#3 Highest World Championship gold medals for a male athlete - 11
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Usain Bolt from 2009 to 2015, swept the gold medals at the 100m, 200m and 4x100m at four World Championships, with the exception of the 100m in Daegu, South Korea, where he was disqualified for a false start. He also won two silvers in Osaka 2007 along with 100m bronze recently in London, taking his overall tally to 14, the most for any male athlete.
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The nearest on the list behind him in this record are Americans Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and LaShawn Merritt, all past greats. The closest active athlete in the running is Justin Gatlin with three golds, which means that this record is safe for a long time.
Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.
His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.
He has been watching sports religiously for as long as he can remember. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan and spends almost all of his free time watching one sport or the other, and keeping tabs on the happenings in the world of sport around the globe.
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