Usain Bolt: Berlin 100 m World Record Analysis

Usain Bolt's 100 meter dash world record in Berlin on August 16. 2009.
I slowed down the footage by a factor of four and added some information about the intermediate time, distance and current speed. He had a reaction time of 0.146 (0.133 in the 200m final four days later) reached his top speed after about 70 meters (something between 12.3 and 12.4 m/s) and then slowed down, especially after about 93 meters. So he surely is able to run a bit faster still.
The data is from Berlin Biomechanics Project (http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=101/newsid=53084.html) and should be quite precise. I'm not related to that project al all, I'm just doing this for fun.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Usain Bolt
• athletics
• track and field
• berlin
• sport
• 100m

[onedeadlybean]

why is the sound messed up?

[seborrg]

@onedeadlybean Gee whilikers!

[dishpig49]

dude why did you fuck up the sound??

[seborrg]

@dishpig49 For heavens sake, what is wrong with some of you people? It's the original sound slowed down along with the video. It's easy to understand. And if you don't get by yourself it's pointed out in the very first comment at the very top of the comment list. Pay a bit of attention. Sheesh!

The next one who asks this will get seriously scolded, really!

[joeleecorreapineda]

@seborrg jaja u sound sooo quir and nerdy..shouldve just said gee whilikers

[seborrg]

@joeleecorreapineda OK, you are right.

[easybehave]

if bolt not slowingdown, he can hit 9.53-9.55 s.

[easybehave]

@seborrg

awsome, please give us tyson gay analysis on that race and donovan bailey on atlanta olympic. i apreciate it

[dax111100]

bolt is legen,but y r watching to manny cristian ronaldo bullshits.man will never beat a machine.even bolt.if u realy beliveau in ronaldo race with bugati,then something is wrong with you

[dax111100]

and usain bolt on 60 m is not 6,29 its 6,31,thats fastest 60 metres ever

[dax111100]

if its video slow,than a sound must be slow,einsteins

[woodleyf99]

@iamjacquesbarjon yeah i saw that 2

[iamjacquesbarjon]

his 60 time would have been 6.29? that's absurd.

[thriller008]

42.48 km/h!?

[joero00]

@dishpig49 dude it's slow motion shit.

[Gidenkidenk]

he can run through a school zone and get arrested for it