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Usain Bolt and four of the best apt sporting names

Sport360 staff

23:41 16/08/2017

ANNA SMASHNOVA

The Soviet-born tennis player would have sent down a few smashes in her time, winning 12 WTA titles in her career.

DAMIEN TRAILLE

Don‘t let the French spelling fool you – Damien knew how to score a try. The centre crossed the try-line 14 times for France.

Damien Traille

CHUCK LONG

The former NFL quarterback did not last very ’Long‘ in the league after being drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1986.

Chuck Long

VANIA STAMBOLOVA

As a hurdler, the Bulgarian will have done her best to avoid stumbling over. She won a 400m European gold in 2006.

Vania Stambolova

USAIN BOLT

… of course, no one in sport has a name more suited to his (former) profession than the world´s fastest man.

Usain Bolt

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