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Usain St. Leo Bolt, or simply Usain Bolt, is a Jamaican sprinter who won three Olympic gold medals. He is the world record holder for the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4×100-meter relay, making him the first person to win all three events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It was also at the Beijing Olympics that he broke the record set in 1984 by Carl Lewis. Due to Bolt’s achievements, he is called “‘Lightning Bolt” and is considered the fastest man in the world.
Bolt was born on August 21, 1986 in the town of Trelawny, Jamaica. During his early years, Bolt was interested in playing football and cricket. He attended William Knibb High School, where he received the award for fastest 100-meter runner. Athletes Pablo McNeil and Dwayne Barrett mentored him in honing his athletic skills. In 2001, during the annual high school championships, Bolt won his first silver medal in the 200-meter dash.
Over the years Bolt joined and won several other competitions such as: silver medal during the 2001 CARIFTA Games, gold medal and two silver medals at the 2002 World Junior Championships held in Kingston and gold medal during the 2003 World Junior Championships.
He began his professional career in 2004 when he began training with Fitz Coleman. He joined the CARIFTA Games held in Bermuda and broke the world record set by Roy Martin. In 2005 and 2006 Bolt made it to the top five ranking in the world. In 2006, he trained under his new coach Glen Mills and at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt won three gold medals and set new world records.