#Usain Bolt

Usain BOLT, Jamaica, (200m & 400m) Born 21 August 1986, Trelawny, Jamaica; 1.96m; 86kg Coaches: Dwayne Barrett, Pablo McNeil, Fitz Coleman, Glen Mills Nicknamed “lightning Bolt”, Usain Bolt is the only junior to have run the 200m under 20 seconds. Holder of the world junior and Jamaican national records, Bolt started running while in primary school, although his first love was cricket. He still enjoys the game but prefers basketball more now. After competing for his parish of Trelawny at the annual national primary schools meeting, his coach convinced him to pursue track and field and that year he entered William Knibb High School. It was not until his third year at high school, in 2001, that Bolt won his first medal at the annual high school championships, finishing second in 22.04. Fans in Barbados, host country of the Carifta Games - the Caribbean regional junior Championships - bore witness to his exciting potential as he took silver in a PB 48.28 for 400m and placed second in the 200 (21.81). Later that year he contested the 200m at the IAAF World Youth Championships. in Debrecen, Hungary, lowering his PB to 21.73, although he was eliminated in the semi-finals. Usain BOLT Personal Best PERFORMANCE WIND PLACE DATE 100 Metres 9.58 +0.9 Berlin (Olympiastadion) 16 AUG 2009 200 Metres 19.19 -0.3 Berlin (Olympiastadion) 20 AUG 2009 300 Metres 30.97 Ostrava (Mestský Stadion) 27 MAY 2010 400 Metres 45.28 Kingston (NS), JAM 05 MAY 2007 Usain BOLT Honours RANK MARK WIND PLACE DATE The XXXI Olympic Games 1 9.81 +0.2 Rio de Janeiro (Estádio Olímpico) 14 AUG 2016 15th IAAF World Championships 1 9.79 -0.5 Beijing (National Stadium) 23 AUG 2015 14th IAAF World Championships 1 9.77 -0.3 Moskva (Luzhniki) 11 AUG 2013 The XXX Olympic Games 1 9.63 +1.5 London (Olympic Stadium) 05 AUG 2012 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics f DQ -1.4 Daegu (DS) 28 AUG 2011 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 9.58 +0.9 Berlin (Olympiastadion) 16 AUG 2009 The XXIX Olympic Games 1 9.69 0.0 Beijing (National Stadium) 16 AUG 2008 HONOURS - 200 METRES RANK MARK WIND PLACE DATE The XXXI Olympic Games 1 19.78 -0.5 Rio de Janeiro (Estádio Olímpico) 18 AUG 2016 15th IAAF World Championships 1 19.55 -0.1 Beijing (National Stadium) 27 AUG 2015 14th IAAF World Championships 1 19.66 0.0 Moskva (Luzhniki) 17 AUG 2013 The XXX Olympic Games 1 19.32 +0.4 London (Olympic Stadium) 09 AUG 2012 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 19.40 +0.8 Daegu (DS) 03 SEP 2011 IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final 1 19.68 -0.3 Thessaloníki 13 SEP 2009 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 1 19.19 -0.3 Berlin (Olympiastadion) 20 AUG 2009 The XXIX Olympic Games 1 19.30 -0.9 Beijing (National Stadium) 20 AUG 2008 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2 19.91 -0.8 Osaka (Nagai Stadium) 30 AUG 2007 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2 19.96 +0.1 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 17 SEP 2006 4th IAAF World Athletics Final 3 20.10 -0.1 Stuttgart (Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion) 10 SEP 2006 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 8 26.27 -0.5 Helsinki (Olympic Stadium) 11 AUG 2005 28th Olympic Games 5h4 21.05 0.0 Athína (Olympic Stadium) 24 AUG 2004 3rd IAAF World Youth Championships 1 20.40 -1.1 Sherbrooke 13 JUL 2003 IAAF/Coca Cola World Junior Championships 1 20.61 +0.9 Kingston (NS), JAM 19 JUL 2002 2nd IAAF/Westel World Youth Championships 5sf2 21.73 +0.6 Debrecen 14 JUL 2001 HONOURS - 400 METRES RANK MARK WIND PLACE DATE 3rd IAAF World Youth Championships sf1 DNS Sherbrooke 11 JUL 2003 [fts_twitter twitter_name=@usainbolt tweets_count=2 cover_photo=no stats_bar=no show_retweets=yes show_replies=no]