Tyson Gay USA Wins Mens 200m In 20.25 Seconds @ Gateshed [ High Quality ]

tyson gay wins mens 200m at gateshed

Gay impressed in the 200m though and looked as though his recent hamstring problems were behind him, beating team-mate Wallace Spearmon in a time of 20.25s.

The Britons struggled as Christian Malcolm finished fourth and Marlon Devonish in seventh place.


Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is an American sprinter who won gold medals at the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan. Gay is most notable for running the fastest 100 meters in history, although his time of 9.68 is not officially recognized because of a 4.1 m/s windspeed, exceeding the IAAF legal limit of 2 m/s. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky.

2007

Gay started his 2007 season with two impressive wind-aided performances in the 100 m, achieving a time of 9.79 seconds at the Adidas Track Classic in Carson, California, United States on May 20, and 9.76 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix on June 2. With the absence and suspension of Justin Gatlin for doping offenses, Gay was considered to be the main challenger for Asafa Powell in the 100 meters event in 2007.

On June 22, 2007, at the AT&T USA Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, Gay won the 100 m with a time of 9.84 seconds, which was at the time the second fastest performance ever into headwind, after former world record-holder Maurice Greene's time of 9.82 seconds.[1] He finished 0.23 seconds ahead of second-place contender Trindon Holliday. On June 24, two days after his 100 metres victory, Gay won the 200 meters race with a time of 19.62 seconds making him the second fastest runner in history, in this event.

On August 26, 2007 at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Osaka Japan, he defeated world record holder Asafa Powell with a time of 9.85 seconds, to become the new 100 meters world champion.[2] Four days later, he ran a new championship record time of 19.76 seconds to win the 200 metres event. Gay became the third sprint athlete in history, along with Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin, to win both the 100 m and 200 m at the World Championships in Athletics. [3] Two days later, he won his third gold medal on the meet after an American victory in the 4 x 100 metres relay event, achieving a time of 37.78 seconds.[4] Gay joined Marita Koch, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Maurice Greene and Allyson Felix, as the only athletes in history to win triple gold medals at a single World Championship competition.

In part for his exploits at the 2007 World Championships, Gay was selected as the IAAF male World Athlete of the Year for 2007 and the 2007 Men's Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News.[5] He was also award the USATF's Harrison Dillard award as the US's top male sprinter.[6]

[edit] 2008

On June 28, 2008, in the 100 meters quarterfinal at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, Gay finished in 9.77 seconds, setting an American record and sliding into 3rd all-time.[7]. In the 100 m final the following day, Gay finished first in a wind-aided 9.68 (+4.1 m/s), the fastest ever 100 m under any conditions, bettering the 9.69 time of Obadele Thompson which stood for 12 years. The current men's world record of 9.69 s is held by Usain Bolt of Jamaica, set in Beijing on August 16, 2008.[8]. Gay unfortunately failed to reach the 100m Olympic final.

On July 5, Gay injured his hamstring qualifying for the 200 meters. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Gay failed to qualify for the 100m men's final, finishing fifth in the second semifinal with an official time of 10.05 seconds. Speaking afterwards with reporters about his performance, Gay fully denied that he was hampered by his past injury and was running at a full 100% capability. However, even after Gay's denial of prior injury having a negative impact, media and fans continue to view his performance with some scrutiny, particularly because of the pain in his face after the race.

On August 21, the American mens relay team, with Gay as anchor, the baton was never delivered to him at the last exchange of the 4x100m relay heat, ending the USA's hopes of a medal in the event, and causing one of the greatest track and field upsets of the Beijing games. Gay failed to win any medals in Beijing.

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[WeBelieve2008]

Good job Tyson

[trackstar801]

it really looked like tyson was basically on cruise control teh last 50 then eased up a lot the last 5 to 10 meters

[145bobby]

it looked like he slowed down early

[1337NoFear1337]

GOOD JOB GAY!

[ismaster07]

tyson "gay" must feel like a "gay" since bolt entered the competition!

[ilovemesomechicken]

They ran for a bucket of kfc, i love me some chicken

[coltz1993]

loooooll broken wot? if ur talking bout bolts time u must be having a laugh mate.

[theazn07]

usain bolt lost XD

[IHONDURASI]

stolen, from 888mujahid888!! CAUGHT!! LOL

[pretigreeneyes]

i love tyson gay!!

[soccerfan1251]

he couldve broken it he decided not to idiot. u saw him letting up the last bit of the race

[gail7666]

s1v2d........why dont you go suck your self and the lil bunny rabbit u sitting on