born august jamaican regarded fastest person timed man hold metres metres world records fully automatic time measurements mandatory teammates set world record metres relay reigning olympic champion events man modern olympic games win gold medals time world champion modern olympics era achieve double double winning titles consecutive games topped double triple including gaining worldwide popularity sprint double victory beijing games bolt victories runner won significant title prior olympics won numerous crowns event youth junior senior levels world championships moscow bolt completed hat trick world titles winning straight gold event record breaking margin seconds previous world record highest start fully automatic time measurements bolt achievements earned media nickname lightning bolt awards including year year year times highest paid athlete track field called world athlete winning gold medals world championships bolt athlete year history athletics world championships complete triple triple making successful athlete championships february bolt announced intends retire athletics world championships london early years bolt born august small town jamaica grew parents brother sister parents ran local grocery store rural area bolt spent time playing cricket football street brother later saying young didn think sports child bolt attended began potential running annual national primary schools meeting parish age bolt school fastest runner metres distance entry bolt continued focus sports cricket coach noticed bolt speed pitch urged try track field events olympic sprint athlete coached bolt encouraging focus energy improving athletic abilities school history success athletics past students including bolt won annual high school championships medal taking silver medal metres time seconds soon primary coach enjoyed positive partnership occasionally frustrated bolt lack dedication training penchant practical jokes early competitions performing jamaica caribbean regional event bolt personal best metres games winning silver medal yielded silver bolt finished appearance world stage world youth championships hungary running event failed qualify finals set new personal best bolt athletics seriously took new heights hiding van supposed preparing finals detained police practical joke outcry local community blamed coach incident controversy subsided bolt went games bolt set championship records times respectively continued set records finishes caribbean junior championships bolt athletes win world championships youth junior senior level athletic event prime minister recognised bolt talent arranged kingston train jamaica rise prominence world junior championships home crowd kingston jamaica gave bolt chance prove credentials world stage age grown metres tall physically stood peers won time seconds slower personal best set 1st round bolt win youngest world junior gold medalist expectation home crowd nervous shoes wrong feet turned experience bolt vowed let affected pre race nerves member jamaican sprint relay team took silver medals set national junior records metres metres relay running times minutes respectively flow medals continued won gold medals games awarded austin trophy outstanding athlete games won gold world youth championships set new championship record time despite head wind world record holder took note bolt potential worried young pressured stating years line bolt impressed athletics hierarchy received rising star award final broke records times respectively bolt runs significant improvement previous records beating best half second record second bolt improved time months later setting standing world youth best remains youth time time remains time youth list surpassed future olympic champion bolt turned main focus world junior record performance attracted interest press times led touted possible successor johnson sixteen years old bolt reached times johnson register bolt time superior season best year bolt growing popular homeland given task public defender government urged prevent calling bolt phenomenal produced island popularity attractions capital city beginning burden young bolt increasingly athletic career preferred eat fast food play basketball party kingston club scene absence disciplined lifestyle reliant natural ability beat competitors track reigning champion championships bolt hoped clean sweep world championships senior world championships paris beat world championship trials bolt pragmatic chances noted final consider setting personal best success suffered bout event ruined training schedule realising peak condition refused let participate finals grounds young inexperienced bolt dismayed missing opportunity focused getting shape gain place jamaican olympic team instead missed world championships bolt awarded rising star award season strength junior record run professional athletics career early professional career guidance new coach bolt turned professional beginning games bermuda junior run seconds taking world junior record outright time second time role awarded austin trophy outstanding athlete games injury ruined bolt chances competing world junior championships chosen jamaican olympic squad bolt headed athens olympics confidence new record hampered leg injury eliminated round metres disappointing time american colleges offered bolt track scholarships strength performances teenager refused stating content stay homeland jamaica bolt instead chose surroundings jamaica professional training ground staying university primitive track weight room served amateur years year signaled fresh start bolt form new coach new attitude athletics mills recognised bolt potential aimed cease considered approach sport bolt began training mills preparation upcoming athletics season seasoned year began july knocked second championship record run registered season best london crystal palace running awaited bolt major event world championships bolt felt work ethic improved olympics saw world championships way live expectations stating want happened athens hopefully fall place bolt qualified runs suffered injury final finishing place time injuries preventing completing professional athletics season eighteen year old bolt proven major world athletics competitions appearance youngest person appear world final bolt involved car accident november suffered minor facial training schedule upset manager bolt training intensive fully following week bolt continued improve performances reached world rankings mills stated intentions push bolt longer distances aim making event primary event bolt enthusiastic demanded feel comfortable suffered injury march forcing withdraw commonwealth games melbourne return track events recovery bolt given new training exercises improve flexibility plans event hold return competition remained bolt primary event beating meet record czech_republic bolt run seconds claim season best despite fact bad weather impaired run happy end meeting victory second finish soon set new personal best grand prix switzerland finishing earn bronze medal bolt focused athletics aims stating year gain experience keen competing longer distances setting sights running regularly events years bolt claimed major world medal months later germany passed finishing post time gaining bronze medal process world cup athens greece yielded bolt senior international silver medal united_states won gold championship record time beating bolt respectable time honours regional international stages awaited bolt run metres mills skeptical believing bolt better suited middle distances coach cited runner difficulty smoothly starting blocks poor habits looking opponents mills told bolt run shorter distance broke national record jamaican championships ran breaking year old jamaican record held mills complied bolt demand run entered run event 23rd meeting debut tournament run set personal best winning gold medal feeding enthusiasm event built achievement world championships osaka japan winning silver medal bolt recorded race won new championship record bolt member silver medal winning relay team metres relay jamaica set national record bolt win gold medals major tournaments mills felt bolt technique improved improvements bolt balance turns increase stride frequency giving driving power track world record breaker silver medals osaka world championships boosted bolt desire run took mature stance career bolt continued develop entered run event jamaica kingston bolt ran time tail wind improving personal best second fastest legal performance history event second record set previous year italy rival lauded performance praising bolt form technique especially observing race said shocked quickly improved distance jamaican surprised time coach remained confident come bolt set new world record grand prix held stadium new_york_city bolt ran tail wind race bolt fifth senior gay finished second said bolt looked like knees going past face commentators noted bolt appeared gained psychological advantage fellow olympic contender gay june bolt responded claims lazy athlete saying comments trained hard achieve potential comments stemmed lack enthusiasm metres event chose effort train distance running turning efforts bolt proved multiple events setting world leading time breaking national record second time finish athens greece mills preferred bolt focus longer distances acceptance bolt demand run worked trainer bolt focused practice training schedule boost speed stamina preparation olympics improved times summer olympics bolt announced double metres metres events beijing summer olympics new world record holder favourite win record holder personally backed saying believe lack experience work bolt qualified final times quarter finals semi finals respectively olympic final bolt broke new ground winning unofficially reaction time improvement world record ahead second place finisher finished record set favourable wind visibly slowed celebrate finished bolt coach reported based speed bolt opening finished time scientific analysis bolt run colleagues predicted sub time considering factors bolt position acceleration velocity comparison second place finisher thompson team estimated bolt finished slowed celebrate finishing line bolt stated setting record priority goal win gold medal jamaica games olympic medalist bolt chest finish line noting actions cost bolt faster record time president condemned jamaican actions bolt denied purpose celebration saying wasn saw wasn covered happy president supported bolt said celebration appropriate given circumstances victory jamaican government minister defended bolt actions stating glory moment allow personality youth express bolt focused attaining gold medal event aiming emulate double win felt bolt easily win gold believed world record set summer olympics atlanta remain intact olympics bolt eased second rounds end run times won semi final progressed final favourite win retired jamaican praised bolt saying confident johnson record beaten following day final won jamaica fourth gold games setting new world olympic record johnson record fell despite fact bolt feat hold world records simultaneously introduction electronic timing furthermore bolt break records olympics unlike final bolt hard way finishing line race chest improve time following race happy birthday played stadium sound system 22nd birthday begin midnight days later bolt ran leg jamaican metres relay team increasing gold medal total teammates bolt broke world olympic record finish breaking previous record tenths second anchored team finishing line lamented loss record bolt showed animosity jamaican rival stating delighted help set world record following victories bolt donated children help harmed earthquake bolt record setting runs caused commentators praise achievements speculate potential successful critics hailed olympic success new beginning sport long suffered high profile drug scandals previous years seen scandal stripped world records returning olympic gold medals disqualified athletics drugs tests detected banned substances systems bolt record breaking performances caused suspicion commentators including lack independent caribbean anti federation raised concerns accusations drug use rejected bolt coach jamaican athletics team doctor member anti commission urged concerned issue come programme come testing hide mills equally ardent bolt clean athlete declaring jamaica test time day body doesn like bolt stated tested times prior olympics tested negative banned substances welcomed anti authorities test prove clean stating work hard perform know clean slowing long finish wasn tired gone start olympics end athletics season saw bolt compete golden league beginning despite having slowest start competitors race crossed finishing line time slower newly set world record track record finishes date bolt admitted running strength suffering cold concentrated winning race finishing season good health super grand prix final bolt ran second fastest time track record final featuring drew interest moved closer bolt world record setting new personal best status bolt main contender bolt final event season came days later golden league final brussels race featuring bolt final olympics broke track record bolt came time beating victory come smoothly beijing bolt slowest start competitors recover ground cold conditions results confirmed jamaican dominance fastest legal times history recorded bolt return jamaica bolt honoured homecoming celebration received recognition achievements olympics additionally bolt selected year won special olympic award performances turned attention future events suggesting aim break metres world record major championships scheduled year berlin world championships bolt started season competing metres order improve speed winning races registering kingston conditions gave second finish season march late april bolt suffered minor leg injuries car crash quickly recovered following minor surgery track meet jamaica stated fit compete metres street race manchester great city games bolt won race fastest time recorded despite fitness took titles jamaican national championships runs respectively meant qualified events world championships rival suggested bolt record grasp bolt dismissed claim instead noted interested return injury bolt defied unfavourable conditions meet july running seconds rain record fourth fastest time gay best time world championships august bolt eased heats fastest pre final performance seconds final time bolt gay met season bolt improved world record time win world championship gold medal taking tenth second previous best mark largest margin improvement world record beginning electronic timing gay finished time bolt world record run beijing gay withdrew second race competition jamaican produced world record breaking form metres final broke record seconds finishing time seconds won race biggest margin world championships history race athletes running seconds greatest number event bolt pace impressed experienced competitors placed complimented speed olympic champion athens said coming felt like video game guy moving fast bolt pointed important factor performance world championships improved start races reaction times significantly faster produced world record runs beijing olympics members jamaican relay team fell short world record set summer olympics timing championship record second fastest time history date day berlin championships governing mayor berlin presented bolt foot high section berlin wall small ceremony saying bolt shown tear walls considered nearly ton segment delivered kingston days bolt broke world records metres events world record holder long jump metres set argued bolt man jump metres long jump event perfect fit speed height end season selected year second year running broken streak early outdoor season bolt ran seconds kingston jamaica fourth fastest run time stated record breaking ambitions forthcoming season took international circuit wins colorful pre championships meeting comfortable win debut shanghai golden grand prix bolt attempt break best time rarely competed metres event golden spike meeting failed match johnson year old record suffered setback second run wet weather left problem return injury month later bolt asserted win meeting seconds victory paris seconds despite run form suffered second loss career final defeated run bolt seconds jamaican reflected training early season gay better prepared better condition marked bolt loss gay coincidentally occurred stadium beaten bolt time years earlier world championships considered overwhelming favourite win metres world championships bolt eliminated final breaking early according starter interview receiving false start bolt won season best seconds bolt cruised final won time bolt won gold metres relay team jamaica setting world record time june won race seconds summer olympics double triple summer olympics london bolt came second jamaican trials olympics won metres gold medal time seconds setting new olympic record distance defending gold medal beijing summer olympics followed fellow jamaican won silver time seconds following race seventh place finisher trinidad declared doubt greatest time usa_today referred bolt jamaican national hero noting victory came hours jamaica celebrate 50th anniversary independence united_kingdom win bolt man defend olympic sprint title legend greatest athlete live bolt defined following impressive performance successful defence metres gold medal time seconds followed fellow second place bronze medalist bolt man history defend olympic sprint titles fact bolt comfortably ahead near finish able slow left finger mouth tell soon bolt crossed finish line push ups olympic gold medals following race eighth place finisher south_africa compared bolt ghost disappears asked greatness following victory bolt placed category respective sports president initially stated bolt legend deserve acclaim end bolt career later called best time final day olympics athletics bolt participated jamaica gold medal winning metres relay team consisting bolt running time seconds broke jamaica previous world record celebrated tribute distance runner june beat bolt second won metres golden gala meet rome italy bolt appeared london anniversary games winning metres seconds participated relay won jamaica august bolt regained title world fastest man winning world championships moscow time wind ahead second time august bolt won metre race 2nd gold medal world championships time bolt won gold relay successful athlete year history world championships fifth time years bolt named commonwealth games injury bolt march caused miss weeks training having recovered surgery bolt competed metres relay commonwealth games glasgow scotland bolt said going fans going getting shape look great things years come bolt teammates won relay seconds record august bolt set indoor world record warsaw time seconds soon ended season early order fit season beijing world championships august bolt won final metres time seconds beijing world champions august bolt won metres time seconds personal life personal life bolt expresses love dancing character frequently described laid relaxed jamaican track field idols include jamaican world record holder world olympic record holder held high esteem bolt bolt catholic known making sign cross racing wears medal races middle bolt revealed fondness music played reggae set crowd paris sport interest bolt cricket said fast bowler instead child supporter pakistani cricket team admired bowling fan indian batsman west indian opener australian opener charity cricket match bolt clean bowled complimentary bolt pace swing bolt struck bowling bowler complimentary bolt pace west_indies fast bowling great australian cricketer said bolt interested playing cricket later confirmed bolt said shane contacted asked want words time try said likes version game fact exciting going hard time playing shots aggressive like style batsman chance definitely try know going lot fun don know good probably lot practice response bolt interest chief executive said going wait olympics engage management company got couple spots left list bolt fan football team declared fan dutch bolt special guest champions league final london stated like play retirement bolt played basketball nba star weekend celebrity game scored points slam acknowledged basketball skills lacking advertising work winning title world junior championships kingston bolt signed sponsorship deal promote bolt chase olympic glory summer olympics beijing china released series videos including bolt world record setting run stadium olympic preparations world record breaking run new_york_city preceded lightning storm press frequently jamaican lightning bolt bolt blue beijing final bolt wore golden complete spikes beijing gold writing bolt performance olympics associated_press said single bolt helped track transform dying sport singular smiling worldwide star september bolt travelled australia sponsor holding event called bolt find australia fastest event held sydney international athletic centre featured football players rugby league rugby union australian rules football soccer prior race bolt gave runners private coaching participated 10th anniversary celebrations summer olympic games held sydney international won race time seconds sydney club team mate finished second rugby league international finishing 3rd seconds january bolt advertising campaign campaign directed features virgin founder promote service march bolt starred summer olympics july bolt launched bolt game based exploits bolt quickly app jamaica climbed itunes charts reach list free bolt autobiography story world released bolt previously said book exciting life cool exciting guy athletics agent recognition year year year bbc overseas sports personality year champion champions year male athlete year october commander use post nominal letters age youngest member far award outstanding performance field athletics international level jamaican honours system considered equivalent british honours system formally styled honourable use post nominal letters personal appearances bolt cameo appearance opening sketch october broadcast saturday night live hosted segment parody vice presidential debate sketch mimicking ryan lied running marathon minute mile training winning metres london bolt introduced partner confirm ryan asked bolt won metres jamaican gold medalist answered simply ryan followed asking bolt ryan finish didn finish weren bolt appeared later sketch statistics personal records bolt personal best seconds metres fastest run bolt holds second fastest time seconds current olympic record set previous world records event bolt personal best metres world record recorded world championships athletics berlin performance broke previous world record event winning olympic metres title bolt world record setting jamaican relay teams record seconds set winning gold summer olympics second record came world championships athletics time seconds world record set summer olympics time seconds bolt holds metres world teenage best results age categories world youth record world junior record holds metres world best set ran metres seconds quickest timed metres average speed record time sprint average ground speed mph reaction time time closer making average speed closer mph bolt speed based split time metres metre marks mph international competition record images lightning strikes twice meter gold olympics usa_today video science olympics bolt wins 2nd consecutive gold wins 2nd consecutive gold nbc
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