The American beat Kishane Thompson, one of Usain Bolt’s heirs, by five thousandths of a second and returned the throne to his country in Paris 2024.
Noah Lyles wins gold medal in thrilling finale in men’s 100m
By five thousandths of a second, the photo finish marked the American Noah Lyles 9.79 (.784) who took the gold medal in the thrilling final of the men’s 100 metres at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Jamaican Kishane Thompson 9.79 (.789) and Fred Kerley 9.81 completed the podium at the Stade de France.
Lyles returned the throne to his country on Sunday, after two decades, leaving behind the heirs of Usain Bolt and the Italian Marcell LaMont Jacobs, the champion in Tokyo 2020 who finished fifth.
Photo finish of the men’s 100m final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
In his first final, the Gainesville native began the challenge he has taken to Paris 2024: winning gold in the 100, 200 and 4×100 relay, the same triple he achieved exactly one year ago at the Budapest World Championships.
The last Olympic champion in this category for the United States was Justin Gatlin, who won the final in Athens 2004 with a time of 9.85 seconds.
The 100-meter dash represents “the queen event”, one of the most captivating of the entire program.
The results of the men’s 100m final at Paris 2024
- LYLES Noah – 9.79 (.784)
- THOMPSON Kishane – 9.79 (.789)
- KERLEY Fred – 9.81
- SIMBINE Akani – 9.82
- JACOBS Lamont Marcell – 9.85
- THANKSGIVING Letsile – 9.86
- BEDNAREK Kenneth – 9.88
- SEVILLE Oblique – 9.91
Lyles’ premonitory post two months ago
“Oh yeah… I’ll remember this! See you in Paris @ObliqueSeville,” Lyles wrote on June 2 of this year. That day, Seville beat Lyles at the 2024 Racers Grand Prix by 0.3 seconds and the Jamaican looked at the American before crossing the finish line. That image stuck with Lyles and he got revenge in Paris.
Although in the semi-finals Seville beat Lyles again by 0.2 seconds, the final went to the American with 9.79, while the Jamaican finished eighth with 9.91.
Lyles’ post from two months ago.
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