BUCKiT® #51-Carmelita Jeter: The Fastest Woman Alive

It’s the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the women’s 4 x 100 relay is about to start. The fastest woman alive is under pressure to deliver a win because of repeated baton change failures from the US teams in the past has cast a shadow over this event. Carmelita Jeter has made a controversial decision that critics say will cost them the much needed gold. It’s been 16 years since the US took the top spot on the Olympic podium for the women’s relay. The four runners take their marks, the gun goes off, and the rest is world record breaking history. Born and raised in Southern California, Carmelita Jeter is the fastest woman alive. She’s a world Champion, a world record holder and an Olympic, gold, silver and bronze medal winner. But the super star sprinter got off to a slow start. She didn’t start track until she was 14 and in the 9th grade was considered a “late bloomer” for the sport. By the time she competed in the 2012 Olympic Games she was 32 years old. Never underestimate “The Jet” however. Give Carmelita a reason why she shouldn’t be racing and she’ll just go harder and faster. Obstacles to her are opportunities and failure becomes her rocket fuel. She has a need for speed and a desire to succeed. The safest thing to do is get out of her way. I caught up with the world’s fastest woman alive, in Los Angeles to hear about her incredible Olympic gold medal victory – a win against all odds.. and her unusual race to the top.