Do you think Usain Bolt could have run a faster time if....?

Question

... he didnt raise his arms before he finished the 100m final? i think he may have slowed down a bit and some momentum was lost. A very small amount yes, but a few hundredths of a second could have been shaved off his time if he didnt do this. what do you think

Answer 1

I think he could've gone down to the 9.5s if he didn't slow down at like 20 meters end

Answer 2

I believe he could have slightly lowered his time had he reserved his celebration for after the race. He's young and probably expects to run in several more olympics so he was just enjoying the moment.  

Answer 3

I Think that usain Bolt could have gone faster because he showed off and if he didn't  he could of had his record for long time and he could of got between a 9.75 or 9.7 but he had to show off.

Answer 4

Yes - he slowed and was telling the others to "kiss my butt" as he crossed the line

Answer 5

this dude just *jogged* 100m in 9 seconds...and you see the others' facial expressions going with all their strength.. lmao

just wait till the final, we'll see his real timing.

Answer 6

yeah he slowed down @ the end....

Answer 7

Absolutely. He blew the others away, and obtained a record but he could have had even those few milliseconds extra to that record if he just kept running full on.

He did amazing though, regardless.