Jamaica's Usain Bolt ran the 200 meters in 19.67 seconds today in Athens, the fastest 200 time this year.
That, combined with his world record in the 100 meters and the failure of Tyson Gay to qualify in the 200, makes Bolt a favorite to win gold medals in both sprints in Beijing. If he does, he'll be the ninth man to win both the 100 and the 200 meters. The complete list of sprinters who have won the 100 and 200 is below.
Winners of the men's 100 and 200 meters in the same Olympics
Archie Hahn, 1904
Ralph Craig, 1912
Percy Williams, 1928
Eddie Tolan, 1932
Jesse Owens, 1936
Bobby Joe Morrow, 1956
Valeri Borzov, 1972
Carl Lewis, 1984
Note: In the latest reminder of the greatness of Michael Johnson, when Bolt was asked if he thought he could break Johnson's 200-meter world record of 19.32 seconds, he answered, "Not this year."
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7-13-2008 @ 11:26PM
ryan said...
what a name for a sprinter-
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7-14-2008 @ 12:39AM
George B Vieto said...
With a name like that he would be Madison Avenue's dream for post Olympic endorsements.
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