Usain Bolt

About Usain Bolt

Sprinter who gained the moniker "Lightning Bolt" after becoming the first athlete to win gold in the 100 meter event at three different Olympic Games in 2008, 2012, and 2016. He's won nine Olympic gold medals in total, including the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay.

Usain St Leo Bolt, a retired Jamaican sprinter, is considered by many to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He holds the world record for the content of the 100m, 200m and 4-100m relay. Eight times to win an Olympic gold medal, Bolt is the only sprinter to win the Olympic title at the 100m and 200m at three consecutive Olympics. He also won two gold medals in the 4 × 100 relay event. He became famous worldwide for his double sprint win with world records at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this one. making him the first to hold both records since fully automatic timing became required. Eleven world champions, he won a gold medal in a row at the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100m relay world championships between 2009 and 2015, except for a 100m false start in 2011. He is the most successful athlete in the World Championship. Bolt is the first athlete to win four world championship titles in the 200m and one of the most successful athletes in the 100m with three titles.

Club	Racers Track Club
Retired	2017
Event(s)	Sprints
Coached by	Glen Mills
Sport	Track and field
Personal best(s)	40 yd: 4.22 (Atlanta, 2019), 100 m: 9.58 WR (Berlin 2009), 150 m straight: 14.35 WB, (Manchester 2009), 200 m: 19.19 WR (Berlin 2009), 300 m: 30.97 NR (Ostrava 2010), 400 m: 45.28 (Kingston 2007), 800 m: 2:07 h (Kingston 2016)

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Trivia

He became the first athlete to be named IAAF World Athlete of the Year five times, earning the distinction in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Usain Bolt before fame

He was encouraged by his high school cricket coach to pursue a career in track and field.

Achievement of Usain Bolt

He was the first athlete to get the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award five times, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$90 Million

Usain Bolt family life

With his parents, Wellesley and Jennifer, as well as his brother and sister, Sadiki and Sherine, he grew up in the little hamlet of Trelawny, Jamaica. He began dating Kasi Bennett, and the couple welcomed Olympia Lightning Bolt into the world in May 2020. Saint Leo and Thunder, their twin sons, were born in 2021.

Associations of Usain Bolt

In the 200 meter event, he broke American sprinter Michael Johnson's world record.

Usain Bolt Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	195 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black