Usain Bolt - Jamaica winning the 200 metres in 19:30 seconds - Beijing Olympics 2008

2:30 mins Mr Edmund Bartlett MP - Jamaican Minster of tourism

Usain St. Leo Bolt C.D (born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. Bolt holds the Olympic and world records for the 100 metres at 9.69 seconds, the 200 metres at 19.30 seconds and, along with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay at 37.10 seconds, all set at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Bolt became the first man to win all three events at a single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man in history to set world records in all three at a single Olympics. His name and achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname "'Lightning' Bolt".

Bolt distinguished himself with a 200 m gold medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, making him the competition's youngest-ever gold medalist. In 2004, at the CARIFTA Games, Bolt became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds with a time of 19.93 s, breaking Roy Martin's world junior record by two-tenths of a second. Bolt also set competition records at a number of other junior events.

Bolt turned professional in 2004 but missed most of his first two seasons due to injuries; he was eliminated in the first round of the 200 m heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007, Bolt beat Don Quarrie's 200 m Jamaican national record with a run of 19.75 s. In May 2008, Bolt set his first 100 m world record with a time of 9.72 s, improving upon his previous personal best of 9.76 s which was made earlier in the month.

As a result of Bolt's successes in athletics, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for 2009.

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[Sexyaeisha2000]

This reporter needs to go & do a research on Usain Bolt before he starts talking shit.Bolt has been running from he was a child. Check out our "Victoria's Mutual High School Boys & Girls Champs" which occurs every year in Jamaica, Bolt was the star of the tracks when he was in high schools.

[ziontrain1971]

UNknown befor the olympic......such level of ignorance is unbearable and speaks volume of your knowledge of track and field.

[MrTelaviv123]

What the hell is wrong with this reporter. Bolt was a household name in jamaica from he was 16. Man get your facts and shit straight.

[404Orion]

he was'nt "unknown" these people are just clueless

[404Orion]

LOL @ UNKNOWN , just beacuse you don't know something dosent mean it's unknown , USAIN BOLT was Known in Jamaica for the better part of the Decade , since 2001 & for Track Fans he was known since 2002 when he won the Worlds Jr. Champs @ 15 (the youngest to do so) 20.57 in the prelims & 20.61 in the final , in 2003 he set a World Youth Record 20.13 @ 16 (he missed the WC beacuse he had the mumps),2004 he became the 1st Jr. to break 20.00 running 19.93 , he also ran 45.35 @ 16 , LOL @ unknown.

[bartholameu]

It was in 19:19 -.-

[ruppertups]

I don't know what he is talking about -"virtually unknown"... indeed! Check out madwhitejamaican's rant about the lack of media coverage on him leading into the olympics. This was loaded before Beijing.

BOLT 100 METER RECORD HOLDER ROBBED BY MEDIA!

[o2904]

1:16 "and the english are known for sir know-it-all attitude." really what an inappropriate and even rude remark by the reporter.