Usain Bolt es un atleta nacido en una pequeña localidad de la parroquia de Trelawny, Jamaica, de extracción humilde. Desde niño comenzó a exhibir sus habilidades en las carreras de velocidad, pero fue hasta los 15 años que tuvo la oportunidad de mostrar sus atributos ante la mirada internacional en el Campeonato Mundial Junior de Atletismo, llevado a cabo en su país, en el que se convirtió en el campeón júnior del mundo más joven de la historia en 200 metros.
Este fue el inicio de una carrera plagada de éxitos para el corredor caribeño, que gracias a su velocidad, a su 1.96 m de estatura y a su gran zancada hoy día es el atleta más rápido del mundo, al poseer las marcas mundiales de los 100 (9.58) y 200 (19.19) metros planos, luego de haberlos obtenido en el XII Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en Berlín, Alemania, de 2009, y el récord mundial de 4x100 ((37.04), junto a Nesta Carter, Michael Frater y Yohan Blake, en Daegu, Coreal del Sur, en 2011.
El espigado velocista buscará revalidar su poderío sobre la pista en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres, que será su tercera justa de este tipo, luego de haber participado de manera brillante en los de Beijing 2008, al haber ganado tres oros en 100m, 200m y 4x100, y no tanto en los de Atenas 2004, ya que una lesión en la pierna le impidió sobresalir como él hubiera querido.
Además de las marcas conseguidas por el atleta jamaiquino y sus múltiples medallas de oro y plata por todo el mundo tanto en campeonatos del mundo como en Juegos Olímpicos, la IAAF (Asociación Internacional de Federaciones de Atletismo) y la revista Track and Field lo distinguieron como el 'Atleta del Año' en 2008 y 2009; y la BBC como el 'Personaje del Año en los Deportes' en 2008 y 2009, entre otros.
A pesar de su corta edad (25 años), Bolt sabe que estos podrían ser sus últimos Juegos Olímpicos. "Este es el último capítulo de mi carrera como atleta y espero que vaya tal y como espero. Estoy entrenando tan fuerte como puedo para estar seguro de que todo va bien", señaló a la agencia EFE.
"La gente espera verme correr los 100 metros en 9.4 segundos y los 200 en 19 segundos"
Fotos de Usain Bolt
Mundial de Atletismo 2013(01 of65)
Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
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Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
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Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
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Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
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Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
Mundial de Atletismo 2013(06 of65)
Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
Mundial de Atletismo 2013(07 of65)
Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
Mundial de Atletismo 2013(08 of65)
Tras embolsarse la colección completa de tres medallas de oro de la velocidad en Moscú, el sensacional "Rayo" de Jamaica se erigió el domingo en el competidor más laureado en la historia de tres décadas de los mundiales de atletismo (credit:AP)
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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, right, runs to win the "Mano a Mano" Men's 150m challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Bolt defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, left, Ecuador's Alex Quinones, third from left, and Brazil's Bruno Lins de Barros on a 150m track specially built at the famous beach. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:AP)
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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt runs to win the "Mano a Mano" Men's 150m challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Bolt defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, Ecuador's Alex Quinones and Brazil's Bruno Lins de Barros on a 150m track specially built at the famous beach. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:AP)
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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt runs to win the "Mano a Mano" Men's 150m challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Bolt defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, Ecuador's Alex Quinones and Brazil's Bruno Lins de Barros on a 150m track specially built at the famous beach. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:AP)
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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt runs to win the "Mano a Mano" Men's 150m challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Bolt defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, Ecuador's Alex Quinones and Brazil's Bruno Lins de Barros on a 150m track specially built at the famous beach. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:AP)
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Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt runs to win the "Mano a Mano" Men's 150m challenge on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Bolt defeated Antigua and Barbuda's Daniel Bailey, Ecuador's Alex Quinones and Brazil's Bruno Lins de Barros on a 150m track specially built at the famous beach. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) (credit:AP)
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Usain Bolt from Jamaica reacts after winning the men's 200m race at the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE,Steffen Schmidt) (credit:AP)
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Usain Bolt from Jamaica reacts after winning the men's 200m race at the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE,Walter Bieri) (credit:AP)
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Usain Bolt from Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 200m race at the Diamond League Athletics meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE,Alessandro della Bella) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the finals of the men's 200-meter in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt second left, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, third left, reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, gestures after crossing the finish line to win gold ahead of silver medallist Yohan Blake of Jamaica, center, and bronze medallist Warren Weir of Jamaica in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, center, Jamaica's Yohan Blake, left, and Jamaica's Warren Weir celebrate their medals in the men's 200-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Bolt won gold, Blake silver and Weir bronze. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in a men's 200-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in a men's 200-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, center, leads in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, second left, competes in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa De Olza) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:AP)
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From left, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, United States' Isiah Young, Switzerland's Alex Wilson and Cuba's Michael Herrera compete in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:AP)
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From left, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, United States' Isiah Young, Switzerland's Alex Wilson and Cuba's Michael Herrera compete in a men's 200-meter heat during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (credit:AP)
Olympics Day 9 - Athletics(34 of65)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold in the Mens 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Ryan Bailey of the United States, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, Justin Gatlin of the United States, Yohan Blake of Jamaica, Tyson Gay of the United States, Asafa Powell of Jamaica in the Mens 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses he line to win gold in the Mens 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica hugs bronze medalist Justin Gatlin of the United States after winning the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line ahead of Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Justin Gatlin of the United States to win the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal in the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica crosses the finish line ahead of Ryan Bailey of the United States, Yohan Blake of Jamaica and Justin Gatlin of the United States to win the Men's 100m Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m Semi Final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica leads the pack during the Men's 100m Semifinal on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Olympics Day 9 - Athletics(45 of65)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 05: Usain Bolt of Jamaica leaves the starters block during the Men's 100m Semifinal on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Olympics Day 8 - Athletics(47 of65)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Usain Bolt of Jamaica looks on duing the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Usain Bolt of Jamaica and James Dasaolu of Great Britain compete in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
Olympics Day 8 - Athletics(49 of65)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Usain Bolt of Jamaica and James Dasaolu of Great Britain compete in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Usain Bolt of Jamaica and James Dasaolu of Great Britain compete in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) (credit:Getty)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt throws the baton into the air as he celebrates winning the Men's 4x100 Relay final and setting a world record at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (credit:AP)
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FILE - This Sept. 4, 2011 file photo shows Jamaica's Usain Bolt posing on the podium after the Jamaican team won the gold and set a new world record in the men's 4x100m relay final at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Any talk of the Olympics has to start with the flashy Jamaican sprinter. His performance in Beijing four years ago was magical. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, FIle) (credit:AP)
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World-record holder Usain Bolt talks to journalists after loosing to fellow country man Yohan Blake in the 200m final at Jamaica's Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Blake edged Bolt by 0.03 finishing in 19.80 seconds. (AP Photo/Collin Reid) (credit:AP)
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World-record holder Usain Bolt looks at the crowd while getting his right hamstring stretched out after loosing to fellow country man Yohan Blake in the 200m final at Jamaica's Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, July 1, 2012. Blake edged Bolt by 0.03 finishing in 19.80 seconds. (AP Photo/Collin Reid) (credit:AP)
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World champion Yohan Blake, right, is congratulated by world-record holder Usain Bolt after Blake defeated Bolt in the 100m final at Jamaica's Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, Friday, June 29, 2012. Blake pulled a stunner finishing in 9.75 seconds to upset Bolt by 0.11 seconds. (AP Photo/Collin Reid) (credit:AP)
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Air crew walk past the wax figure of Usain Bolt, as passengers arrive at London's Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, greeted by the wax figure, Thursday July 12, 2012. The wax figure of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, adopting his signature pose, was officially unveiled Thursday at the airport before it goes on display at the Madame Tussauds attraction in central London on Monday July 23. Many sporting themes are decorating the cities as the country prepares for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. (AP Photo / Steve Parsons, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES (credit:AP)
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World record holder Usain Bolt rests after winning a 100m quarterfinal heat of the Jamaica's Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, June 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Collin Reid) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt dances after winning his third gold medal, in the men's 4x100-meter relay, at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade, left, shouts to Jamaica's Usain Bolt, second from left, after handing over the baton as United States' Justin Gatlin, right, receives the baton from United States' Rakieem Salaam, second from right, in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, right, runs ahead of Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade, left, after receiving the baton in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Nickel Ashmeade, second from left, hands the baton to Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, as United States' Justin Gatlin, right, receives the baton from United States' Rakieem Salaam, second from right, in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt dances after winning his third gold medal, in the men's 4x100-meter relay, at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:AP)
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