Kishane Thompson is pictured above losing the men's 100 metres gold medal
by just six one thousandth of a second. He is second from the right (lane 4),
with Noah Lyles on the left of the picture (lane 7). His personal best at the
was 9.77 seconds. A toe on the line does not win. The upper torso (not head)
does the trick.
Men’s 100 metres final.
2024 Paris Olympic Games.
1. Noah Lyles (United States)
9.79 (9.784)
PB (Lane 7)
2. Kishane Thompson (Jamaica)
9.79 (9.789) (Lane 4)
3. Fred Kerley (United States)
9.81
SB (Lane 4)
4. Akani Simbine (South Africa)
9.82
NR (Lane 5)
5.
Marcell Jacobs (Italy)
9.85
SB
6.
Letsile Tebogo (Botswana)
9.86
NR
7.
Kenny Bednarek (United States)
9.88
8.
Oblique Seville (Jamaica)
9.91 (Lane 6)
Below, Kishane Thompson sprinting in his semi-final.
