#5 Jason Smyth (Ireland)
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Ireland’s Jason Smyth is considered as the fastest Paralympian of all time and he will be looking to match Usain Bolt’s hat-trick of 100m gold medals at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. The 29-year old sprinter is also known for clocking the world record in the 100m sprint twice in two Paralympic Games as he won the gold in Beijing 2008 and then in London 2012.
The sprinter had clocked a timing of 10.62 seconds in Beijing 2008 where he was given the title of being the fastest Paralympian ever. Smyth did not stop there as he returned four years later in England to break his record again with a timing of 10.46 seconds.
The sprinter is legally completely blind as he suffers from the Stargardt’s disease. He also has two more gold medals to his name which he had won in the 200m event at the Paralympics and will also be looking to add a third to his collection in Rio.
The sprinter will not be able to match Bolt’s triple-triple but he can certainly have his own triple-double at the Rio Games this month. The sprinter has prepared himself to peak at the right time and will be the one to watch out for in Brazil.
The Irish had said that he intends to break the world record a third consecutive time at the Games in Rio and thereby win the third gold medal as well.
