1996 Olympic Games 100m Men

[az0963818]

Legend!

[kasidhe]

I love the commentator. On USA soil. Donovan Bailey. Canada. Slow start but WHAT A FINISH.......

[yerkil28]

wow man that was epic !!!!!

[sciencestudent342]

silly aussie bich, ben johnson isnt moving anywhere

[enzarto]

soooo true.

[Steeveriffic]

Wow, that female commentator is just full of passion. "Ben Johnson move over, Canada zzzzz......."

[Turn3111]

Donovan Bailey's 27.07 mph is the fastest speed ever record at official competitions

[fabiaanovski]

lo de los jueces es de traca, que salida en falso ven en la segunda salida?

[omatosigns]

the false starts meant bailey couldn't start as well because he didn't want to risk disqualification, his time would have been better probably around 9.79 maybe lower

[RihannasBikeSeat]

@omatosigns, I doubt that. Bailey was not on a warning (everyone was allowed two bites at the cherry back then, remember) so there's no way he'd have been deliberately sitting in the blocks. He just wasn't a great starter, and never had been. His start here was average, but for him it was the norm. See how he won gold at the '95 World Championships, or how he NEARLY chased down Greene in Athens in 1997. Great sprinter was Bailey, but I'm not quite sure he had a sub 9.80 in him.

[MrPunk412]

Man, Linford had shaken hands with just about every sprinter in that race during his post race lap, and ran straight past Mike Marsh. One Olympic Champion to the next and that's how Linford does him. Mike Marsh is so underappreciated.

[RayRayAlicia]

I used to love going to Donovan Baileys house with my family when I was little used to be bestfriends with his daughter their house was amazing. Their theatre room <3

[markguest36]

no american medal on home soil!

[ErynQuentery]

Oh CANADA! Thanks for the great memories Donovan! Class act!

[quizman1967]

This was also the one that Linford Christie wasDQ'd for two false starts.

If this had happened today with instant DQ then Ato Boldon would also had been out!

[MrPunk412]

Man, that was the fastest I have ever seen anybody run that turn after the race.

[flenny]

sorry Canada, but he's Jamaican...another of our exports from the sprint factory

[MrKrzysztof13]

@flenny hes running for canada???? hes a canadian citizen his parents immigrated

[dreastyork]

@flenny Yes you are right that he was born in Jamaica but all of his training was in Canada by Canadian trainers and no one can deny that! Just a thought! have a good day!

[manhattan85]

Saw Donovan in the elevator at a Raptors game at the ACC a couple weeks back. Thanked him again.

[goldenboyi1989]

that chick saying Ben Johnson move over is so ANNOYING

[kadejennings]

im that fast..............

in a car

[iljn1988]

"Bailey's got it! AND BA-ROKEN THE WORLD REGGOORRD!!!"

[mtk4life]

there isnt a single white person haha

[Slimcase85]

Has it been 15 years since this?? SICK!

[xajactor]

Jamaica's greatest track & field exports to Canada. A truly exceptional & inspirational Olympic final. A true Olympic classic.

[use2slam2]

AMAZING times between 9.84 and 9.90 back in 1964 bob hayes ran 10.05 in tokyo on a peice of shit wet chewed up DIRT track, in a prelim he ripped off a 9.91 with the wind just over legal but again on same crap dirt track and before the age of 22. if hayes would have been able to run on the synthetic track and the altitude of mexico city 68' he would have run an UNGODLY time,hell even at altitude on this modern track

[tightsharkyj]

why did they keep stoping

[Dami3n06]

@tightsharkyj False starts, meaning they got off the blocks before the gun went off to start the race thus giving themselves an advantage.

[fightjunge24]

@Dami3n06 thats not right. false start means if u start faster than a human normally can react. the tolerance for that is 0.1secs set by the iaaf. but one start actullay was right and called back. the 3rd false stard made by ato boldon so i believe he normally had won the race

[boskey10]

One of the greaest moments in canadian sports history thanks for the memories canada!!

[Jai77]

I was 11 years old when this happened, and I remember watching this on TV with my family. When Donovan had that terrible start I remember thinking "oh no...." and then he just blasted to the front and won. I was jumping around all over the place screaming.

It was such an amazing moment as a Canadian to watch him win.

[gnrisinmyblood1]

@Jai77 i was just born and my mother named me after him ^_^

[pedriano999]

HE CAME FROM THE CLOUDS! good old dennis cometti

[jimmyg141]

@pedriano999 that was bruce mcavaney, not denis cometti, close tho :-)

[journalistgirl07]

I love that male commentator :-D Fantastic announcer :-p

[Gman256]

So proud to be Canadian watching this. DB you are a hero!

[robiscool09]

It's all about top end speed!

[NotAnAmericanIdiot2]

Would have been nice to see Christie finish that race, imagine if he had finished and won, he would have been 36. 30 freaking 6. And oh, he did react at the B of the Bang.

[NotAnAmericanIdiot2]

The Jamaicans and the Americans are like gazelles. It would have been nice to watch the 4 fastest BORN Jamaicans race with the 4 fastest Americans from their era. Jamaica 1) Usain Bolt- O. Champ 08 2) Linford Christie -O. Champ 92 3) Asafa Powell 4) Donovan Bailey - O. Champ 96 America 1) Carl Lewis -O. Champ - 84, 88 2) Tyson Gay 3) Justin Gatlin -O. Cham 04 4) Maurice Greene -O. Champ 00 Notable: Leroy Burrell, Shawn Crawford

[fightjunge24]

@NotAnAmericanIdiot2 lol gatlin isnt even in the top 20 of the fastest americans andthe fastest 3 jamaicans are bolt powell carter and someone else mybe bailey i dont know. the fastest 3 americans are gay lewis greene and burrel.

[castmalibu]

three Jamaicans in the race. one for Jamaica one for Canada and one for Great Britain.

[MegaChrizzy]

after 3 false starts .. best final ever

[Bajinjo]

THis was wonderful,i woke up at 3am to see it(and recorded it with my first VHS recorder)...3 false starts,worst start ever and still won in a world record time...amazing

[Eddieshack67]

who's the commentator that wished Fredericks would win on behalf of the DQ'ed Christie? she should get a real job.. that really made a whole lot of sense....good summary by buddy at the end though, as to have records broken in a race where 100ths of a second decide a few spots, the wr still fell after numerous false starts. Sorry LINDFORD you have to start when ever the gun goes off, not before.

[NsXFaTaL]

@Eddieshack67 Jane Flemming

[toggle28]

I think that 3 false starts are even worse (for achieving good times) than a bad start..

[Davpin12]

why is Bailey is running with a watch?!



[Sjones675]

He might of had a bad start but him catching up near the finish made it so much more exciting. To me anyway.

[marvelownz5]

bad start and no lean at the end...

he coulda run 9.78ish easy

[ANZO89]

@marvelownz5 it is not proven that leaning at the end is actually better than finishing running straight.

[fightjunge24]

@marvelownz5 lol no

[EvanMalcolm]

good call, good race

[bigcanadiano]

Are you kidding me??  Bailey taking the Gold in the US is beyond words. Never again.

[sweetmelly19]

I was all of 7 years old when this race was run and I can still remember sitting on my couch with my family and watching Donovan Bailey winning, it was such a great moment, one most Canadians will remember forever

[MrIShatOnU]

id be pissed with so many false starts

[chichibud31]

best form since carl lewis, d bailey..would have liked to see him and bolt go at it as both have scary top speeds..of course those times mean nothing today but at this level you tend to run according to the competition, so yes, if you put bailey in top form today against bolt i think that would be something to see..

[jamaicanjumper]

impossible

[jamaicanjumper]

3 jamaicans in the final before christie was eliminated..but a jamaican born still won

[matrixmario]

CANADA

[raydawg325]

at the 30 meter mark Bailey is dead last, by the 80 meter mark he is clearly in front, such a thing is unheard of in track...first time in history

[malika810]

very suspensful race, thats what made it so amzing

[malika810]

i love the male announcer, especially when he says "he came from the clouds " 2:17!!

U win the 100m u own the Olympics, And Canada owned the Olympics in Atlanta.

God Bless Canada, God Bless Bailey!

[MrTelaviv123]

another jamaican export making canada proud. Canada should try and annex jamaica.

[turnbacktime]

the only true canadians are the Inuits to the Euro's. the majority of canadians are exports.

[StreetRocaFella]

way to sound like an American you goof.

[Tennessee44444]

Canadians snapped Bailey in Vancouver Opening Ceremony clearly indicating Canada's long history of racial discrimination.....Sorry Donovan.

[ElJoeyJojo]

what r u talking about? we r not racist! please don't start some racial dispute here, this is about running not about race

[spankthis06]

this was the most intense --i remember being in a hotel watching with my parents

[KushPizzaSleep]

this could be greatest canadian olympic moment ever.

[klef56]

@KushPizzaSleep

Agreed! This would have to come first, followed by the hockey win of '02 and the hockey win of this Olympiad. The men's relay of '96 has to be there somewhere. I'm sure I'm obviously not doing justice to any Canadian Olympic feats that came well in the past (I think Harry Jerome was a great olympian, among many others), but the ones I've stated are my own personal favourites!

[ElJoeyJojo]

i don't know, Crosby scoring Gold Medal about 1 week ago was the greatest moment :)

[Julzellis]

@ElJoeyJojo -- This is a solo performance, not a team sport. The 100m Olympic final has a LOT more pressure than an OT hockey game. Not to minimize Crosby's goal, but this was much more significant. And it was a World Record, come from behind victory. And the 3 False Starts as well, and He won this on American soil!

[malika810]

The Day Canada Dominated the Track Fields! Well done Bailey, Canada is still Proud of him! truly a memorabel moment, especially the suspenseful beginning!!

[chiggs92]

i remember this so clearly...i was only 4 at the time! lol

this is the reason i became a runner.

[peter55488]

i wasnt even a year old!!! still this is what makes me proud to be canadian

[MutteringUrchin]

At the time, it was the most tense 100-metre final ever seen. I remember Linford being disqualified, leaving, then changing his mind to watch the race instead.

One of the staff thought he was about to create a disturbance. She kept on saying to him "Linford, don't! Linford, no!" to which he replied "I juss wonna wotch the wayce!". All on camera.

[sondog42]

I wonder how this race would have played out if Christie would have not been disqualified.

[puljacina]

@sondog42 call me crazy if you want but im fuckin sure bailey was capable to run a LOW 9.7 here in atlanta!!!!! of course without the false start,the christie "drama", and especially if donovan had a much better start!!! the track was insanely fast(almost fast like the beijing track),great sprinting weather,etc.. fredericks would run a sub 9.8 too in my opinion!!!

[dnirvine]

Same end result naturally...

[brianclough]

A deserved winner. Finally Canada rightfully gains an Olympic Gold in the 100m, to wipe out the ignominy of Johnson '88.

Super run by Bailey to come from behind and win in WR time.

[whitehawk38]

amazing running i wish canada had another sprinter. ben johson beat carl lewis. and donovan beat michael johnson.

[Anarfabetu]

Ronaldo, brilhaz muitu nus curintia!

[malika878]

the most intense and full of suspense race, till this day and always!

Long Live Canada & God Bless Donavan Bailey!!!!

[DizeeFox]

Yeah they has Ben Johnson but unfortunately he was disqualified, So Donavan Bailey holds the crown as fastest Canadian alive ans will reign as champ.

[BaileyHorRo]

bailey is my name!!!

[merovingian08]

Well Canada had Ben Johnson first which time was faster than Baileys

[sokha326]

Wow, so many false starts!

[eseperro213]

que gacho para christie pero cosas haci suseden

y si linford christie no uviera sido descalificado quien sabe como la carrera uviera terminado

[fista10000]

Donovan Bailey must have had great patience and concentration!

Joshua Spencer

[staminga911]

Best athlete Canada ever EVER HAD..

BETTER THEN RICHARD,GRETZKY ECT....

HE MADE US PROUD IN FRONT OF THE WORLD. THANKS DONOVAN!

[simonheald]

"He came from the clouds!"

[kingnek]

the image of his victory celebration with mouth open and arms at the sides are memorable. Although I am a huge Bolt fan, this races seem to have more 'soul' to it because everyone seems to have a chance. Nowadays, it is Bolt against the clock

[Julzellis]

@kingnek Well spoken man.. Perfectly said.

[fightjunge24]

@kingnek the biggest show always was with boldon and greene around 97 98 99 00

[piehole23]

@kingnek Not to worry. Bolt, like every other world's fastest man will someday face an even faster rival.

[KINGOFYARD]

Still sends chills down my spine this race. I was about 18 at the time and stayed up late to watch this.

[ziontrain1971]

Another Jamaican export again.Jamaica's loss canada's gain.Ben johnson(jamaican) well jamaica's loss, canada's disgrace(cannot have it both ways).Christie(jamaican), Ato boldon(mother is jamaican) and michael green.There were 3 1/2 jamaicans in this race.

[kelikel2]

Na true! Jamaica has been exporting talent since for ever. But they also had people like Grace Jackson, Merlene Ottey, Raymond Stewart representing the national team and who were all regular finalists and medalists in major champs during the '80's and early 90's.

[userofahomosite]

Everytime i watch this it gives me goosebumps

[lccarnegie]

bailey had a horrible horrible start. just imagine if he had a decent start.....

[fightjunge24]

@lccarnegie no he hadnt he was just the first who delayed

[frasercorey]

@lccarnegie imagine if they didn't have as many restarts and on top of that a good start to being with?

[11clemmi]

@lccarnegie

That so called horrible start was all part of the plan. Sprinters especially taller ones like bailey need to take their time at first and let the race come to them.

In other words he ran that race perfectly.

[chichibud31]

this is the first and only time i've seen someone overhaul the field in the 100m, bailey came out of the blocks dead last, or almost

[t00nfan4life]

gotta feel gutted for frankie fredericks two silvers at 100m and two silvers at 200m and never won a gold!!!

[Trajan3876]

Bailey knew he would win. You can see it, it's not arrogance, it's talent. He made Canada proud.

[Trajan3876]

Bailey was fast. He proved himself.

[rovert40]

Bailey had a horrible start; who knows what he could have done. Maybe not a 9.58, but in the high 9.6 range perhaps. Watching this live was one of my favourite sporting moments ever.

[chronzie99]

GO CANADA!!

[englishman1960]

the commentator said it,the best 100m olympic final ever and it still is the best ever 100m race anywhere.

[vinciano]

Till yesterday.

[brianclough]

Outstanding

[glencoco7]

2:16 to 2:20 couldnt have said it better :)

[Gamegirl12345]

The best race ever!!! Love you Donovan!!! Thank you for posting this.

[t5239857289578947594]

Bailey still holds the WR at 50m.Who would have thought.

[LLytwynec]

My dad is going to meet Donovan this friday!! He is going golfing with him and then going back to a friends houseto have supper and a few drinks!!!! we're going to get his autograph!!! :D:D:D

[rich187113]

This is my most favorite race. Sad Christie was disqualified for nothing it was just a quick reaction. I think if Ben Johnson was in that race the starter would be stopping it everytime because Ben Johnson was a fast starter.

[peteblueeyesfromBI]

man i was 11 back then and saw it in the middle of the night. but just today i can imagnie how the u.s. must´ve been pissed of, that none of them won a medal in the 100m

[xfactorjaf]

Donavan is the best Jamaican import to Canadian sprinting ever.

[shane3534]

donavan best ever

[theeironman]

just amazing !!! thank you Donovan

and thanks for posting this video

[testiclesDOTca]

That was a great race

[smazz104]

I agree!

great commentary too. I am trying to find the clip with Don Whittmans commentary but cannot find it here.

[serb3]

In the 1995 World Championships 100 m, after crossing the line Fredricks immediately went to help his friend Linford Christie who pulled a muscle in the race and signalled for help. This act of kindness endeared him to many (particularly British) athletics fans.

[HoTnickZ]

Brilliant performance by Bailey, brilliant commentating.

[missyc79]

Why does the female commentator want Fredriks to win for Linford Christie???

[oPETEoSTREETo]

frankie fredericks was training partner & friend with linford christie. linford was the fastest man that year prior to the olympics. linford was unfairly disqualified after his perfect start by the biased referees and big headed gobby ato bolton was disrespectful to linford after the race

[Rsd79]

My favourite Olympic moment of all time. It even beats 2002 Ice Hockey Gold.

[KeKeKumba]

Whoa, easy there, bud.

[boru1982]

lol shes clueless

[popeye135]

he could have make it much better, he started so bad

[5up5up]

Tnx man :)

[Leaffan07]

Nice to see the race from the perspective of another country's commentators. Thanks.