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Usain Bolt is a prime example of a person who started with little and ended up being quite successful. Bolt was born on August 21, 1986 in Trelawney, Jamaica to Jennifer and Wellesley Bolt who made ends meet by managing a grocery store where his brother, Sadeeki, sister, Shrine and Bolt helped at ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). In his early life, he attended elementary school at Waldensia Primary. By his 12th birthday, Bolt had established himself as the fastest sprinter in the area, however, in the beginning of his high school career, running was not Bolt’s main focus ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). While at William Knibb Memorial High School, a reputable school that had many athletes go on to the national level, Bolt started out …show more content…

When Bolt ran the 100-meters for the first time at the international level he won a gold medal with a time of 10.03. At Bolt’s first meet in 2008, he smashed his personal record in the 100-meters with a new time of 9.76 seconds ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). His next big meet of that year was the Olympic Games in Beijing, China where he ran a 9.69 seconds in the 100-meters setting a new world record and winning a gold medal. Bolt then went on to win the 200-meters at the same Olympic Games with a world record breaking time of 19.30 seconds and winning yet another gold medal. He also set another record in the 4 by 100-meters relay to win another gold medal ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). By the time the 2012 Olympics rolled around, people were already expecting Bolt to break more records, and he did not disappoint. Bolt smashed the Olympic record with a time of 9.63 in the 100-meters. He also finished with a 19.84 in the 200-meters. Although it was not a new record, Bolt still won a gold medal in the event along with a gold in the 4 by 100-meters relay ("Usain Bolt Biography." JockBio). At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Bolt once again won gold medals in both the 100-meters and the 200-meters. He also won gold in the 4 by 100-meters relay. After these games, Bolt has decided to be done with his sprinting career (“Usain Bolt Biography.” The Famous

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