Usain Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter and is considered the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the holder of eight Olympic gold medals and world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres.

He is the only sprinter to win the 100 metres and 200 metres Olympic titles three times in a row (2008, 2009 and 2010), and has also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He rose to international fame after winning world records (100 metres and 200 metres) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first person to hold both records.

A 11-time world champion, he won consecutive gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100m relay events from 2009 to 2015, becoming the most successful male athlete in the world except for the 100m in 2011. He is also the first athlete to win 4 world titles in the 100m, the most successful in the 100m with 3 titles, and the first person to run in 9.7 seconds and 9.6 seconds.

In 2009, Usain Bolt set a new world record in the 100m, surpassing his previous record of 9.6 seconds by 9.58 seconds. He also broke the world record in the 100m twice, setting a new record of 9.39 seconds in 2008 and 9.19 seconds in 2010. He has also set a new world record in the 4 × 100m relay three times for Jamaica, with the current record set in 2012 at 9.66 seconds. His most successful events were in the 100m, three Olympic Games and four World Championships.

His achievements as a sprinter earned him the media nickname "The Greatest Athlete" and his awards include the 2016 American Football Championship, the 2016 American Football Championship, the 2016 American Football Championship 3 times, and the 2016 American Football Championship 4 times. He was also named to the 2016 American Football Championship list by American Football Magazine. He finished third in his last individual 100m race, and was injured in the 4×100m relay final, and retired from the sport after the 2017 World Championships.

Usain Bolt was born on 21 August 1986 in the small town of Shawood, Jamaica. He has one brother and one sister, and his parents ran a rural grocery store, where he and his brother spent their time playing cricket and football in the streets. As a child, he began to show his running skills by competing in primary school events, and by the age of 12, he had become the fastest runner in the school's 100m race.

Although he continued to focus on other sports when he reached high school, his cricket coach, noticing his athletic prowess, encouraged him to compete in competitions. Former Olympic sprinters Pablo Mesnay and Dwayne Jarrett coached him, encouraging him to improve his athleticism and focus his energy. Usain Bolt won his first high school championship medal in 2001, winning a silver medal in the 200m with a time of 22.04 seconds. Pablo Mesnay soon became his primary coach. His high school (William Knabb Memorial High School) had a history of athletics success with former students including sprinter Michael Green.

He also wanted to be a footballer, and his favourite teams were Manchester United and Real Madrid. His childhood was like ours: “When I was young, I didn’t think about anything else but sports.”

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