2024-08-04 20:12:56
It was one of the most indecisive finals of all time. This is one of the most difficult finishes in history.
What if Noah Lyles was the winner of the closest finish in history? The American, who took on the unprecedented challenge of achieving an unprecedented quadruple finish in Paris, won in 9sec 79. Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson was second in… 9sec79. Only five thousand took two men.
LIVE – Paris Olympics 2024: American Olympic champion Noah Lyles in the hardest 100m in history, France beat his record with 44 medals
Behind, Fred Kerley won the bronze medal in 9sec81, one hundred ahead of fourth. Oblique Seville took eighth place with a time of 9.91.
In comparison, only Jimmy Vicaut has gone below 9sec90 in the history of French sprinting.
Discover the full standings of the 100m final:
1. Noah Lyles (USA) 9.79
2. Kishane Thompson (JAM) 9.79
3. Fred Kerley (USA) 9.81
4. Akan Simbine (RSA) 9.82 (RN)
5. Lamont Marcell Jacobs (ITA) 9.85
6. Call of Thanksgiving (BOT) 9.86 (RN)
7. Kenneth Bednarek (USA) 9.88
8. Oblique Seville (JAM) 9.91
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