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1. Usain Bolt has a rather unusal middle name. Have you any idea what it is?
2. Usain Bolt's first athletics medals came when he won two silvers in 2001. At which distances did he compete?
3. In 2003, Usain Bolt beat all comers in the Jamaican 200m trials for the World Athletic Championships. He did not, however, attend the games. What prevented him going?
4. Usain Bolt turned professional in 2004 at the age of 18. He went to the Athens Olympics and entered the 200m. How far did he get in the competition?
5. Usain Bolt turned down several offers of scholarships to American colleges.
6. In 2005, Usain Bolt's trainers wanted him to concentrate on a particular distance with the aim of making it his main event by 2008. Which distance was it?
7. One of Usain Bolt's targets of 2006 was to break the 20-second barrier in the 200m. In which city and at which meeting did he achieve his goal?
8. Usain Bolt's trainer only agreed to him competing in the 100m if he broke the Jamaican record in the 200m.
9. In the 100m final at the Beijing Olympics of 2008, Usain Bolt set a new world record of 9.69s. Commentators said at the time that he would have finished in a quicker time if what hadn't happened?
10. At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt broke a world record. In which event did he make this remarkable achievement?
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