People set various records in sports. There are many phenomenal personalities who achieve such indicators that it would seem impossible to achieve. One such person is the thirty-year-old Jamaican champion in running, Usain Bolt, or as he is also called, lightning.
Usain is the fastest man in the world, his speed is almost 45 kilometers per hour. Many drivers are moving at such a speed on city roads. The best performance, Bolt set at 100 meters. Bolt also participated in races with a longer distance, and often became the winner. And in distances of one hundred and two hundred meters, Usain has no equal.
Who is Usain Bolt
Bolt is an eleven-time world running champion, as well as a nine-time Olympic champion. Bolt has the highest number of Olympic gold medals of any athlete in Jamaica.
Throughout his career, he set eight world records. Among them, the 200 meter race, Bolt ran it in 19.19 seconds. And also the 100m, in which he showed the result of 9.58 seconds. Bolt has such awards as the Order of Dignity and the Order of Jamaica, which not every person can get.
Biography
Usain was born in 1986 to a merchant named Welsey Bolt. They lived in the village of Sherwood Content, in northern Jamaica. The future champion grew up an active, energetic child, he loved to play cricket in the yard, an orange instead of an ordinary sword. As he grew up, Bolt went to Waldensia School.
He studied well, achieved particular success in mathematics and English, although some teachers noted that in the classroom he was often distracted by games. Later Usain became involved in running and at the same time continued to practice cricket. In 1998, Bolt moved to high school. At this school, Bolt was still playing cricket. At one of the competitions, Pablo MacLaine noticed Usain's talent.
He told Bolt that he had incredible speed ability and needed to lean more towards athletics rather than cricket. The athlete earned his first medal in running in the school championship. It was in 2001, Bolt was only 15 years old at the time, he took second place.
How Usain got into sports
The very first time in a competition between countries, Bolt competed in 2001. These were the thirtieth games of CARIFTA. In these games, he managed to earn two silver medals.
- Two hundred meters. The result is 21.81 seconds.
- Four hundred meters. Result 48.28 sec.
In the same year he went to the championship in Debrecen. At these competitions, he was able to make his way to the semifinals, in the 200 meter race. But, unfortunately, in the semifinals, he was awarded only 5th place, this did not allow Bolt to get to the final. But in this competition, Usain set his first personal best, 21.73.
In 2002, Bolt again went to the CARIFTA competition. It was a major breakthrough for Wales, where he was able to win the 200m, 400m and 4x400m races. He later earned gold at the World Championships in Kansas in the 200m race, also in this championship he brought two medals for second place in the 4x100m race. and 4x400m ..
In 2003, Usain participated in the school championship, where he became the winner:
- In a race of two hundred meters, 20.25 seconds.
- In the race of four hundred meters, 45.3 seconds.
Both of these numbers were record highs for boys under the age of nineteen. Later, he again went to the CARIFTA games, where he won the distances:
- 200m.
- 400m.
- 4x100m.
- 4x400m.
In the same year, he won the youth world competition, with a record 20.40 seconds in the 200 meter race. Bolt then won the Pan American Championship, setting a 200 meter record at 20.13.
Sports achivments
As it became clear with Bolt, even before he reached an adult return, there were high achievements. Also among the achievements of Bolt:
- On June 26, 2005, he became the champion of his country, at a distance of two hundred meters.
- Less than a month later, the athlete won the American Championship, in a distance of two hundred meters.
- He became the winner of the competition in Fort-de-France, which took place in 2006.
- In 2007 he set his first world record.
Bolt is one of the best athletes of our time, he has many awards to his credit. During his career, the runner set records in races of 100, 150, 200, 4x100 meters.
Usain Bolt's world records at different distances:
- Bolt ran 100 meters at a record speed of 9.59 seconds.
- At 150 meters, Usain managed to set a record of 14.35 seconds.
- Maximum record for 200 meters, 19.19 sec.
- 4x100 m. Record 36.84 sec.
And these are not all of Bolt's achievements, he also set a world speed record, accelerating to 44.72 km / h.
Olympiad
Bolt is a great athlete with many awards. He participated in Olympiads in three countries, in which he took first places:
Beijing 2008
- The first medal in Beijing was won by Bolt on August 16. He showed a result of 9.69 seconds.
- Bolt received his second medal for first place on 20 August. In a distance of 200 meters, Usain set a record of 19.19 seconds, which is still considered unsurpassed to this day.
- The last medal was won by Bolt and his compatriots in the 2x100m race. Bolt, Carter, Freiter, Powell set a world record of 37.40 seconds.
London 2012
- The first gold in London was received on 4 August. Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.63 seconds.
- Bolt won the second medal for first place at this Olympiad on August 9. He ran two hundred meters in 19.32 seconds.
- Bolt earned 3 gold with Carter, Fraser and Blake, running the 4x100 relay in 36.84 seconds.
Rio de Janeiro 2016.
- Bolt ran 100 meters in 9.81 seconds, thereby winning gold.
- In a distance of two hundred meters, Bolt also took first place. He did it in 19.78 seconds.
- The last medal was won by Bolt along with Blake, Paulam and Ashmid in the 4x100m relay.
Bolt's 100m record
Before Bolt, the best record was set by his compatriot Paulam. But at the 2008 Pikin Olympics, Bolt broke his record by 0.05 seconds. Usain ran the 100m in just 9.69 seconds that day.
Features of a distance of 100 meters
Running a hundred meters requires a strong physical fitness from the athlete. Also, the genetics of the runner plays an important role, certain qualities must be embedded in the genes. And the most important thing that distinguishes the 100-meter race from other distances is the well-developed coordination of the athlete. If the sprinter does not hone his coordination, then after running on the 100-meter, he can make a mistake, thereby slowing down and even getting seriously injured.
World record in this distance
The very first 100m record was set in 2012 by Don Lipington. The electronic stopwatch was invented in 1977, so it is from this year that accurate results can be considered.
100m World Records since 1977:
- The first record holder was Kelwiz Smees, its result is 9.93 seconds.
- In 1988, his record was broken Karl Leavis, having run 100m in 9.92 seconds.
- After him there was Leroy Burrell, his result is 9.9 seconds.
- Sprinter from Canada Donovay Bale broke this record in 1996, running the distance in 9.84 seconds.
- Then there was Asafa Powell, it reached 9.74 sec.
- 2008 Usein Bolt set a record of 9.69.
- In 2011, the sportsman changed his result. It was 9.59 seconds.
W. Bolt's phenomenon
It has been proven that Bolt has not taken any doping substances in any of the competitions in his entire career. Scientists became interested in the phenomenal speed of the sprinter. After some research over Wales, it was found out why it develops such incredible speed.
The athlete is very tall for an athlete, Bolt's height is as much as 1.94 meters. This allows him to take longer strides than other runners. His stride length is 2.85 meters, which allows him to make only 40 steps in one hundred meters, when other participants cover this distance in 45 steps. In addition, Wales has well-developed fast muscle fibers, which gives him the opportunity to develop incredible speed.
Bolt's social activities
Bolt has a contract with Puma. The athlete states that this has played a big role in his career. They have worked with Bolt since childhood and did not stop working when he was seriously injured. According to the terms of the contract, Bolt had to wear their uniforms until the Olympics in Rio.
In 2009, Bolt and one of the Puma Executives traveled to Kenya. There, the athlete bought himself a little cheetah, giving almost 14 thousand dollars for it. Usain is a big fan of Manchester United and says that after retiring as a sprinter, he wants to become one of the club's players. As you can see, Usain Bolt is an outstanding person. It is worth taking an example from him for athletes not only from Jamaica, but also from all over the world.
