BEIJING -- Jamaica's Usain Bolt won gold in the men's 100-meter finals Saturday at the Beijing Olympics, lowering his own world record to claim the title of World's Fastest Man.

Bolt ran the race in 9.69 seconds, taking .03 seconds off the record he set in New York City on June 1.

Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago finished second in 9.89 seconds and Walter Dix of the United States won bronze with a personal-best sprint of 9.91 seconds.

American sprinter Tyson Gay didn't get a shot at gold in the 100, as he failed to get past the semifinal round earlier on Saturday.