Brandon Starc had one jump left. It was the last jump of the night, the last jump of the biggest night of the Olympics. No one was watching the high jump.

It might also be his last jump at first Olympics. He had twice missed the height at 2.29m. But he was made to wait, Usain Bolt was about to run.

They probably wanted to stop anyway for it is the race the world watches, but when the entire battery of trackside photographers charged through the high jumpers run-up area to get to Bolt's celebrations at the finish line they really had no choice.

"I didn't realise the record for the 400 was broken. I realised there was a lot of noise. I think I was just about to jump and I think I fed off that a little bit. And then the 100 metres was on as well it was a big night and I am glad I was a part of it," Starc said.