More than half won completed their double by 1936—and eight of nine did so before by the turn of this century. Usain Bolt doubled at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. (On the women’s ...

Usain Bolt leads a Jamaican clean sweep in the Olympic 200m, completing a historic sprint double at both sprint distances in London and Beijing. Meanwhile Team GB’s Jade Jones takes taekwondo gold.