born august american track field competes meters dash personal best seconds american record makes tied second fastest athlete time makes sixth fastest athlete event received year ban gay won numerous medals major international competitions including gold medal sweep relay osaka world championships second man win events world championships feat years later gay time champion olympic trials ran wind assisted seconds days suffered severe injury trials win medals beijing olympics performance seconds win silver medal world championships fastest non winning time event july announced gay tested positive banned substance following withdrew consideration world championships moscow suspended june stripped silver medal summer olympics result gay time winner award world athlete year won best track field athlete track field news award achieved multiple men season best performances early life born august lexington kentucky son athletic prowess family life gay grandmother ran mother competed youth pregnant child early teens gay older sister keen successful high school career encouraged mother raced opportunity training hard school hills neighborhood strong competition gay later said sister quick reaction time inspired improve amateur career gay tended slow starter track worked hard improve broke stadium record meters yard dash state champion gay began working technique rhythm senior year composed athlete focused meters winning state championship event setting new championship record spite mother noted fully applying taking abilities granted gay child failed achieve grades needed enter division sports college june demonstrated abilities won gold setting new personal best state record record stands day took silver new personal best track event gay met trainer college coach convinced attend gay met jamaican formed close bond training partners college kansas marked progression gay times dropped respectively albeit wind assistance improved legal personal recording run continued competition winning returning event following year wind favour gay took bronze silver injuries upset rest gay coach moved work sprint coach gay decided follow tutor keen join university highly successful amateur track field program national debut gay chose study marketing university environment gave year old opportunity compete ncaa events march gay finished fourth meters fifth closely fought time missed second place second june proved far gay arkansas ncaa champion setting school record furthermore efforts event helped arkansas athletic team win ncaa championship results gay olympic trials confirmed status rising contender events reach final event reached highly competitive posted personal best qualifying stages injury prevented gay competing final trials missed opportunity future events focused team great shot learning experience care body end year track rankings united_states showed eighth fastest runner fourth fastest year indicative potential younger ranked ahead gay final year amateur athlete started setting personal best school record championship series helped university team ncaa outdoor victory setting new personal best placing finals training partner friend took place time gay second fastest times world year pair teamed relay won arkansas record breaking time ncaa championships june gay decided professional athlete setting sights place team professional career debut season turning professional gay entered took silver selected world championships athletics finished fourth beaten completed unprecedented feat single nation taking positions championship event gay formed relay team poor exchange resulted disqualification later month gay briefly turned scored season best grand prix ended season positive note winning gold medal major championship title time second fastest year fourth fastest season stated quality competition memories nervous went beat american lost world championships athlete beat season rival cause future difficulties gay coach indicted crimes relating time helped athletes gain funds credits entitled following gay testimony courts ruled guilty result arkansas ncaa titles gay college track times athletes charged wrongdoing imprisoned months continued train gay periodically coaching routines techniques double event athletics season saw gay rise rankings time genuine contender outdoor champion unfortunate circumstances gay originally finished second strong place finish later rescinded use banned substance gay significantly improved previous personal best tenths second grand prix time beat newcomer ran second fastest time improvements followed won track meet set personal best gay scored second stockholm grand prix finishing second beating british record win london gay continued improve personal best golden league meet beat world record gay performance world athletics final culmination highly successful year champion improved personal best making joint fastest gay pleased site best run time privilege admire great deal athlete man gay won bronze medal finishing scott gay proved world cup taking gold run end season banned competition list having run seven fastest scott times carter furthermore second fastest runner world year second world record holder having proven adept gay reflected development osaka world championships serving sentence gay began working new coach olympic gold medalist renowned quick mark gay hoped help improve starting times gay aimed challenge holder dominance event stating want rivalry want step plate performances backed remarks started outdoor season wind assisted runs time recorded wind allowed limit superior record national championships best running wind meeting record second fastest time run followed new personal best finals facing wind time second fastest johnson run atlanta olympics faster gay happy achievement noted competition strong wasn thinking time trying away fast noting feeling worn gay brief period preparation world championships osaka japan returned track europe weather conditions poor won wins events sheffield london opportunity face world championships undefeated year gay said felt ready challenge facing time year described final osaka season anticipated battle gay won time ahead placed new world champion american major title remained respectful gay doubled gold medal count event ran new championship record time win second gold medal beating post bolt clear point lost better athlete got beaten man world moment won sprint double championships gay eyed gold meters relay americans faced stiff competition jamaican team included bolt set national record beat united_states team finished world leading time gay won gold medal alongside triple gold haul repeated feat achieved world championships gay victory track achievement change remained humble rivals november chosen male world athlete year acceptance speech paid tribute peers encouraging remain focused saying highly regarded jamaican dismissed comparisons commenting honestly believe need world record like great like think sets apart having medals having world record end season gay elected topping year list fastest won award male beijing olympics following release prison gay set preparing beijing olympics training season returning competition continued left winning kingston taking gold track classic finishing second grand prix run gay faced new emerging challenger bolt event bolt beaten gay world record setting taking consideration realized world record time needed beat bolt olympics gay aimed run athletes running quick times anti agency sought counter claims performance enhancing drugs use project believe regular extensive drugs testing program scandal banning high profile athletes including damaged public perception recruited gay prove clean athletes successful favorite qualification gay strong performance heats round caused miss qualification gay resolved step pace won quarter final record setting run breaking year old record gay fastest rivals bolt final following day gay finished wind aided fastest time conditions record set years earlier event significant setback gay suffered injury subsequently ruled event olympics injury persisted weeks dropped track meetings order recover time olympics gay track return beijing injury reduced medal chances bolt favored win event anticipated final gay failed qualify semi finals finishing fifth recording gay denied injured claimed problem upset training schedule disappointment followed american relay team gay anchor failed qualify final gay failed pass heat gay personally took responsibility dropped denied true saying humble guy know job guy didn stating desire win olympic gold medals adding metres repertoire earlier year gay finished olympics single medal having failed reach finals sprint relay reflected failure podium beijing felt went grab kind way happening olympics gay rounded season europe winning withdraw race bolt injury world silver record gay returned competition indoor athletics season recording new personal best seconds outing season grand prix set personal best meet record seconds fastest run bolt johnson world record setting times following wind aided run championships gay stated beat world record improved technique record holder bolt dismissed challenge saying difficult gay runner golden gala july season best second run record improved bolt previous world leading time seconds event world championships august preliminary rounds gay reached final ran new record seconds race fastest time history settle second place losing world title bolt knocked seconds world record run seconds shanghai golden grand prix september gay ran second fastest men record winning seconds matching winning time beijing olympics beating sixth time gay stated reconsider plans groin surgery season mainly case resolving discomfort running injury start outdoor season gay ran new best time seconds run improved previous record nearly seven tenths second run significant time barriers seconds seconds seconds great city games manchester england set sights breaking year old world best mark straight beat smith time finishing seconds including seconds suffered difficulty run returned compete classic eugene oregon july meeting running finished seconds beaten line returned year long hiatus week later attended spite poor conditions gained victory rival second run set meet record seconds meeting later month expressed disappointment race execution came close finish meeting stockholm saw gay match year bolt surprised olympic world champion victory beating bolt seconds second time bolt lost final occurring july stockholm olympic stadium gay broke stadium record earned diamond feat gay chose significance win acknowledging bolt far peak fitness feels great beat deep inside know look forward beating bolt injuries gay won london grand prix following week running world leading time seconds despite poor weather victory memorial van seconds earned diamond race trophy injury opened season run straight race manchester great city games timed seconds second fastest bolt run season best run sec came june florida ranked fastest event year gay defeated grand prix new_york failed test later month banned life hip injury led gay withdrawal field championships july underwent surgery year passed time competed olympics showing readiness olympic trials gay ran low key race grand prix running seconds flat gay qualified metres summer olympics finishing second olympic trials time seconds return fitness won paris london legs prior olympics olympic final fastest olympic race seven men seconds bolt won seconds followed gay run meant missed bronze medal second gay visibly upset failure reach olympic podium cried post race interview saying felt like ran field came short metres relay final brought gay olympic medal american record time seconds alongside despite previous world record mark americans took silver medal jamaica team improved record tenths second races ran runner meet gay personal best time false started series final season failed drug test beginning season started world leading time seconds jamaican meet national championships gay come away blocks pulled away win semi final seconds final start meters pulled away win world leading time 3rd fastest seconds tail wind meters second seconds ahead second place ran season best seconds gay runs season wind aided meant need place national championships need achieve standard seconds semi final surpass standard run wind aided run replay race revealed gay stepped line inside lane normally result disqualification overlooked gay safely advanced final final gay lead way powered home straight win world leading time seconds legal tail wind meters second july world championships moscow announced gay tested positive banned substance gay admitted blamed unspecified party basically trust let responded gay sponsorship contract manufacturer pending verdict voluntarily withdrew competition including world championships united_states announced gay suspended june results july suspension including silver medal summer olympics stricken returned suspension win classic qualified world olympic games world bahamas won meters world athletics championships gay running came 6th final bolt honors nominee breakthrough athlete year multiple national championship winners men meter dash titles won athlete year award won world athlete year award won year award personal life gay resides suburb orlando florida daughter trinity born care daughter niece prison fraud gay looked coach wife daughter mother married adding half siblings gay family gay attended child returns home attends church services beliefs matter track religious man believe god given ability unexpected believe break record come close win medal frequently described modest respectful athlete standing direct contrast previous world class gay sponsorship deals mcdonald sega spends spare free time daughter achievements gay holds record making joint second fastest history event makes history sixth fastest runner usa fourth fastest gay member fifth fastest relay team history running teammates sprint combination run days best combo time tom jones memorial classic april event man history dip remains beaten final bolt world record runs olympics jamaican olympic trials golden gala rome personal international competitions time american champion having won title times title stripped results olympic games violations
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