Джастин Гэтлин – известный бегун на короткие distance In the list of achievements, the Sprinter has 4 victories in the world athletics championships, as well as Olympic gold, which he managed to win in 2004. Justin Gatlin, whose photo is presented in the material, is one of the five best runners in the world at 100 and 200 meters.
early years
Pretty soon Justin Gatlin began to winvictory after victory in student competitions, and then participate in sprint competitions at the national level. Real success came to Getlin in 2003, when he managed to win his first gold award at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. The following season, Justin was invited to the US national team and immediately became the Olympic champion in the 100-meter race. This was followed by silver in the relay, as well as a bronze prize for two hundred meters.
At the world championship in Helsinki thatheld in 2005, Justin Gatlin was once again honored after victories in the races at 100 and 200 meters. As early as next season, the world sprint world track mark was set at the athletics competitions in Qatar as a young sprinter. The American athlete managed to run a distance in a record time of 9.76 seconds. However, five days later, functionaries from the International Athletics Federation decided to deprive Gatlin of the status of the fastest man on the planet. The reason for all was the rounding of the athlete's result from 9.766 to 9.77, which corresponded to another indicator, which Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell had already recorded.
Doping scandal
It is worth noting that such severe punishmentlooked to Gatlin well justified. After all, even at the start of his sports career in 2001, Justin had already come across to take illegal drugs, in particular amphetamines.
Forced career break
The period after the suspension was extremelydifficult for Gatlin. The athlete was in excellent shape and was ready to beat all records at the upcoming 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Long before the start of the competition, the sprinter decided to appeal against the decision of the anti-doping commission, hoping for a shortening of the suspension period from the competition. However, Justin's efforts to change his own position were not taken seriously by the top sports leaders. Therefore, he did not manage to visit the Olympics in China.
After futile attempts to return to the big sportJustin Gatlin was depressed for several years. As the athlete himself later admitted, he no longer had anything to dream about. During this most difficult period of time, he stopped training, wept at night and repeatedly thought about suicide, realizing the hopelessness of the situation.
Return to the big sport
The athlete was overweight, felt biasedpublic attitudes and had rather unclear prospects. Already the first starts showed that Justin is already far from the record holder, what he looked like at the beginning of his career. The athlete not only did not run out of 10 seconds on the mark, but for a long time could not come close to this indicator. However, Gatlin was determined to progress. To do this, the sprinter sat on a strict diet, and was recognized by Ralph Mann, a recognized specialist in biomechanics, who was part of the medical staff of the national athletics team of the United States, in restoring his form.
Thanks to the development of a special programtraining sessions, recording races on a high-speed video camera and subsequent error analysis, over the years, Gatlin's performance has only improved. At the Olympic Games in 2012, the sprinter showed the third result, and the 2013 World Championship in Moscow brought him a silver award to his piggy bank. In 2015, Justin Gatlin set a personal record by running a hundred-meter mark in 9.74 seconds. Thus, in track and field athletics, in addition to the star of world sports Usain Bolt, already recognized at that time, another potential champion appeared. However, in August 2016, Gatlin became only the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Rio at a distance of 100 meters, giving way to Bolt.
Finally
