Usain Bolt Breaks 100m World Record in Beijing 2008 | The Olympics On The Record

Nellie, look, who am I? "Picasso." Statue of Liberty. The girl from the movie "The Hunger Games." I know, John Travolta. both. Usain Bolt is the biggest star among

world

athletes. His success is unparalleled, as he is the first runner to win the 100 and 200 meter titles at consecutive Olympic Games. His fame makes it hard to remember that he was just another promising young man dreaming of success in the Olympics. Here he is at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was only 17 years old. He was considered a 200 and 400 meter runner, but his Olympic debut was not a happy experience for the young man.

From the beginning it seemed that Matsuda from Japan was not fast and Unger from Germany in the second lane was running well. They'll come to the turn and Poland's Jedrusinski is in lane seven. On the other hand, Nesiah tries to keep up with them. Poor fitness and a leg injury saw Bolt knocked out of the semi-finals in a disappointing moment. What happened to Bolt during the next four years? What path led a promising teenager to becoming a powerful

world

-class athlete? Bolt's height was not adequate to succeed in the 100 meter race. He was very tall, measuring 1.95 meters.

When the young Bolt revealed his great fame, his coaches said the race was over. The good start necessary for success in the 100-meter races eluded him. But Bolt wasn't so sure. He was excellent at 400-meter races, but he hated the hours of endurance training required for longer distances. He wanted to give the 100-meter dash a try. So he and his coaches agreed. Bolt will compete in a non-major event in Crete in July 2007 to run the 100 meters and if he can beat 10:30 he will forget about the 400 meters and concentrate on the 100 and 200 meters. But Bolt won the 100 meters in Crete with a time of 10:03 seconds.

If little Bolt can achieve a 10-second time on his first attempt at the age of 20 and without the years of speed training required, the sky is the limit for this kid. Bolt was focused on the 100 meters and the Beijing Olympics were quickly approaching. He began training hard in the gym and filled his huge body with strong muscles and a special diet. The results were surprising. In

2008

, in Jamaica, Bolt achieved a time under 10 seconds for the first time, a huge leap that placed him among the best in the world. Later in New York, Bolt competed against world

record

holder Tyson Gay.

Bolt won in a stunning time of 9.72 seconds, a new world

record

. It was the fifth 100-meter race that Bolt ran competitively. Suddenly, he became the coolest young racer in the world. So how does he do it? Bolt compresses his fast 200-meter style into the shorter distance. His start remains poor and he rarely advances beyond the first 30 meters. Then, once he starts running, his huge frame becomes very important. While an expert runner needs 44 long strides per 100 meters, Bolt only needs 41 strides. This is approximately 17 meters of additional distance for each step during the race. Let's go back to

2008

and the Beijing Olympics, the men's 100 meters final.

Usain was willing to do what he does best. And they left. Great start for Richard Thompson in Trinidad lane 4 and here comes Usain Bolt. Bolt goes too far. Bolt looks back. Nobody looks back in the 100 meters. A time of 9.68 seconds is Usain Bolt's world record. 9.68 seconds, new world record. Fastest man in the world. That celebration at the line showed the world that he could run faster. And he soon he will. But what he really wanted was an Olympic gold medal. Know. "Move to".