Usain St Leo Bolt born 21 August 1986 is a retired Jamaican sprinter. He is the firstly qualities to support equally the 100 metres and 200 metresworld records since fully automated time became mandatory. He moreover holds the humanity highest as a slice of the 4 × 100 metres relay. He is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events. for the reason that of his control and achievements in run competition, he is extensively measured to be the most jogger of the entire time.
An eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Bolt won the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at three consecutive Olympic Games, though he subsequently missing one of the gold medals (as pleasantly as the humanity notation solid therein) nine being after the truth payable to teammate Nesta Carter's banning for doping offences. He gained worldwide popularity for his twofold hurry victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in humanity longest times. Bolt is the merely jogger to win Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016), a feat referred to as the "triple double."
An eleven-time World Champion, he won consecutive World challenge 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015, with the immunity of a 100 m false start in 2011. He is the most lucrative athlete of the humanity Championships and was the key participant to collect three titles in equally the 100 m and 200 m at the competition.
Bolt enhanced upon his first 100 m humankind record of 9.69 with 9.58 seconds in 2009 – the chief increase since the fright of electronic timing. He has two times broken down the 200 metres planet record, set 19.30 in 2008 and 19.19 in 2009. He has helped Jamaica to three 4 × 100 metres relay earth records, with the tide longest heart 36.84 seconds frozen in 2012. Bolt's on the whole lucrative outcome is the 200 m, with three Olympic and four planet titles. The 2008 Olympics was his global presentation over 100 m; he had before won several 200 m medals (including 2007 earth Championship silver) and holds the world under-20 and world under-18 records for the event.
His achievements as a jogger arrange earned him the media nickname "Lightning Bolt", and his awards enter the IAAF globe participant of the Year, Track & theme sportsperson of the Year, and Laureus planet Sportsman of the Year (four times). Bolt retired after the 2017 humankind Championships.