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