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Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 metres final to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on the track. (AFP Photo)
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Bolt vs Gatlin
Bolt trailed arch-rival Justin Gatlin until the 70 metre mark but then swept past the American, finding time to pat his chest as he crossed the line a metre clear. (Reuters Photo)
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Gatlin
Gatlin, the 2004 champion who came into the race with the season's fastest time of 9.80, took second in 9.89. (AFP Photo)
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Andre de Grasse
Canada's Andre de Grasse claimed bronze in 9.91 seconds - the same finishing order as in last year's world championships. (AFP Photo)
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Triple triple
Victory took Bolt 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. (AFP Photo)
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Bolt
Other than the 2011 world championships, when he was disqualified for a false start, Bolt has won every global championship individual sprint race since 2008. (AFP Photo)
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Five Olympic golds
That equates to five Olympic golds and seven in the world championships for Bolt. (AFP Photo)
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Utter domination
Throw in two more Olympic and four world championship 4x100m relay golds and the world record in all three events and that is total and utter domination by Bolt. (AFP Photo)
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Legend
Already assured of his legendary status on the track, Bolt also added to his reputation as sport's number-one crowd pleaser. (AFP Photo)
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Champion
Bolt took a leisurely circuit of the stadium, posing for pictures and shaking a thousand hands before taking time to satisfy the demands of the world's media. (AFP Photo)
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