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Arguably the most naturally gifted athlete the world has ever seen, usain st leo bolt, created history at the 2016 olympic games in rio when he achieved the triple triple, three gold medals at three consecutive olympic games. He made history again at the 2016 summer games in rio when he won. James corden challenges usain bolt to all the games duration. Culture fuels jamaican sprinters, says usain bolt book author richard moore after winning five golds over olympics from 19482000, things suddenly changed for the jamaicans. Usain s journey to worldwide stardom started at the 2008 olympic games in beijing where he won the 100m, 200m. Interestingly enough, bolt s goldmedal winning time at the 2016 olympics wasnt even the fastest of the year, as it was just behind justin gatlins.
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