Usain St. Leo Bolt
Is a Jamaican athlete, considered by many journalists and analysts as the biggest sporting sprinter of all time.
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In the 100 meters at the world record three times, scoring 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics in New York in 2008, after 9.69 s in the Olympic final in Beijing in 2008 and 9.58 seconds in obtaining World Championships in Athletics 2009 in Berlin.
In the 200 meter dash, broke the world record with 19.30 seconds, surpassing the old mark of former American athlete Michael Johnson who was from 19.32 s in the Olympic final in Beijing 2008. In Berlin in 2009, Usain Bolt broke his own record, to establish a new worldwide brand 19s19, during the World Championships.
With the help of Asafa Powell, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, won the 4×100 relay. They beat the former world record that was the United States and in force for 15 years – 37.40 seconds – and set the time – 37.10 seconds – in the Olympic final in Beijing 2008.
He is also the world record for junior and Jamaican 200 meters, his specialty.
At fifteen he won a gold medal and two silvers at the World Championships junior, held in Kingston, Jamaica. Their results on the track (19.75 seconds for 200 meters and 9.76 seconds for 100 meters until the record) earned him the nicknames of “fastest man in the world” and Lightning Bolt ( “Ray”).
In Beijing Olympics, Bolt was one of the big names to win the 100, 200 and 4×100 relay, breaking the world record of the three tests.
In May 2009, in Manchester, broke the 150 m dash, proves not played in world or Olympic Games, with a time of 14s35. On the occasion said: “My goal is to turn me into a legend, and I’m working very hard to achieve.”
In August 2009, competed in the World Championships and after winning the 200 meters with new world record of 19.19 seconds, Bolt said that will be marked in history, which stipulates as great athlete, professional and legendary, “There are always limits. I do not know mine.”
