Usain Bolt

Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD OLY (/ˈjuːseɪn/;[12] born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time.[13][14][15] He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.

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Usain Bolt

OJ CD OLY

Bolt at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Usain St. Leo Bolt
Nickname(s)	Lightning Bolt[1]
Born	(1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 (age 37) Sherwood Content, Jamaica
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)[3]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints
Club	Racers Track Club
Coached by	Glen Mills[4]
Retired	2017[5]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	40 yd: 4.22 (Atlanta, 2019)[6][note 1] 100 m: 9.58 WR (Berlin 2009)[7] 150 m: 14.35 WB[note 2] (Manchester 2009)[8] 200 m: 19.19 WR (Berlin 2009)[9] 300 m: 30.97 NR (Ostrava 2010)[10] 400 m: 45.28 (Kingston 2007)[10] 800 m: 2:05[11]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Jamaica Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 8 0 0 World Championships 11 2 1 World Relays 0 1 0 CAC Championships 1 0 0 Commonwealth Games 1 0 0 World Junior Championships 1 2 0 World Youth Championships 1 0 0 Total 23 5 1 Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 m 6 0 1 200 m 10 1 0 4×100 m relay 7 3 0 4×400 m relay 0 1 0 Total 23 5 1 Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m 2008 Beijing 200 m 2012 London 100 m 2012 London 200 m 2012 London 4×100 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay Disqualified 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay World Championships 2009 Berlin 100 m 2009 Berlin 200 m 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay 2011 Daegu 200 m 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay 2013 Moscow 100 m 2013 Moscow 200 m 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay 2015 Beijing 100 m 2015 Beijing 200 m 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2007 Osaka 200 m 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay 2017 London 100 m World Athletics Relays 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay Diamond League Winner 2012 100 metres CAC Championships 2005 Nassau 200 m Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston 200 m 2002 Kingston 4×100 m relay 2002 Kingston 4×400 m relay World Youth Championships 2003 Sherbrooke 200 m Pan American Junior Championships 2003 Bridgetown 200 m 2003 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U17) 2002 Bridgetown 200 m 2002 Bridgetown 400 m 2002 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay 2002 Bridgetown 4×400 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2003 Port of Spain 200 m 2003 Port of Spain 400 m 2003 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay 2003 Port of Spain 4x400 m relay 2004 Hamilton 200 m 2004 Hamilton 4x100 m relay 2004 Hamilton 4x400 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U17) 2002 Nassau 200m 2002 Nassau 400m 2002 Nassau 4x100 m relay 2002 Nassau 4x400 m relay 2001 Bridgetown 200m 2001 Bridgetown 400m 2001 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay Representing Americas World Cup 2006 Athens 200 m

An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.

An eleven-time World Champion, he won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015, with the exception of a 100 m false start in 2011. He is the most successful male athlete of the World Championships. Bolt is the first athlete to win four World Championship titles in the 200 m and is one of the most successful in the 100 m with three titles, being the first person to run sub-9.7s and sub-9.6s.

Bolt improved upon his second 100 m world record of 9.69 with 9.58 seconds in 2009 – the biggest improvement since the start of electronic timing. He has twice broken the 200 metres world record, setting 19.30 in 2008 and 19.19 in 2009. He has helped Jamaica to three 4 × 100 metres relay world records, with the current record being 36.84 seconds set in 2012. Bolt's most successful event is the 200 m, with three Olympic and four World titles. The 2008 Olympics was his international debut over 100 m; he had earlier won numerous 200 m medals (including 2007 World Championship silver) and held the world under-20 and world under-18 records for the event until being surpassed by Erriyon Knighton in 2021.

His achievements as a sprinter have earned him the media nickname "Lightning Bolt", and his awards include the IAAF World Athlete of the Year, Track & Field Athlete of the Year, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year (three times), and Laureus World Sportsman of the Year (four times). Bolt was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2016.[16] Bolt retired after the 2017 World Championships, when he finished third in his last solo 100 m race, opted out of the 200 m, and pulled up injured in the 4×100 m relay final.