Usain St. Leo Bolt(born August 21,1986) is a Jamaican Sprinter and a 5 time World and 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist.. He is the World Record and Olympic Record holder in the 100Metres, the 200Metres and (along with his teammates) the 4x100Metres Relay.
became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds with a time of 19.93 seconds in 2004.
at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games he ran 9.69 s for the 100 m and 19.30 s in the 200 m, and also set a 4×100 m relay record of 37.10 s with the Jamaican team.This made him 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.
Usain Bolt in the closing stages of the 100 m final at 2008 Olympics
Usain Bolt in the closing stages of the 200 m final at 2008 Olympics
Bolt celebrates his victory and world record after the 100 m race in the Beijing National Stadium
His achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname "Lightning Bolt"
13th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu - September 4, 2011
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after crossing the finish line next to Walter Dix of the US (L) winning the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011
Usain Bolt of Jamaica bows after winning the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011
Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning the men's 200 metres final at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 3, 2011
Gold medallist Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures during the award ceremony for the men's 200 metres final(19.40 Seconds) at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 4, 2011
Usain Bolt of Jamaica sprints to the finish line winning the men's 4x100 metres relay final setting a new world record with a time of 37.04 seconds at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Daegu September 4, 2011
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