[OC] I did some math to figure out where 2008 Olympics Usain Bolt would have finished in the 2024 Olympics 100m final
Posted by vorxaw
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[OC] I did some math to figure out where 2008 Olympics Usain Bolt would have finished in the 2024 Olympics 100m final
Posted by vorxaw
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And that’s not Bolt’s fastest run.
How comparable were wind conditions?
I know Bolt was faster in 2012, and also ran 9.58. But to me this was his most iconic win with the chest slap celebration before the finish line, and also it was the moment he became a household name, outside the track world.
That was a great race though ..
If the entire point of this graphic is to show where he would be at the finish line shouldn’t you align him to the finish line properly?
Quick google to confirm I wasn’t tripping even brought up [https://www.iconeye.com/design/the-photo-finish](https://www.iconeye.com/design/the-photo-finish) – with a graphic showing Bolt in exactly this pose with a line showing where the finish line (the nearer line of the finish line per the rules) should be
Best athlete since Lance Armstrong!
iconic athlete, iconic name.
Was crazy to have him and Phelps in the same Olympics. Beijing was memorable.
By my math, he was about .1 seconds ahead
If you have a high frame rate recording of the race basically no math is needed, just find the right frame.
Data is beautiful:
Has 2 data points.
Also – he ran that 9.69 on a chicken mcnugget diet
[https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/usain-bolt-beijing-olympics-2008-chicken-nuggets](https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/usain-bolt-beijing-olympics-2008-chicken-nuggets)
Or you could get the mater reel and freeze both frames at 9.69.