Video of Men’s 100m Final: Usain Bolt Defeats Justin Gatlin 9.79 to 9.80 (Or Did Gatlin Give it Away)?
by: LetsRun.com
August 23, 2015
BEIJING- Usain Bolt is the 2015 World 100m champion after defeating Justin Gatlin by .01 (9.79 to 9.80) in the men’s 100m fianl
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The question is did he win it or did Justin Gatlin give it away by stumbling before the finish?
Gatlin in the mixed zone said, “At the end of the day I gave away the race the last 5 meters.” However, on the IAAF broadcast, the announcers said they knew Gatlin was going to win 50 meters into the race. Bolt afterwards said he knew he’d have to run through the line to win.
Decide for yourself, full video below.
In a tie for the bronze were 20 year old collegians Andre de Grasse and Trayvon Bromell. Results below video. Full post-race reaction and recap coming.
| POS | BIB | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | REACTION TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 620 | Usain BOLT |  JAM |
9.79 | SB | 0.159 |
| 2 | 1017 | Justin GATLIN |  USA |
9.80 | 0.165 | |
| 3 | 997 | Trayvon BROMELL | USA |
9.92 | 0.135 | |
| 3 | 309 | Andre DE GRASSE |  CAN |
9.92 | PB | 0.136 |
| 5 | 1054 | Mike RODGERS | USA |
9.94 | 0.139 | |
| 6 | 1018 | Tyson GAY | USA |
10.00 | 0.128 | |
| 7 | 634 | Asafa POWELL | JAM |
10.00 | 0.144 | |
| 8 | 500 | Jimmy VICAUT |  FRA |
10.00 | 0.170 | |
| 9 | 338 | Bingtian SU |  CHN |
10.06 | 0.175 |
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