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Nicknamed “Lightning Bolt”, Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt, has managed to win six Olympic gold medals and set three world records. Bolt was born on August 21st in 1986, and was a standout athlete early on, catching the eye of many coaches with his sprinting and cricket skills. In the 2008 Olympics, he became the first man to ever win the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4 by 100 meter relay, also setting world records in each event. Again in 2012, Bolt completed another unheard of feat when he placed first in all of his events making him the first, and only, man to win three events in two consecutive Olympics.
Being the fastest man ever means that Usain Bolt must have a huge gift for running, but it also requires hard work. Many people believe that it was Usain Bolt’s immense amount of talent that caused him to complete so many goals, but most of his accomplishments are because of his exhausting, grueling, and sometimes painful training. Bolt trains with the help of coach Glenn Mills who pushes him to brink and encourages him to become the best sprinter he can be. Training is tough work and Usain Bolt is willing to run until he pukes to get the most out of it. He has been at it for a while too. In 2002, Bolt won a junior-world championship in the 200 meter dash making him the youngest man to earn the title. The article, “Usain Bolt Biography”, says , “At the age of 15, Bolt took his first shot at success on the world stage at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, where he won the 200-meter dash, making him the youngest world-junior gold medalist ever.” Bolt’s performance impressed many people around the world and he earned the International Association of Athletics Foundation’s Rising Star Award. Although the world junior championships were his first international gold medal, he won many high school races and competed at that level as well.
Overall, it is easy to pick out the fact Usain Bolt is a fantastic athlete and is considered to be the fastest man to ever live on planet Earth. “Is the Fastest Human Ever Already Alive?”, written by Chuck Klosterman, states, “He is, as far as we can tell, the fastest human who’s ever lived — in 2009, at a race in Berlin, he ran the 100-meter dash in 9.58 seconds.” Now that he is a world record holder, people expect great performances from him, but as he is coming to the end of his sprinting career, it is rumored he may end his legacy in the 2016 Brazilian Olympics. Of course this news is a tragedy for all of Bolt’s crazy fans, but he has already become the athlete kids idolize and try to be like. He has already had a long career for a sprinter and been very, very successful. Until the 2016 Olympics, fans can continue to enjoy Bolt’s races and when the time comes, hope for another gold medal.
http://grantland.com/features/is-fastest-human-ever-already-alive/
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