SPORTS AND A FAMOUS SPORT MAN IN JAMAICA.
One of the most famous
sports in Jamaica is football, usually
On this tropical
island, a lot of great football players have emerged, as well as a lot of
awesome athletes.
The sport man that we will be mentioning in
this article is one you very probably are familiar with. His name is Usain St.
Leo Bolt, known for being one of the fastest athletes and not as known for his
football or soccer careers. However, he has quite the collection of trophies and
awards. Some of these are the 3 gold medals that he won at the Olympics in
2013; moreover, he has also contributed to over a third of Jamaica’s 31 gold medals at
IAAF World Championships.
He is known popularly
as “The fastest man alive”, and for a good reason. His speed record is 44.72km
per hour. Science says that he
runs fastest than an elephant and nearly as fast as a domestic cat, which is
actually surprisingly fast for a human being.
But how did he start?
We are missing some backstory. He was born in August 21st, 1986. In Trelawny,
Jamaica. Today he is 32 years old. Since he was a young boy he had a huge
interest in sports, he actually planned on being a cricketer. However, his
natural speed and talent shone through.
At 15 years old he was one of the
tallest athletes, towering over his fellow competitors and giving him an
intimidating look. Despite that, in the sprinting community it was more helpful
being short because it helped with the runner’s swiftness. Nevertheless, Bolt
proved these assumptions wrong.
In 2002 he won his first gold at The World
Junior Championships. In 2004 he turned into a professional athlete, he began
his career in the CARIFTA Games in Bermuda, and the rest you already know.
Thanks for reading our
article in famous sports and sport men or women in Jamaica.
By Juliana Restrepo and
Juan C. Gutiérrez, Step 8.
