I just went out and I won and then like 'Ahhh.'" Another Jamaican,Kerron Stewart, just missed catching Fraser at the tape and finished with the silver medal, 2/100ths of a second back.
VOA: standard.2009.08.18
Fellow American Kerron Clement retained his men's 400m hurdles crown with a world best for the year of 47.91 seconds.
Jamaica looked strong in qualifying in the women's 100m semi-finals, with Kerron Stewart clocking 10.92 seconds and defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown 10.99s.