Bolt named Jamaica athlete of the year
10/12/2008 16:30
Usain Bolt and Olympic women's 400m hurdles champion Melanie Walker were
named Jamaica's male and female athletes of the year for 2008
yesterday.
Triple Olympic gold medallist Bolt, already the IAAF's Male
Athlete of the Year, set world records in winning 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay
gold at the Beijing Games.
He was the clear choice to scoop the national
year-end award, and said he was proud to add it to the accolades he has already
received.
Walker was singled out from a trio of Jamaican gold medallists in
Beijing, beating out 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown and 100m gold
medallist Shelly-A Fraser
Bolt's coach Glen Mills was voted Coach of the
Year.
Xinhua
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