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Bolt Runs 9.58 100m World Record in Berlin
- Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the 100m final on 16 August 2009 at the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin in 9.58 seconds[1][2]
- He knocked 0.11 seconds off the 9.69 he ran at the Beijing Olympics exactly a year earlier; the progression table lists the wind as +0.9 m/s[1][3]
- Tyson Gay finished second in 9.71, a US record and the third-fastest time in history at that point, with Asafa Powell third; World Athletics said Gay was nowhere near Bolt at the line[1]
- The final was billed in Berlin as the Gay versus Bolt duel. Bolt had false-started in the semi-final earlier that evening before running 9.89[2]
- As of the Wikipedia progression page read for this pin, 9.58 is still the men's 100m world record and still Bolt's personal best, more than 16 years later[3][4]
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- [1]90%worldathletics.org/news/report/event-report-mens-100m-final-1worldathletics.org· Posted Oct 5, 2026· Starts Aug 16, 2009 ✓· 25% of score
World Athletics' event report is dated 16 Aug 2009 and says Bolt improved his Beijing mark 'exactly one year ago today'; Wikipedia's[2][3][4] final page and its 100m record progression both list 16 August 2009.
- [2]85%2009 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 25% of score
Second date source and race details: 16 August, 9.58, Gay 9.71.[1]
- [3]85%Men's 100 metres world record progression - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 25% of score
Lists 9.58 (+0.9) Berlin 16 August 2009 after 9.69 Beijing.[1]
- [4]80%Usain Bolt - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Oct 5, 2026· 25% of score
Lists 9.58 (2009) as his 100m world record.[1]
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