▁were ▁personal ▁best s ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁s print s ▁and ▁a ▁gold ▁in ▁the ▁relay ▁race . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Olympics , ▁D ix ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁final ▁with ▁a ▁season ' s ▁best ▁of ▁ 9 . 9 5   seconds . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁he ▁registered ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 9 . 9 1   seconds , ▁finishing ▁behind ▁new ▁world ▁record ▁holder ▁Us ain ▁Bol t ▁of ▁J ama ica ▁and ▁Richard ▁Thompson ▁of ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago . ▁The ▁Olympic ▁bronze ▁medal ▁was ▁D ix ' s ▁first ▁medal ▁at ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁competition . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁he ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁final ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 9 . 9 8   seconds , ▁some ▁distance ▁off ▁the ▁winner ▁Us ain ▁Bol t ▁who ▁had ▁broken ▁the ▁world ▁record . ▁However , ▁it ▁trans p ired ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁silver ▁and ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁( Ch ur andy ▁Mart ina ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Ant illes ▁and ▁American ▁Wal lace ▁Spe arm on ) ▁had ▁stepped ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁lan es ▁thus ▁they ▁were ▁dis qual ified . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁D ix ▁received ▁his ▁second ▁Olympic ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁Further ▁dis qual ifications ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁he ats ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁ 4 × 1 0 0 ▁meter ▁relay ▁race : ▁Dar vis ▁Pat ton ▁and ▁T ys on ▁Gay ▁mis jud ged