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Athlete profile – Usain Bolt: Sprinter


Lusine volts electrified fans at the
2008 Beijing Olympics earning himself
three World Records hi I’m Rebecca
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be learning more about this
Jamaican sprinter born in Jamaica in
1986 the same bolt is a sprinter who has
shattered records throughout his career
he began running at ten years old when
his primary interest was sports I wasn’t
really good at soccer so you how many
played cricket but my parents saw me
around and they told me I should try
trucking for you so I went on that path
instead of playing together the old
first stood out on the world stage at
the age of 15 he was distinguishable
from his running mates physically
because even at that young age who was 6
feet 5 inches tall both continued to win
medals down the line in international
youth competitions however during his
career he had been plagued by injuries
his hard-partying lifestyle and
reticence to train seriously but some to
call him a lazy athlete and while he may
rely heavily on his natural abilities to
win races 2005 saw a change in attitude
for the sprinter he was determined to
prove his critics wrong coming into the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China
bolt posted his personal best times
today for both the 100 and 200 meter
sprints his time of 9.6 nine seconds in
the 100-meter race was the fastest ever
legally recorded time in that race it is
widely speculated he could have posted
an even more impressive time had he’s
not slowed down toward the end of the
race his third gold medal in Beijing was
a result of the 4 by 100 meter relay
Hussain bolts became the first men since
American Carl Lewis in 1984 to win gold
in all three events at a single Olympics
his impressive Olympic showing earned in
the order of distinction awarded by
Jamaica
it was a 2008 athlete of the year as
voted by international media
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