world sprint champion

Introduction

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world, but he didn’t get that way by himself. His training partner and countryman Tyson Gay—who won silver at this year’s World Championships—has been helping out with a lot of it. But Usain isn’t just a sprinter: he’s also a part-time soccer player who plays for Manchester United (he scored two goals in his first match), and he won gold in the 200-meter race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world. He has won gold medals in the 100 and 200 meter races, as well as in the 4×100 meter relay and 4×400 meter relay. He was crowned world champion on several occasions and holds many records for his speed and endurance.

Justin Gatlin

Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 meters. He was the gold medallist in this event at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 2005 World Championships and 2006 World Indoor Championships.

Gatlin first became involved with athletics at age 12 when his mother enrolled him in a track program at his high school. In addition to sprinting he also competed as a long jumper and triple jumper during his early career before specializing in sprint events from 2002 onwards.[1] At high school level he won multiple medals including two state titles over 200 meters while representing Tennessee’s Mt Zion Christian Academy[2] before going on to win national titles indoors and outdoors while competing for North Carolina State University.[3]

In 2001 Gatlin set both indoor personal bests of 10 seconds flat for 100 metres (0:10) and 6 seconds flat for 60 metres (0:06).[4] The following year these times were beaten again by Otis Harris who ran 9-flat followed by Shawn Crawford running 0:05.[5][6][7] This led many commentators within the sport to suggest that Gatlin had lost some form since winning gold at Sydney 2000 so much so that some predicted him not even making it past qualifying heats during those championships.[8][9] However Gatlin did go onto qualify fastest for semifinals where he finished second behind Darrel Brown with both athletes recording exactly 10 seconds flat.[10][11]. He went on beat Brown once more with another personal best time of 9-flat[12], thereby qualifying third fastest overall behind Marc Burns (8-flat)[13] but ahead of both Coby Miller(9+)[14] & Jeremy Wariner(9+).[15][16].

Tyson Gay

Tyson Gay was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1981. His father was a former college sprinter and his mother had been a high school sprinter. His parents were both track coaches at the University of Arkansas, where Tyson first attended Lincoln High School before transferring to Lafayette High School.

Tyson made his international debut at age 17 at the 1999 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships where he won gold medals in both 100 meters and 200 meters events, breaking both junior world records with times of 10.19 seconds (100 m) and 20.37 seconds (200 m).

Asafa Powell

Asafa Powell is a Jamaican sprinter and former world record holder for the 100m and 200m. He was the second fastest man in history, behind his compatriot Usain Bolt.

Powell won a gold medal in the 100m at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and holds several world records: 9 times for 100 m, twice for 200 m (2003 & 2005), once for 4x100m relay (2006). He also holds several Commonwealth Games medals: 2 golds (2002 & 2006), 2 silvers (1994 & 2010) and 1 bronze (1998).

Yohan Blake

Yohan Blake was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He competed in the 200m and 100m events at the 2012 Olympics, winning gold in his specialty race and silver in his other event. He also won gold in both distances at the 2013 World Championships.

Blake has a relatively short stature for a sprinter: he stands 5’8″ tall and weighs 160 lbs., which is about average for an elite athlete but far below what one would expect from someone who can run as fast as he does (his fastest time ever came with a 9.69-second finish).

these great sprinters all came from Jamaica

The history of sprinting in Jamaica is rich, with many great sprinters coming from the island. Usain Bolt, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell are just a few examples of athletes who have won Olympic gold medals for Jamaica. Yohan Blake also hails from this country and has been competing alongside his compatriots since 2008.

Conclusion

These are just some of the best sprinters in history. There are many more, but these guys have proven themselves time and again to be some of the fastest people on Earth. They may not all look like each other, but they all have one thing in common: they came from Jamaica!