He takes the world lead early, with a 9.93 in April.

He then breezes through his collegiate senior season, despite the fact that as a bronze world championships medalist in the 100 from 1995,  he's now everyone's target.

To cap his college career, he sets a meet record in the NCAA 100m Championships with a 9.92, in June. That record hasn't been matched since.

Then, in his second Olympic performance, Ato becomes a double-medallist, taking bronze in two world-record breaking races - the 100 and 200 meter dashes.

Ato records 9.90 seconds for the 100 meters and 19.80 seconds for 200 meters, becoming one of only six men EVER to  run under 10 seconds for 100 meters and under 20 seconds for 200 meters.

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