final Olympics to repat his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.
Gatlin was 0.08
seconds behind Bolt, with
Canada's Andre de Grasse in
third.
"Somebody said I can become
immortal. Two more
medals to go and I can sign off.
Immortal," said Bolt.
"It wasn't perfect today, but I got
it done and I'm pretty proud of
what I've achieved," he said.
"Nobody else has done it or even
attempted it.
"I expected to go faster, but I'm
happy that I won. I did what I
had to."
Bolt was slower when the race started
than 34-year-old Gatlin, who was ready and hoping to regain the title he won
at Athens 2004.
But the Jamaican regain his skill and surged through
from 60 metres to pass Gatlin
and comfortably win his seventh
Olympic gold.
Bolt received a hero's reception
as he walked out into Rio's
Olympic Stadium before the race
- and the crowd chanted his
name after his victory, too.
"It wasn't about the time, it was
just about winning the gold and
going out on top," said Michael
Johnson, four-time Olympic
champion.
Bolt said in February he would retire from athletics after
the 2017 World Championships.
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