Federer Beaten by Bolt for Laureus Sports Awards?

Winning Sportsman of the year honors at the prestigious Laureus Sports Awards between 2005-2008, Roger Federer was once again beaten for the second straight year by Jamaican sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.

Federer had a stellar year in 2009, which saw him capture two of the four Grand Slam events, while retaining his No. 1 ranking from Rafael Nadal.

By contrast, Bolt lowered his 100 m and 200 m world records to 9.58 s and 19.19 s at the 2009 World Championships.

His record breaking margin during the 100 m was the highest since the introduction of digital time measurements. Bolts’ achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname “‘Lightning Bolt.”

Information courtesy of tennis.com, and wikipedia.com.

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