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Usain Bolt
"Lightning Bolt" โ world's fastest human; 100m (9.58s) and 200m (19.19s) world records
Jamaica ๐ฏ๐ฒ 2008 Athletics & Records
Key Facts
- 1
8 Olympic gold medals (3 consecutive 100m, 200m and 4ร100m golds: Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016)
- 2
100m world record: 9.58s (Berlin, 2009); 200m WR: 19.19s (Berlin, 2009) โ both still standing in 2024
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Considered the greatest sprinter ever; his 6ft 5in height was unusual โ scientists said he was "physically wrong" for sprinting
๐ Did you know? Bolt's 9.58s world record at Berlin 2009 is equivalent to running 100m in the time it takes to blink twice
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Athletics & Records
Country
๐ฏ๐ฒ Jamaica
Year / Era
2008
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"Lightning Bolt" โ world's fastest human