Today is the 31st, the Olympic men's 100m preliminaries are about to start, and the No. 1 men's 100m final is also about to start. This Olympic Games is an Olympic Games without lightning bolts, and a new pattern of 100 meters is about to emerge.
This made me nostalgic for the pattern of the 100-meter five tigers of the past. Before the race, let's recall the era of the once extremely brilliant 100-meter five tigers.
The 100-meter five tigers refer to:
Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Guy, Yuhan Blake, Asaf Powell.
100 meters and five tigers
In fact, there are two times when the 100-meter five tigers compete on the same stage.
The first was the 2012 London Olympics, and it was also the only time the 100m 5 Tigers played off on the 100m track. This 100-meter match is also the strongest speed duel in history. In the end, Bolt finished with 9.63 seconds, Blake runner-up with 9.75 seconds and Gatlin third with 9.79 seconds. The top three all entered within 9.80.
London Olympic Men's 100m Showdown
It was terrifying to think about, and fourth place Tyson Guy ran 9.80 and couldn't even get a medal. Know that athletes can run to 9.80 now, and it is more than enough to get a medal.
So, you can imagine how terrifying the 12-year London Speed Showdown will be.
Another 100-meter five-tiger confrontation is actually a relay race, that is, the 100-meter relay race of the 16-meter Rio Olympic Games, and it is also the 100-meter five tigers who all participate in the relay, and finally Jamaica won the 100-meter relay championship. It's just that this time everyone pays attention to the relay, and more ignores the relay personnel.
Rio Olympic Men's Relay
Below I will use the title of the five absolute in Jin Yong's "Legend of the Archery Hero" to remember the former 100-meter five tiger generals.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > East Evil: Yuhan Blake</h1>
100 meters best time: 9.69 seconds.
Born in 1989, Blake is a Jamaican and the youngest of the 100-meter Tigers. He was also Bolt's disciple, who had previously been nicknamed "The Beast".
He was the first man in history to defeat Bolt twice, and was considered by the world to be the one who could succeed Bolt.
Of course, to succeed Bolt is not a casual talk. Have a very strong hard power.
9.69 seconds in 100m, the third best time in history, not as close as Bolt.
Blake 9.69
The 200m 19.26 seconds, very close to the 200m record of 19.19, almost broke Bolt's world record, which was also the second fastest 200m in history.
Looking at the results above, Blake does qualify to succeed Bolt.
If you work harder, you may really be able to surpass Bolt and become the new hegemon of the world's 100 meters.
But the reason I call him The Eastern Evil is because he is too short-lived. The peak period is super short, that is, 10-12 years. After that, due to the third-degree strain of the hamstring muscle, the performance plummeted.
Since then, it has never returned to the previous high level. Now it's amazing to be able to run for nine seconds.
This year, he ran his best time since his comeback of 9.95 seconds, which is not bad, but it is too far from his peak results.
Blake 9.95
Alas, originally the world's top echelon, now it can only run nine seconds and nine minutes, which is indeed regrettable.
Sure enough, the athlete's biggest enemy is injury.
At this year's Tokyo Olympic Games, only Blake participated in the 100-meter five tigers, maintaining the last glory of the 100-meter five tigers.
Hopefully, Blake will make it to the final, and wish Blake a podium.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > poison: Justin Gatlin</h1>
100m best: 9.74 seconds.
Born in 1982, Cattalin is an American sprinter nicknamed "Acceleration".
Although Gatlin is now worthy of our admiration, he has been persevering, even at the age of 39, he is still fighting on the track.
But the history of Gatlin's drug ban really can't be washed away.
When Gatlin was young, he was found to have failed two drug tests, first for 8 years, and then for four years due to complaints. It can be said that Gatlin is the longest banned by the 100m Five Tigers. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a medicine jar.
But who hasn't had a youthful frenzy? After Gatling's return, although the world of the 100-meter sprint has long changed, he has re-ranked into the world's top squad by training hard.
Winning a bronze medal in the London Fairy Fight in 12 years is already remarkable.
The peak of each far-reaching mobilization is different. I think Gatlin's peak came after his comeback, which was after he was 30. This age is a low for other athletes, but it is a peak for Gatlin.
Especially in 2015, when he was 33 years old. That year Gatlin set a personal best of 9.74 seconds.
Gatlin 9.74
Although this result was the slowest among the 100 meters and five tigers, it was still very strong.
This year, Gatlin regretted that he did not qualify for the Olympics due to a strain at the National Trials. The tears in the post-match interview were heartbreaking.
In fact, to be honest, even if Gatlin is not strained, it is still difficult for him to qualify for the Olympics.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > The Southern Emperor: Tyson Guy</h1>
Tyson Guy was also born in 1982, which can be regarded as a 100-meter double male of Gatlin's contemporaries.
Tyson Guy's active period was around the time Gatlin was banned.
Tyson Guy's main opponent when Bolt was not yet born was Bolt's brother Asafa Powell, and the two had met many times, winning and losing each other.
Tyson Guy's best result was 9.69, which is also an American record that no one has broken so far. Therefore, it is also the reason why I call him the Southern Emperor.
Guy 9.69
Tyson Guy was also the 100 and 200m double champion of the 2007 World Championships, but he could not imagine that a big man who won the runner-up in the 200m behind him that year was called Bolt, and would be the world hegemon in the future.
But Tyson Guy's lack of titles in international competitions like the Olympics can only be said to be very regrettable.
By the way, Tyson Guy is also known as the strongest runner-up in history. Why? In 2009, Bolt set a world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin. The runner-up at the time was Tyson Guy, with a time of 9.71 seconds.
To know that the 9.71 seconds is put into the current proper champion, no athlete can run to 9.71 seconds now, but unfortunately, he met Bolt.
That's why he called the strongest runner-up in history.
In recent years, Tyson Guy may have rarely come out to play again because of his age, or he may not have come out because his daughter was shot. Tyson Guy hasn't been seen in years.
Although he did not officially announce his retirement, in fact, there was no difference between him and his retirement, and his glory had passed.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >: Asafa Powell</h1>
100 meters best: 9.72 seconds
Assaf Powell was also born in 1982. He was the 100-meter overlord of the world before Bolt.
He broke the world record twice in 9.77 seconds and 9.74 seconds.
In this way, Powell's hard power is actually very strong.
But Powell's biggest problem was his mentality. Powell can run very well in many small races, but not once he arrives at the big game. So, I summed up a word for him called "big game phobia."
Powell has participated in four Olympic Games from 04 to 16, not counting the relay, and has no gains in personal events. Either strain or play out of order. The results are very unstable.
Powell is arguably the uncrowned king. In my mind, his only medal in the very weighty individual 100m event was the bronze medal in the 100m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, with a time of 9.84 seconds, and the first and second were Bolt and Tyson Gay. This is probably one of the few times Powell can maintain a high level in the competition without dropping the chain. So this bronze medal is also of great significance to Powell.
By the way, Assaf Powell seems to be the athlete who has scored the most 10 seconds in history, reaching 97 times. I don't know if I will have a chance to reach 100 times in the future, but I think I am afraid that I will not have a chance.
This year, Powell is also 39 years old, and he has already passed the golden age. Powell has not come out much in the past few years, and he is in a semi-retired state. Although there is no announcement of retirement, there is basically no difference between retirement and retirement.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > in the magic: Usain Bolt</h1>
100 meters best: 9.58 seconds.
Bolt is the absolute king of 100 meters. He is also an unborn genius. Nicknamed Lightning.
He created 100 meters 9.58 seconds, 200 meters 19.19 seconds, so far no one has broken, almost no connection near.
Bolt's peak from his birth in 2008 to his retirement in 17 years is rare among 100m athletes.
Bolt is also the only runner in the world to run to 9.70 three times in the 100 meters. The results are 9.69 seconds, 9.63 seconds and 9.58 seconds.
Bolt is also the only athlete who dares to release water in the final of the competition that others cannot catch up with. Now the results of those athletes are at the peak of Bolt, that is, the results of his walking in the water.
But it always felt like Bolt didn't use his full strength in every game, even if the record-breaking game ended with a little bit of relief, which is his horror, no one knows where his ceiling is.
The Three Realms Olympic Games 9 gold, not to mention the no one after, at least no ancients. The 11 gold medals of the World Championships are not something that any male 100-meter athlete can easily surpass.
Bolt is clearly retired among the 100-meter five tigers. Although he retired, there are still his legends in the jianghu. The brilliance of his creation is still a golden memory in the hearts of many people.
The above is the former 100-meter five tiger generals.
It is also worth noting that the 100-meter five tigers, except for Bolt, everyone else has a history of being banned for banning drugs. So who is the cleanest athlete? glance.
So, Bolt is even greater.
In the end, I also wished the 100-meter race that Su Bingtian could advance to the final and get a good place.