Tyson Gay Heartbroken After Disappointing 100m Dash Finish
Tyson Gay may hold the American record for the fastest 100-meter dash at 9.69 seconds, but that fact wasn’t enough to console him after failing to earn a medal by a mere one hundredth of a second during Sunday’s 100-meter Olympic dash event.
Despite having an impressive track record, Gay failed to earn any medals during the 2008 Beijing Olympics due in no small part to a severe hamstring injury Gay suffered during the 2008 Olympic Trials. It looked as if Gay was on track to take home a medal at the 2012 London Olympics, however, and some even considered Gay to be a top contender to beat Usain Bolt–but neither of those things happened.
It was close, though–very close. Gay finished the dash 100-meter dash on Sunday in 9.80 seconds, one hundredth of a second slower than fellow American sprinter Justin Gatlin, whose 9.79 second finish landed him third place–and the bronze medal.
Understandably, Gay was devastated over the heartbreakingly close finish. Speaking to Reuters after the event, the teary-eyed sprinter could only say: “I tried man. I tried my best. I just came up short.”
Gay still has a shot at redemption during the 4×100 relay later on in the week, but this may well be his last shot at an Olympic medal–there’s no guarantee that he’ll be able to make it to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, at which point he will be 34.
Tags : 100-meter olympic dash, 2012 London Olympics, Tyson Gay, tyson gay loss, usain bolt
Posted: August 6, 2012
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Aug 6, 2012
Mr Tyson Gay I have faith in you! And I sincerely belive you can beat the Big Jamican Usain Bolt. Ask GOD if it please the almighty you will be running for his Glory not your own! Spitiual awaking and Grace of GOD help you!
Aug 6, 2012
YOU ARE MY HERO MAN. OF ALL THE RUNNERS, I CAN SEE THE FIGHT IN YOUR EYES. TO BOLT IT'S JUST FUN AND GAMES. FOR YOU, ITS "ALL HEART" GOOD LUCK IN THE RELAY. JUST TO BE THERE, IS AN HONOR IN ITSELF. SOMETHING SO MANY WISH THAT THEY COULD DO.
Aug 6, 2012
Tyson you ran your very best and you left it all out on the track. That is all we expected of you. I watched you run at the time trials and that's why you are my favorite athlete because I know you are running for all of us. Hold your head high and go get your Gold in the relays. Stay Strong. Love Ya
Aug 7, 2012
That's it Monica, he left it all out there. That's all anyone, including himself can ask. Last year this time he could hardly walk yet alone run a 9.80 and having very few runs on this level before the trials is unheard of. These guys have been running consistently for 4 years. That makes a big difference. Get up Tyson, continue to train, develop, fuel and work those muscle groups…do the Worlds and get right back ready for 2016. You can do it without a doubt. You'll get Yohan and Usain like you've always done. People forget you've beat them both more than they've beat you based on lifetime head to head competition.
Aug 8, 2012
you'll get Yohann and blake like you've always done? hahaaahhahaha ctfu u do know that they play with him wenever he wins right? he hasnt beaten them in the World championships or olympics… backyard events dont count lmao
Aug 8, 2012
I preferred you over a disgrace like Gatlin…. hes a real disgrace but u tried. hopefully u can get a silver or bronze in the 4*100… cause u damn sure ain't getting that Gold from Powell Carter Blake and Bolt.
Aug 8, 2012
he will NEVER EVER beat Bolt…. maybe blake but NEVER Bolt..
Aug 8, 2012
EVERY event counts…if they don't why do they keep records? In addition in head to head against Yohan Tyson still has won more races. Has Yohan run better than 9.68? I don't think so.
Aug 8, 2012
really? then i declare that ANDY MURRAY should be the #1 mens Tennis player is the World… he has beaten Federer more times head to head… but how many times has he beaten federer when it counts (for a medal) … 0 zilch …never.. uno… duck… egg… NEVER. and who does every1 consider the best? who is #1?
Aug 8, 2012
Peoria Inner City Track & Field Club Gay can be compared to Blake…blake is now starting up his competitive Career … and in his first Olympics got Silver ( to the best ) ..thats more than GAY ..but with a name like GAY its expected u get ya azz beat lol
Aug 8, 2012
He's beat him before, why not again??? In addition, more than the Olympics count. That is a race 1 time in 4 years. You have no clue about the sport I see. Worlds are vibrant and happen every year. In addition Diamond league is important as well. Where was the current WR set??? Hint…NOT at the Olympics. Tyson hadn't even ran more than 6 races all year prior to this. Although he would say otherwise, I know he hadn't even peaked…Please if he was at 9.68 BEFORE injury, if he can get back to form he'll at least do a 9.60 to 9.62 and Bolt won't soon duplicate his 9.58. He ran hard to get this 9.63.
Do what you will with Tennis, I have no clue about that, but i know track and field….BTW, I predicted a 9.65 would win the race…Well I wasn't too far off with a 9.63
Aug 8, 2012
Trevon Esseboom And that comment about gays being beat wasn't appropriate. You should check yourself.
Aug 8, 2012
what nonsense r u talking? its like Lebron James winning a bunch of street tournaments (just an example) and NO championship ring. u gonna compare DL vs Olympics? and dummy….at the Diamond League he (BOLT) ran 9.79… there were 3 other Diamond league events which Bolt only participated in 1… he set the World at the World championships in BERLIN ..plz note i said Olympics anddddd World Championship in my above comment. he ran hard to get 9.63 … he ran hard to get second at trials.. because is is still recovering from an injury! … ur arguments r weak …Gay will retire without a medal because he cant beat BOLT… even if Bolt is out.. Blake will whup his ass. hes done
Aug 9, 2012
Trevon Esseboom since you have invested so much energy into being STUPID, let the facts speak for themselves…
Prior to 2008 games, and before injury, Tyson beat Bolt and Powell at both 100M and 200M in commanding fashions at the 2007 World Championships. In 2008 he was injured hamstring and didn't compete in the Olympics. In the 2010 Diamond League event at Stockholm, Tyson BEAT Bolt AGAIN head to head in the 100M. Less than a year later he was in surgery having his hip joint reshaped and scraped. Within the last 12 months, for 4 months he couldn't run on a track . Had to do grass and only to rebuild. For the last 6 months he only trained and had less than 6 meets, 2 of which were between the Olympic trials and the Olympic games. Every coach worth an ounce of his salt knows that this was not nearly enough meets, races or training especially at that level of competition. It takes at least a FULL year for recovery and to be at 100% after invasive surgery.
In addition, the Olympics is only ONE race every 4 years…Do you claim that winning a basketball championship ONCE every 4 years makes a basketball team the best ever?…Do you claim that winning a World Series ONCE every 4 years makes the team the best ever???? How about a football team? can they claim to be the best ever winning ONCE every 4 years??? You've got issues if you do.
We LOVE Bolt. He works hard. He is the reigning Champion based on what he's done…THIS YEAR…He's good for the sport and a great young man…A gold medal is nice, and every athlete wants one, but it's only ONE meet that occurs every 4 years ….Can't believe the rank ignorance!!!
Aug 9, 2012
So at the very least I've established that your LIE isn't true. Tyson has beaten both these guys before and only 1 of them have ever run faster than he has in their lives….That was Bolt. He's beaten Bolt before and he will do it again. He is still the American Record holder at 9.69. Blake ran a 9.75. I hope Tyson doesn't quit, but ONE Olympic meet sure isn't enough to make that call…
Aug 9, 2012
hahahahhahahaha NICE try you are such an idiot… he BEAT POWELL in the 2007 championships in the 100m. BOLT NEVERRRR ran 100ms b4 2008. he beat Bolt in the 200m . he beat Bolt in stockholm at Bolt's first race after injury…. ure such an idiot. how can u compare winning a World series to a olympics Gold? or basketball championship to an olympic Gold.. olympics are only ONCE every 4 years. World series is every year. winning a basketball champion once every 4 years is not seeing that u have the championships EVERY YEAR u jackass…. lol go suck an egg and get a better argument. GAY is … well gay but also lame. hes a waste …he should retire and stop crying on camera hahahaha
Aug 9, 2012
and ure here trying to diminish the most coveted crown in all of the olympics. the marque event. the MAIN event… like.. oh its "nice" BUT????? a Gold medal is nice but its only once every 4 years? ..a Gold medal is nice? TYSON was CRYING on TV like a lil .. GAY (pardon the pun) for a Bronze… and the Gold medal is the MAIN event of the entire olympics…is just nice and BUT???? ure a joke. there is nothing in all the world worse than conscientious stupidity and sincere ignorance. either ure a real idiot or ure just making excuses. GAY will never be a champion because thats his name and because he just cant beat Blake… wont call Bolt in the same sentence with a joke like gay…
Aug 9, 2012
Trevon Esseboom, Yea I was wrong, but you are still a piss poor IDIOT…
"At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, Gay became only the second man in history to win titles in the 100M, 200M, and 4x100M relay. He outclassed then favorite Asafa Powell in the 100M and Bolt in the 200M…" STACk Mag. 2012 Summer Edition p.28
I make the comparison because I'm not an irrational FOOL like you. It's called logical consistency and the argument stands…you don;t call someone the best because they win occasionally, you call them that because they win regularly even if not all the time…you BUFUS!!!
And you make the point and don''t even recognize it…the Olympics is ONE MEET every 4 years get it IDIOT??? You don't call a basketball team the greatest until they win or set a championship standard every year or at least regularly. The best play The problem with Bolt is that he likes taking time off as he admited after he LOST to Tyson:
"I think it showed that I wasn't in the best of shape," Bolt said. "I'm not unbeatable. I can be beaten and it showed today."This is my easy season," he added. "If you don't beat me this season it's not going to happen next season because next year is a championship year." ~ AP as reported by ESPN 8/2010 http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=5443238
The "best" as you contend, was beaten in his countries championships by his own teammate Blake who has NEVER run faster than Tyson…He said you can;t beat him in a championship season…is he right or wrong? Maybe one can;t beat him in the Olympics, but he was certainly beaten, not one, but TWICE, you NUT!!!
So does the "best ever" take years off? Maybe Michael Jordan huh??? Only he was playing baseball, so it's not like he wasn't doing anything. Bolt is certainly the fastest ever, and probably one of the most decorated OLYMPIC TRACK MEET winners, but to claim the best ever has got a lot more to do. Let him win worlds for the next 3 years and then we'll see. Until then A TRACK MEET is simply that…ONE out of a bunch. Just idiots like you think that means everything in the world and it doesn't.
Aug 9, 2012
Peoria Inner City Track & Field Club by Bolt own admission … he does. he can afford to take years off because those do NOT matter to him. and thats how great he is. he can take years off and still blow the field apart and break Records…. Bolt might let Blake win the World champions and then he will take over in the Olympics. he doesnt need to prove anything by running a bunch of races. "EASY SEASON" and ure missing an important point. when Bolt is injured he runs a few races after to get his juices flowing then he doesnt run any more meets until a World class event. which means. its not as If Bolt wins OCCASIONALLY… HE WINS WHEN HE WANTS TO. HE RUNS EVENTS WHEN HE WANTS TO. SO U CAN SAY HE ONLY WINS ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS. BUT THATS HE ONLY TRAINS FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE OLYMPICS BY HIS OWN ADMITTANCE… CAUSE IN POINT "WOMENS" TENNIS. HOW CAN THE #1 WOMAN IN THE WORLD AT THE TIME (KOURNIKOVA) WHO WINS A BUNCH A POINTLESS TOURNAMENTS BE AN UNDERDOG TO SERENA WILLIAMS WHO WAS RANKED AT 24TH OR SOMETHING? HOW? BECAUSE SERENA "CHOOOOOOOSES" ONLY TO PLAY MOSTLY BIG TOURNAMENTS. TYSON CAN RUN FROM NOW TO KINGDOM COME… BUT WEN URE NOT BIG TIME URE NOT BIG TIME. LEBRON. REGULAR SEASON MVP MEANS NOTHING IF U CANT WIN THE MAIN THING. WIN IT BACK TO BACK.. AND EASILY? BTW A BASKETBALL GAME IS A BASKETBALL GAME BUT U DONT SEE THEM SAYING THAT IN THE FINALS. A BASEBALL GAME IS A BASEBALL GAME BUT NOT IN THE WORLD SERIES. A TENNIS MATCH IS A TENNIS MATCH BUT WIMBLEDON? NO… THE OLYMPICS JUST A TRACK MEET? AND A BIG GROWN MAN WAS CRYING AND SNOTING UP ON TV FOR "JUST" A TRACK MEET? YAWN… NEXT PERSON URE A WASTE
Aug 9, 2012
I may be a waste but your STILL an IDIOT!-LOL!!!!
Allright since you have long ago left saying ANYTHING that even resembles making any sense…Get outta Bolts's jock. He's lost a lot more than he's run. Check the record, he ran a long time before his breakout in 2010. I've already documented where he lost the 200…he lost plenty of 100's as well. Asafa Powell was killing him for a long time. LONGEVITY matters, not flash in the pan or a couple of Olympic games. What is that 4 years??? His records will be broken whether one at a time or together and he will be beaten AGAIN.
Like I said and we agree, Bolt is fantastic, probably the fastest that will be seen in a long time, but he has little body of work and only time will tell what's happening. Barring injury, the Greatest doesn't take time off. There are plenty of races and Tyson will have some of them as well.
Aug 9, 2012
thats to show u know nothing about running…. you mean in his teens? where he broke the 200 junior world record. of course he lost races as a junior…. how petty can u be? Asafa? r u stupid? Bolt was a junior up to 2007. so plz tell me when Asafa who has been at the Olympics since 2004!!!! has been killing Bolt? btw did u just see the 200? slowing down b4 he saw Blake coming then grittin his teeth push forward then slowed down at the end again… #BOSS! …. back to back 200m GOLD and 100m GOLD… and in the World championships he will break the 200m Record. watch! and plz check his junior and senior stats…. he loses wen he feels like hahaha dont hate joker
Aug 9, 2012
Trevon Esseboom This is a REMARKABLE display of ignorance…he hears "Jr. Worlds" and he believes that the guy is a teenager…IDIOT he was born in 1986. August 21st to be exact. In fact the meet was held just AFTER his 21st birthday.
For further info, in that same year in the 200 Tyson ran a 19.76 and Bolt ran a 19.91 at the Worlds. Tyson was 25 years old at the time…COUNT…4 YEARS difference in age…
Further, 2 year later, ages 27 and 23, in Aug. 2009, Tyson ran a 9.71 behind Bolts WR setting 9.58 and one month later in Sept. 2009, ran a 9.69 in Shanghai before his injury. OK, where did Bolt come from? Truth is he was getting his behind whooped for 2 years once he turned professional. As I said, he hasn't really been road tested for longevity at least and I sincerely doubt if he'll do anything like what we've seen, for a number of reasons.
As I said, I love him, I just can't stand IGNORANCE and STUPIDITY like yours. You certainly set the WR in that for all time-LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 9, 2012
A WR and certainly PB (or should I say PW- Personal Worst)LOL!!!
Aug 9, 2012
Trevon Esseboom Trevon Esseboom This is a REMARKABLE display of ignorance…he hears "Jr. Worlds" and he believes that the guy is a teenager…IDIOT he was born in 1986. August 21st to be exact. In fact the meet was held just AFTER his 21st birthday.
For further info, in that same year in the 200 Tyson ran a 19.76 and Bolt ran a 19.91 at the Worlds. Tyson was 25 years old at the time…COUNT…4 YEARS difference in age…
Further, 2 year later, ages 27 and 23, in Aug. 2009, Tyson ran a 9.71 behind Bolts WR setting 9.58 and one month later in Sept. 2009, ran a 9.69 in Shanghai before his injury. OK, where did Bolt come from? Truth is he was getting his behind whooped for 2 years once he turned professional. As I said, he hasn't really been road tested for longevity at least and I sincerely doubt if he'll do anything like what we've seen, for a number of reasons.
As I said, I love him, I just can't stand IGNORANCE and STUPIDITY like yours. You certainly set the WR in that for all time-LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aug 9, 2012
ok this is the end of the argument …
" he hears Jr. worlds" and he believes the guy is a teenager" … he turned professional at age 16…. and age 16 would still make him a junior right? a teenager u jackass lmao and he broke the record… like i said. so im correct on all accounts. im right ure wrong im smart ure dumb. end of discussion. goodbye this is my last reply. game set match…
"Early professional career (2004–2007)
Under the guidance of new coach Fitz Coleman, Bolt turned professional in 2004, beginning with the CARIFTA Games in Bermuda.[10] He became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under twenty seconds, taking the world junior record outright with a time of 19.93 s."
but if u care to actually learn something about the Greatest sprinter ever… plz indulge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt
Aug 10, 2012
Yea you need to be finished because you R so DUMB you don't understand what Wicki is saying…
After he was failing and loosing under his former coach he took on a new coach. In 2007 like I said he was 21…FOOL!!! "Jr. sprinter" was the category he STARTED in and under, he set a Jr. record in the 200M at that age category, but not a world record you fool! He didn't touch the 100M record in the Jr. category either. He didn't set records until he was 23 and he's 27 now.
Bolt is a man, he's been beat and will be beaten again, by many of the same people who have already beat him before. You're a jock rider" and have the nerve to insult gays…Please, need a life!