Tallinn German Gymnasium
Eliis Jankovski, 10 c
Usain Bolt – A famous sportsman
Presentatation
Tallinn 2009
Presenting: Usain Bolt
Born: August 21, 1986Montego Bay, Jamaica Residence: Kingston, JamaicaHt: / Wt: 6'4" / 198 lbs Olympics: 2004, 2008Event(s): 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay
Lightning strikes
- Nicknamed "Lightning Bolt”.- Signed his first professional contract at age 17.- Has been running since age 10.- Bolt became the first man to win all three events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984.
Usain Bolt has taken Beijing by storm at the 2008 Olympics. - First, he blew away the field in the 100m on Aug. 16, lowering his own world record to 9.69 seconds. - Then he broke Michael Johnson's 12-year-old record in the process. - Finally, Bolt ran the third leg of Jamaica's 4x100m relay, handing off to Asafa Powell, who brought it home for an easy gold.
Can't stop the Usain-ity
World’s fastest man
- Bolt already owned the world record in the 100m coming into Beijing, despite little experience at that distance. - On May 31, Bolt ran his way into history when he shattered the world record, running 9.72 seconds to win the event at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York. - Making the record even more remarkable is the fact that it came in only his fourth race at the distance in major international competition.
Medal record
Competitor for Jamaica
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold
2008 Beijing
100 m
Gold
2008 Beijing
200 m
Gold
2008 Beijing
4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Silver
2007 Osaka 200 m
Silver
2007 Osaka 4 × 100 m relayWorld Championships
Silver
2007 Osaka
200 m
Silver
2007 Osaka
4 × 100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold 2002 Kingston
200 m
Silver
2002 Kingston
4 × 100 m relay
Silver
2002 Kingston
4 × 400 m relay
Medal record
Progression charts
What if...
- In the final 20 metres of the race on 16 August, Bolt extended his arms and thumped his chest in celebration, slowing himself a little. - A team of physicists have calculated an answer on how quickly he would have run.- The Jamaican gold medallist could have slashed his time from 9.69 seconds to 9.55 seconds.
In action
Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=271/bio/
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19926734.600-how-much-faster-could-usain-bolt-have-gone.html
http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200806/r256286_1060259.jpg