Which athlete won the men's 100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 metres at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Jamaican sprinter won the final on 16 August 2008 at Beijing National Stadium in a world-record time of 9.69 seconds. He famously eased up near the finish to celebrate, yet still finished well clear of the field.

Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago took silver, while American Walter Dix won bronze. Bolt’s victory gave Jamaica its first Olympic title in the men’s 100 metres and began a remarkable sprinting campaign at the Beijing Games.

The other listed names were leading sprinters but did not win this final. Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay competed in the era’s elite sprint field, while Justin Gatlin was serving a competition ban during the Beijing Olympics. Bolt later won the 200 metres and anchored Jamaica’s 4×100-metre relay victory at the same Games.