Usain Bolt of Jamaica jubilates after the men's 200m final at the Bird's Nest,
during Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 20, 2008.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica poses by the results board with his new world record
after the men's 200m final at the the Bird's Nest, on Aug. 20, 2008.
Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the title with 19.30 seconds and set a new world record.

The Olympic men's 100 meters gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica broke the men's 200m world record in19.30 seconds en route to his golden double at the Beijing Olympic Games on Wednesday, even into a headwind of 0.9 meters per second.

The previous record of 19.32 seconds was set by American Michael Johnson in the 1996 Olympic Games. The 21-year-old had already broken the 100m world mark in the Games when he became the fastest man in the world in 9.69 seconds.

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