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Usain Bolt (Jamaica)
In Beijing in 2008, Bolt claimed gold and world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. His individual Olympic sprint double was the first since America's Carl Lewis in the boycott-depleted 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and the first with twin world records.
In Beijing in 2008, Bolt claimed gold and world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. His individual Olympic sprint double was the first since America's Carl Lewis in the boycott-depleted 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and the first with twin world records.
Bolt went onto lower his own 100m and 200m world records in 2009 to 9.58sec and 19.19sec respectively. Will be looking for more of the same in London.
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