'Lightning Bolt'

"Usain Bolt" (born August 21, 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. He holds world and Olympic records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters, with times of 9.69 seconds and 19.30 seconds, respectively. He is the first man in history to break both world records at one Olympics, and the first man to Win both the 100 and 200 meters events at the same olympics zinc Carl Lewis in 1984. His name and achievements in sprinting have earned him the media nickname 'Lightning Bolt'.
As a child, Bolt first became interested in sport through but his speed meant Cricket Coaches urged him to his Focus on track and field instead. By 2001 Bolt had Won Silver medals in high school and regional competitions in the 200 and 400 meters sprints. He made his first Impact on the world stage at the 2002 World Junior Championships, winning Gold in the 200 meters and the additional two Silver medals for part of Jamaica's Relay Team. This made him the youngest Gold medallist in the history of the competition. Bolt gained more medals in the 200 meters in 2003 with record breaking performances in both the World Youth Championships and the Jamaican High School Championships.
He became the first Junior sprinter to Run the 200 meters in under 20 seconds, breaking Roy Martin's World Junior record by two tenths of a second with 19.93 seconds in 2004. Injuries caused him to Miss Much of the 2004 and 2005 Track and Field Seasons. The 2006 Grand Prix in Lausanne saw a return to form with a new personal best of 19.88 seconds. Bolt gained a Silver and three bronze medals in international competitions that year. Bolt improved in the 2007 season, beating Don Quarrie's 200 meters national record with its intention of 19.75 seconds and winning Gold in his debut with 100 meters 10.03 seconds. He Won Silver at the 2007 Osaka World Championships, second to track rival Tyson Gay.

Bolt had a record breaking season in 2008, beating Asafa Powell's 100 meters world record with 9.72 seconds in May. He also improved the 200 meters with Jamaican record 19.67 seconds in Athens. Bolt had his most successful Olympics to date at the 2008 Beijing Games, winning two golds and breaking both records 100 and 200 meters. His time of 9.69 seconds makes him the first sprinter to Run 100 meters below the 9.7-seconds without wind assistance.

Early life

Bolt was born in Trelawny, Jamaica, on August 21, 1986. As a child, he was successful in the annual, national primary schools' meeting for his Parish, and enjoyed playing Cricket, specialising in Fast Bowling. Upon his entry to William Knibb Memorial High School, his coach noticed Cricket Bolt's speed on the pitch and urged him to try track and field events. Pablo McNeil and Dwayne Barrett coached Bolt, encouraging him to Focus on Improving his energy his Athletic abilities. The school had a history of Athletic success with past students including Michael Green. Bolt Won his first annual high school championships medal in 2001, winning the Silver medal in the 200 meters with a time of 22.04 seconds.

Performing in his first Caribbean national event, Bolt clocked a personal best of 48.28 seconds in the 400 meters in the 2001 CARIFTA Games, winning a Silver medal. Also, Bolt Won a Silver medal in the 200-Meter dash - finishing in 21.81 seconds. He made his first appearance on the world stage at the 2001 IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Running in the 200-Meter event, he failed to qualify for the finals, but he still set a new personal best of 21.73 seconds. In 2002, Bolt Won both the 200-Meter and 400-Meter High School events in the Championships, CARIFTA Games, and Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships. He set championship records for both 200 meters and 400 meters in the 2002 CARIFTA games with 21.12 seconds and 47.33 seconds respectively. He continued to set records, with 20.61 seconds and 47.12 seconds finishes at the CAC Junior Championships.

Rise to prominence
The 2002 World Junior Championships in front of a home crowd in Kingston, Jamaica, offered Bolt a chance to Showcase his Talent on the world stage. By the age of 15, he had grown to Tall, and he physically stood out amongst his peers. He Won the 200 meters, in a time of 20.61 seconds, a new personal best. As a member of the Jamaican Relay Team sprint, Bolt took two Silver medals and set national records in the Junior 4x100 meters and 4x400 meters with 39.15 seconds and 3:04:06 minutes, respectively. Bolt's 200-Meter Win made him the youngest World Junior Gold-medallist ever. The flow of medals he continued for another Won Gold at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He set a new championship record in the 200 meters with 20.40 seconds, despite a 1.1-m / s head wind.

Bolt turned his main Focus to the 200 meters and equalled Roy Martin's World Junior record of 20.13 seconds at the Pan-American Junior Championships. In his final Jamaican High School Championships in 2003, he Finished the 200 meters in 20.25 seconds, beating the previous record by a margin of 0.57 seconds. In the 400 meters, he crossed the line in 45.30 seconds to Beat the old record of 46.17 seconds. As the reigning 200-Meter Champion at both the World Youth and World Junior championships, Bolt hoped to take a Clean sweep of the World 200-Meter championships in the Senior World Championships in Paris. However, he was not Able to compete because of a bout with conjunctivitis before the event. This ruined his training Schedule, causing him to withdraw.