The men's 100m world record before Usain Bolt broke it at the Beijing Olympics final was 9.69 seconds, set by Bolt himself in the 2008 Reebok Grand Prix.
9.72 seconds.
Bolt's time of 9.69 seconds at the 2008 Games in Beijing broke his own world record of 9.72 set earlier in 2008.
Yes he had competed in other Olympics before Beijing so ya he was famous before that. He's been around for a while now.
19.32 seconds
Because of their human rights record and Tibet
19.30 by Usain Bolt at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Beijing has a questionable record on human rights and many people believed that they should not be allowed to host this type of international event.
Usain bolt!!
Michael Phelps, he got 8 gold medals for swimming
9.69secs done at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
The Olympic record for the javelin throw is 203.78 feet. It was accomplished by Andreas Thorkildsen of Norway at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, August 23, 2008.
Usain Bolt. The Jamaican runner broke his own previous record of 9.72 seconds on the 16th of August 2008 during the Beijing Olympics at a remarkable 9.68 seconds.
Michael Phelps bet Mark Spits at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
The team from Jamaica (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell) set the Olympic record and World Record at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, running the race in a time of 37.10 seconds.