Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt was born on 21 August 1986, is a Jamaican sprinter widely considered to be the fastest man ever . Bolt was born on 21 August 1986 in Sherwood Content , a small town in Trelawny , Jamaica , and grew up with his parents , Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt . As a child , participated Bolt Main Waldensia , where he began to show his potential run , running at a regular meeting of the national primary - school for their parish . At the age of twelve , Bolt became the fastest school corridor about 100 meters away . In his entry to William Knibb Memorial High School , Bolt continued to focus on other sports , but his cricket coach noticed Bolt speed on the pitch and urged him to try track and field events . Pablo McNeil , a former Olympic sprint athlete , and Dwayne Jarrett coached Bolt , encouraging him to focus his energy on improving his muscular ability . Bolt won his first annual high school championships medal in 2001 , taking the silver medal in the 200 meters with a time of 22.04 seconds . He made his first appearance on the world stage at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Debrecen , Hungary . Running the 200 m event , he failed to qualify for the finals , but he still set a new personal best of 21.73 s . Bolt has not been too seriously lead athletics or himself , however , and he took his malice to new heights by hiding in the back of a van when he should be preparing for the last 200 m to Carifta trials . He continued to set records with 20.61 s finishes at 47.12 Central American and Caribbean if Junior Championships . Bolt is one of only eight athletes ( including Valerie Adams , Veronica Campbell - Brown , Jacques Freitag , Yelena Isinbayeva , Jana Pittman , Dani Samuels ) to win world championships in youth , junior and senior level of a sporting event . Met Prime Minister PJ Patterson Former Bolt talent and perform for him to move to Kingston , along with Jermaine Gonzales , so he could train the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association ( JAAA ) at the University of Technology , Jamaica .
The 2002 World Junior Championships before a home crowd in Kingston , Jamaica , gave Bolt a chance to prove his credentials on the world stage . At age 15 , he had grown to 1.96 meters ( six feet 5 inches ) tall , and he physically with their peers . He won the 200 m , in a time of 20.61 s , 0.03 seconds slower than his personal best of 20.58 s set in the 1st round . As a member of the Jamaican sprint relay team , he also took two silver medal and set national junior records in the 4 × 100 meters and 4 × 400 meters relay , time runs 03:04:06 39.15 minutes respectively . Medal flow continued as he won four Gold Medals in Carifta Games 2003 and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the Games . He won another gold medal at the 2003 World Youth Championship . He set a new championship record in the 200 m with a time of 20.40 s , despite a head wind of 1.1 m / s . Bolt has also impressed the athletics hierarchy , and he received the IAAF Rising Star Award in 2002 . Under the guidance of new coach Fitz Coleman , Bolt turned professional in 2004 , beginning with the Carifta Games in Bermuda . He became the first junior sprinter to run the 200 m in under 20 seconds , taking the world junior record without restraint in a time of 19.93 s . A hamstring injury in May ruined Bolt 's chances competing at the 2004 World Junior Championships , but he was still chosen for the Jamaican Olympic team . The year 2005 signaled a fresh start for Bolt in the form of a new coach , Glen Mills , and a new attitude to athletics . Mills recognized Bolt potential and aimed to cease the sprinter unprofessional approach to the sport . Bolt continued to improve his performances , and he reached the world top ranking -5 in 2005 and 2006. Developed he has achieved the World Championships in Osaka , Japan in 2007 , winning a silver medal . Bolt recorded 19.91 s with a wind of 0.8 m / s but this paled in comparison with the time of 19.76 s Tyson Gay , who set a new championship record . The silver medal from Osaka 2007 World Championships boosted Bolt desire to run , and he took a more serious , more mature stance towards his career . Bolt continued to develop in the 100 m , and he entered to run the event on the Jamaica Invitational in Kingston . On 3 May 2008 Powered by Bolt a time of 9.76 s , aided by a tail wind of 1.8 m / s , considerably improving on his previous personal best of 03.10 s . In June 2008, Bolt responded to claims that he was a lazy athlete , saying that the comments were unjustified , and he trained hard to achieve his potential . Bolt announced to double - up in 100 meters and 200 meters events at the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing , and the new 100 m world record holder was the favorite to win both . At the end of the Olympic 100 m , Bolt broke new ground , winning in 9.69 s ( unofficially 9.683 s ) with a reaction time of 0.165 s . This is an improvement on his own world record , and he is great leader in second place finisher Richard Thompson , who finished in 9.89 s . Bolt stated that setting a record was not a priority for him , and that his only goal is to win the gold medal , Jamaica's first of the 2008 Games . The end of the 2008 athletics season saw Bolt compete in the AF Golden League , from Weltklasse Zürich . Despite having the slowest start of his competitors in the 100 m race , he still crossed the finishing line in 9.83 s . 2009 World Championships in August , Bolt declined by 100 m Heats , marking the fastest ever pre -final performance of 9.89 seconds . On the last day of the Berlin Championships , the governing Mayor of Berlin , Klaus Wowereit , presented Bolt with a 12 -meter- high section of the Berlin Wall in a small ceremony , saying Bolt had shown that " one can tear down walls that it is not been considered insurmountable " . Early in the outdoor season 2010, Powered by Bolt 19.56 seconds in the 200 m in Kingston , Jamaica for the fourth - the fastest run of all time , although he stated that he has no record breaking ambitions for next season . Considered the overwhelming favorite to win the 100 meters at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu , Bolt was eliminated from the final , breaking " ridiculously early " according to the starter , in an interview with BBC Sport , and receive a false start . Prior to the 2012 London Summer Olympics , Bolt took second place in the Jamaican trials in both the 100 m and 200 m . However , in the Olympics , won the gold medal in the 100 meters with a time of 9.63 seconds , setting a new Olympic record at this distance and defend his gold medal from Beijing Olympics 2008 . He was followed by fellow Jamaican , Yohan Blake , who won the silver with a time of 9.75 seconds . On the last day of the 2012 Olympic Athletics ' Bolt participated × 100 meter relay team winning 4 gold medals in Jamaica . On June 6 , 2013, Justin Gatlin won bolt 1/100 of a second and won the 100 meters at the Golden Gala meeting in Rome , Italy . On August 11, 2013, Bolt recovered the title of fastest man in the world by winning the World Championship in Moscow 100m in a time of 9.77s ( -0.3 m / s wind ) , leading to Justin Gatlin in seconds at a time of 9.85s . Bolt won a third gold in the 4x100 m , what is the most successful athlete in the history of the created world championships in 30 years .
In his personal life , Bolt expresses a love for dancing and his character is frequently described as calm and relaxing . According to Catholic News Agency , Catholic and Bolt are known to cross off before running competitively . The first sport to interest Bolt was cricket and he said if he was not a sprinter he would rather be a fast bowler . Bolt is also a fan of The Football Association , and a supporter of Manchester United . He stated that he is a fan of Dutch striker Ruud van to Nistelrooy . Bolt was a special guest of Manchester United in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final in London , where he stated that he would like to play for them after he retires . In 2013, Bolt played basketball Weekend Celebrity Game NBA All - Star . He scored two points on a slam dunk , but identified his other basketball skills shortage .
In his personal life , Bolt expresses a love for dancing and his character is frequently described as calm and relaxing . According to Catholic News Agency , Catholic and Bolt are known to cross off before running competitively . The first sport to interest Bolt was cricket and he said if he was not a sprinter he would rather be a fast bowler . Bolt is also a fan of The Football Association , and a supporter of Manchester United . He stated that he is a fan of Dutch striker Ruud van to Nistelrooy . Bolt was a special guest of Manchester United in the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final in London , where he stated that he would like to play for them after he retires . In 2013, Bolt played basketball Weekend Celebrity Game NBA All - Star . He scored two points on a slam dunk , but identified his other basketball skills shortage .
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