Who took bronze in the 2008 Olympic men’s 100 metres behind Bolt and Richard Thompson? Walter Dix. The American sprinter finished third in the Beijing final with a personal-best time of 9.91 seconds.
Usain Bolt won the race in a then-world-record 9.69 seconds, while Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson took silver in 9.89. Dix’s bronze completed the medal places in a final held at Beijing’s National Stadium on 16 August 2008.
A frequent source of confusion is the later revision of Bolt’s Olympic medal total after Jamaica’s 4×100-metre relay team was disqualified for a teammate’s doping violation. That administrative change did not affect the individual 100-metre result: Walter Dix remained the bronze medallist. Dix also won bronze in the 200 metres at the same Games.