Here Is The List Of Some Of The Well-Known Olympic Medalists And What Are They Doing Now

Published on 06/01/2020
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Usain Bolt

Under his name lies the title of being the greatest sprinter of all time. Usain Bolt is a retired sprinter who represented Jamaica in all of the competitions he participated in. All in all, he has tons of medals and eight of them are Olympic medals. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he bagged two medals from the categories of Men’s 100 meters and Men’s 200 meters. Next, he snatched three medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. To complete the set of all his Olympic medals, he dominated in the 2016 Summer Olympics and managed to bring three medals home. In that same year, he announced his retirement. Usain Bolt starred in three films – Killer Caliber .32, I Am Bolt and The Boy Who Learned to Fly.

Usain Bolt

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Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton Lewis, who is more professionally known as simply Carl Lewis, is a retired track and field athlete. He has a total of 10 Olympic medals entitled to his name and do not forget to take note that nine of them are gold. He bagged four gold medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He snatched two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Lastly, he managed to win his last gold Olympic medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. A year after that, he made an announcement that surprised everyone – he announced his retirement. Now, he is living a happy and peaceful life with his wife, Maria Lewis.

Carl Lewis

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