Who won bronze behind Bolt and Tyson Gay in the 2009 Worlds men's 100 metres?

Asafa Powell won bronze behind Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay in the 2009 World Championships men’s 100 metres. The final was held in Berlin on 16 August 2009, with Bolt winning in a world-record 9.58 seconds.

Gay took silver in 9.71 seconds, an American record, and Powell finished third in 9.84. Powell’s bronze was particularly notable because he was a former 100-metre world-record holder and one of the most consistently fast sprinters of his generation.

The race is often remembered primarily as Bolt’s historic world-record performance. His 9.58 lowered his own previous record of 9.69, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Gay’s 9.71 was also exceptionally fast and remained one of the quickest legal performances ever recorded.

Powell’s medal should not be confused with the 2007 World Championships 100 metres, where he also won bronze. In Berlin, however, the silver medal went to Gay and the bronze to Powell, producing an all-star Jamaican-American podium.