Usain Bolt set world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints

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Usain Bolt set world records in the 100 m and 200 m sprints is the historic sprinting achievement by Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, where he shattered both sprint world records during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf athletics record achievement
sporting achievement
athleteFullName Usain St Leo Bolt
athleteNationality Jamaican
chronologicalOrder 100 m final occurred before 200 m final
competition 2008 Summer Olympics
context men's track sprinting at the 2008 Olympics
countryOfAthlete Jamaica
discipline sprint
distanceCategory short sprint
event 100 metres
200 metres
genderCategory men's athletics
hostCity Beijing
hostCountry China
legacy cemented Usain Bolt's status as a global sprint icon
mainSubject Usain Bolt
medalOutcome gold medals in both events
notableFor simultaneously holding 100 m and 200 m world records at the Olympics
olympicGames Games of the XXIX Olympiad
olympicSport track and field
sport athletics
surface outdoor track
typeOfRecord world record
year 2008

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
2008 Summer Olympics
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