reuters.com - 8/27/2008
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Triple Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt could have run the 100 meters in 9.52 seconds if he had not slowed to celebrate, his coach said on Wednesday. Glen Mills said Bolt, who electrified Beijing with his sprint victories, was at the start of his 100 career and would peak only in about two years' time. "If he had continued, the slowest he would have ...
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Deadspin —
... How fast could Usain Bolt have run the 100 meters? According to his coach, he would have run a 9.52 if he hadn't slowed down. [Reuters] ...
Usain Bolt's Coach: He Could Have Run 9.52 100-Meter Dash in Beijing
FanHouse —
... So how much time did Bolt cost himself? His coach, Glen Mills, estimates that it was at least .17 seconds, which means Bolt could have run an other-worldly time of 9.52. ...
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