American Gatlin becomes world&#39;s fastest man
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Justin Gatlin of the United States became the fastest man in the world after winning the men&#39;s 100 meters dash at the 28th Olympic Games here on Sunday.
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Justin Gatlin scorches to Olympic 100m gold ahead of Francis Obikwelu and Maurice Greene.
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The 27-year-old ran a personal best of 9.85 seconds - one hundredth of a second outside the Olympic record - to strike gold as five men ran under 10 seconds.
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An explosive performance from Tyson Gay led to a championship record of 19.76 seconds in the 200 meters. Jamaican Usain Bolt took the silver.
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Reuters Athens Aug 23: American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic menâs 100 metres race yesterday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Shawn Crawford led an American medals sweep of the 200 meters Thursday, overcoming teammates Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin - and a hostile crowd - to win in the fastest time in the world this year.    Crawford's personal best of 19.79 seconds was just good enough to edge Williams, who tied his personal best of 20.01 seconds for silver...
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Justin Gatlin followed his Olympic victory by capturing the 100 meters Thursday at the Yokohama Super Track and Field meet while former world-record holder Maurice Greene finished fifth.
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The Olympic 100 metres champion, Justin Gatlin, won the final sprint showdown of the season in Japan. Gatlin clocked 9.97sec to triumph in the Seiko Super meeting in Yokohama.
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The way Antoine Deneriaz figures it, he was the fastest human on the course during yesterday&#39;s season-opening World Cup downhill at Lake Louise, Alta.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men&#39;s 100 meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice Greene and other more illustrious rivals.
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Liu Xiang of China won the Olympic men&#39;s 110 meters hurdles gold medal, equaling the world record time of 12.91 seconds and becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic track and field title.
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American Justin Gatlin shot to victory in the Olympic 100 meters final on Sunday in an atmosphere of fevered excitement. Gatlin flew across the line in 9.85 seconds, one
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Justin Gatlin ran the race of his life last night, barely holding off the fastest Olympic 100-metre field in history to win the gold in 9.85 seconds.
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Paul Hamm became the first American man to claim the Olympic gymnastics men&#39;s all-round gold medal Wednesday.
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The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers &#151; including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene &#151; will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.
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What a night for U.S. athletes in Olympic track and field. Even in the event that went to another country, an American won. Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Justin Gatlin swept the 200. Dwight Phillips and John Moffitt went 1-2 in the long jump. Marion Jones and the 400-meter relay team cruised into the finals.
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American Justin Gatlin roared from  virtual unknown to win the blue ribband Olympic men's 100  meters race on Sunday, upstaging defending champion Maurice  Greene and other more illustrious rivals.