How old is Usain Bolt?

Usain Bolt is known as the fastest man on earth. The owner of a few records for 100 and 200-meter sprint and an athlete with a very interesting lifestyle, Usain Leo Bolt was born in 1986 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 2001, Usain became a member of Jamaica national team and made his first record (48.28) for 400 m during CARIFTA competition. In 2002 and 2003 he participated in the same competition winning more and more gold medals for 100, 200, 400, and relay race. For the Olympic games in 2004 he got focused on 100 and 200 meters run, and that year in Beijing he won 3 gold medals and broke the record for 200 m. In 2008 during the Olympics in London, he won both sprints, for 100 and 200 meters, at that with his new record on 200 m distance. He continued developing his success in the Olympics of 2012 and 2016. For his whole career, he managed to win 8 Olympic gold medals, including individual and relay race ones. Known as an 11-time champion of the world, Bolt enjoys huge popularity among the Olympic sports fans around the world. He is the only athlete who received the title of IAAF World Athlete in 5 consequent years, from 2008 to 2013.

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