Track and Field

Usain Bolt of Jamaica is an Olympic legend dubbed "the fastest man alive" after breaking world records and winning gold medals at 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Games. He was raised by his parents, Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt, and his brothers, Sadeeki and Shrine. His family ran a store in the countryside, where Usain spent his time playing cricket and football with his brother. Bolt’s Personal Life Bolt was born in Jamaica on August 21, 1986. Early on, Bolt was a standout cricket player and a sprinter, and coaches noticed his natural speed at school. Under the tutelage of Pablo McNeil, a former Olympic sprint athlete, he began to concentrate solely on sprinting. (Bolt's coach and mentor would later be Glen Mills.)  Bolt's lightning speed wowed fans as early as 14, and he won his first high school championship medal in 2001, taking silver in the 200-meter race. Bolt made his international debut at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, where he won the 200-meter dash, becoming the youngest world junior gold medalist ever. Bolt's accomplishments wowed the sports world, and he received the International Association of Athletics Foundation's Rising Star Award that year, further elevating the profile of a young man who would soon be known as "Lightning Bolt."                                 His Career Despite being plagued by injuries at the start of his professional career, Usain Bolt could compete and even contend in most competitions. His career was transformed when he broke the Jamaican record for the 200m in 19.75 seconds. He quickly broke the 100m world record with 9.72 seconds. Usain Bolt's Olympic performances have defined his career. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he broke his world record in the 100m with 9.69 seconds and the 200m world record with 19.30 seconds. He is the only athlete to have three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m sprints. Usain Bolt successfully defended his 100m and 200m titles and broke the world record for the 4x100m relay with Jamaican teammates Yohan Blake, Nesta Carter, and Michael Frater in 36.84 seconds. Here is a list of all of Usain Bolt's gold medals and world records as of August 2014: World Records 9.58 seconds for the 100m. The world record for the 200m is 19.19 seconds. 36.84 seconds is the world record for the 4x100m relay. Medals of Gold Eight gold medals at the Olympics Eleven gold medals at the World Championships One gold medal from the World Junior Championship He extended his Olympic winning streak by winning the 200 meters in 19.78 seconds. "What else can I do to demonstrate that I am the greatest?" In an interview with BBC Sport, Bolt stated. "I want to be one of the greatest, like [Muhammad] Ali and Pelé. I've made the sport exciting and made people want to watch it. "I have elevated the sport to a new level."

The contribution Robinson made to Major League Baseball will always be cherished. Every major league team observes Jackie Robinson Day on April 15 each year to commemorate the day he broke the color barrier in baseball by becoming the first African-American player to play in either the American or National leagues in the 20th century. Robinson’s Personal Life On January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. The youngest of five kids, he was young. Soon after Jackie was born, his father abandoned the family, and Jackie never saw him again. He was reared by his mother, Millie, and his three brothers and one sister. After Jackie was born, the family relocated to Pasadena, California, around a year later. Jackie watched his elder siblings succeed in sports there as he grew up. At the 1936 Olympics, his brother Mack, a track standout, took home a silver medal in the 200-meter dash. Jackie attended UCLA for college, where he excelled in basketball, football, baseball, and track. He was the first UCLA athlete to receive varsity letters in all four sports. In the long jump, he was the NCAA champion as well. Robinson played professional football after graduating from college, but World War II's outbreak quickly ended his career. He was enlisted in the military. Jackie met renowned boxing champion Joe Lewis, at basic training, and they grew close. Robinson attended officer training school with the assistance of Joe. Jackie was deployed to Fort Hood, Texas, to join the 761st Tank Battalion after completing his officer training. Because they were not permitted to serve alongside white soldiers, this battalion was exclusively made up of African-American soldiers.                                 His Career Early in 1945, the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League signed Jackie Robinson, who had a successful season, hitting.387. Branch Rickey, an executive for the Brooklyn Dodgers, was scouting the Negro Leagues at the time to find players who had not only the talent but also the temperament to handle the pressures of integrating Major League Baseball. In August 1945, Rickey interviewed several baseball players before selecting Robinson to join the Royals, a Dodgers feeder team in Montreal. His 1947 Dodgers debut attracted much attention, but not all favorable. Robinson soon established himself as a player, although opponents' teams and supporters objected to his skin tone. Robinson would go on to hit.311 throughout a 10-year career, despite being signed by the Dodgers at the comparatively advanced age of 28. In 1949, when he led the National League in batting with a.342 average, most stolen bases (37), and a career-high 124 RBI, he earned the First and Most Valuable Player Award for the first time ever given to a player of color. From 1949 to 1954, Robinson was an All-Star each year. In 1955, he guided Brooklyn to a World Series victory over the New York Yankees. Robinson worked as a sportscaster and a business executive at Chock full o'Nuts and was involved in the NAACP and other civil rights organizations after leaving the Dodgers.