A former organist and music director for New York's Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Simon Whalley achieved master's degrees in arts in music and studies in musicology from Oxford University. Aside from his love of music and conducting, Simon Whalley enjoys running to stay active. He was particularly intrigued by track and field events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt solidified his standing as one of the most decorated Olympians of all-time in Rio by winning gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay. It was his third straight triple gold performance at the Summer Olympics.
Bolt became a household name in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, setting world records in the 100m and 200m races with respective times of 9.69 seconds and 19.30 seconds. His Jamaican relay team also set the 4x100 world record in 2008 with a time of 37.10 seconds, but Bolt has since been stripped of that medal due to teammate Nesta Carter failing a drug test in a 2017 re-analysis of samples. He won gold in the same three events four years later in London.
