Usain Bolt Essay
Our Lady of Lourdes
Alysia Turnbull 3/25/15
Ms. Marino W.W.
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt is an Olympic Track and Field athlete. Usain was born on August 21, 1986, in Sherwood Content, Jamaica. Wellesley Bolt and Jennifer Bolt are his parents. Bolt is a 28 year old sprinter. In Usain’s early life he was a cricket player, he was an outstanding player. While playing cricket, his coach realized a tremendous amount of speed Usain had. The reason Usain started doing track and field was because his cricket coach advised him to.
In 2001, he was 14 and he competed in his very first international competition in Hungary. Usain was only 15 years old when he received a gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He competed in the Olympics in the year of 2004. In 2008, Bolt became known as the fastest man on earth. In the same year, he ran the 100 meters race in 9.69 seconds. He was 6’5 tall when he arrived in New York, he broke the world record for running the 100 meters within 9.72 seconds. With Bolt being this tall, it is a disadvantage because it’s difficult being a fast starter. In 2011, Usain was eliminated in the World Championships, a false start had disqualified him. Main rival and friend from Jamaica, Yohan Blake took the gold medal in the World Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Bolt received his fourth gold medal in the 100- meter race, Yohan Blake winning the silver. Usain Bolt is the first to win both, 100 and 200 meter race, he is also the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in these sprints. “Usain has three world records in one Olympic Games competition.” Later in Bolt’s track life, he hired a new coach, Glen Mills. Glen Mills helped Usain take a professional approach in racing. With the Olympic Games in Beijing, Usain was recovering from a torn hamstring. Many days and hours were included in Bolt’s therapy in order to be prepared for Beijing. In Usain Bolt’s documentary, he gives advice
Alysia Turnbull 3/25/15
Ms. Marino W.W.
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt is an Olympic Track and Field athlete. Usain was born on August 21, 1986, in Sherwood Content, Jamaica. Wellesley Bolt and Jennifer Bolt are his parents. Bolt is a 28 year old sprinter. In Usain’s early life he was a cricket player, he was an outstanding player. While playing cricket, his coach realized a tremendous amount of speed Usain had. The reason Usain started doing track and field was because his cricket coach advised him to.
In 2001, he was 14 and he competed in his very first international competition in Hungary. Usain was only 15 years old when he received a gold medal in the 200 meters at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He competed in the Olympics in the year of 2004. In 2008, Bolt became known as the fastest man on earth. In the same year, he ran the 100 meters race in 9.69 seconds. He was 6’5 tall when he arrived in New York, he broke the world record for running the 100 meters within 9.72 seconds. With Bolt being this tall, it is a disadvantage because it’s difficult being a fast starter. In 2011, Usain was eliminated in the World Championships, a false start had disqualified him. Main rival and friend from Jamaica, Yohan Blake took the gold medal in the World Championships.
At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Bolt received his fourth gold medal in the 100- meter race, Yohan Blake winning the silver. Usain Bolt is the first to win both, 100 and 200 meter race, he is also the first man to win back-to-back gold medals in these sprints. “Usain has three world records in one Olympic Games competition.” Later in Bolt’s track life, he hired a new coach, Glen Mills. Glen Mills helped Usain take a professional approach in racing. With the Olympic Games in Beijing, Usain was recovering from a torn hamstring. Many days and hours were included in Bolt’s therapy in order to be prepared for Beijing. In Usain Bolt’s documentary, he gives advice