Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt World Records News

Usain Bolt

Usain St. Leo Bolt, C.D. born 21 August 1986), is a Jamaican sprinter and an
Olympic gold medalist. He holds the world record for the 100 metres, the 200 metres and,
along with his teammates, the 4x100 metres relay. He also holds the Olympic record for all three of these races.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Bolt became the first man to win three sprinting events at a
single Olympics since Carl Lewis in 1984, and the first man to set world records in all three
at a single Olympics. In 2009 he became the first man to hold the 100 and 200 m world and
Olympic titles at the same time.

Usain Bolt
Nationality: Jamaican
Date of birth: 21 August 1986 (1986-08-21) (age 23)
Place of birth: Trelawny, Jamaica
Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight: 86 kg (190 lb; 13.5 st)
Personal bests
100 m: 9.58 s (WR): Watch video
150 m: 14.35 s (WB)
200 m: 19.19 s (WR): Watch video
400 m: 45.28 s
Medal record
Competitor for Jamaica
Men's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m
Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m
Gold 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Gold 2009 Berlin 100 m
Gold 2009 Berlin 200 m
Gold 2009 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay
Silver 2007 Osaka 200 m
Silver 2007 Osaka 4 × 100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold 2002 Kingston 200 m
Silver 2002 Kingston 4 × 100 m relay
Silver 2002 Kingston 4 × 400 m relay
World Youth Championships
Gold 2003 Sherbrooke 200 m

As a result of Bolt's successes in athletics, he was named the Laureus
World Sportsman of the Year for 2009. His achievements in sprinting have
earned him the media nickname "'Lightning Bolt".

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt World Records News