[@RomellioSings]

he did break the world record in that race

[@johnrambo4603]

We can conclude that black people are (.55) seconds faster than other races. It may not be alot in the real world but in sports it does.

[@hickyxnicky411]

He did, you numbnuts.

[@tomstuppence605]

The 2012 mens 100m final lineup is one of the greatest lineups for any sporting event ever

[@patrickspencer7347]

The most exciting sports in the Olympics hands down. Doesn't matter the gender it is pure excitement.

[@vighneshnadar2662]

Last race was just insane!!!

[@leecoops2002]

Like Mike Tyson in boxing, Usain Bolt "forged" an interest in running and changed the world.

[@afrobuddy4801]

lol Mike Tyson is the boxing equivalent of Bolt, that is Ali

[@squill8779]

Shows how far Olympic sprinting has come

[@N.O.A_YT]

Might wanna edit your first word

[@astrodeath1322]

King Pharaoh Naaaaah he might of gotten that right

[@kunalmehra1922]

@@N.O.A_YT thats deep

[@sundin57]

No 1996 Atlanta come from behind world record gold medal for Donovan Bailey!? What an omission!

[@johnwesley3885]

The 1996 100mtrs was the most tense and even changed the way the event was staged with its numerous false starts. It was an event scheduling nightmare...I never saw a final that each competitor so obviously wanted to win.

[@RazOls]

2008 is the best individual, 2012 the Most Insane

[@RogueAgent00]

This channel is absolutely amazing it’s like I’m in those stadiums watching 🙏🏾

[@Stewy-xw9fz]

The last race was crazy. How do you do that in the Olympics.

[@subhasgram]

1988 Flojo record is still unbroken

[@suzume524]

I love Usain Bolt❤️

[@peterhammer6915]

missing Soul -88 mens final. Should be there if this video shows Carl Lewis and Griffith-Joyner.

[@samotian0331]

That was the greatest race of all time

[@ohhiitsjustme3445]

Ben Johnson!! Canada’s champion! Still ....🇨🇦👏👍

[@farhanatashiga3721]

It would be there if everyone wasn't so drugged

[@afrobuddy4801]

@@ohhiitsjustme3445 lol, stop celebrating a drug cheat. I am canadian and the only sprinters i recognize are donovan bailey and de grasse

[@ohhiitsjustme3445]

@@afrobuddy4801 Carl Lewis….was on roids. Flo Jo…..was on roids. Soooo many champs were/are on perf. enhancers. It is what it is in T&F. So yes, I will continue to be happy/cheer for Ben Johnson. That race was literally the catalyst as a kid for my love for Olympics/Olympic sports

[@xajactor]

Someone could have mentioned the 100m Mens' Atlanta Games, 1996, where Donovan Bailey ran the world record

[@sisimmonds1472]

Yep 👍🏾

[@kamoheloradebe1230]

100m heat 2012. True definition of 'blink and you'll miss them'.

[@andreacamille3918]

Born to run 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲✊🏿

[@arnaldojunior8704]

So proud to see all this melanin

[@kimjongun5562]

Do more of these plz

[@damarfadlan9251]

All of these 200ms are epic, especially if there is BOLT.

[@gregoryadkins2213]

Bolt doesn’t even need to push it at the end,it’s like he won by a mile.

[@jamesphillips531]

I think the last one is more accurate to say 3 seperated from the rest and 1 bolted ahead. Ba dum chhh

[@sm.arteditz]

Bolt to everyone 'We got the swag boy'

[@sumanthkanteti1152]

Forwarded video by 10 sec and usain bolt goes by a flash

[@andreeltoro9776]

Very smart & funny comment ! hahahaha

[@WalidsTube]

Which race is missing????? the single greatest one EVER : Atlanta '96 100m Men's Final!!! the lineup, the drama, the duration, the result... I mean where do I start...

[@sundin57]

100%

[@soniyajose1447]

Bolt..😍 Lots of love from Kerala

[@francisnguyen6349]

Bolt is a lightning fast!

[@shamsul364]

Missed arguably the best 100m final of all time. Atlanta 96

[@Shadofx]

Why do you think this?

[@shamsul364]

@@Shadofx watch the race and then you will know

[@Shadofx]

@@shamsul364 I did. It was terrible, 2 false starts and the defending champion didn't run.

[@vechris2001]

Woooow that Carl Lewis run in 1984 😯😯😯

[@hashmi1195]

Bone chilling moments!!!!!!!!!

[@darj617]

Atlanta 96 final's line up was the best of all time..Fredericks, Boldon, Bailey, Christie

[@Shampsuli]

Nice video. The most exciting boxing matches in Olympic history next please.

[@dexterkendall1951]

2004 Athens 100m final was epic as well

[@zapataalonzo9177]

1984 by far the best olímpica ever. And 1988 Florence, I still remember her

[@mteht6165]

When a race starts no one wants to keep their eyes off or even dare to blink. You just can't miss the few seconds of uncertainty. So the question now is, why is the description of why a race is exciting be placed just when the race starts. Very very distracting

[@kvernon1]

I had to keep rewinding the races. The first time, to watch the actual race; then go back again & read the comments.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

Bolt's races are the most insane. Initially he's so behind but then he leaves everyone in the dust by a very big margin. Absolutely nail biting

[@adonistopofmen2571]

fantastic ......

[@harshitbishnoi6337]

thish last race ish just crazy.

[@justinsteede4880]

Nice video. Any chance we could get the same for the 4x100?

[@jrmandingo9204]

Amazing ...that most of the top sprinters in History are from Jamaica or born there...Ben Johnson , Linford Christie , Donovan Bailey , Asafa Powell , Yohan Blake and of Course Usain Bolt... and I know I’m missing a few

[@newtonsalmon820]

Check out Arthur Wint and Herb McKinley from 1950"s, and Donald Quarrie and Lennox Miller from the 1970's.They were all Olympic gold or silver medalists long before those mentioned above. Jamaica has been at this for a long, long time.

[@RodCalidge]

@@newtonsalmon820 yeah, you guys are REALLY missing a few. As in the ENTIRE Jamaican Womens team. Every bit as impressive as the men.

[@afrobuddy4801]

I think Jamaica is the second greatest sprinting nation in history after the US. They produce talent after talent

[@carlostoroalzate]

Wow.. Super video. Thanks for share

[@constantinohernandezsaneli3787]

Nice video! And glad to know about races before I was born !! Does anyone know the name of the soundtrack?

[@chloeratchford4854]

All that was AMAZING ⚡

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

Brilliant!

[@mikeemad3399]

Thanks for the background music, really

[@ccierdawn8803]

What is the name of music？

[@venkateshr5461]

@@ccierdawn8803 yes what?

[@drewschieman1741]

Donovan Bailey having a bad start and coming back to get a new WR should be on here

[@sisimmonds1472]

Agreed as opposed to anything in Seoul 88 🙄

[@smarthustlersclub6375]

That was the peak! when you at your peak in life! The distance from the next person to you will be so clear to you that your motivation and spirit will be high above others

[@kusariorait]

Women's Volleyball Olympic Final 2004 Russia vs China Please!

[@boteAMV]

Donovan Bailey is missing here. That race was one of the greatest I've seen.

[@adopteeinamerica2201]

They’ve got some Dynasty Warriors music going on

[@TaeYoungOmindethe1]

1984 Carl Lewis basically hopped his way from the back to finish 1st. Incredible. I thought his shoes had some springs or sth. 😂

[@user-fq9qj5lp4l]

Bolt just jogs in the last 20mts. 🙌

[@vladtepes97]

1976 men's final: hasley crawford, trinidad and tobago's first ever olympics gold medal in any event. 1980 men's final: alan wells (gold) and silvio leonard (silver) run the same time 1988 men's final: ben johnson crushing the field in world record time in the most talked-about and anticipated final in history 1996 men's final: donovan bailey's world record

[@fanclub4286]

Rip for those sprinter who was in the bolt era

[@no127]

When watching Bolt and Lewis, you got to think that both had the tactics- Run well within themselves for much of the sprint and in the last 30mts or so just launch themselves like missiles!

[@JunaidInHenan]

bolt,legend❤

[@lusjackson876]

Usain Bolt aka Lightening Bolt is the fasting man in life, he’s faster than 🚘 & 🏍

[@nomanarafat9217]

2012 was insane 😲

[@ticeerw1n945]

Dudes like a jet engine, the more speed he builds up the fast he goes.

[@johnta17]

where is flo jo's race?

[@clintjohnson2245]

3.10minutes in you can watch the steroid fueled cheat winning 88 olympic final.

[@susheelasusheela520]

@@clintjohnson2245 no that is not true .no test get positive result don't speak lie

[@mr.policeman6129]

Bolt was so fast!!!

[@robbybains1622]

Donovan Bailey's win Atlanta in 96 was exciting, not sure why it's not on this list.

[@roubert1696]

2008 - 2012 the besttttttt!!!!!!!

[@kieranrankie203]

Where is the Athens 2004 men's final? Top 4 were separated by 0.04 and it had stars like Greene, Gatlin and Powell.

[@kohteehock9020]

Bolt is really a bolt of lightning.

[@brat_n_boujee6300]

Bolt never disappoints

[@alasdairw]

Shouldn’t include the 1988 women’s final, Flo Jo was doped up to her eyeballs haha

[@pedroorozco4821]

Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con la lista. Pero hay una cosa que nadie podrá negar. Aún con todo lo que sucedio; la más excitante de todas: LA DE BEN JOhNSON

[@premj101]

Bolt is the undisputed king of Athletics

[@corosam1851]

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