Usain Bolt
Olympic athlete
1986 –
Who is Usain Bolt?
Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD is a Jamaican sprinter widely regarded as the fastest person ever. He is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. Along with his teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and an eight-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a "double double" by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics, and topped this through the first "double triple".
Although gaining worldwide popularity for a sprint double victory at the Beijing Games, Bolt has had more victories as 200 m runner. While he had not won any significant 100 m title prior to the 2008 Olympics, he had won numerous crowns in the 200 m event at the youth, junior and senior levels. Further, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Bolt completed a hat-trick of 200 m world titles by winning his 3rd straight gold in the event. His 2009 record breaking margin for 100 m, from 9.69 seconds to 9.58, is the highest since the start of fully automatic time measurements.
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- Born
- Aug 21, 1986
Trelawny Parish - Also known as
- Usain St. Leo Bolt
- Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD
- Lightning Bolt
- Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- Afro-Caribbean
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Profession
- Education
- William Knibb Memorial High School
- Lived in
- Jamaica
- Kingston
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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