Usain Bolt's Three Gifts Kept on Giving

Eric

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Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as the number one sprinter in the 100m.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as the number one sprinter in the 200m.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as the world record-holder in the 100m.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as the world record-holder in the 200m.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as history's quickest from 0-100m.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season as history's quickest from 0-10 under 10,00.
Usain Bolt ended the 2008 season with the greatest cumulative average for his top-10.
Usain Bolt also ended the 2008 season with one loss, bringing full-circle the true value of that number.

Taking a closer look, Bolt ended the 2008 season with the best average time for his top-10 races in a season, though Asafa Powell ran the season of his life as well:

1. Usain Bolt, JAM, 2008 -- 9.820 (9.69, 9.72, 9.76, 9.77, 9.83, 9.85, 9.85, 9.89, 9.92, 9.92)
2. Asafa Powell, JAM, 2008 -- 9.837 (9.72, 9.77, 9.82, 9.82, 9.83, 9.87, 9.87, 9.88, 9.89, 9.90)
3. Asafa Powell, JAM, 2006 -- 9.867 (9.77, 9.77, 9.85, 9.85, 9.86, 9.86, 9.89, 9.91, 9.95, 9.96)

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