| Shawn is pictured above during the heats of the mens 200m at the 2008
Olympic Games in Beijing. Crawford, the defending champion after his
success four years earlier in Athens, initially finished in 4th place in
the final in a time of 19.96 secs. However, following the
disqualification of both Churandy Martina and Wallace Spearmon, who had
finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, Crawford was promoted to the silver
medal position with his compatriot Walter Dix moving up from 5th to 3rd.
Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the gold medal in a remarkable new world
record time of 19.30 secs.
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