Who finished second to Bolt in the 2015 World Championships 100 metres final?

Justin Gatlin finished second to Usain Bolt in the 2015 World Championships 100 metres final.

The final took place at Beijing’s National Stadium on 23 August 2015. Bolt won in 9.79 seconds, edging Gatlin, who ran 9.80. The one-hundredth-of-a-second margin made the race one of the closest 100-metre finals in World Championships history.

Gatlin entered the championships as the season’s world leader and had run 9.77 in his semifinal. Bolt’s semifinal time was 9.96, but he produced the faster performance when it mattered. Trayvon Bromell and Andre De Grasse shared third in 9.92, receiving two bronze medals.

A common mix-up is to remember Gatlin as the winner because he was favored before the final and led much of the race. Bolt nevertheless retained his world title, while Gatlin took silver.