Jamaica’s 4×100 Squad Sprints to Gold, Breaks World Record

By: - August 11th, 2012

Above: Usain Bolt

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Jamaica concluded the Olympics in historic fashion, with Usain Bolt and the men’s 4×100 relay team taking home the gold medal on Saturday.

The Jamaican team finished in an astonishing 36.84, with a stellar series of turns, posting a new world record for the race.

That beat a national record time for the United States, led by Tyson Gay.

Canada was disqualified, moving Trinidad and Tobago into bronze medal position.

It was the second-straight time that Jamaica’s 4×100 squad broke the world record in an Olympics. It did the same in Beijing.

Jamaica has earned 12 medals in London, giving the country its largest-ever total at a single Olympics, topping the 11 it won in Beijing four years ago.

Jamaica’s squad included Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter.

It came just after Jamaica’s women’s 4×400 team took home the bronze.

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