Bolt breaks 100m world record

2008-08-16 16:49

Beijing - Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the Olympic Games men's 100m gold medal on Saturday in a new world record.

The 21-year-old Jamaican broke his old mark of 9.72sec set in New York on May 31 this year.

Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson (9.89sec) and America's Walter Dix (9.91) took silver and bronze.

Race result:

1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.69 seconds WR

2. Richard Thompson (Trinidad & Tobago) 9.89

3. Walter Dix (U.S.) 9.91

4. Churandy Martina (Netherlands Antilles) 9.93

5. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.95

6. Michael Frater (Jamaica) 9.97

7. Marc Burns (Trinidad & Tobago) 10.01

8. Darvis Patton (U.S.) 10.03

WR = world record

- AFP