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2008: Usain Bolt hits 9.69 for world record, 100-meter gold medal | As Michael Phelps owned the water in the 2008 Beijing Games, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was unbeatable on land. Not only did Bolt break his own record and beat the runner-up by a full two one-hundredths of a second, but he noticeably took his foot off the gas for the final 20 meters to celebrate his clear win. He won the double after setting another world record in the 200.
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2008: Usain Bolt hits 9.69 for world record, 100-meter gold medal | As Michael Phelps owned the water in the 2008 Beijing Games, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was unbeatable on land. Not only did Bolt break his own record and beat the runner-up by a full two one-hundredths of a second, but he noticeably took his foot off the gas for the final 20 meters to celebrate his clear win. He won the double after setting another world record in the 200.
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