Usain Bolt

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Despite his false start in the 100 metres in the Daegu which meant he could not defend his title Usain Bolt is that rarity in the modern world
- a man whose fame transcends his nationality his race & even his sport. From Los Angeles to Beijing from Kingston to Berlin the name Bolt" resonates immediately even with those with only a passing interest in any form of sport. Quite simply Bolt is the worlds fastest man. & the gangling Jamaican is the fastest man the world has ever seen by a considerable margin. The sprinter established himself in the worlds psyche by winning three Olympic gold medals the 100 200 metres & sprint relay all in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Games a unique achievement. Bolt stamped his personality on sporting history again a year later at the World Championships in Berlin when he won both individual sprints again with never-before-seen performances making him the first man to hold the Olympic & world titles for the 100 & 200 metres at the same. He may have astonished the athletics world with his fasle start but Bolt went on to retain his World 200 metres title & then acnhor the Jamaican 4x 100 metres team to victory in a world record time. Can anyone ever beat Bolt? Can Bolt run even faster? Bolt now has his eyes on making another piece of sporting history by becoming the first man to win back-to-back Olympic 100 metres races when he lines up for the London Games in 2012. But the 6ft 5in tall Bolt is by no means an overnight sensation. His almost freak-like talents have been carefully honed & nurtured over almost a decade ever since he took the 200 metres gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships which made him the competitions youngest-ever gold medallist at 16. In this book award-winning athletics writer Steven Downes who has followed the Jamaican since his global debut charts Bolts career so far & forward to the London Olympics."