Usain Bolt is 35 years 2 months 23 days old. Total 12, days old now. Usain Bolt is known as the fastest man on earth. The owner of a few records for and meter sprint and an athlete with a very interesting lifestyle, Usain Leo Bolt was born in in Jamaica, in a small town of Sherwood Content. In his childhood, Usain was a great fan of cricket, but his talents as a sprinter started revealing themselves when the boy was in secondary school.
He began working with local and then national level coaches, to focus totally on running and sprint. His first professional international coach, Pablo McNeil, used to complain that Usain wasn't taking his training routine too seriously, but this could be compensated by natural talents of the young man, his competitive spirit and motivation to succeed in this life. In , Usain became a member of Jamaica national team and made his first record In and he participated in the same competition winning more and more gold medals for , , , and relay race.
For the Olympic games in he got focused on and meters run, and that year in Beijing he won 3 gold medals and broke the record for m.
In during the Olympics in London, he won both sprints, for and meters, at that with his new record on m distance. He continued developing his success in the Olympics of and For his whole career, he managed to win 8 Olympic gold medals, including individual and relay race ones. Known as an time champion of the world, Bolt enjoys huge popularity among the Olympic sports fans around the world. Age Calculator ».
Anchoring the race, Bolt led the Jamaican team to gold, crossing the finish line in It was the third consecutive gold medal win for Bolt in Rio. I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live. I've got nothing left to prove. Bolt is an time world champion. He holds the world records in races for meters, at 9.
Participating in the , and summer Olympic Games, Bolt completed a "triple-triple," with a total of nine gold medals earned in the meter, meter and 4xmeter relay races. In doing so, Bolt joined just two other triple-triple runners: Paavo Nurmi of Finland in , and and Carl Lewis of the United States in , , and However in January , the International Olympic Committee stripped Bolt of one of these medals, for the 4xmeter relay, because his teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of a doping violation.
Bolt took back the meter world title on August 11, , after having lost the title in Although Bolt didn't strike his signature "lightning bolt" pose after the race, his winning image still caused a stir, with lightning striking just as he crossed the finish line. Trouble with his pelvic muscles forced him to withdraw from two races, though Bolt made a comeback that July with a meter win at London's Anniversary Games. In , Bolt faced challenges on the track at the World Athletics Championships.
He finished third in the men's meters, taking home the bronze medal behind Christian Coleman, who won silver, and Gatlin, who took home the gold. It was the first time that Bolt had been beaten at the World Athletics Championships since His struggles didn't end there: In the 4xmeter relay, which many believed would be Bolt's final race, he collapsed from a hamstring injury and had to cross the finish line with the help of his teammates.
In August , following the World Athletics Championships, Bolt announced his retirement from track and field. Bolt had long talked about eventually making a career in soccer. In August , following his retirement from track and field, he planned to join Manchester United for a charity game against Barcelona, but he had to miss the match due to his hamstring injury.
In September, Bolt said he was already in talks with several pro soccer teams, including Manchester United.
In October, Bolt reaffirmed his commitment to playing soccer. I don't care what people really think about it. I'm not going to lie to myself. I'm not going to be stupid," he told reporters at the U. Formula One Grand Prix. It's a dream and another chapter of my life. If you have a dream that you always wanted to do, why not try and see where it will go.
Bolt began training with the Central Coast Mariners of the Australian A-League in summer and scored two goals in a preseason match in October, but left shortly afterward when he was unable to agree to contract terms with the club. Bolt has been private about their relationship, but he told a journalist in January that they had been dating for almost three years. In May , it was revealed that Bennett had given birth to a daughter. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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