Internet sprints to make that iconic Usain Bolt photo a meme

Give these memes a gold medal.
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Sophie Hirsh
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Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is so fast that he had time to smile and glance back at his competitors during an Olympic race and still win.

The people of Twitter were so impressed by the photo which captured the moment, they are honoring him via meme.

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The iconic photo of Usain Bolt from August 14, 2016. Credit: cameron spencer/getty images

Twitterers both added meme-like reactions to the iconic photo and combined Bolt's moment with other memes.


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Here are the best examples we could find:

Bonus: Usain Bolt is slick

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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