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In the most outrageous display of speed to ever burn across theOlympic Games, Usain Bolt of Jamaica rocketed to gold in winning themen’s 100m dash in 9.69 seconds — not only a new world record but thefirst time in the history of human beings a man has run the distanceunder 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind.Richard THOMPSON of Trinidad & Tobago finished second, a full two-tenths of a second back, in 9.89.Walter Dix of the United States took third, in 9.91.Usain Bolt sets another world record in the 200m final at BeijingOlympics 2008. Americans Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix get silver andbronze.Officially, Usain Bolt won by an astounding 0.66 second overAmerican Shawn Crawford, the defending Olympic champion. Crawford wonthe silver medal when Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles, who hadfinished 0.52 behind Bolt, was disqualified after a U.S. protest forrunning out of his lane.American Walter Dix was awarded the bronze medal when the third manacross the line, teammate Wallace Spearmon, also was disqualified forleaving his lane.* Images from REUTERS
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In the most outrageous display of speed to ever burn across theOlympic Games, Usain Bolt of Jamaica rocketed to gold in winning themen’s 100m dash in 9.69 seconds — not only a new world record but thefirst time in the history of human beings a man has run the distanceunder 9.7 seconds without a significant tailwind.Richard THOMPSON of Trinidad & Tobago finished second, a full two-tenths of a second back, in 9.89.Walter Dix of the United States took third, in 9.91.Usain Bolt sets another world record in the 200m final at BeijingOlympics 2008. Americans Shawn Crawford and Walter Dix get silver andbronze.Officially, Usain Bolt won by an astounding 0.66 second overAmerican Shawn Crawford, the defending Olympic champion. Crawford wonthe silver medal when Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles, who hadfinished 0.52 behind Bolt, was disqualified after a U.S. protest forrunning out of his lane.American Walter Dix was awarded the bronze medal when the third manacross the line, teammate Wallace Spearmon, also was disqualified forleaving his lane.* Images from REUTERS