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|country = [[Jamaica]] |
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| − | |best events = 100 m; 200 m; 4 x 100 m relay |
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| − | |olympics attended = [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]; [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] |
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|gold = 6 |
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|nickname = Lightning Bolt |
|nickname = Lightning Bolt |
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|birthplace = Trelawny, Jamaica |
|birthplace = Trelawny, Jamaica |
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| − | }}'''Usain St. Leo Bolt''' is a sprinter born on August 21, 1986 in Trelawny, [[Jamaica]]. His first worldwide competition was at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where he failed to qualify in the 200 m event. He first became famous at the the World Youth Championships in 2002 because he won a gold medal. He then did a lot of other competitions around the world (World Championships, CARIFTA Games, IAAF World Cup, etc.). It's in 2008 that he participated in his first [http://www.watchathletics.com/video/london-2012/ Olympic Games] in [[Beijing 2008|Beijing, China]]. He set new world records for every event he participated in. |
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| − | After Beijing he took some time off, then returned to competition in 2011. He struggled in competition for much of 2011 and 2012, but in [[London 2012|London]] he duplicated his three gold medal feat of four years earlier. |
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| − | ==Major results== |
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| − | ===Summer Olympics=== |
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| − | *2008 100 m - 1st |
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| − | *2008 200 m - 1st |
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| − | *2008 4 x 100 m relay - 1st |
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| − | *2012 100 m - 1st |
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| − | *2012 200 m - 1st |
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| − | *2012 4 x 100 m relay - 1st |
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| − | ===World Championships=== |
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| − | *2007 200 m - 2nd |
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| − | *2007 4 x 100 m relay - 2nd |
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| − | *2009 100 m - 1st |
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| − | *2009 200 m - 1st |
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| − | *2009 4 x 100 m relay - 1st |
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| − | *2011 100 m - Disqualified |
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| − | *2011 200 m - 1st |
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| − | *2011 4 x 100 m relay - 1st |
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[[Category:London 2012 Athletes]] |
[[Category:London 2012 Athletes]] |
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[[Category:Beijing 2008 Athletes]] |
[[Category:Beijing 2008 Athletes]] |
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