1996 Olympic 100m Male Final

[GWhiz99]

U.S. TAF star Maurice GreenE didn’t qualify for 1996 U.S. Olympic team, running 10.18 in the 1st 100m quarterfinal heat at the trials in Atlanta at the Olympic venue on the day Victoria J. PEPin (434-97-8101) was born: 6/14/96. PEPin died on NFL RB Stan edWARDs’ 40th b’day: 5/20/00. Leroy Russel BURRell advanced to the trials final on 6/15/96; NFL WR bRAYlon edWARDs was born on his 16th b’day: 2/21/83. Donovan BAILEY won Olympic 100m gold in ’96, while NFL DE Julius PEPpers is from BAILEY, NC

[GWhiz99]

1996 Atlanta Olympics 100m bronze medal sprinter Ato Boldon was born on the 12th birthday of disgraced 1988 sprinter Ben Johnson: DEC. 30, 1973. Unrelated to the irrelevance of proms: Boldon attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, CA, but was in Chapel Hill, NC the week his friend & training partner, Maurice Greene, turned 17 years old on 7/23/91. Greene famously dated Claudia Jordan, while Linda Hopkins was “Black and Blue” on Broadway. “If” author RUDYard kipLING: born DEC. 30, 1865

[GWhiz99]

1996 Atlanta Olympics 100m bronze medal sprinter Ato Boldon was born on the 12th birthday of disgraced 1988 sprinter Ben Johnson: DEC. 30, 1973. Unrelated to watch?v=aa-c6YcDcSM: Boldon attended Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose, CA, but was in Chapel Hill, NC the week his friend & training partner, Maurice Greene, turned 17 years old on 7/23/91. Greene famously dated Claudia Jordan, while Linda Hopkins was “Black and Blue” on Broadway. “If” author RUDYard kipLING: born DEC. 30, 1865

[GWhiz99]

Golfer ELdRICK “Tiger” Woods: born 12/30/75—the 2nd b’day of 1996 Atlanta Olympic medalist Ato Boldon. Unrelated to irrelevance of proms: Boldon attended Piedmont Hills High in San Jose, CA. Other notable alums include “Bring Light” internet executive Melissa Dyrdahl & Yahoo! founder Jerry Yang. Unrelated: watch?v=hXKqSY11Z2A or 1241 Julian R. ALLsBROOK in Great Falls Shp.Center. Long jumper SHEDdRIC Fields & Ato Boldon competed in 1991 U.S. Junior Olympics Track and Field Championships in NC

[pharry4life]

1:57 Ato Bolden shits his pants when he sees that Linford overhears him talking bad about him. Hahah

[Gauchoo1234]

@pharry4life Acutally Linford was jealous 'cuz Ato beat him so many times :-)

[puljacina]

@Gauchoo1234 dont think linford should be jealous cuz ato never won olympic gold or 100m WC gold but both had great careers

[Reformed2005]

Franky is my favorite sprinter, a real humble guy, his presence in the sport was a welcome reprieve from the showboating, immature sprinters of his era. A great role-model.

[jivetome]

haha omg and bailey's start was absolutely awful in this race.

[turnbacktime]

@jivetome his start was terrible in all races but his top end speed was incredible.

[fightjunge24]

@jivetome lol that was normal for him

[htownhomie06]

Five-time World & Olympic champion? What am i missing. He won the 1995 WCs 100 & 4x100. He repeated those feats at the Atlanta Olympics. MoGreene won the 97 & 99 WCs 100. Where's the 5th title 4 Bailey?

[MrPunk412]

@htownhomie06 He won the 95 world 100 and 4x100m relay. Then he won the same two things in Atlanta, and he anchored his team to win gold in the 4x100m at the 97 worlds.

[jivetome]

hmm what was ato and linford arguing over in the room?

[Bajinjo]

@jivetome

Boldon was complaining about Linford wasting time and not going out of the track after his 2 false starts,the waited way too much,100m sprinters can't wait that long...

[Antrizzle2009]

@Bajinjo This actually happened twice to Boldon. He was also apot of the infamous John Drummond "I DID NOT MOVE" race. If you watch that video, he was visibly pissed before and after that race cuz it happened to him again. People who don't run t&f don't understand the amount of concentration it takes to run a race, especially sprints and when someone does that it completely takes you out of your game and in a race as short as the 100, being off just a little can cost you.

[t5239857289578947594]

I know Baileys' start are bad,but what can you say about him still having the world record at 50m indoor?I would never have thought.

[longjumpersrule]

It's not bad it's just inconsistent. When you run indoors you know your block clearance and drive phase have to be technically correct. When you run outdoors you may not focus on it so much or you may be focused more on the sprint stride phase more.

[t5239857289578947594]

I know but when I looked it up my jaw dropped.Increadible.

[longjumpersrule]

Yea, it is.

[jbrumundsmith]

That's because that event is BARELY ever run, and Bailey clearly guessed the gun in that race. There's no way he was over the 0.10 reaction time.

[PowerSprinter]

they barely run in the 50?

1. thats not remotely true

2. that would mean the start would be more important

3. guessing the gun isnt gonna get you a world record

[jbrumundsmith]

@PowerSprinter You apparently think the 50m is run al the time? Where? When? You're an idiot. Go watch that race and tell me Bailey didn't guess the gun.

[AekinForBacon]

animal cruelty

[Julzellis]

Fuckin idiot translator ruined this video!

[R0L0L0L0]

Thanks... although I think this is the only one.

[sikdhesi]

get over it brits

[AB5309]

1 name for you BEN JOHNSON

have you got over him yet

[krazytea]

Yes we have

[oshawarunnerxc25]

yea lol obviously, donovan bailey rocked the world

[leedsfanca]

Absolutely agree that Linford was screwed. I was so mad that I called NBC to scream about their biased coverage and the rants of Chris freaking Collingsworth, who knows less about running than he does the NFL (and that's saying something). However, even in my most patriotic dreams I can't seen Linford running 9.86.

[jrussell04]

I don't like Chris Collingsworth either, but I don't remember Collingsworth calling the 1996 100m Finals for NBC. I believe it was Tom Hammonds and Craig Masbeck, sorry if I spelled his name wrong! I remember watch both the NBC and CBC coverage of that race!

[jrussell04]

go to 1996 Olympic 100m Final - English Version, Hammonds and Masbeck did call that race in Atlanta!

[nonamed4444]

linford was screwed he was the fastest man there at the time and the last "false start" was actually a good start but the electronic mechanism for false starts wasnt accurate enough to determine that christies start was good, research it christie had the best start ever and it was given as false such a pity

[R0L0L0L0]

Does anyone know where I can find this video without the translator? just thought I would ask

[davidequaini]

Christie!!!What a big man to argue with!!!!!

[finkofaname]

barrybuckle is da biggest prick of all time

[barrybuckle]

There should be no drug testing I want to see one of these nig nogs run 8 seconds

[classicnumber1]

I think they can manage that if they see your quasimodo dumbass face. Can you do it?

[classicnumber1]

this one was for my man barrybuckle...

[z777z]

Carl Lewis is the greatest sprinter ever,his 100m record is broken but no one ran like Lewis,most spinter have their eyes bulging out of their sockets not Lewis the man ran cool as a cat

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[loaactnow]

I dont agree. The greatest sprinter is between Maurice over 50 sub 10 performances and Michael Johnson 21.34 and 43.18!

[mc1703]

21.34? you mean 19.32.

[loaactnow]

yes you are right...i guess i had flojo on my mind.

[trav161]

i like donavans style ,wen he ran he lookd different compared to the other sprinters,his strides look massive

[jakemsn4]

very true, his strides were more powerful

[iwant2bbuff]

Bailey was a good sprinter, could have been better but he did not have good starts. He always has to play catch up, just watch his races, his speed and long strides help him win races.

[donniebrasko]

U morons, micheal johnson ran 19.32 only because fredericks was in that race, competition brings out the best in you and on the day bailey was up for it with fredericks as a target for his start!! He would have run that time if that race was run over and over and over again!

[loaactnow]

I think it had more to do with his slip out the blocks, he had slight slip out the blocks which forced his to run faster due to the historic 2/4 double he was trying to pull

[theedge65]

Bailey is very tall, and it is physiologically difficult for him to be a great starter. He wasn't a Ben Johnson style power runner. He only ran part-time until age 24- he wasn't a full time track athlete until 3 years before the Olympic final, which is incredible. He wasn't the smoothest, but he was fast.

[bailey82]

100% agre,,you are good analist!

[jibjobjab]

Who cares what people think. He won Olympic gold and world gold and held a world record. Not too shabby. More than Boldon the bottle job!! People forget the horrendous injuries the guy suffered after 99 so we'll never know what else he could of done.

[renell]

i didnt say he was shitty i just said he was over rated

[coldteddies]

Your comment, and I quote:

"Bailey was not a consistant sprinter sure he set a world record but how many titles he won it was a lucky shot in my opinion he is a <b>shitty sprinter</b>"

So not only do you clearly have no clue as to what you're talking about, but now you're trying to lie about what you're talking about. Next thing we know you'll be raving on about how good he was.

[loaactnow]

its very hard to win titles over and over again. the competition is too stiff.

[renell]

Bailey was not a consistant sprinter sure he set a world record but how many titles he won it was a lucky shot in my opinion he is a shitty sprinter

[coldteddies]

A crappy sprinter who ran 9.84... I don't understand your logic. Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about.

[renell]

he was not consistant how many sub 10's has he run in his his career not as much as maurice greene and ato boldon, sure he held the word record but that was a lucky shot, i have nothing against him i just think he is over rated do your research on him and compare him to other sprinters youll see for yourself

[nijaexhile3]

Sorry bud track and field is maybe the only sport immune to idiotic "he got lucky" comments. Theres no "fluke" goals or baskets for morons to argue over. You either can. Or you cant. WTF... he tripped and mistakenly ran 9.84?? LOL...slap yourself.

[renell]

he did it only once he never ran close to that time again compare him to osafa powell he set the world record 9.76 right then a few months after he tied the record again bailey never came close to 9.84 after he set the record maurice greene on the other hand set the world record broke it and set another one and held the title for a few years until osafa powell came along

[coldteddies]

The bloke won gold at the Olympics in '96 and gold in the '95 world champs... Good enough for me.

I'm not trying to say that he's the best sprinter in the history of athletics, because clearly he's not. But your argument about him being a "shitty sprinter" just doesn't hold up. It's logically absurd.

[ungke1]

but u cant say hes a shity runer, he was a great runner of his time and u cant compare him with other runer best of time because johnson will beat them all. my opinion, his time nvr consistant because his start is suck but then again he won olympic and world athletic, he desrve a spot in a great athletic category. and stop hating

[bnewman227]

he ran 9.91 a few times and a heap of times under 9.95.

athletes peak for big events and he got it right...

i think you mean asafa powell also..unfortunately any US sprinter is suspect due to the poor drug records there...even Tyson Gay is suspiciously running all of a sudden faster now than he ever was...just as BJ and JG all of a sudden improved..

Asafa has been on the mark for some time now...a clue to if a person is clean...

[bailey82]

bailey it is not very tall he has 183 cm and 91 kg,better to say he is big and his start is bad because he need to pull his musclemass over him!!!

[jibjobjab]

Yes ,great run by Bailey.

[jebjoncula]

Christie wouldn't have made the top 4 then anyway but Baileys win was a suprise as I expected Boldon or Fredricks to win. Great run. he came through the field like Lewis used too.

[GGMcCants]

Ok... I know about the two false starts by Linford Christies, but I didn't catch what the discrepancy about that 1:53?

[byrobyro]

those were the days...the superstars...the drama...the performances...WOW!!!

[devilman819]

jesse owens is my hero but this guy is good too i run the 100m dash in 22 seconds

[jakemsn4]

you're awesome my PR is 24

[wilk14]

if bailey would have gotten out of the blocks at the same rate as everyone else, who knows what he would have ran, look how far behind he is out of the block, he is like a meter behind out of the bocks.

[slowplayking]

And lets not forget linford christies DQ

[ZackPoch]

Maurice Greene not making to the that olympics for whatever reasons! i heard he even cried he haven't wintess that race because it ran out of ticket for entrance..add this to the drama..

[BreuckelensFinest]

in my opinion this was the best 100 meters in olympic history...it was dramatic and unexpected. Anyone that rates it less than 5 stars didn't see it live and doesn't understand that everyone was focued on Franky Freddricks and Ato Bolden to win the race. So they can't possibly appreciate the race and Baileys win. I thought he was going to pass out from excitement and how he was screaming...I give this race 10 stars!

[Euphorica]

it wasnt unexpected.... it was very dramatic and an awesome race. ill agree with you that its the best 100m race ever. watching it live just blew you away.