We've Never Seen Anything Like This...

This is one of the greatest world record histories of any event.
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[@murrayspiffy2815]

I'm an old man - ran the 100 in the 70's - kept my eye on this event for 50 years. Usain Bolt is the greatest athlete in the history of the world. Billions and Billions of people have lived - and nobody ever ran faster than he did. You take the 10 fastest men in the world - and he beats them by five yards. He didn't just win races - he made his opponents question their pain of training and life choices.

[@amjan]

Billions and Billions of people have lived - but only 0.000000000001% of them trained sprints in the modern era of training. There must've lived hundreds of Bolt like talents in West Africa. Many of such athletic freaks who lived today chose other sports disciplines (e.g. Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Yoel Romero).

[@jcyberj]

He did not beat neither his country man nor the American best at the time by five yards. But he blew over because time catches up with all. To the nostalgic, it's over!

[@mslice0760]

The same can be said of Jesse Owens,.......training methods, tracks, drugs,....a lot of things have changed,.....if he had lived in Bolts time ,...he may have been better then Bolt.,and you could say the same about many other past sprinters, as well.

[@kingfreddy5268]

I mean the human body was different 100.000 years ago. If they had the same conditions they would have been way faster. So yeah dont make usain jolt smaller than he is by talking dumb shit you cant know.

[@mslice0760]

@@kingfreddy5268 There were many strength athletes of old times that didn't have the wts, and drugs they have today and many of their accomplishments are still not equaled today.......the same can be said of old time sprinters , they didn't have access to training methods, diet, drugs ,running shoes, and fast tracks of today......try running on a cinder, clay or grass tracks and in a pair of converse ......there is a big difference when comparing times,......Yes Bolt was great in our time........but he and many athletes retired when the drug testing got more sophisticated and their times did not improve for years. .

[@joshdavenport5787]

Usain Bolt also has the perfect name for the fastest man alive!

[@mjh5437]

Well spotted Einstein.

[@themightyferimm]

@@mjh5437 you must be a blast at parties huh

[@depleteduranium1361]

@@themightyferimm he don't go to parties

[@lefroy1]

Lightning Bolt would be better. Speedy McSpeedface better still.

[@belvedere92]

Besides his name, before Bolt, no one at his height or taller ran the 100 bc everyone thought you had to be bulky. You do need good muscle strength which is demonstrated not only by the girth but also the length of your limbs.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I remember watching Bolt break the WR and thinking "He could have gone faster, he let up at the end" the dude is just bonkers.

[@Duncangafney1]

Indeed, that Beijing final, when he show boated the last 10 m and still broke the world record was something else.

[@mikemike6182]

I was angry he didn't try hard enough, man just beast

[@thebigswermdiggs3383]

Amen

[@bobbyknoth6985]

Wonder what it would have been???

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

I think his latter record would still probably be his fastest, the showboating didn't go on for long enough to make the time that much lower imo

[@tracyedwards3922]

When I saw Bolt "jog" a 9.92 in a preliminary heat at the 2008 Olympics, I knew he was different. Never seen anything like it, before or since.

[@danorelic3711]

Jamaican food does that 😋 yams and green bananas and fullplates

[@vee_won_it_all]

@@danorelic3711 you can keep the green banana. And jerk chicken too lol. Ill take the rest.

[@nc8186]

Have you met me?

[@danorelic3711]

@@nc8186 nope why ?

[@danorelic3711]

@@vee_won_it_all that's how Ik you don't come from jamaica u just excluded the best foods

[@jyotibiswas5320]

There are 2 types of 100m sprinters in the world. One, Usain Bolt . Two , all the others. I'm very lucky to watch him run while I grew up.

[@yanislavkirilov3691]

This is disrespectful to the other athletes

[@nom6758]

@@yanislavkirilov3691 and yet its both true and respectful to Usain Bolt's ridiculously fast speed. If you try to put him on the same level as others, your just peddling feelings.

[@yanislavkirilov3691]

@@nom6758 now listen for me Bolt is super totally overated.Tye moat people only know Usain Bolt like a sprinter and totally forgot how great sprinters there are actually

[@KenpachiAjax]

@@yanislavkirilov3691 sprinters today look like kids infront of usain bolt's performance. just look at the times.

[@abone2pick]

@@yanislavkirilov3691 9 Olympic golds , 11 world titles. 11 world records . 5 junior world records. How the fuck is bolt overrated? Please name a sprinter who's resume can even come close to his.

[@dwightstewart4900]

I know it's not the world record anymore, but that 9.69 by Bolt in Beijing 2008 is the SICKEST 100m dash ever! The man was "social distancing" in that final.

[@rickie0]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@axa.axa.]

Mofo was so far he was 12 years ahead of the virus

[@SignalCorps1]

I was actually there at the finish line for that event.

[@Defender78]

how come all the winners in the 100 m are placing in the middle 5 and 6 lanes, could they replicate their times if placed at lanes 1 or 10?

[@communityiscringe4087]

@@Defender78 yes its the same distance on all lanes

[@dash0173]

Usain bolt is the athlete that got me into running. In 6th grade, I'd go home from track practice and watch videos about him. I watched him break the world record in 2008 with my mom and I, a 10 year old kid who played cod2 and halo 3 on a daily basis, got so much inspiration. I ended up running all the way up into my early twenties at a juco level with one of the best coaches I could've ever asked for. I achieved all my goals, made some of the best friends I'll ever have. friends who are going to be life long friends and a coach who I will always be in contact with. all of this became reality because of this one man, Usain bolt. it just gives me chills when I hear his name because if there's one person I look up to most in this world, it's Usain bolt.

[@gloriarobinson1869]

@Adza, are you still competing? Hope you are

[@oluwarotimi_98]

Have you stopped running

[@granddaddydank8863]

"But here comes Bolt!" I just get chills whenever I see him fly the last 60

[@eatcheesekobe]

9.58 is INSANE... but I still think his 08 olympics was his best race.. one because it was at the olympics so much bigger audience, and two because he literally celebrated 15-20m before the finish line while the rest of the field were basically off screen. That's dominance.

[@thomashilson4158]

9.58 is USANE!!!

[@sandrayoung1849]

Vouldnt agree more

[@AlexSaurel]

Yeah I am sure he would have made better than 9.68 and I am disappointed he did not maintain the effort

[@benjammin9471]

@@AlexSaurel I think he just knew that if he decelerated then he could break easily break it again

[@jasonu3741]

Ussain's 08 race was the single most dominant race in history.

[@boxertest]

12 years and 9.58 is unbeaten, the legend has left a legacy that can only be broken by another legend

[@KenpachiAjax]

The one who breaks bolt's record will be the greatest in history.

[@boxertest]

@@KenpachiAjax Agreed

[@abone2pick]

@@KenpachiAjax hello no. He also has to break his 200 record . He has also to break his 150 m record . Don't forget bolts indoor 100m record. He would have to run a sub 8.6 split in the 4x100 and be able to run sub 31 for 300. Don't forget he would also have to win 9 Olympic golds and 11 world titles

[@afrobuddy4801]

I think it will last till 2040 but I would be surprised if it is still standing by 2050. If Bolt's record is broken, it will probably be due to better technology like shoes and tracks rather than some genetically superior human

[@afrobuddy4801]

@@KenpachiAjax being the fastest doesn't make you the greatest. You have to win alot and dominate for a long time like bolt

[@eddys.razorxp6445]

Bolt made watching track and field something special. My greatest memory him stopping an interview with reporter asking her to be quiet during the USA national anthem. Showed what kind of HUMAN BEING he is. The GOAT.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

I was actually running track back when he was at the peak and taking the world by storm. It was some serious motivation and the only thing most kids talked about on the track. Even doing his signature moves.

[@edfalconer1030]

Thanks for this Masterpiece production. As a Jamaican born American, I enjoyed watching the evolution of this great event. I may be slightly biased towards the Jamaicans and "Canadian Jamaicans" but I have great respect for all that came along and moved the needle and thrilled their audience. I would love to see a production like this on the Women's side...I believe they/we deserve it as well. Thanks!

[@Menennehneh]

I think it would be very interesting to see the same analysis for the women too.

[@KidGhost23]

Powell jogging that 9.74 will never not amaze me

[@madams989]

it annoys me cos i want to know what time he could have gotten! Thank god Bolt didnt slow down though in that 9.58, he wanted proper history.

[@Kristofburger]

@@madams989 IIRC that WR performance was actually a pre-final heat!

[@JCRFit]

If Powell didn't jog that final 10 meters he would probably hit somewhere in the 9.6

[@HashBrownDoyler]

He does love his steroids 😎

[@yennox5338]

This is why I always tell everybody that Powell is the second fastest man in history. Pound for pound he was faster than Gay for sure, not sure about Blake.

[@richardgallimore5976]

Bolt's 100m time will soon be the longest standing men's 100m WR ever! Just a few more years.

[@alexreid2365]

It will last for half a Century.

[@pizzaplanetalien5079]

I don’t it will ever break lol My opinion

[@carlosm.8058]

@@pizzaplanetalien5079 I’m sure people said that about Hines’ record. It will be broken one day. Just need another freak athlete to start running track.

[@abone2pick]

I think the long jump will last the longest.

[@ptrgr72]

@@carlosm.8058 Just that the gap is too big to the previous record. It will take time, that if we will not become genetically worse because of the pollution and bad food, lol

[@Escaping2030]

I've been watching this sport since the days of Ben Johnson...and I remember when the Canadian media immediately started calling him "Jamaican Ben Johnson" after his medals were stripped; and now it's Jamaica that's going to produce some of the longest lasting record holders of all time.

[@DCM8828]

That sounds about like the Canadian media. Always quick to shame.

[@chessdude1977]

Everyone was dirty in that race 😆 🤣 lol

[@CaptainButtonMasher]

@@chessdude1977 This is literally true. What's not talked about is that since this event and all the shaming and disowning of Ben Johnson, EVERY single one of the athletes in this particular race tested positive for banned substances when newer testing methods were introduced and applied to old test samples. I'll never forget what Johnson said at the time when the media were shaming him. He said "They hate me because every one of them is using but they still can't beat MY time!". I was so glad when modern testing showed him to be completely right. All these clueless people that actually believe these elite athletes ALL run clean with millions on the line. They should give Johnson his medal back and apologise. They were all dirty but he won.

[@waynewhite2314]

​@@CaptainButtonMasher I believe thats extreemly likely. Ppl should stop pretending that fair play is very prevalent. It like they never read a history book or used those brain cells between their ears. Also i still enjoy watching Ben beat Carl Lewis.

[@DB-gb1mp]

Donovan Bailey was also Jamaican.

[@iStiflock]

i still remember watching Bolt smash those records like it was nothing... seeing them again still gives me an adrenaline rush!

[@theerictalbert2841]

I love the intro. It gives me chills every time I hear that song. It also reminds me of Summoning Salt, which I love!

[@chickenj90]

I mean it's a literal copy of his format

[@antisocialmunky]

@@chickenj90 the real speedrunning yey

[@KnobleSloth]

I thought I accidentally clicked one of summoning salts videos for a second lol

[@nabstersm63]

I for some reason expected summoning salt's voice instead of trp's lol

[@ryancoleyTurkey]

What song is it?

[@ericMT]

I still think running is the purest form of competition that a human can do. It’s so simple but so incredible to watch.

[@p.a.sudhir7951]

No one can break Usain Bolt's 9.58 100m world record for at least the next 100 years.

[@PoisonousPen]

I LOVE that you’re the ‘Summoning Salt’ of athletics and then I find you’ve used this track too!!! 😄😄 You rule dude 🔥💪🏼

[@takigan]

I hate how I had to sift through nearly 50 friggin comments before finding someone who actually caught the homage/tribute.

[@PoisonousPen]

@@takigan 😁👊🏻

[@ScootsMcPoot]

Summoning salt wasn't the first to use that track. Been used since 2007. It's free media

[@PoisonousPen]

@@ScootsMcPoot I’m aware, it’s just become synonymous with Salt due to the way he utilises the track in each episode. He doesn’t use it as background music, he uses it as his intro theme and “wrapping up” music. As such, it immediately makes people think of him. Jenna Marbles for the longest time was linked to 42nd Street Walk and Carousel from iMovie as she was the first person to use them in a mainstream popular vid. Granted, other people had used those tracks, but they became “her theme music” due to the popularity of her videos.

[@ScootsMcPoot]

@@PoisonousPen summoning salt made it known in the gaming community. It's been in countless documentaries on KZbin. This is your opinion because you probably watch gaming content so of course you would accredit it to him. When in reality he was 12 years late to the party

[@CoenBijpost]

So cool that you actually called it a “Summoning Salt Tribute”. The man, the myth, the legend! He deserves tribute. Plus the song is now synonymous with world record progressions. Well played 😊

[@amytysoe2292]

you don't get much a more literal speedrun than the 100m :D

[@andyanderson4918]

Dude i get cold chills every time

[@leehawes901]

I heard that back in the 80s there was a guy who ran the 100m in 9.60 but there’s no footage of it. His name is Matt Turk…

[@miguelpanta]

where did he do that? that was my association!!

[@markiyanhapyak349]

There was NOTHING like that; Stop this BULLSHIT………!!!

[@audleymclean3724]

The most thrilling 100m WR of all to me, is Bolt's 9.69 at the Beijing Olympics, for although he received flack for hitting his chest etc. it was so epic to see him do this, then striding almost sideways stylishly, I'll for ever treasure that moment.

[@balitzky]

What's flack?

[@audleymclean3724]

@@balitzky ...In case you didn't know, Aug 20, 2008 · IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt on Thursday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his REMARKABLE 100M World Record …

[@theultimatep1e40]

@@audleymclean3724 who tf cares, he deserves to be able to do that. bro literally obliterated them without trying

[@TheDYNAMITE001]

Same here... That's it

[@GunNut37086]

I'm stunned by the fact that it took over 50 years to knock 1 second off the world record. Despite all the marvels of medicine, training, and diet, modern sprinters are still less than 10% faster. That amazes me. BTW...this is the best sports history video I've ever watched. Incredible production!

[@ovideoarkans7982]

70S TO 2000 WAY MORE SPRINTERS ON JUICE THEN TODAY. THE ANTIDOPING TEST IS MORE ADVACED THEN IN THE PAST , THIS IS WHY . STILL IN EVERY SPORT ON THE TOP NO JUICE , NO PERFORMANCE .

[@ItsMeStrider]

training, diet, medicine and EQUIPMENT too, goes to show how incredible the legends of decades past also were.

[@ovideoarkans7982]

@@ItsMeStrider Steroids , cocaine..... long list...... past and future......

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@ovideoarkans7982 Steroids, sure. But cocaine?

[@chudstyle]

1 second is about 10 meters if you look at it like that

[@mismisimognomo101]

Love the Summing Salt reference/inspiration, i used to be addicted to them speedruns summaries. Now it seems that your channel is my new addiction, at least it'll be for a while ! 🖤 Already on my 3rd video from you and just found out your channel like an hour ago.

[@TuzoAnime]

That Summoning Salt intro.

[@LestaBan]

well it is technically speed running lol

[@RTSridesbikes]

First thing I thought of. Was like there is no way this isn't a top comment already.

[@madskater5]

its a great intro for things but dang its a summoning salt thing now haha

[@YogSoth]

@@LestaBan This comment is incredibly underrated.

[@jaysmonet]

am i missing something? why does the picture preview say 9.27?

[@filipdoritos]

I've only watched 10 seconds of the video, and I already know it's going to be a masterpiece.

[@devertonpasley4942]

Indeed. Always a Masterpiece....

[@jamaica_island_tour6892]

This just makes me look at Usain bolt ⚡ on a whole nother level fa sure..not only did he dominate...he embedded..planted..tattooed..cemented his name forever in track and field in Athletics GOAT.⚡⚡⚡TRY FORGETTING THAT..⚡⚡

[@dan1e1473]

Bolt can run 100m before he notices the video is a masterpiece

[@danw3530]

Tyson Gay also an absolute legend. In a lot of those races he was literally a stride or two behind Powell and Bolt. Fantastic watch

[@speleokeir]

He was a drug cheat like Gatlin. Of course when Bolt was around they knew it was the only chance they had of getting close to him. The US has an appalling record of drug cheats, nearly as bad as the Eastern block. A lot of it is down to the coaches and the need for sponsorship money.

[@2ball434]

They all dope ​@@speleokeir

[@carapo66]

One of the best you've done, TRP. I appreciate this one, thanks.

[@denzel97]

I admire these types of youtube channels, the amount of time taken, research and dedication to dig up old videos, pictures and stats are the reasons that titles are not clickbait. This is more than creative productions this is modern art; why aren't these art forms critiqued at higher acclaims?

[@TheChzoronzon]

not like the thumbnail, and it's ridiculous 9.27... sigh...

[@TravisMcGee151]

@@TheChzoronzon Just a matter of time.

[@TheChzoronzon]

@@TravisMcGee151 Yes. 9.27 in this case

[@noah_256.]

@@TheChzoronzonthat’s not clickbait that was his final 100m in the 200

[@CzedYman]

it's a disgrace that johnson got banned but lewis walked off scot-free. everyone knows everyone was doping back then. johnson just became a political scapegoat.

[@yvans.]

Lewis was American so he did get a pass…

[@killiancurran5143]

The aim of the game is to not get caught.

[@julianmathe3713]

Everyone was doping?! Did you dope?

[@keithv3767]

This is a myth. Lewis was not “doping”. Yes, I know he had a number of “positive” tests at the ‘88 Olympics. They were for stimulants found in cold medicine. Not exactly “doping”.

[@danomite22]

Americans get to cheat and Ben gets chastised by a whole country! Yes I'm Canadian, Ben Johnson got a raw deal!

[@michaelggriffiths]

That was an excellent, excellent video. The production quality, content and delivery was superb. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@Bungadin2845]

Just wanna say thanks for putting this fantastic video together. We all know about Bolt but I’d never heard of Jim Hines before. Legends.

[@pabloruedaarzoz8065]

The craziest part about Bolt´s 2008 Season is that he run that 9.72 on a wet track, and it has been projected that if he pushed all the way through in Beijing, he could have achieved a crazy time. A study in 2008 determined that it could have been a 9.55, others say a 9.62, based on the times he was running compared to his 9.58 race. So yeah, insane stuff from the GOAT

[@yennox5338]

I had it at a 9.52.

[@jcyberj]

Slowing up could have been because what is thought to be beyond human potential may have ended his season or career? I am tired of that type of criticism because there is no sympathy for the athlete who has dwelled in that thin air and returned intact. It's like praising a footballer for being a hard hitter and talking to him 10 years later. Was it worth it?

[@pabloruedaarzoz8065]

@@jcyberj What the fuck are you talking about? I´m not sure if you are trolling or being serious lol

[@nattup9526]

And in Beijing he ran with 1 shoe laces that got undone.

[@likent7992]

@@pabloruedaarzoz8065 Lmao he having a whole different conversation w himself

[@dtbrown1978]

Keep on mind some of these mid 10s times were on soft dirt and no blocks. Crazy. Imagine what some of these sprinters would do today. Probably be competitive still.

[@randomkind1001]

Be interesting to put the current fast guys on a cinder track and see what they would do.

[@ephen.stephen]

Slow-poke joe with the stopwatch, starting blocks, and good spikes as well. People who can run that fast have some genetic advantage and I feel it's whether or not they capitalized on it. We can theorize about training regimens and health too. I do think regardless of even half of those, there were totally people in history that would be top runners today.

[@NetherPrime]

we only started recording times in the hundred years and accurate times in the last 45, no one knows how fast people were before then.

[@pavook]

These people weren't professionals, so they had limited time to train. And think about these 'shoes' they used 100 years ago. None of that is comparable to the tracks and running shoes today.

[@psychtrane]

Look for a video called "The Equalizer tests today's athletes to find out if they're better than athletic legends of the past" and watch at 9:20. Andre DeGrasse runs the 100 using the same track and gear that Jesse Owens used when he set the world record of 10.3. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it isn't even close.

[@comedyskills3535]

I absolutely LOVE that you tribute this to summoning salt, because his format is perfect for any type of human race for a record, but he just applies it to games.

[@miket591]

When you realize that they run fast enough to get a ticket near a school zone.

[@nro337]

I see you're a SummoningSalt fan, loving this format!

[@sub2me543]

Whose that?

[@nro337]

Speedrunning KZbin channel that does documentaries

[@Dave_the_Dave]

But this is literal speedrunning

[@aroundandround]

How the heck is Powell so consistent that he gets 9.77 on three occasions?

[@Kingtylerqlb]

I was there in Berlin, it was an incredible atmosphere. He pointed to us before the start, i had no doubt he would win, only if he will do it with a world record. He was such an entertainer, born to be in the spotlight. This record will last another couple years imo.

[@MyronZhang]

Just a couple? Bolt's record of 9.58 will last for at least one decade, and many more mostly likely. I conjecture the same is true of his 19.19 200m world record. As world records improve, the harder and harder it becomes to break them, and Bolt is a one of a kind sprinter with the perfect build and genetics, paired perfectly with discipline and training. We may have honestly plateaued to the point that no one will break it without illegitimate elements. To surpass 9.58, you'd need someone even greater, with equal determination and interest in athletics and sprinting. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if in 50 years time, there are people will watch this video as teenagers, and the person destined to usurp Bolt will still not have been born yet. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong, but there is no way on earth that his record will be gone by 2026.

[@sl_razor]

13 years and still he is the fastest human being ever ran on Earth. Bolt's record will last long more than 20 years easily. There is no sprinter who is capable of at least give a little challenge for the record, that can run under 9.70. Looks like that legend hasn't born yet in this world. BOLT the G.O.A.T ♥

[@sodica81]

more than 50 or 80 years, is insane

[@temeketintimipa7927]

Not in this generation, 9 Olympic golds

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

He is 3 seconds faster than the rest of us :-)

[@jhamler1]

Yep. And that's considering that 3 TENTHS of a second puts him a yard ahead of us in this Olympic context. And yet, somebody will eventually come along to beat Bolt's record. I don't know if it'll happen in our lifetime, though. Pretty goddamned special.

[@kingfreddy5268]

@ 50 bucks against that. Its actually harder to run 200 in 19 to 20 than 100 in 10 lmao

[@kingfreddy5268]

Nah he aint

[@chazerg2961]

@ Doubt it mate. So much muscle is put into the start you couldn’t really keep up another max speed 100m. An 8 second 100m that is.

[@chazerg2961]

@ and the wr for 200m is 19.20 so I doubt a 12 second 100m runner could be that close :/

[@timothyhensley3815]

And when Bolt crossed the finish line he looked like he was looking for someone in the crowd! LOL. So amazingly smooth!

[@BAR901]

The Summoning Salt song at the start made me so excited for the video and I absolutely was not disappointed. Love your work.

[@TullMorse]

I couldn't believe it when I saw Bolt run the first time! I never actually saw him run flat out 'through' the finish line to get his 9.50 seconds or better (though I suspected he could do it)! 👍

[@zousgr]

From video games to track & field Summoning Salt is watching us. What a legend

[@SushiElemental]

Also about speedrunning. Makes sense! 🏃‍♀️

[@stevegeorge6880]

To think that Tyson Gay ran a time that less than two years earlier would have been a world record and finished the same margin behind Usain Bolt that Carl Lewis finished behind Ben Johnson in the 1988 Olympic final. It was also nice to see Leroy Burrell given his proper credit in this video.

[@jacobm2625]

I always felt bad for Gay, absolutely incredible athlete, running what were probably perfect races, but just completely outrun by the genetic freak that Bolt was.

[@luffytaro-jg5ow]

@@jacobm2625 no disrespect to gay but he was a genetic freak going against another genetic freak

[@michaelb4538]

Bolts a juiced up monster. All the tell tail signs of HGH.

[@elshadisam]

just finished 2023 races but I always come back to the legend, my fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt. Made the event fun and engaging and always delivered!

[@xocomaox]

He's truly the GOAT.

[@topsya3779]

This video started and for a second I thought that I had clicked on something else because I recognised the music… Then I saw it was a Summoning Salt tribute to the gaming record progressions videos that he does. Amazing. Looking forward to it based on that and your other videos alone.

[@David_7171]

If only he ran through the line in Beijing’08. I’m still pissed off

[@bryanmoffatt2659]

Remember that he broke that record in London 4 years later.

[@thetruesquad5059]

I really wish he didn't celebrate early man coulda got close to 9 seconds like closer

[@HF1600ie]

He wouldn't break it twice. He did it right!

[@cmoneyno5]

If Bolt didn't slip out the blocks in 2012 he would've ran a sub 9.5... Man nearly fell out the blocks and still ran 9.63

[@WeightedCali]

@@cmoneyno5 no, that's how you're supposed to do it. Almost "fall" to start the race for max top speed and then straight back to finish it off

[@thomay_11]

Amazing video but the 9 . 27 on the thumbnail is false clickbait D:

[@jaronbaron6976]

its bull

[@Duncangafney1]

I think you will find that is Bolt's second 100m split from his 200m world record, so not a standing start.

[@miikavuorio6925]

Yeah I was very disappointed to not see it mentioned

[@uw8850]

Another great, informative video. Thanks for reminding us of those between Carl Lewis's and Maurice Greene's era.

[@LuvHrtZ]

And yet Bolt was slowing down as he crossed the line. A true legend.

[@adamsimpson5520]

Every time the Ben Johnson positive test is brought up, I cynically think, "Sure, Ben was vilified because he was the one on that start line that was *caught* for PEDs, not because he was the only one that *used* them."

[@wildoutrudeboy]

Carl Lewis admitted he too took PED's Like Lance Armstrong, on record in later years, but thanks to the USA Olympics President he and over 100 other team mates fail drugs test was swept under the rugs.

[@superdriver777]

In the documentary "Bigger, Stronger, Faster" (which is fantastic) they talk to a guy who literally has copies of the letter received by Lewis telling him he failed the test. They came up with "unintentional use" to get him out of disqualification and the rest is history haha

[@wildoutrudeboy]

@@superdriver777 Woooooow. Yet accused Jamaicans to be all on PED's.

[@mslice0760]

The difference is that his transformation was insanely fast , and noticed instantly as an unfair advantage by his fellow athletes, ....especially outspoken Carl Lewis

[@conchobar]

Watching Usain Bolt was eerily reminiscent of watching Ben Johnson. With all the guys surrounding Bolt (Gay, Gatlin, etc) all having failed tests, its quite naive to believe Bolt wasn't also on the "Stuff". Rememeber, Lance Armstrong never failed a PED test.

[@sbeallvln]

If 10.6 sounds slow, keep in mind they were running on dirt tracks--basically on sand.

[@donkbonktj5773]

That's insane.

[@rahuluikey123]

i think track field is one of the factor affectied the speed in early ages, which improved over time and now a more advance track is introduced for all the runners

[@heatherchavez4564]

Big up Usain…Greatest male sprinter EVER!!!!!!!!Nuff respect!!! Jamaica to di world!!!🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@RegzalTG]

When nothing interesting happens TRP manages to come with a banger video

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Waiting for the slowdown, before turning on the Jets!

[@quantumresonance8201]

It's amazing to have a channel like this!

[@wondertrip]

This video totally ignores how the track surface and track shoes enabled athletes to run significantly faster than athletes who ran on actual DIRT while running in shoes with 1.5 inch spikes weighing several pounds instead of ounces!!! If Jesse Owens and other athletes ran on a Mondo track surface wearing shoes weighing less than five ounces (142 grams) he likely would have run as fast as Usain Bolt!

[@RegzalTG]

@@wondertrip i wouldn't say Owens would've ran that fast I would say Bob Hayes would have been the only athlete to match Bolt Owens runs on cinder tracks for his whole life, if he runs on the track we have today, he would need to practice even more on the track used today, Owens wouldn't have ran faster than 9.9 imo

[@wondertrip]

@@RegzalTG Owens, Hayes, and Hines would have run much faster if they ran on a faster surface with lighter shoes. It's simple physics.

[@carlosm.8058]

This has to be one of your best videos ever TRP! Good job.

[@wondertrip]

This video totally ignores how the track surface and track shoes enabled athletes to run significantly faster than athletes who ran on actual DIRT while running in shoes with 1.5 inch spikes weighing several pounds instead of ounces!!! If Jesse Owens and other athletes ran on a Mondo track surface wearing shoes weighing less than five ounces (142 grams) he likely would have run as fast as Usain Bolt!

[@BondandBourne]

Asides from showcasing the history of the 100m sprint to what Usain Bolt made it today, what I really love about this vid is how it’s structured like a Summoning Salt video.

[@dispersions8729]

Was looking for a Summoning Salt comment ❤

[@omaro87]

Keep going, just another amazing video you did! Full of information and records.

[@christiandavidlenz6300]

Thank you for this masterpiece ! Sprinting history and it's records are fascinating and you managed to capture it beautifully and with supreme attention to detail !

[@gerrywillwerth1883]

Except you didnt say anything about wind conditions or altitude. Check your old Track and Field News isdues to find the "capital A" next to high sltitude sprint times. Jim Hines and Calvin Smith are owners of such designtions.

[@aimeegintz2930]

So during the 2008 Olympics - had to watch the sprints..left my parents house and got into a wreck. Still the best night ever!! Bolt will forever be an inspiration.

[@Walkerdlmb]

Bolt is definitely the best athlete in my lifetime. Even ignoring his world records, which may never be beaten, and you compare him to the next best in his generation he was miles ahead. He competed in a time where food nutrition and science was commonplace and available to everyone, and he was still yards ahead, in multiple events. Gatlin was the only person who got close to him and he was banned for drugs use on at least 1 occasion

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Yup, Usain always tested clean. Truly a natural born legend.

[@beverleycox1254]

I could never get tired from these videos... Usain Bolt.. truly one of a kind. He was born to do this. An absolute Legend...❤

[@108tna]

I don't think there will ever be another legend that keeps winning like Bolt did. He literally was unbeatable. I think he had a couple more years in him but better to stop on top in that case!

[@grobin3745]

Imagine the times of today's athlete's running on LOOSE DIRT in the gear of yesteryear...and imagine the times of those old fashioned athletes running on today's tracks, with today's gear...the difference would be very very small.

[@madams989]

let’s be honest none of them would be near 9.58 though

[@KameSenninKun]

@@madams989 If you were that honest, you would say "we don't know, and we will never know". Without even talking about the way they trained, and eat, everything changed so much, from the shoes, to the surfaces. Even this year In Tokyo Olympics, everyone talked about the surfaces that made them bounces. That + those "magic shoes", Bolt would have probably been even more faster... Let's be honest: noone knows how fast 1900s people where compared to now.

[@jajanka10]

@@madams989 About 9.80 it would seem. Also, looking at Powell, Bolt and Gay, athletes peak for longer nowdays.

[@Alejandro_BoniIIa]

I think the old guys would still be slower because modern athletes have more knowledge and optimization on diet, steroids, training routines, and recovery methods.

[@jcyberj]

Not true. The best tracks were cinder and their training was scant compared to now. Also, 100 yards was run in the States for years. 100 meters is 109 yards 1 foot 1 inch. That's why our records are screwed up. For years the 100 yard record was 9.3.

[@JakeKoenig]

*music starts playing "...and that's where the 100m record stands today."

[@Skyfalcon12345]

Bolt's 200m in that same 2009 event is still the most dominant performance I've ever seen.

[@charles8589]

Hahaha. The song at the beginning! We all knew, but thanks for outright telling us that Summoning Salt is your inspiration. Love him and you too

[@jamesmbouende-poutcheu1369]

Love the intro and the outro. No one who witnessed these legendary events will forget this.

[@TheDYNAMITE001]

What secures Bolt's greatness the most is that the other greats only had the 100m record but hes got the 200 as well and is a part of the 4x100m record too! 🔥

[@ernestmathews4674]

As an ancient athlete (born in '42) Love to be brought up to date. Thanks.

[@CalypsoDon]

Just to correct you Leroy Burrell broke the world record running 9.85 in Lausanne, Switzerland not Zurich. Also he flew into the country the night before the race so he deffo would have been jetlagged which makes the performance even more immensed. Love your work🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@LUMIGOCHA]

Extremely well done video. Keep up the great work as always.

[@anneg8162]

I only just started watching Usain Bolt. He doesn't seem to be affected by gravity. He flies low and graceful. His feet touch the ground for the sake of the other runners and judges.

[@2007jag]

So glad to be alive in the time of bolt. Such a legend

[@arturarturos7050]

Such a great ....doper..

[@2007jag]

@@arturarturos7050 really? how so? I really would like this not to be true haha

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

@@arturarturos7050 He tested clean every time.

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

Can't wait till you do Ultra running history on the 100k or longer that to me is where pure mental discipline comes into play.

[@abone2pick]

You need more than just mental strength to run that distance. IDC how strong your mind is if you're not in some form of shape you not finishing that race. 100k is way different than a marathon bro

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

@@abone2pick marathons are speed tests nothing more. Beyond that is a whole different story...bro

[@atgzheng7389]

@@AnthonyMcqueen1987 Are you saying endurance is unnecessary for a marathon? bc marathons are certainly more than a speed test. You can't say a race that takes over two hours is a speed test and nothing more.

[@SucramRenrut]

Too bad no one cares about ultra running.

[@timmytheinventor4746]

@@SucramRenrut Very true. No one's gonna sit there for 2 and a half hours plus watching someone run 50K. I'm a distance fan, but the IAAF doesn't really recognize ultra running world records so I'm out.

[@westlee1626]

I just went back to a video you made a few years back. “Greatest high school runners” but you should make a video on “Great high school running teams” because team running is quite cool as well.

[@martinnewcombe6088]

These videos you produce are amazing TRP!

[@jonnybravo3055]

Insane bolt is the greatest athlete of track and field for me. 100m wr were slowly been broken by snippets. Bolt smashed it and his dominance was unbelievable. Can't see his records been broken anytime soon. Freak of nature.

[@ParaditeRs]

Its also worth mentioning Bolt also holds the second fastest time at 9.64.

[@sir_sack]

9.63*

[@bensullivan5562]

His 9.63 always seems to be forgotten about

[@carlosm.8058]

@@bensullivan5562 because we always focus on the record which is normal. Who wastes time remembering second place? We reserve that space for first!

[@abone2pick]

I think we all know that's his 3rd best performance . People will most likely talk about the 9.69

[@1111boone]

No blocks, along with a track that could have been used in a sandbox, makes one wonder how any of the first record holders broke 11 seconds! Think about the improvements in materials, both the shoes and the tracks! My guess is that those gentleman running in the upper 10s would be a lot closer to 10 flat with the same type of equipment used nowadays.

[@Scyllax]

The cinder tracks Jesse Owens ran on were terrible, along with the racing flats that were like bowling shoes. If Owens ran on a modern track with proper running shoes, performance experts say he could have run between 9.8 and 9.9.

[@Stewy-xw9fz]

Its a crying shame how they use Ben Johnson as the face of their War against Drug campaign.

[@bubabarrow4960]

No excuses, evolution is real. Can you compare fast cars back then and now? Come on. Record made by man is meant to be broken some day by someone.

[@1111boone]

@@bubabarrow4960 Sure, it’s okay to break records. I merely pointed out that all things being equal, these first record holders would certainly be closer to times being run now. Cars are faster now due to better understanding of mechanical devices whereas humans, being powered by muscles, haven’t evolved except for training techniques.

[@Scyllax]

@@bubabarrow4960 This has nothing to do with evolution. Technology has made people faster, plus an elimination of wrongheaded ideas. In the early Olympic Marathons, they used alcoholic beverages for fluid replacement.

[@jerrybrownell3633]

Tommy Smith is still my all time favorite sprinter. I lived in San Jose when he was setting records at SJSU.

[@primovid]

Wonderful way to finish...I love watching Usain Bolt! Love the speed, raw talent and charismatic personality!

[@chadmanigan]

I'm so stoked that this man watches "summoning salt"!! Great stuff!!

[@Emul7ifier]

I love the Summoning Salt reference

[@sonicxxx100]

I feel like very few people are going to pick up on that lol 😂

[@thetruesquad5059]

I don't get the summoning salt tribute?

[@CoenBijpost]

@@sonicxxx100 it seems all of summoning salt’s subs are in this comment section, for some reason. Must be because this is the literal version of “speed running” 😂

[@rico9163]

@@sonicxxx100 dude it literally says "a summoning salt tribute" during the opening I think a lot of people will pick up on it lol

[@sonicxxx100]

@@rico9163 there are literally people in this thread and in the comments who said they don't know who he is...

[@mriyefa2196]

This is quality work. The best video I've seen on sprinting.

[@mikewilkins2030]

you are amazing at your job sir! Thanks for the vid and knowledge!!!

[@TheVolvo74091]

A Summoning Salt tribute!!!?!?!?!? This is amazing. How did this happen? I need to know the reason behind this. I immediately got cold chills when I heard the music. I love both channels.

[@AMERICANxSPLENDOR]

I knew I wasn’t in this slim wedge of Venn diagram

[@michelleLCdiva98]

This is one of the most Interesting and Informative channels on KZbin. I never understood the scope of Usain Bolt's GREATNESS until today. I thought he was Great because everyone said he was, but when you compared his fastest time to others......😱😱😱😱😱 Also, whoever the Narrator of this channel is, I want to commend you sir on your Excellent skills. Your knowledge of track and field's history along with your clear and precise tone of voice, makes this channel my second favorite KZbin channel.🤫🤫🤫🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Keep on keeping me interested. Thank you!🙏

[@jcyberj]

Johnny come lately!

[@Cloudminster]

I was a sprinter and long jumper in the 80s and have watched closely since Moscow 1980. Whilst I loved Bolt immensely I think over my 52 years I can easily point to one GOAT, Carl Lewis redefined a sprinters longevity as before him nobody could fully maintain greatness across multiple Olympic cycles. He was a beautiful runner and what’s more the MOST beautiful jumper ever. People are struggling to get past 8m these days and he and some others were regularly breaking 8.70m. I understand young people thinking their era is best but if you’d properly watched all athletes since Alan Wells won in Moscow you’d likely agree with me.

[@sammbaldwin6402]

No one is even running under 9.8 consistently, Usain Bolt is by far the goat, even Lyles can't get under 19.3 in the 200 and Bolt smashed that world record too, the guys with the 800 and 1500m world records deserve more recognition too, they've held that for so long

[@jeffgoblue]

This is a wonderful video, but what’s up with the 9.27 graphic on the preview frame for this? These videos are so well done and deserve better than clickbait preview frames.

[@thesnoeylifestyle5213]

If everyone was allowed to participate since the 1800s to early 1900s... we know those first records would've been different 🌚

[@bubabarrow4960]

I know where you’re going with that and you’re right. They weren’t real World Records, just their records meant to be broken when real Men come along.

[@wondertrip]

This video totally ignores how the track surface and track shoes enabled athletes to run significantly faster than athletes who ran on actual DIRT while running in shoes with 1.5 inch spikes weighing several pounds instead of ounces!!! If Jesse Owens and other athletes ran on a Mondo track surface wearing shoes weighing less than five ounces (142 grams) he likely would have run as fast as Usain Bolt!

[@OrianIglesias]

Love that you styled this after Summoning Salt!

[@tonydauto8246]

Bolt made it look so easy, like he wasn't even trying most of the time and would usually let up off the gas and cruise to the win. Just unbelievable.

[@vestreemil5026]

LOVED this video! When I look back at the times athletes ran 20-60 years ago (and even further back), I always wonder how fast they could have ran if they had the same track, the same shoes and etc. as the athletes nowadays. Incredible to think of!

[@olafk8232]

And the same sophisticated, special, very much improved substances ... ;-)

[@michaelmooney7341]

And the same Juice 🧃

[@radrook2153]

The same tracks and the same shoes are available to Europeans, Middle Easterners, and East Asians. Yet none from those areas are able to run that fast.

[@lucashurst4191]

@@radrook2153 cause they ain't black

[@MrMann-gt1eh]

…same diet, training regimens and medical care as well.

[@TheAlexrod]

These were breathtaking performances. Is there any way possible to put all of those record’s breakers in one race? It would be amazing to see the distances in between all of them.

[@Fontsman]

The sad thing is, Bolt's freakishly tall frame for a sprinter, created problems in his lower back. Were it not for injury setbacks, he could maybe have gone under 9.5 and threatened the 19s mark. He was that incredible.

[@imjrthegreat]

Today's athletes have an adavantage over the earlier runners. 1) The training methods have gotten better as time has gone by. As time goes by, the trainers have built on the trainng that came before them. 2) The shoes and the garmets have become much better. The shoes grip the surface much better are lighter and the upper parts of the shoes are better. The clothing that the participants wear do not have as much resistance to the wind or the water. 3) The running surface is gotten MUCH better over the years. I'm 84 and I can remember the cinder track slipping under my feet when I was a kid in high school. Also, when I was a kid in high school the poles that we used in the pole vault did NOT BEND.... they were made of cane or aluminum. NOW the poles act like a catapult to push the vaulter even higher. I love track and field and I enjoy watching these fine athletes perform, but at least some of the speed, heights and distances have gotten better because of the reasons mentioned above. I wonder just how fast Jessie Owens could have run if he would have had these same advantages, or how much better the one man track team, Jim Thorpe, could have been with these advantages. We'll never know, but I'm sure that they would have been MUCH better than they were in their day.