The fastest man on the planet, 6-time Olympic and 8-time world champion Hussein Bolt, whose biography will be described in this article, already at the age of 15 became the world champion among juniors. When we look at how easily and effortlessly he sets his records, it seems simply unbelievable. At the same time, Hussein makes a real show out of every appearance at the stadium - everyone remembers his special hand movements before the race. He is a real star - such is Hussein Bolt!
His biography begins in the town of Sherwood in Trelawney County, which is located on the island of Jamaica. The champion's full name is Hussein (or Usain) St. Leo Bolt. The famous sprinter was born on 08.21.1986. He studied at the highest William-Nibb School. By religion - a Baptist.
First successes
Hussein Bolt, whose biography as an athlete began in childhood, already at the age of 15 (in 2002) takes part in the World Championships in Junior Athletics, held in Kingston. There he wins two silver and one gold medal.
Usain ran a hundred-meter distance, not particularly straining, and did not claim records. His indicator in this segment at the beginning was only 10.03 seconds - he showed such a time at the Greek tournament in 2007. At that time, no one had ever imagined that it was Hussein Bolt who would become the new world record holder.
The runner’s biography changes dramatically after the race at the Jamaican national stadium, where he unexpectedly showed in 2008 the best result in the country's history - 9.76 seconds.
From that moment on, he begins to set record after record, for which the nickname "lightning" is attached to him. Hussein was twice awarded the Rising Star Award.
Important dates
But back to how it all began:
- 2003 - a gold medal of the world championship among youth in athletics at a distance of two hundred meters. The indicator is 20.4 seconds.
- 2004 - a new world record among young men at a distance of 200 meters - 19.93 seconds.
- 2007 - 19.75 seconds in the same segment at the national championship of Jamaica. It was 0.11 seconds faster than the country’s record set 36 years before by Don Quory.
- In the same year - participation in the world championship in athletics in the city of Osaka. Here Hussein receives a silver medal, and again at a distance of two hundred meters.
Breaking point
On May 31 - a landmark in Bolt's 2008 career - he takes part in a tournament organized by Reebok in New York. 9.72 seconds - such a result was shown by Hussein Bolt - the world record in the hundred-meter distance, the first in his career.
In 2008, Bolt takes part in the Beijing Olympics and runs a hundred-meter distance in 9.69 seconds, thus setting another world record. Sports observers note that in the last meters he, already realizing that he will be the first, slows down. Therefore, all at once suggested that Bolt would give the world many more records. In the same competitions, he receives one more gold (for participating in the relay as part of the Jamaican team).
In 2012, at the London Summer Olympics, he stands three times at the highest level of honor and becomes a six-time Olympic champion. Since then, he has asked reporters to call him a "living legend" - such is he, the ambitious Hussein Bolt.
- Athlete height / weight - 195 cm / 94 kg.
- Personal record in the hundred-meter race - 9.58 s., In the two-hundred-meter segment - 19.19 s. Both indicators are world records set at the London Olympic Games in 2012.