LONDON, England:

No superlative adequately captures the performances of Jamaican sprinting sensation Usain Bolt, who last night became the first man to win consecutive sprint doubles at the Olympic Games, with a strong 19.32 run in the 200m final leading home a historic Jamaican medal sweep in the event.

Yohan Blake continued to light up his first Olympic Games with a powerful 19.44 run for the silver medal, while Warren Weir also in his first Olympic Games, held off a storming Wallace Spearmon of the United States (US), 19.90, to claim the bronze medal with a personal best 19.84. All three are trained by coach Glen Mills at the Racers Track Club.

History for Jamaica and for Bolt, who with the win, has cemented his spot among the greatest sprinters, athletes and sportsmen of all time.

"I am the greatest, no doubt about that, I am a legend," said Bolt, gold medal dangling from his neck and a broad smile stapled across his face. "I have done something that no one else has ever done, so it's without question that I am a legend.

"Bask in my glory, I am a legend," Bolt laughed. "There have been a lot of doubters who have been saying a lot; I have been through a lot, I have heard a lot, but for me, I came here for one thing and after the 100m win, I was really confident I could win the 200m and I managed to do that."

seventh time

It was the seventh time that a country was sweeping the men's 200m final with Jamaica becoming the first nation to achieve the feat besides the US.

The win, which gave Bolt his fourth individual Olympic sprint gold medal, also propelled the Jamaican above Olympic greats Jesse Owen and Carl Lewis, who won two and three individual gold medals in sprint events, respectively. Add to that the two world records posted over the last two games and one Olympic record.

Bolt also became the most decorated male Jamaican Olympian with four individual medals, surpassing Herb McKenley and Arthur Wint, who won three each.