Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt wins 2 silver medals at the World Championships in Osaka. He ran a time of 19.91 in the 200m and 37.89 in the 4x100m relay to claim his first-ever medals at the worlds.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Usain Bolt set the athletics world alight when he set 2 world records in the 100m (time of 9.69 seconds) and the 200m (in 19.30 seconds). Forever remembered by his famous celebration before he had even crossed the finish line. Bolt actually claimed 3 gold medals at the Games this year only to have his 4x100m relay gold taken away after teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping 8 years later.

The following year the lightning bolt strikes again, claiming a treble of golds and another 2 world records in the 100 metres (9.58 seconds) and 200 metres (19.19 seconds). He won his third gold of the competition with the Jamaican 4x100m relay team.

Disaster struck for Bolt as he was disqualified from the 100m final for a false start. His teammate and countryman Yohan Blake went on to claim the gold medal. It wasn’t all doom and gloom as Bolt made no mistakes in the 200m, winning the gold in a time of 19.40 seconds and winning the gold with team Jamaica in 4x100m relay in a time of 37.04 seconds.

Usain Bolt stole the show in London yet again with another golden treble at the Olympic Stadium. It was after these Games that he declared himself a legend, becoming the first man to complete the sprint double at two Olympics. Team Jamaica set a new world record in 4×100 metres relay (36.84 seconds) and Bolt finished with times of 9.63 seconds and 19.32 seconds in the 100m and 200m.

Bolt continued his dominance at the World Championships with another 3 gold medals, making amends for his 100m false start disqualification in Daegu in 2011. He won gold in the 100m (9.77) the 200m (19.66) and the 4x100m (37.36).

Another World Championships, another display of dominance in the sprints. Bolt adds 3 more gold medals to his already impressive catalogue. 100 Metres (9.79) 200 Metres (19.55) 4×100 Metres Relay (37.36).

Bolt had already claimed legendary status back in 2012 but if anyone doubted that he was the greatest sprinter of all time they’d have no argument after he completed a triple sprint double! 3 Olympic Games, 6 gold medals in the 100m (9.81) and 200m (19.78). Not forgetting another 4x100m gold (37.27). This feat put him amongst the top athletes of all-time in any sport.

Bolts final appearance on the track before his retirement was painful for most to watch. Justin Gatlin forgot to read the script, taking home the gold medal, whilst Bolt finished in third place (9.95 seconds) after a slow start out of the blocks picking up his first-ever bronze in the championships. Heartache quickly followed as he literally crashed out of the 4x100m final, tumbling to the ground with a hamstring injury. Heroically Bolt refused aid, and dragged himself across the finish line one last time to a standing ovation from the crowd.