Lightning can strike in the same place twice. Heck, even three times. Usain Bolt is golden once again after sprinting to another win in the 100 meters at the Olympic Games, this time running 9.80 to win his third consecutive gold medal. He’s the first man to do so.
Rio 2016: Usain Bolt wins third consecutive gold medal in men’s 100 meters
Bolt came from behind to win his third consecutive gold in the 100 meters, becoming the first man in history to do so.
Justin Gatlin of the U.S. was second in 9.89 seconds and Andre De Grasse of Canada won bronze in 9.91 seconds.
Bolt started slowly and trailed by a wide margin at the halfway point before blowing past Gatlin in the final 30 meters and coasting to yet another easy win. He moved to 18-0 in global competitions since winning gold in 2008 in Beijing. (He’s 18-1 if you count the 100-meter false start that kept him from running in the 2011 world championships.)
The 100-meter final was loaded. It had the best sprinter of all time in Bolt, the 2004 Olympic champ in Gatlin, the world champ from 2011 (when Bolt false started) and the future of the sport in De Grasse and Trayvon Brommell. And once again, Bolt was unstoppable.
He’s the greatest sprinter of all time, and there’s no doubt about it now as he’ll have an unblemished Olympic record in the 100 meters at the end of the day. Plus, it’s likely he’ll win the 200 and be on the winning 4x100-meter relay team as well for the third consecutive Olympic Games.
Bolt was always going to go down as the greatest sprinter of all time -- he’s just making it impossible for anyone to catch him.
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