An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win Olympic 100 m and 200m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory. World Cup in Athletics 2006 – Results 200 Metres Mens Final". IAAF. 17 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 . Retrieved 28 November 2013.

As part of his sponsorship deal with Puma, the manufacturer sends sporting equipment to his alma mater, William Knibb Memorial High School, every year. At Bolt's insistence, advertisements featuring him are filmed in Jamaica, by a Jamaican production crew, in an attempt to boost local enterprise and gain exposure for the country. [306] In 2017, Bolt had the third highest earning social media income for sponsors among sportspeople (behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar), and he was the only non-footballer in the top seven. [307]Jamaican Bolt second in 200 metres heat". BBC Sport. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008 . Retrieved 18 August 2008. Phillips, Michael (3 September 2008). "Powell threatens Bolt's 100m record". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013 . Retrieved 6 September 2008. a b c d e f g h "Usain Bolt IAAF profile". IAAF. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008 . Retrieved 17 August 2008.

Butler, Mark et al. (2013). IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 ( archived), pp. 35–7. IAAF. Retrieved 6 July 2015. In September 2010, Bolt travelled to Australia where his sponsor Gatorade was holding an event called the "Gatorade Bolt" to find Australia's fastest footballer. The event was held at the Sydney International Athletic Centre and featured football players from rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football, and association football. Prior to the race Bolt gave the runners some private coaching and also participated in the 10th anniversary celebrations for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. [300] Ralston, Gary (23 July 2014). "Glasgow 2014: Usain Bolt set for Commonwealth Games debut in Scotland & admits he couldn't disappoint his fans". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 2 June 2015 . Retrieved 23 June 2015. Flynn, LeVaughan (3 June 2008). "Usain Bolt and Glen Mills: Long, winding journey to a world record". Sports Jamaica. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008 . Retrieved 25 August 2008. a b c d Turnbull, Simon (17 August 2003). "Athletics: The boy they call Lightning is frightening". The Independent on Sunday. London. Archived from the original on 21 August 2009 . Retrieved 25 August 2008.Puma running – Chasing Bolt". Puma. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010 . Retrieved 18 August 2008. Lightning Bolt blows over Gayle". BBC News. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Usain Bolt says he would still SMOKE The NFL's Fastest Players". The Pat McAfee Show YouTube Channel. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021 . Retrieved 31 July 2021. This is the third fastest time, behind Wayde van Niekerk 30.81 & Michael Johnson 30.85. The event is not recognised by the IAAF.

On 17 May 2020, Bolt's longtime girlfriend Kasi Bennett gave birth to their first child, daughter Olympia Lightning. [255] [256] [257] [258] Bolt and Bennett welcomed twin boys Thunder and Saint Leo in June 2021. [259] [260] [261] Other sports Bolt completes double; 'Not 100%' Veronica Campbell-Brown runs 22.40 – JAM Champs, Day 3". International Association of Athletics Federations. 29 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 . Retrieved 28 November 2013.Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD OLY ( / ˈ juː s eɪ n/; [12] born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. [13] [14] [15] He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.

I've been to New York, London, Paris and one thing I've noticed is that we all complain about traffic!" a b "Jamaica Sweeps 6 Sprint Events With Relay Golds". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 . Retrieved 18 August 2013. Although Gay withdrew from the second race of the competition, Bolt once again produced world record-breaking time in the 200 metres final. He broke his own record by 0.11 seconds, finishing with a time of 19.19 seconds. [145] He won the 200 m race by the largest margin in World Championships history, even though the race had three other athletes running under 19.90 seconds, the greatest number ever in the event. [9] [146] Bolt's pace impressed even the more experienced of his competitors; third-placed Wallace Spearmon complimented his speed, [147] and the Olympic champion in Athens 2004 Shawn Crawford said "Just coming out there...I felt like I was in a video game, that guy was moving – fast". [148] Bolt pointed out that an important factor in his performance at the World Championships was his improved start to the races: his reaction times in the 100 m (0.146) [149] and 200 m (0.133) [150] were significantly faster than those he had produced in his world record runs at the Beijing Olympics. [151] [152] However, he, together with other members of Jamaican 4×100 m relay team, fell short of their own world record of 37.10 s set at 2008 Summer Olympics by timing 37.31 s, which is, however, a championship record and the second fastest time in history at that date. [153] Michael Frater, Bolt, and Asafa Powell after winning the 4×100 m relay. Steve Mullings is missing from the picture.An injury to Bolt's hamstring in March 2014 caused him to miss nine weeks of training. Having recovered from surgery, Bolt competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Not in peak form Bolt said that he was attending the Games for the fans and to show his progress since the injury. [212] Bolt and his teammates won the 4 × 100 metres relay in 37.58 seconds – a Commonwealth Games record. [213] This was the foremost competition of the year for Bolt, given no Olympics or World Championships in 2014. a b Foster, Anthony (4 May 2008). "Bolt stuns with 9.76 dash in Kingston – Jamaica International report". IAAF. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 . Retrieved 28 November 2013. Philips, Mitch (18 August 2008). "Bolt's bid for double safely under way". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012 . Retrieved 23 July 2011. Usain Bolt's thoughts on his 100m sprint at the 2008 Olympics, published in his autobiography Usain Bolt 9.58 [124] After the 2008 Olympics Lisenziya Mərkəzi Bank tərəfindən verildiyi gündən qüvvəyə minir. Lisenziya yalnız onu almış BOKT tərəfindən istifadə edilə bilər. [1].