Usain BOLT

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 05 August 2017

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Thursday, 21 August 1986
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Trelawny, Jamaica

INTERNATIONAL
Jamaica
- Event(s)
  100m, 200m, 4x100m
- Championship Performances
  Olympics: 2016 Golds 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 2012 Golds 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m, 2008 Golds 100m, 200m.
  Worlds: 2017 Bronze 100m, 2015 Golds 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 2013 Golds 100m, 200m & 4 x 100m, 2011 Golds 200m, 4x100m, 2009 Golds 100m. 200m. 4x100m. 2007 silver 200m, silver 4x100m.

Usain BOLT - Jamaica - 2017 World Championship 100m bronze medal.

Third place in the final of the men's 100 metres at the World Championships.

What is the expression on Usain Bolt's face ? Disbelief, resignation, shock or perhaps acceptance
that the Grand Finale of 2017 was never not meant to be.
Usain's form that year had been well below his finest.

Whatever. The result was: the Gold medal went to twice banned drugs cheat, Justin Gatlin
and the silver to fellow American Christian Coleman (edge of above photo).

A season best of 9.95 was just too slow. At least he felt able to do his Bolt lightening pose.

In his semi-final Usain had lost to Coleman (9.97 v 9.98)

2017 World Athletics Championship.
London Olympic Stadium, England.

Men's 100 metres Final.

1.	GATLIN	Jusatin	USA	9.92	WMR
2.	COLEMAN	Christian	USA	9.94
3.	BOLT	Usain	JAM	9.95	SB
4.	BLAKE	Yohan	JAM	9.99
5.	SIMBINE	Akani	RSA	10.01
6.	VICAUT	Jimmy	FRA	10.08
7.	PRESCOD	Reece	GBR	10.17
8.	BINGTAIN	Su	CHN	10.27