CP NewsAlert: Canada’s De Grasse wins bronze, Bolt wins gold in 100 metres.

CP NewsAlert: Canada's De Grasse wins bronze, Bolt wins gold in 100 metres. | iNFOnews.ca
Canada's Andre De Grasse, left to right, France's Jimmy Vicaut, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, United States' Justin Gatlin and South Africa's Akani Simbine race in the men's 100-metre final during the athletics competition at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Bolt won gold, Gatlin won silver and De Grasse won bronze. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

RIO DE JANEIRO – Canada’s Andre De Grasse won the bronze medal in the men’s 100 metres at the Rio Olympics, giving Canada its first medal in the marquee event since 1996.

De Grasse finished in a personal best time of 9.91 seconds.

Jamaican star Usain Bolt won gold for the third straight Games in 9.81 seconds. American Justin Gatlin took the silver in 9.89.

De Grasse, form Markham., Ont., finished one-hundredth of a second faster than the time he posted to win bronze at the 2015 world championships and equalled earlier today in the 100 semifinals.

He is also the first Canadian male athlete to win a medal in Rio. Canada’s first 12 medals were won by women.

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