Bolt Is Back
Watch the world’s fastest man blow away the field in Slate’s interactive, stick-figure re-enactment of the men’s 100-meter dash.
Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images.
On Sunday night, Usain Bolt destroyed the best 100-meter field in history, streaking to gold in an Olympic-record time of 9.63 seconds. If you missed the Jamaican’s amazing run, you can watch it here on Slate, where we’ve created an instant replay using our patented stick-figure interactive technology. Click “Start” below to watch how the race played out, and check out our replay of the women’s 100-meter final as well. Want to see more? Check out our simulations of how modern Olympic heroes would do against stars from earlier eras in the 100-meter dash, swimming’s 100-meter freestyle, the long jump, and the discus.
Men's 100-meter dash
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7
9.98
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8
11.99
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4
9.80
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2
9.75
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3
9.79
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1
9.63
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5
9.88
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6
9.94
Women's 100-meter dash
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6
10.94
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11.00
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3
10.81
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2
10.78
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11.01
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1
10.75
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5
10.89
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4
10.85
Read the rest of Slate’s coverage of the London Olympics.
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Chris Kirk is Slate's Interactives Editor.