Bolt’s best 100-meter time is 9.58 seconds.
In the early morning of August 17, 2009, Beijing time, on the second competition day of the Berlin World Athletics Championships, the most watched focus battle-in the men's 100-meter peak showdown, the Beijing Olympic Triple Crown and the men's 100 meters Bolt, the meter world record holder, won the championship with a time of 9.58 seconds and set a new world record again.
American player Gay was on the 5th track. Beijing Olympic champion and current world record holder Bolt's semifinal time was 9.89 seconds, and he was ranked fourth on track. Another former Jamaican world record holder, Powell, was on track 6. The contestants on the three tracks in the middle are the absolute protagonists of this Berlin 100-meter trapeze competition.
In addition, British veteran Chambers is in the first lane; Trinidad and Tobago's Mark Burns is in the second lane; Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey In lane 3; Patton of the United States and Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago are in lanes 7 and 8 respectively.
The starting signal sounded. On the blue track of the Berlin World Championships, Bolt, wearing a yellow sportswear on track 4, started quickly. Although he didn't have the best start, Gay, who was dealing with injuries around him, quickly took the initiative. Post-race data showed that Bolt's starting speed was 0.146, ranking third from the bottom among the eight finalists. And Guy next to him has a starting speed of 0.144.
When accelerating on the way, Bolt was in an absolute lead almost from 20 meters away. Guy next to him was not so coordinated in his movements, but Bolt, who started alongside him, was a bolt of lightning that flew over Berlin at a very fast speed. When approaching the finish line, Bolt did not slow down his pace as before. Of course, he did not sprint with all his strength. We saw a relatively even-speed Bolt crossing the finish line in 9 seconds 58! A new world record was born.
After winning, Bolt did not change his lively and active nature. He performed various celebration movements and even danced a unique Jamaican dance with compatriot Powell. Guy, who finished second in only 9.71 seconds, had a look of regret on his face and high-fived his hands to express his disappointment. And Bolt ran to the stands and high-fived many fellow Jamaicans on the other side of the stands to celebrate.