Olympic medal winners hop fence, grab epic selfies with Usain Bolt

This is selfie perfection.
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Olympic medal winners hop fence, grab epic selfies with Usain Bolt
Now this is a selfie. Credit: AFP/Getty Images/twitter/@btheiseneaton/mashable composite

LONDON -- It'd be a wasted opportunity to go to the Olympics -- a place that's obviously teeming with famous athletes -- and not grab a few chance selfies.

This doesn't just apply to the public, either.

On Sunday night, Usain Bolt claimed his third 100 metre gold medal. He posed for a pretty brilliant photo during the race itself, and then after he'd crossed the finish line he was joined by the women's heptathlon medal-winners for some equally brilliant selfies.


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Nafissatou Thiam, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Brianne Theisen-Eaton were receiving their medals when Bolt finished his race.

Sensing that a historic selfie moment was at hand, they hopped the fence to join him on the track.

After grabbing a few pictures, they went their separate ways to resume their own celebrations.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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