1996 Atlanta Olympic 100m Final (1/2)

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Donovan Bailey 9.84 World Record
Frank Fredericks 9.89
Ato Boldon 9.90

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• start
• disqualified
• Linford
• Christie

[201081hero]

Christie's reaction time on the third start was measured at +0.086, with the IAAF tolerance being +0.100 he reacted too quickly after the gun was fired. His actions after looking at the computer didnt gain much sympathy or praise from a lot of people - refusing to accept the decision, a sit-down protest, a dispute with the track referee John Chaplain and then after the race running down the straight waving to the crowd.

[bootymanager]

Christie definitely jumped the start. A sad situation for the greatest sprinter of the early nineties.

[humanforotherhumans]

@sciencestudent342 He couldn't have stand a chance against Frankie. He must have been nervous for a reason.

[MrLoose54]

World Record after 2 false starts?

Awesome

[sciencestudent342]

@TheEctomorph but u, with ur pre-senile-state for a brain, cannot fathom this, u could have been realisitic and said that bailey would have come through at the end, but no, u had to say hes waaay passed his peak when hes barely a yard slower...when ur in the mix anything can happen aswell and i think age and experience would have seen him come passed ato and frankie at the end at the least, that in itself would have been a win @36, u moron, no go consult ur tag team partner, tranny girl msruth.

[sciencestudent342]

@TheEctomorph way passed his peak?? ok, u want another lecture? Ok number one: christie run a 10.04 in the semis, from a poor start. so obviously if he gets a good start he will be going well below 10. so a half yard to yard slower than ur pb is not way passed it moron.

Number 2: the good start he got was from boldens false start, not even his, and he still came out just as quick as bolden. he would have pressurised bolden and frederiks mid race, maybe not bailey

[MrPonko]

@TheEctomorph dude what's up with you? you spend all day every day for months on end commenting on athletic races?

[TheEctomorph]

@shadmonk That is unlikely in the extreme, to be frankly honest with you. The big man was already approaching middle-age at the time (summer 1996) and was definitely not in the same physical condition that he had been in at the time of the Barcelona Olympics, 4 years previously.

I would also point out that big Linford was disqualified from the race for false starting on TWO occasions. If he had been allowed to get away with his second false start, it would have been unjust. Pure and simple.

[TheEctomorph]

@sciencestudent342 Oh, get real, you mouthy, ill-informed git. As Daley Thompson said at the time (July of 1996) there is absolutely NO WAY that big Linford would have won that race in Atlanta - and thus retained the Olympic title that he won, four years earlier - even if the officials had allowed him to get away with his false start. By the time of The Atlanta Olympic Games, the British sprinter to whom you refer was 36 years of age - and way past the peak of his career.

[sciencestudent342]

@shadmonk that 2nd one was a good start for christie, he was about to win even tho bolden was away first