However, Bolt’s greatest 100-meter time came in 2009 at the World Athletics Championships. Nearly 16 years later, his incredible time of 9.58 seconds in Berlin remains the world record. Bolt’s 100-meter world record has never been surpassed, but if a contentious rule change is approved, it might be. He reflected on his legendary career on social media amid rumors that he would lose his 100-meter world record.
However, Bolt’s greatest 100-meter time came in 2009 at the World Athletics Championships. Nearly 16 years later, his incredible time of 9.58 seconds in Berlin remains the world record. Bolt’s 100-meter world record has never been surpassed, but if a contentious rule change is approved, it might be. He reflected on his legendary career on social media amid rumors that he would lose his 100-meter world record.
In 2009, Usain Bolt celebrated breaking the previous 100-meter world record. Picture courtesy of Getty On X, Bolt posted a picture of himself crossing the finish line in a race with the comment, “W I N N I N G S.” After the Jamaican sprint legend retired, Marcell Jacobs of Italy and Noah Lyles of the USA won the 100-meter Olympic event in 2021 and 2024, respectively. Lyles won the race at last summer’s Games in Paris, whereas Jacobs won gold for his performance at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, which were rescheduled to 2021 because of COVID-19.
Bolt thought that if he had gone to Tokyo, he may have won a gold medal in the 100-meter event for the fourth consecutive Olympics.
At the end of my career, I heard something from my coach. “People are not getting faster,” he added. I was moving more slowly. “I never saw it that way,” he remarked. Because many men don’t actually get faster, it’s the facts. For me, 9.80 was achievable since I had already pushed the envelope and then began to travel back in time.”
The 38-year-old stated: “I always show up ready because I think this is the highest level, but I’ve already done everything in the sport so it was all about motivation.”
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