About Usain
Usain St. Leo Bolt is a retired Jamaican sprinter born 21 August 1986 in Trelawny, Jamaica, who currently resides in Kingston. He is considered one of the greatest sprinters of all time. His career highlights include winning eight Olympic gold medals across three consecutive Games (2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio), eleven World Championship gold medals, and holding world records in the 100m (9.58 seconds), 200m (19.19 seconds), and 4x100m relay (36.84 seconds). He received the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award four times and the IAAF Male Athlete of the Year award six times.
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- 4x100 metres relay - world record holder
- Olympic gold medal winner at three consecutive Olympic Games
- 100 metres sprinting - world record holder
- 200 metres sprinting - world record holder
- World Championships multiple gold medalist
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