Short distance runners from Jamaica are the most likely contenders to win any competition in which they compete. The most famous athlete in these cross-country disciplines - Usain St. Leo Bolt - also represents this small island nation located in the Caribbean.
Usain turns 26 on August 21, 2012. Four years ago, this personal date fell on a day of rest between the two final races of the previous Olympic Games, which were then held in Beijing. Surely that birthday will be remembered by the athlete in the brightest colors - on August 20, he won Olympic gold in the 200 meters race, while breaking the world record of the famous American Michael Johnson. And on August 22, the relay race took place, which the Jamaican team, thanks to the efforts of Bolt, also won with a new world record. In addition to these two gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, the phenomenal runner also has gold in the 100 meters, also won with a world record.
Before the 2008 Olympic starts, the sports biography of the black giant (height - 1 meter 95 cm) had two gold and silver awards at the World Youth Championships, four gold medals for a similar competition for young athletes in Central America, gold and silver at the Pan American Youth Games. In the "senior" categories before the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt twice took second place at the World Championships and once became the first at the Central American Championships. And after the summer games in China, the athlete replenished his collection with five gold medals of the world championships and two more world records. Ten times he was named the best athlete of the year according to the versions of various organizations, including the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF. Before the London Olympics, Bolt holds the highest position in the rating of this association. Not surprisingly, Usain came to the 2012 games not just to compete for the awards, but to set a record of 9.4 seconds at the 100m, and run twice the distance in 19 seconds. Although in the Jamaican team he has a very worthy competitor - Johan Blake twice overtook Bolt at the start of the national championship.
