Stories of the Olympic Games: 100 Metres
Series exploring the history of the modern Olympics through the stories of athletes, here examining how the 100 metres final continues to be run faster and faster.
Taking its title from the Olympic motto, this series explores the history of the modern Games through the stories of extraordinary athletes who have pushed performance to the limit and beyond in pursuit of gold.
Faster, Higher, Stronger examines how the most anticipated and hyped event in any Olympics, the 100 metres final, has been run faster and faster by men like Jim Hines, the first to run the race in under 10 seconds, Carl Lewis, the best finisher of them all and Usain Bolt, whose massive stride allows him to eat up the track.
Sprinters run the 100m in distinct phases and the programme reveals what they are and how the athletes, who are running at up to 28 miles an hour, have to master each of them to win. British athlete Allan Wells recalls the dip at the line that won him gold in Moscow in 1980.
Combining expert eyewitness testimony, rare historic archive, period reconstruction and special filming techniques to slow down and analyse performance, this is a unique insight into the most electrifying event in all of sport.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
You are at the first episode
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
-
![]()
Lorenzo Piggici
Angel
-
![]()
Einst眉rzende Neubauten
3 Thoughts
-
![]()
Einst眉rzende Neubauten
Wuste
-
![]()
Ulrich Schnauss
Stars
-
![]()
Max Richter
Arboretum
-
![]()
Ulrich Schnauss
In between the years
-
![]()
Max Richter
The Road is a grey tape
-
![]()
Ben Preston
Blind Eye
-
![]()
Marconi Union
Sleepless
-
![]()
Ashley Sewell
All Alone
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Adrian Lester |
| Narrator | Adrian Lester |
| Series Producer | Alastair Laurence |
| Series Producer | Alastair Laurence |
| Director | Alastair Laurence |
| Director | Alastair Laurence |
| Director | Francis Welch |
| Director | Francis Welch |
The Olympians who went faster, higher and stronger
Take a look at the sports people who pushed the limits of human endeavour.