Lyles, 27, was timed at 9.79 seconds, edging Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by a .005 second difference, to become the first American to win gold in the event since Justin Gatlin at the 2004 Athens Olympics. USA teammate Fred Keley took bronze with a time of 9.81, which also marked the first time two American teammates made the podium in the 100-meter final since Gatlin and Maurice Greene in 2004.
Lyles, who will also compete in the men's 4x100-meter relay on Thursday (August 8), is scheduled for the men's 200-meter event beginning on Tuesday (August 6) and could become the first man to win both the 100-meter and 200-meter events in the Olympics since Usain Bolt (Jamaica) -- who achieved the feat three times -- at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and the first American to do so since Carl Lewis at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Lyle previously took bronze in the 200-meter final at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and won gold in the 200-meter final at the world championships three times (2019, 2022, 2023) and the 100-meter in 2023.
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