BEIJING - Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the world record to win the men's 100m gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here Saturday evening.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica (C) celebrates winning the men's 100m final of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 16, 2008. [Agencies]

Bolt clocked in 9.69 seconds to beat his own previous world mark of 9.72 to be crowned as the fastest man in the world.

Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago finished second in 9.89 seconds and American Walter Dix got the bronze in 9.91 seconds.

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) wins the men's 100m final at the National Stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008. [Agencies]