Smiling Usain Bolt
Added 7 years ago by Don • Updated about a year ago by Brad
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About
Smiling Usain Bolt is a photoshop meme and reaction image based on a photograph of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt grinning at a camera while leading the 100-meter dash race at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Origin
On August 14th, 2016, Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the men's 100-meters sprint finals with a time of 9.81 seconds, becoming the first track athlete in Olympic history to win three consecutive gold medals in a single discipline. Bolt's performance at the event was particularly noteworthy for beating his rival and American sprinter Justin Gatlin with an impressive upsurge in the last 40 meters of the dash. As Bolt crossed the finish line, Getty photographer Cameron Spencer photographed the athlete smiling at the camera (shown below).
That day, Twitter user @suss2hyphens[1] tweeted the photograph, describing it as "the opposite" of the Crying Michael Jordan meme. Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 6,400 likes and 5,100 retweets.
Spread
Several minutes later, Twitter user @russbengston[2] reposted the photo with a "bae come over" joke (shown below, left). That same evening, Twitter user @a7xweeman[4] tweeted the picture along with a reference to the “*Record scratch* *Freeze frame*“ movie cliché. Over the next day, the tweet received upwards of 47,000 likes and 35,600 retweets.
Also on August 14th, Twitter user @sporker_[3] posted a photoshopped version of the image showing Bolt running from "deadlines," "sleep" and "responsibilities," garnering more than 19,000 retweets and 15,000 likes in 24 hours(shown below).
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the photoshop meme, including The Observer,[5] The Daily Dot,[6] The Huffington Post,[7] The Independent[8] and The Daily Mail.[9]
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @suss2hypens
[2] Twitter – @russbengston
[3] Twitter – @yooomatthew_
[4] Twitter – @a7xweeman
[5] The Observer – Hilarious Olympic Memes of Smiling Usain Bolt
[6] The Daily Dot – Is Smiling Usain Bolt the answer to Crying Jordan?
[7] The Huffington Post – Usain Bolts Smiling Face Is The Newest Olympic Internet Meme
[8] The Independent – The photo that shows just how far ahead Usain Bolt is of his competition
[9] The Daily Mail – Sensational picture of grinning Usain Bolt smiling for the camera while streaking ahead in semi-final spawns hilarious memes
Entry Editors ( 2 )
Recent Images ( 33 )
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Probable Source of Motivation
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Usain Bolt wins in Mario Kart
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Yes he really is
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Trying to runing away from your past memes like...
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*Record Stretch*
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Relationship Status Changed
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Can You Work Extra Hours?
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Bae Come Over
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K BYE
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I Dont Know What I Expected
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Me IRL
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PCMR
Comments ( 21 )
YOU'RE TOO SLOW
YOU'RE TOO SLOW
Thanks to all the videos below, I can now imagine what mobians look like in Jamaican clothing.
Can someone edit Zeddie Little's head on him?
If nothing else, his confidence is infectious.
The best part is that the photo already has motion blur.
OH OH OH, TURN IT UP.
What happened in 2010?
It should be mentioned that the picture was taken in the semifinals, ~70m into the race.
When is Bolt gonna run fast enough to break out of the Matrix
Usain sanicbolt
Usanic Bolt
freeze frame and needle scratch
"Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got in to this situation"
His face reminds me of Heavy's "Wanna Dance" face.
What a great photo. It's like winning the race took him no effort at all and he was just like "might as well smile for the camera while I'm here"
I can't get over the fact it's exactly like a humoristic show, but no, it's REALITY XD
Usanic Bolt
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