The Jamaican men showed their dominance in the sprints by sweeping the men’s 200m at the 2012 Olympics in London. Usain Bolt got the gold medal and became the first man to win both the 100m and 200m sprints in 2 consecutive Summer Olympic Games. Yohan Blake took the silver medal and fellow countryman Warren Weir got the bronze medal.
Kirani James is a 19 year old who won the first ever Olympic medal for the country of Grenada! Not only was it the first Olympic medal for Grenada but it was also a gold medal! Kirani James won the gold medal in the men’s 400m event and became the first ever Grenadian medalist in Olympic history.
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