Usain Bolt won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by setting a new Olympic 100 - meters record with a time of 9.69 seconds .
Usain Bolt is the Jamaican sprinter nicknamed ' Lightning Bolt ' .
Usain Bolt , the Jamaican sprinter nicknamed ' Lightning Bolt ' , won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics by setting a new Olympic 100 - meters record with a time of 9.69 seconds .