LONDON (AP):

Usain Bolt, you're not a "living legend" yet.

That's the verdict of IOC President Jacques Rogge, who said the Jamaican sprinter is an "icon," but needs to prove his greatness over more than two Olympics before he can claim legendary status.

"The career of Usain Bolt has to be judged when the career stops," Rogge told a small group of reporters yesterday. "If you look at the career of Carl Lewis, he had (four) consecutive games with a medal."

Rogge spoke a few hours before Bolt completed an unprecedented sprint sweep, becoming the first athlete to win the 100 and 200 metres at consecutive Olympics. Bolt took the 200 in 19.32 seconds, four days after he defended his 100 title with victory in 9.63.

Bolt has spoken repeatedly of his desire to become a "living legend" in London.

"Let Usain Bolt be free of injury," Rogge said. "Let him keep his motivation, which I think will be the case. ... Let him participate in three, four games, and he can be a legend. Already, he's an icon."

Lewis won nine Olympic gold medals from 1984-1996, including four consecutive titles in the long jump.

In Beijing four years ago, Bolt won the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay, all in world-record times. Back then, Rogge chastised Bolt for showboating and showing a lack of respect to his fellow competitors after his individual races, comments which led to criticism of the IOC president for appearing to be out of touch.

Rogge said achieving Olympic success over a long period is crucial.

Rogge cited British rower Steve Redgrave, who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics, and British sailor Ben Ainslie, who won his fourth straight gold at these games.

"You have to be there, you have to be at the top for almost 20 years which is a great achievement," he said.

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Olympic Medal Table (Athletics)

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 UNITED STATES (USA) 7 10 7 24

2 JAMAICA (JAM) 3 3 3 9

3 RUSSIA (RUS) 3 2 4 9

4 GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. 3 1 1 5

5 KENYA (KEN) 2 2 3 7

6 ETHIOPIA (ETH) 2 0 2 4

7 GERMANY (GER) 1 3 1 5

8 AUSTRALIA (AUS) 1 1 0 2

8 D. REPUBLIC (DOM) 1 1 0 2

10 PR OF CHINA (CHN) 1 0 2 3

11 CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 1 0 1 2