ors . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁Comp eting ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁US ▁Olympic ▁Tri als ▁in ▁Eug ene , ▁Oregon , ▁D ix ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁events . ▁After ▁recording ▁a ▁personal - best - equal ing ▁ 9 . 9 3   seconds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0   m ▁semif inals , ▁he ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁behind ▁T ys on ▁Gay ▁with ▁a ▁wind - ass isted ▁ 9 . 8 0   seconds . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁NCAA ▁experience ▁had ▁helped ▁raise ▁his ▁confidence ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁less ▁nerv ous ▁than ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁US ▁Championships . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁favorite ▁Gay ▁suffered ▁an ▁injury ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds , ▁and ▁D ix ▁and ▁C raw ford ▁both ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁final ▁with ▁ 1 9 . 8 6   seconds , ▁with ▁D ix ▁elected ▁the ▁winner ▁by ▁a ▁photo ▁finish . ▁After ▁signing ▁a ▁spons or ship ▁deal ▁with ▁N ike ▁worth ▁around ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁year , ▁described ▁by ▁his ▁agent ▁as ▁" the ▁largest ▁deal ▁ever ▁for ▁a ▁track ▁ath lete ▁just ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁college ", ▁D ix ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁a ims ▁for ▁the ▁Olympics