Bolt set 100m world, Olympic records on this day
Jamaica's Usain Bolt set the 100-metre sprint record of 9.58 seconds at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin on August 16, 2009. On the same day, a year earlier Bolt had set the then world record of 9.69 seconds at Beijing 2008, an unbeaten Olympic record till date. Further, Bolt also holds the 3rd fastest timing in 100-metre sprints.