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Usain Bolt

About him

  • Usain St. Leo Bolt
  • 21.8.1986 (33 years old)
  • jamaican sprinter
  • several world records
  • 12.8.2017 => he stepped back
  • height: 195 cm
  • weight: 95 kg

Records

  • olympic medals: eight-times Gold
  • World Championship medals: eleven-times Gold
  • Junior World Championship medals: one-time Gold, two-times silver
  • world record holder in the 4 x 100 meter relay, in the 100 and 200 meter runs
  • only person who has run the 100 meters in less than 9.6 seconds
  • set the world record over the 200 meter distance with 19.19 seconds
  • defended the double from victories in the 100 and 200 meter sprint at the Olympic Games => he succeeded twice
  • 2008, 2012, 2016: won Olympic gold in the 100 and 200 meter sprints
  • measured by the number of gold medals, he is the most successful participant in the open-air world championships, one of the most successful summer olympics
  • "highest paid athlete in the history of athletics"
  • selected several times as the athlete and world athlete of the year
  • one of the greatest athletes in history, often referred to as the best sprinter of all time

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Awards

Awards

  • 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 => chosen as the "World Athlete of the year"
  • 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2017 => received the Laureus World Sports Award as "World Sportsperson of the Year"
  • 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016 => chosen by the French sports newspaper L’Équipe as the international “Champion of the champions”
  • In 2009 he was awarded the Order of Jamaica, the fourth highest order in Jamaica
  • 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 => voted "Jamaican Sportsman of the Year"
  • Usain Bolt Sports Complex (in Barbados) => named after him, opened in 2015

More

  • "I’m now a legend. I’m also the greatest athlete to live. "
  • president of the International Olympic Committee (Jacques Rogge) said that Bolt was not yet a legend and did not deserve this title until the end of his career
  • but later gave in and called him the best sprinter of all time
  • title face for numerous competitions
  • listed as the 63rd best-earning athlete and the 1st place for athletes
  • striking that only $ 300,000 out of a total of $ 20.3 million comes from prize money and the rest from entry fees, sponsors and advertising contracts
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