Tags: Olympic Event, Olympics.
The men’s 100 metre freestyle event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 12–14 August at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing China.Alain Bernard stormed home on the final lap to claim France’s first ever gold medal in the event with a time of 47.21. Australia’s world record holder Eamon Sullivan enjoyed a great start in the first 50 metres but ended up with a silver in 47.32 just 0.11 of a second behind Bernard. U.S.