Jamica's Usain St. Leo Bolt beat the previous Olympic record of 9.69 100 metres set by him in Beijing Olympics 2008 and clocked 9.63 seconds to win his second gold at London Olympics Sunday. The victory came one day before Jamaica celebrates its 50th year of independence.
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Reigning world champion and Bolt's training partner and fellow Jamaican, Yohan Blake, finished second in 9.75. American Justin Gatlin took bronze in 9.79.
Bolt holds the World Record of 9.58 seconds. Usain Bolt now holds three Olympics records, two individually (100 and 200 meters) and one with the Jamaican 4 x 100m relay team.
