One Race, Every Medalist Ever | Kevin Qualey and Graham Roberts

  • One Race, Every Medalist Ever | Kevin Qualey and Graham Roberts
  • One Race, Every Medalist Ever | Kevin Qualey and Graham Roberts
05/08/2012

One Race, Every Medalist Ever | Kevin Qualey and Graham Roberts

This video compares Usain Bolt, current world record holder in the men’s 100 metres, with medallists in the race from 116 years of Olympic Games. This visualisation compares the podium scores in this race over the course of all the Games, creating an enormous track that brings them all together. The video shows where each runner would be when Bolt finishes the race.
Name of piece: One Race, Every Medalist Ever
Authors: Kevin Qualey and Graham Roberts
Year: 2012

Credits: NYTimes