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  • Throwing it back to when Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey became the fastest man in the world, setting a world record in the men's 100-metre race at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, on July 27, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • @robbyb6380
    @robbyb6380 3 года назад +303

    This has to be one of the greatest moments in Canadian sports history. I remember watching this vividly as an 8 year old. (Now 33) I still get goosebumps watching it.

    • @pjaye3717
      @pjaye3717 3 года назад +4

      Same !!

    • @vex123
      @vex123 3 года назад +2

      @@pjaye3717 I have vivid memories of Donovan Bailey breaking the world record under 10 seconds here in Swanguard Stadium when I was like 9 or 10. Pretty crazy how that track is within walking distance from where I lived. He's inspired me to this day as someone who's action, no talk.

    • @anitascarr7982
      @anitascarr7982 3 года назад +3

      Agree!!! Also, the 4x100 relay in Atlanta! Still on the edge of my seat everytime I watch it!!

    • @MS-ii1sv
      @MS-ii1sv 3 года назад +2

      Ben Johnson was better.

    • @lesant7659
      @lesant7659 3 года назад

      Most definitely

  • @ffryan
    @ffryan 4 года назад +144

    The man was in 2nd last place 30 metres into the race.
    He overtook 4 guys in the last 50 metres.
    Until I started sprinting, and getting formal coaching, I had no clue how difficult something like this really was. This is easily a top 5 of all time in the Olympics.

    • @gabriel.hongkong
      @gabriel.hongkong 3 года назад +1

      @@swoosh2724 so you're saying the other sprinters are natty?

    • @acetofresh1
      @acetofresh1 2 года назад +6

      @@gabriel.hongkong You’re a casual.

  • @marktang1983
    @marktang1983 5 лет назад +378

    one of the greatest calls in Canadian sports history.

    • @royhudson1461
      @royhudson1461 3 года назад +1

      And I agree with you 100%

    • @kevinbudzinski9576
      @kevinbudzinski9576 3 года назад +16

      The late Don Wittman with that famous call on that hot summer night in Atlanta!

    • @PianoMoverSmith1
      @PianoMoverSmith1 3 года назад +4

      Its absolutely right there with "Touch 'em all Joe!"

    • @ggqbc
      @ggqbc 3 года назад +2

      @@kevinbudzinski9576 the Olympics are not the same without him

    • @kevinbudzinski9576
      @kevinbudzinski9576 3 года назад +3

      @@ggqbc CBC Sports in general haven't been the same either because he was also a great hockey, football, and curling announcer

  • @theonetechmaster3028
    @theonetechmaster3028 3 года назад +78

    What a wonderful moment for Canada ! Today like Donnavan , Andrew De Grasse makes history by winning the the gold medal in men's 200 m. Even if it's not the 100m like Donnavan, it's wonderful for Andre and Canada. 🎖️🇨🇦

  • @TheTmat007
    @TheTmat007 6 лет назад +212

    The was one of the better 100m performances I've ever witnessed. I, mean, he came from behind to not only win Olympic Gold, but setting a new WR, as well.

    • @midasxqf
      @midasxqf 4 года назад

      @Scotland1908 fastest? lol

    • @williams.vincent4235
      @williams.vincent4235 3 года назад +4

      Imagine what his time would have been had he gotten a good start?

    • @brev5057
      @brev5057 3 года назад +1

      Without false starts he'd have run 9.72

    • @September2004
      @September2004 3 года назад

      One of the few times I jumped out of my chair watching a sporting event. (The 4x100m win the week after, the 2002 and 2010 Olympic men's ice hockey gold medal game and the 2014 women's ice hockey Olympic gold medal game.

  • @rajpillai5225
    @rajpillai5225 3 года назад +67

    Donavan was boss that day! I remember working the night shift and driving to Oakville near Toronto from Scarboro to see him at the parade honoring him.

  • @hodell82
    @hodell82 3 года назад +35

    Textbook form by Bailey. Lead leg snapping down, driving through the track, arms pumping. Relaxed power. A beautiful thing to watch.

  • @ptc74
    @ptc74 5 лет назад +98

    Still gives me chills every time! Bailey should have a statue downtown somewhere!

    • @lesant7659
      @lesant7659 3 года назад +2

      Agree .definitely a statue in his own town. I think he live in Ontario mississauga

    • @saintclaire7837
      @saintclaire7837 2 года назад +2

      IF hen had run for Jamaica he would have one beside BOLT, they would be statue buddies.

    • @vitorgohsev4938
      @vitorgohsev4938 Год назад

      @@saintclaire7837 I agree with that bolt and Bailey

    • @AllKinaTing
      @AllKinaTing Год назад

      @@lesant7659 Oakville

  • @InlineDownhillVancouver
    @InlineDownhillVancouver 7 лет назад +89

    Slow start and then comes back to smash everyone. What a race that was.

    • @Pyette91
      @Pyette91 3 года назад +4

      And claim a WR after.

  • @AdeniyiAdejumo
    @AdeniyiAdejumo 3 года назад +25

    great memories. Came here to see this in 2021, as I came to Canada in 2015, to understand the rich history of Canada 🇨🇦 sprints. LOVED IT 😍

  • @ASCENSION416
    @ASCENSION416 4 года назад +85

    The best 100 ever when you factor in the drama. Man a Badman

    • @MJCuber
      @MJCuber 3 года назад +4

      What was the drama

    • @auburnmann3630
      @auburnmann3630 3 года назад +1

      Drama aside, still behind London 2012, Berlin 2009, Athens 04 ( considering the Star power) Beijing 2008, Tokyo 1991 and Mexico City 1968( first sub 10)

    • @brev5057
      @brev5057 3 года назад +2

      Good point.... 3 false starts?! The fatigue

    • @brev5057
      @brev5057 3 года назад +1

      @@auburnmann3630 DQ rules changed. Chill on that shade

  • @williams.vincent4235
    @williams.vincent4235 3 года назад +17

    That was an amazing race by Bailey and a great call by the commentators! Such redemption for Canada and Canadian Track and field after what happened with Ben Johnson in Seoul.

  • @richardoki8320
    @richardoki8320 5 лет назад +54

    You can say what you want, but this is the greatest accomplishment in Canadian sports history on the international stage.

    • @r.crompton2286
      @r.crompton2286 4 года назад +4

      A great win to be sure but it doesn't match up to Percy William's double victory at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics in the 100/200 m. sprints. I doubt if
      a Canadian will ever win that double again.

    • @laingadaing
      @laingadaing 4 года назад +5

      I'll never forget this or the 2010 Golden Goal.

  • @meghanmacqueen5157
    @meghanmacqueen5157 2 года назад +7

    To this day, I still LOVE Donovan Bailey!! Such a great moment!!!!

  • @THRILLHOUSEV
    @THRILLHOUSEV Год назад +9

    I was always amazed at how Don Wittman could call any sport imaginable with tons of specific details & made it seem effortless.

  • @wailee3939
    @wailee3939 3 года назад +29

    Bailey's weakness is his start, if he even had an average start he would of ran around 9.75

  • @branscombe_
    @branscombe_ 4 года назад +14

    I remember where I was. Trying to connect to dial up 14.4k internet for first time

  • @ancamg
    @ancamg 3 года назад +15

    I don't 't know what happened in Canada, but what Donovan did made me happy although at the time I didn't know much about Canada. He was famous in Europe too. What a great athlete! Now I live in Canada, and I love all its athletes.

  • @nugurarezare
    @nugurarezare 4 года назад +20

    4:09 i'm really touched by his expression during the most emotional part of the anthem

  • @brandonlewis5135
    @brandonlewis5135 3 года назад +7

    Don Wittman was best CFL NHL Olympic broadcaster of all time. We had it too good with Wittman and Bob Cole Chris Cuthbert on cbc sports for so long.

  • @kediddy
    @kediddy 5 лет назад +21

    I'll never forget where I was watching this and how great it was!!!

  • @guitargod63
    @guitargod63 4 года назад +8

    This is a great example of drafting in 100m sprints, Donovan matched the strides of the sprinters next to him and safely over strides to move up

  • @rileypenner9114
    @rileypenner9114 3 года назад +3

    Him and joe carter made a lot of kids happy

  • @arkadeepchakraborty9665
    @arkadeepchakraborty9665 11 месяцев назад +3

    I started crying after watching this, olympic is truly amazing, salute to you legend Donovan bailey from Kolkata India

  • @natev1956
    @natev1956 3 года назад +11

    Imagine if he'd had a great start! He'd likely still hold the WR. That was an awesome memory we'll never forget!😍

  • @Conada1002
    @Conada1002 7 дней назад +1

    Brutal jump off the blocks
    What a performance to crank the afterburners and toast those guys down the stretch. Forgot how fast that man was. 🇨🇦 proud

  • @princessindigo
    @princessindigo 3 года назад +7

    You can literally see him switch into his next gear. Amazing technique towards the end, almost Cheetah like. His muscles are in full performance mode, his upper body is being used to propel him forward, longer strides, no flat feet. Very well done!

  • @casketbrain7697
    @casketbrain7697 3 года назад +5

    That was one of the Greatest moment in Canadian Sports and Olympic history 🇨🇦

  • @wailee3939
    @wailee3939 5 лет назад +52

    Look at the ground Bailey made up, surely his straight line speed must be in the top 3 of all time. He is notoriously a bad starter, if he had a good start he would of clocked in the low 9.70's which would been out of this world then until Powell and Bolt arrived decade later.

  • @markbrock7996
    @markbrock7996 6 дней назад +1

    still the quickest final 40m finish I've ever seen

  • @unlsoccer1
    @unlsoccer1 4 года назад +6

    I still remember it like it was yesterday, the way he came back from behind

  • @mc04su
    @mc04su 7 лет назад +41

    My favorite Olympic moment!

  • @gaucoin13
    @gaucoin13 2 месяца назад +2

    It's actually insane he won this after such a slow start off the blocks. His running style is so aggressive with massive strides, an amazing win for the ages.

  • @dazzlin_e1642
    @dazzlin_e1642 4 дня назад

    The announcer is by far the best I've heard in a very long time!!!

  • @johnaugsburger6192
    @johnaugsburger6192 5 лет назад +13

    Amazing leg lift and extension.

  • @wailee3939
    @wailee3939 4 года назад +19

    He would have easily broke into the 9.70's if he had a good start which would of been phenomenal at the time!

  • @leandroferreira2107
    @leandroferreira2107 3 года назад +11

    Donavan Bayley is my favorite runner. For me he is the best of all times, he runs with a lot of style!

    • @thezu9250
      @thezu9250 2 года назад

      How do spell his name so wrong with it being in the title? 😂

  • @antoinecringemann
    @antoinecringemann 2 года назад +2

    That dude had the best sprinting technique I ever watched

  • @rungoodmuch
    @rungoodmuch 2 месяца назад +2

    Bailey was the GOAT, one of Canadas greatest athletes. Canadians should be proud.

  • @SONICE69
    @SONICE69 7 лет назад +16

    This fricken guy came out of the clouds....., Bolton musta been like "Dude ……………, WTF!!!"😎😱🙌

  • @hbash1295
    @hbash1295 3 дня назад +1

    Watching this just after Lyles replicated it 28 years later!

  • @shawngallacher2231
    @shawngallacher2231 3 года назад +2

    Still get chills watching this!

  • @freemanbako1586
    @freemanbako1586 7 лет назад +13

    Donovan really had guts...good for him

  • @gemhook7020
    @gemhook7020 3 года назад +5

    Remember this. Absolutely smashed it after a terrible start

  • @Dustin21A
    @Dustin21A 3 года назад +6

    The most exhilarating 10 seconds in any sport

  • @MDkid1
    @MDkid1 2 дня назад

    I was 12 when this happened, I remember watching, an epic moment in history.

  • @matthewfurlotte1316
    @matthewfurlotte1316 3 года назад +2

    Before there was Bolt, there was Donovan Bailey. The country was so proud

  • @floydknight8895
    @floydknight8895 2 года назад +4

    That was fantastic. Bailey just ate up the track coming from behind in a 100 meter race.
    No doubt Bailey in 1996 was the Usain Bolt. The fastest man alive.

  • @randomname9758
    @randomname9758 3 года назад +2

    It still brings back all the chills of that moment that I had at the time. 👏👏👏

  • @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE
    @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE 6 лет назад +154

    Had he got a god start he would have ran 9.75 at least

    • @dwm8199
      @dwm8199 4 года назад +21

      The false starts hurt his start. If you go back and watch all the false starts, Bailey had a good jump each time. Its like he picked it up once he knew the race was on.

    • @RKRKRK78
      @RKRKRK78 4 года назад +2

      Not necessarily. Every sprinter has an finite amount of energy. A better start and perhaps his finish isn't as good. What would be the difference in saying if Boldon had a better finish, he would have won?

    • @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE
      @THE_CHOAS_ENGINE 4 года назад +1

      @@RKRKRK78 Had Boldon had a better finish he probably would have won... i might suggest at the same time if he had a worse start than he did... he would have finished further back than he actually did.

    • @RKRKRK78
      @RKRKRK78 4 года назад

      @@THE_CHOAS_ENGINE Are you being serious? I'm simply saying each athlete has their strengths and you can't just assume giving them a better start or finish will suddenly not affect other parts of their race. This is a ridiculous discussion.

    • @qbingbrothers6998
      @qbingbrothers6998 3 года назад +1

      so if he had a good start he would've eased up in the end but he had people in front of him that triggered him to catch up
      like this comment if you agree with me

  • @tshifhiwamulaudzi1635
    @tshifhiwamulaudzi1635 Месяц назад +1

    The mother of all comebacks, breathtaking 👌

  • @WillHpowers95
    @WillHpowers95 21 день назад

    I remember watching this as a kid. Great memory! Thank you Donovan!

  • @Pasan34
    @Pasan34 2 года назад +1

    Coming back to watch the OG when Andre De Grasse and team won 4x100m relay in Oregon earlier this week!

  • @citizencr4o
    @citizencr4o Месяц назад

    I remember watching this live and being so sad once I saw his start but then I was witness to something glorious and magical

  • @hb6991
    @hb6991 Месяц назад +1

    Wow. 1996 was a heck of a year.

  • @cammyr12Productions
    @cammyr12Productions 3 года назад +2

    Came to rewatch since DeGrasse just won gold in 200m

  • @thefozzybear
    @thefozzybear 3 года назад +2

    Who here in 2021 wants to go back to 1996?

  • @Wemyss333
    @Wemyss333 5 месяцев назад

    My first Olympic memory I was 10. I will never forgot my mom banging a wooden spoon on a pan and screaming "he did it, Donovon Bailey did it"

  • @dhillanchandramowli5670
    @dhillanchandramowli5670 День назад

    What a run. What a RUN!

  • @davewedderburn5130
    @davewedderburn5130 4 года назад +2

    Ben Johnson, linford Christie and Bailey all yard man dem

  • @enchiladamike
    @enchiladamike 3 года назад

    Beautiful race. Beautiful man....and his face during the anthem was intense. I could watch this forever.

  • @kdee868
    @kdee868 4 года назад

    you are making love our sport again.

  • @Joseph-ot5ws
    @Joseph-ot5ws 3 года назад +1

    Donovan Bailey: The only man whose pomp and color following his win stand above all; he had exceptional expression and unrivaled manner of celebrating his victory.

  • @DuckHunterGaming
    @DuckHunterGaming 3 года назад +2

    This reminds me of Bolt during the 2012 Olympics. Coming from behind to win. I'm lucky I got to watch both of these live.

  • @darrylscott5877
    @darrylscott5877 3 года назад +1

    This feels like yesterday. I’m 36 now but man this race and 4x 100 was epic it gives me goosebumps 25 years later

  • @ACS402010
    @ACS402010 3 года назад +1

    This moment to me as a Canadian, singlehandedly made up for all the heartbreak I felt as a teenager after the Ben Johnson scandal cost him his 100 metre Gold medal. What a moment!!!

  • @Trohawkk
    @Trohawkk День назад

    Thank you❤🎉

  • @gregcosta6965
    @gregcosta6965 День назад

    Now that was a 100m sprint final. Not the crap we saw this year. I must say I like Ato Bolton the best. What a classy guy. Never mean to anyone, never theatrical, just a great guy.

  • @LVM5584
    @LVM5584 2 дня назад

    Amazing call by the late great Don Wittman.

  • @flexxin416
    @flexxin416 3 года назад

    Ahhhhhhhh just ah great feeling as a kid, thank you for that memory Mr B

  • @user-li5gl5wj3t
    @user-li5gl5wj3t 9 дней назад

    I think Donovan vicariously redeemed all Canadian track fans who esteemed Ben Johnson in the 80’s and had their faith obliterated after Seoul. I know for me that’s all I could think about when Bailey won that race…
    Seoul redemption!

  • @Scott2122232425
    @Scott2122232425 4 года назад

    So proud

  • @ABSVabeautifulsunsetvlog
    @ABSVabeautifulsunsetvlog Год назад

    His stride (that little hitch) was beautiful……loved watching this dude run…..

  • @Boydster519
    @Boydster519 9 месяцев назад

    I think that moment changed how many Canadians saw themselves. A tremendous sense of pride and joy!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @tompop2517
    @tompop2517 2 года назад

    What a call...i think the commentator was more exhausted than Bailey

  • @ssarmazi
    @ssarmazi 11 месяцев назад

    I watched this in the US, at a convention with about a dozen americans sitting around me. Needless to say, I was the only one screaming at the end!

  • @royhudson1461
    @royhudson1461 3 года назад +1

    What a great call!!

  • @nicks2664
    @nicks2664 Год назад

    I tear up every time I watch this. What a moment.

  • @gemhook7020
    @gemhook7020 3 года назад +7

    Imagine the time he would’ve ran if he had a good start!

  • @DaveSlamGSS
    @DaveSlamGSS 3 года назад +1

    Who is here after watching Tokyo Olympics? Go CANADA! 😎🍁

  • @Wolf-xu1fj
    @Wolf-xu1fj 3 года назад

    You go girl

  • @haroldmtshingila9040
    @haroldmtshingila9040 Месяц назад

    Boy he was flying, like kitt when you push the turbo boost button. Imagine if he had a great start💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @wrestlingtapes2036
    @wrestlingtapes2036 3 года назад +1

    Goosebumps

  • @tykoeller2756
    @tykoeller2756 11 месяцев назад

    i was 6 went this went down and my grandmas were watching this on ctv news back in the day CHILLS

  • @gemhook7020
    @gemhook7020 3 года назад +1

    Great commentary too

  • @kerrybock766
    @kerrybock766 2 дня назад

    He would have been about 9.80 if a decent starter. I was in Bolivia that summer and watched this from there with my friend from Canada as well. The 4 X 100 gold as well. Great memories of Canada's days of sprinting prowess!

  • @gabriel.hongkong
    @gabriel.hongkong 3 года назад +1

    One of the greatest Canadian Olympic memories

  • @beetlejuus
    @beetlejuus 3 года назад

    This was AMAZING to watch back then :)

  • @vandergruff
    @vandergruff 3 года назад

    Donovan was a beast.
    He was absolutely phenomenal.

  • @timmytheinventor4746
    @timmytheinventor4746 Год назад

    The fact that he did that, with that start, absolutely insane.

  • @Filterite5
    @Filterite5 3 года назад +1

    So proud to be Canadian! Well done Donovan!!

  • @Kelprop
    @Kelprop 3 года назад

    Proud

  • @amtulmalik424
    @amtulmalik424 3 года назад +1

    ICONIC MOMENT

  • @JohnnyLREACTS
    @JohnnyLREACTS 3 года назад

    Amazing run.

  • @joelg9700
    @joelg9700 3 года назад

    Was in college when this happened! Awesome

  • @thak44
    @thak44 3 года назад

    My whole childhood I wanted to be a runner like Donovan, was pretty good for a while....so awesome 👏

  • @jackdemon1969
    @jackdemon1969 4 года назад

    Brings a tear to my eye was 15 years old watching in 1996.

  • @zfhgs6824
    @zfhgs6824 6 лет назад +4

    I train 1 hour a day and my speed increases and Donovan bailey is my 2nd favorite runner

    • @BreuckelensFinest
      @BreuckelensFinest 5 лет назад +1

      Great stuff young man. I hope that you're your #1 favorite sprinter!?!

  • @christophergolfer
    @christophergolfer 3 года назад +1

    Crazy to think that 9.84 was the world record.

  • @paulinaowiredu6932
    @paulinaowiredu6932 8 дней назад

    Wow Congratulations