USAIN BOLT

Usain St. Leo Bolt, C.D. (born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter. Bolt holds the world records for the 100 metres at 9.58 seconds (pending), the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds. Bolt also holds the Olympic record in the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds. Bolt became the first man to win all three events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man in history to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. His name and achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname "'Lightning Bolt".

Bolt distinguished himself with a 200 m gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, making him the competition's youngest-ever gold medalist. In 2004, at the CARIFTA Games, Bolt became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds with a time of 19.93 s, breaking Roy Martin's world junior record by two-tenths of a second. Bolt also set competition records at a number of other junior events.

Bolt turned professional in 2004 but missed most of his first two seasons due to injuries; he was eliminated in the first round of the 200 m heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Bolt beat Don Quarrie's 200 m Jamaican national record with a run of 19.75 s. In May 2008, Bolt set his first 100 m world record with a time of 9.72 s, improving upon his previous personal best of 9.76 s which was made earlier in the month.

As a result of Bolt's successes in athletics, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 2009.  In August 2009 in Berlin, Bolt improved the 100 m world record to 9.58 seconds to win his first World Championship gold medal in what was the largest ever margin of improvement in the 100 m world record since the beginning of electronic timing. (via Wikipedia)


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Talking With Houston's Aaron Brooks

via fanhouse.com ( 55 Days ago )
Filed under: Rockets, NBA VideosEver since his coming out party in last year's playoffs, Houston's Aaron Brooks has been one of the best point guards in the NBA. He's also one of the quickest players in the league -- so what would happen if he and Usain Bolt lined up for a run? In the following video, Aaron handicaps his odds. He also compares this year's team to last year's and [...]

Thanking the Thankless in Sports

via sportingnews.com ( 76 Days ago )
It's easy to think of a lot of the things that we're thankful for in sports -- Kobe's magic, Chris Johnson's agility, Usain Bolt's speed, Albert Pujols' power, and all the stuff Dan Levy et al. mention here -- but there always seem to be a few names and things left off the lists made around this time. So let this be a list of the otherwise unlisted. Charlie Strong, Kirby Smart, [...]

Usain Bolt’s Got Himself A New Plasma TV

via bannedinhollywood.com ( 125 Days ago )
Get ‘em!

The Very Best interview

via telegraph.co.uk ( 146 Days ago )
The Very Best's album fuses electronic beats with Malawian singing and even Usain Bolt is dancing.

Usain Bolt signs off for season with emphatic 200m win at World Athletics Final

via telegraph.co.uk ( 149 Days ago )
He was out of gas and "running on fumes" but it was still enough to power Usain Bolt to a runaway 200m victory at the World Athletics Final.

videos / Waiting For The Bus

via kontraband.com ( 152 Days ago )
This is another Cyanide & Happiness short, always a pleasure to see these. If you thought Usain Bolt was fast, he's got nothing on this dude, this guy's like a locomotive hitching a ride on a space rocket breaking the sound barrier. LOL.

Usain Bolt leaves paparazzi trailing

via telegraph.co.uk ( 155 Days ago )
World's fastest man gives photographers the slip.

Usain Bolts from Nightclub

via tmz.com ( 156 Days ago )
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Talk Sports Fastest man on the planet Usain Bolt slowed down just enough to get his picture taken while leaving Alto in London at 4:30 AM the other day. Let's hope his blood alcohol level wasn't world record breaking. More Usain Bolt Usain Bolt: This Little ...Permalink

Usain Bolt: I'm missing Jamaica

via telegraph.co.uk ( 157 Days ago )
Usain Bolt enthralled Brussels with a stadium record but said he was missing Jamaica and seeking rest.

Usain Bolt runs fourthfastest 200m in history

via telegraph.co.uk ( 158 Days ago )
World record holder ran fourth fastest time ever as he won 200m at Golden League in Brussels in 19.57sec.

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