Twitter says goodbye to Bolt after final Olympic race
Usain Bolt cemented his legacy as the most dominant sprinter in history Friday night, lighting up Twitter in the process.
The Jamaican track star anchored his country to a third consecutive 4x100m relay gold medal, completing the personal triple-triple with his ninth gold medal in as many events over the last three Olympics.
Bolt's unprecedented achievement in his final Olympic competition elicited plenty of tributes.
Immortality achieved. #UsainBolt
โ Chris Chavez (@ChrisChavezSI) August 20, 2016
Usain Bolt ends his Olympic career with a smooth triple-triple-triple. Nine golds, no one ever close.
โ Chris Kamrani (@chriskamrani) August 20, 2016
History. We'll be telling our grandchildren where we were when Bolt did the treble treble.
โ Mark Chapman (@markchapman) August 20, 2016
๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Bolt. Fin.
โ Pat Forde (@YahooForde) August 20, 2016
Reminder that Usain Bolt has won the gold medal in every Olympic FINAL he has ever entered.
โ Andrew Das (@AndrewDasNYT) August 20, 2016
The triple triple is in the bag.
โ BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 20, 2016
It won't be the same without you, @usainbolt. https://t.co/LgFa8rq6ir pic.twitter.com/8m7usvCefD
Dear Usain,
โ NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 20, 2016
Thanks for the memories!
Sincerely,
Everyone. pic.twitter.com/FKmVLJi9YZ
Bolt's social media team got into the act shortly after the race ended.
Olympicsย Record
โ Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 20, 2016
Beijing 2008
100 ๐
200 ๐
4x100 ๐
London 2012
100 ๐
200 ๐
4x100 ๐ #Rio2016ย
100 ๐
200 ๐
4x100 ๐ #Gold
My fans you guys never doubted me a min and for that I belong to you guys forever #blessed pic.twitter.com/j5xcwI0wXf
โ Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) August 20, 2016
Bolt's impact on his competitors was further illustrated after the United States was disqualified for violation on the first exchange.
Bolt may be in the US relay's collective head. Since his breakout, they've never not been DQ'ed at Olympics
โ David Epstein (@DavidEpstein) August 20, 2016