5 August 2012
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Usain Bolt begins his professional career as a sprinter in 2004, but things do not start well early on as he suffers injury in the final of the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005
Bolt trains hard to get back to full fitness, spending his time at the University of West Indies
But he does not take part in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, again through injury, and comes to attention in May 2008 when he breaks the 100m record in New York by clocking a time of 9.72 seconds
He went into the Beijing Olympics in 2008 as favourite, and did not disappoint, winning the 100m final with ease, even managing to celebrate before crossing the finish line
The Jamaican leaves his rivals trailing in their wake and wins by a huge margin. It was his country's first gold medal of the Games
Bolt breaks his own world record, this time winning in a time of 9.69 seconds. Second placed Richard Thompson finishes in 9.89 seconds
The new 100m champion becomes a worldwide sensation - in part by pioneering his own celebration
The 2011 World Championships in Daegu sees Bolt coming in as overwhelming favourite, but the final does not go to plan as he makes a false start
Bolt is distraught as he is disqualified from the final with fellow countryman Yohan Blake becoming World Champion
At the Jamaica trails in 2012, Bolt suffers a shock defeat to Yohan Blake
The showman has time to please the crowd wherever he goes, and races Prince Harry ahead of the Olympics in London
Ahead of the Olympic Games in London, organisers know who the main attraction will be
Going into the 100m final in London, there are doubts as to whether Bolt is at his best having been beaten at the trials
But the Kingston man silences all the doubters and wins with ease, setting a new Olympic record of 9.63 seconds in the 100m final
There are no hard feelings better the two Jamaican rivals as Blake finishes in second place
Much to the delight of the crowd in the Olympic Stadium, Bolt celebrates in trademark fashion
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