RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Usain Bolt won a record third-straight Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters Sunday night, and may have posed for one of the greatest sports photos ever taken along the way.
Photographer Cameron Spencer captured this moment in Bolt’s semi-final heat as the sprinter glanced back and smiled at the rest of the field as it struggled to keep up with him.
He went on to win the final in 9.81 seconds.
It’s not the first time Bolt has been captured in an incredible photo. At the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow, photographer Oliver Morin captured an amazing photo of Bolt sprinting just as lightning flashed above the stadium.
Bolt is attempting to win a ‘triple-triple’ – gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4×100 meter relay at three straight Olympics.
Twitter had some fun with the picture:
https://twitter.com/jchaltiwanger/status/764986483476312064
when you write a provocative tweet and then sign off pic.twitter.com/8dz0XOfcIf
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) August 15, 2016
If #UsainBolt played #PokemonGo it would be Game Over for the Planet.
We'd never catch anything:)@DNR_CREW
@Pokémon pic.twitter.com/OIxr9sGEm1— Kal Dragon (@KalDragonGaming) August 15, 2016
This One Photo Just Proved How Unfair Usain Bolt’s Dominance Is #Olympics #Runninghttps://t.co/hz7lEuFkyt pic.twitter.com/0owZVMrNZY
— 9GAG (@9GAG) August 15, 2016
When your desire is to take a window seat on the bus😁 Congrats, lovely #UsainBolt @usainbolt pic.twitter.com/Ip1PvddNc5
— Dasha Samoylova (@dashaglimpse) August 15, 2016
.@usainbolt is so fast, he posed, while winning the race AND he took the pic from the crowd! #Bolt pic.twitter.com/ShtVtWKUDI
— Jaime Lopez (@Lopeezie) August 15, 2016
When #UsainBolt is faster than you pic.twitter.com/FW7AyYoYuw
— axl (@grrttxl) August 15, 2016