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Usain Bolt
Running 100 metres in 9.58 seconds.
100 metres · 200 metres
- Born
- 21 August 1986
- Birthplace
- Sherwood Content, Jamaica
More people
Usain Bolt
A Jamaican sprinter whose acceleration and long stride brought repeated Olympic victories and record-setting performances.
Early life
Rural Jamaica
His parents ran a grocery shop in Sherwood Content.
Cricket to sprinting
A school cricket coach noticed his speed and encouraged athletics.
Career
- 2002
Junior breakthrough
Won the world junior 200-metre title in Kingston.
- 2004
Olympic debut
Competed at the Athens Games.
- 2008–2016
Olympic dominance
Won the 100 and 200 metres at three consecutive Games.
- 2017
Retirement
Ended his championship sprinting career.
Achievements
100 metres
Ran 9.58 seconds at the Berlin World Championships.
200 metres
Ran 19.19 seconds at the same championships.
Relay gold
Helped Jamaica run 36.84 seconds in the Olympic 4 × 100 metres.
Beyond athletics
Football
A keen football fan who also explored playing professionally after sprinting.
Music
Has worked on music projects and performed as a DJ.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Achievement reference ↗Photo: Samsung Belgium. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
