Usain Bolt was born on August 21, 1986, in the town of Sherwood Content in Trelawny, Jamaica, as the son of Jennifer Bolt and Wellesley Bolt. He has a brother named Sadiki Bolt and a sister named Sherine Bolt. He attended Waldensia Primary School, where he was already known as the fastest student over the 100-meter distance. During his years at William Knibb Memorial High School, he continued to pursue sports and athletics. Although he was interested in cricket and football, he was guided toward athletics by former 100-meter athlete Pablo McNeil.

While competing in events at William Knibb Memorial High School, Usain Bolt began breaking school records in the 100 meters and worked with Pablo McNeil to further develop his athletic abilities. He won his first medal at the High School Championships with a time of 22.04 seconds in the 200 meters. His first international medal was a silver medal at the Caribbean Games, where he competed for Jamaica and recorded his fastest 400-meter time of 48.28 seconds.

At the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships, he broke championship records by running 21.12 seconds in the 200 meters and 47.33 seconds in the 400 meters.

In 2004, together with his new coach Fitz Coleman, Usain Bolt turned professional and first competed at the Caribbean Games in Bermuda. At this championship, he became the first junior athlete to run the 200 meters in under 20 seconds. His time of 19.93 seconds earned him the gold medal.

After these achievements, he rejected scholarship offers from American universities and decided to continue his education at the University of Technology in Jamaica. On August 16, 2008, he broke the 100-meter world record with a time of 9.69 seconds, and exactly one year later, on August 16, 2009, he lowered it to 9.58 seconds, finishing the race approximately three meters ahead of his closest rival.

Usain Bolt also broke world records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and the 4 x 100 meters relay together with his teammates. With his achievements at the 2009 World Athletics Championships, he became the first athlete to hold both world and Olympic titles in the 100-meter and 200-meter events simultaneously.

He first attracted major attention by winning the 200 meters at the 2002 World Junior Championships. In 2007, at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, he ran the 200 meters in 19.75 seconds, breaking the Jamaican national record. At the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he set a world record by running the 100 meters in 9.72 seconds and then broke another world record by completing the 200 meters in 19.32 seconds. At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, he improved his own world records with times of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters and 19.19 seconds in the 200 meters.

Standing 195 cm tall and weighing 94 kg, Usain Bolt competed internationally for Jamaica.

On April 30, 2009, he was slightly injured after a traffic accident in Kingston, Jamaica, when a thorn penetrated his left foot. Shortly afterward, on May 19, 2009, at a race held in Manchester, England, he broke the 26-year-old 150-meter record set by Italian athlete Pietro Mennea in 1983, lowering the time from 14.80 seconds to 14.35 seconds. At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, he also reduced his own 100-meter record from 9.69 seconds to 9.58 seconds, achieving a time once thought impossible to go below 9.60 seconds.

At the 2015 World Championships held in Beijing, China, Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 200-meter final with a time of 19.55 seconds. Entering the race with a total of 11 medals (9 gold and 2 silver), he already held the title of the most decorated athlete in World Athletics Championships history and added another gold medal to his collection.

On August 15, 2016, at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he won the gold medal in the 100-meter final with a time of 9.81 seconds, becoming the only athlete in Olympic history to win the men’s 100 meters gold medal three consecutive times.

On August 12, 2017, in the relay final, the Jamaican team consisting of Usain Bolt, Omar McLeod, Julian Forte, and Yohan Blake was unable to finish the race. Running the final 100 meters, the Olympic and world champion record-holder Usain Bolt suffered an injury and was forced to abandon the race.

After the 2017 World Championships, Usain Bolt announced his retirement from professional athletics.

Following the end of his athletics career, he accepted an offer to play football and became a footballer starting in February 2018. On March 23, 2018, he took part in his first training session with Borussia Dortmund. He also trained with teams in Germany, Norway, and South Africa.

Later, he signed with the Australian club Central Coast Mariners. On October 11, 2018, Usain Bolt made his first starting appearance wearing the number 95 jersey in a match against Macarthur South West United, scoring two goals.

Source: Biyografiler.com