Athletes

Usain Bolt

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Sport and Games Atlas. "Usain Bolt." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/athletes/usain-bolt.

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Sport and Games Atlas. (n.d.). Usain Bolt. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/athletes/usain-bolt

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@misc{sportandgamesatlas-usain-bolt,
  author = {Sport and Games Atlas},
  title = {Usain Bolt},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/athletes/usain-bolt},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Jamaican sprinter, holder of the world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres, and the only man to win both events at three consecutive Olympic Games, in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter in history.

Facts

Birth Year

1986 1

Nationality

Jamaica 1

Career Highlight

Eight Olympic gold medals and the current world records in the 100 metres (9.58s) and 200 metres (19.19s), both set at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. 1

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Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Plays

Athletics

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

Sources

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica

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