Usain Bolt's 100m World Record Trivia Questions

Usain Bolt's 9.58s 100m sprint averaged 23.35 mph. Cheetahs cover 100m in about 6 seconds, averaging over 35 mph. The cheetah is much faster.

He hit 27.33 mph (12.2 m/s) between 60-70 meters, the fastest ever recorded for a human.

The wind was +0.9 m/s, a legal tailwind. A headwind would have slowed him significantly, likely preventing the record.

It was officially recorded with fully automatic timing (FAT), accurate to 0.01 seconds. Hand-timing would add about 0.24 seconds, making 9.58 impossible.

Usain Bolt broke the 100m world record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, running 9.69 seconds.

Bolt's average stride length of about 2.44 meters allowed him to complete the 100m in just 41 strides, significantly fewer than most elite sprinters who typically take 45-50 strides.

He leaned at the line and threw his arms up after. The chest-beating myth comes from his 2008 Olympic win, not the world record race.

Bolt's reaction time was 0.146 seconds, while the average of the other seven finalists was 0.137 seconds. His record-breaking race relied on top speed rather than a quick start.