RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won his third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres with a time of 9.81 seconds on Sunday.
The win took the sprinter a step closer to his goal of winning a historic “triple-triple” combination of gold in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay in three consecutive Olympics.
American Justin Gatlin won silver in 9.89 and Canada’s Andre de Grasse bronze in 9.91.
Usain Bolt (JAM) of Jamaica runs to win the gold. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
(Gracenote) – Olympic athletics men’s 100m final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 9.81 seconds
2. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 9.89
3. Andre De Grasse (Canada) 9.91
4. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) 9.93
5. Akani Simbine (South Africa) 9.94
6. Ben Youssef Meite (Ivory Coast) 9.96
7. Jimmy Vicaut (France) 10.04
8. Trayvon Bromell (U.S.) 10.06