 This was a full 0.30 seconds quicker than the previous world record of 37.40 set by the Americans.Usain Bolt now had three gold medals and three World Records to his credit, and Jamaica had won 5 of the 6 available gold medals in the sprints, the only country to achieve this feat other than the American teams of 1984 and 1988.This made Jamaicans characterize this Olympic games as the ""JAlympics"".