USA 4 x 100m relay 1964 Tokyo Olympics World Record

USA wins the 4 x 100m relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in a then World Record time of 39.06 seconds. The improbable victory was made possible by the phenomenally swift anchor leg run by Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes. His leg was quite possibly the fastest ever (8.50 seconds hand timed) according to many pundits.

Jocelyn Delecour, France's anchor leg runner, famously said to Paul Drayton before the relay final that "you can't win, all you have is Bob Hayes." Drayton was able to reply, after the race "all you need..."

This relay race was Hayes' last race as a track and field athlete, he permanently switched to football(NFL) after the 64' Olympic games.

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[ronpaulforpresident6]

Hayes ran as fast as he had to. This 8.5 or so relay leg by Hayes is crazy crazy stuff. I would give my 2nd kidney to see a Bolt/Hayes 100M final on a dirt cinder track

[boomboombam6]

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[onokaoonokao]

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[TheMrMonkee]

@susspuss i just read him up. He ran in lane 1 for his 10.06 olympic gold. The lane was ripped apart due to the 10km walk the day before. He borrowed a pair of spikes due to someone kicking his under the bed while he was chilling with friends. So he couldnt find them. No excuses he won at 20 years old

[easyjesus66]

I guess what is so great about Hayes.....he could run a 10.5 100 in full gear.....after getting checked on the line and still catch a TD......could Bolt even get off the line of scrimmage?

[mark92691]

USA third man, Richard Stebbins, said that, at the instant he passed the baton to Hayes, "I could feel the force of him about to explode."

Re: Hayes "never broke 10" - He ran a wind-aided 9.91 in the Olympic semi-finals.

I'm not sure he could beat Usain Bolt, but I'm pretty sure he could have beaten everyone else until Bolt.

[Boassful]

@otuonyec Bob HAYES, 21 Years, 8"5, CENDER piste THAT'S VERY INCREDIBLE!!!

[jonnybravo8]

@knowitall1975 Yeah....fastest man ever. He never broke 10. No spikes or track would give him 1 sek faster time. You are so delusional, hilarious.

[susspuss]

with all respect, it's impossible, that a man who never broke 10 second barrier, did this in 8.5 (or 8.74 if you want)... today we have a bunch of sub 9,8 men, who have run 8.7 and 8.8 in relays... this just doesn't make any sense...

[dovespin1]

What the hell! They were still running on dirt in 1964?