Usain Bolt
Birth Name:
Usain St Leo Bolt
Birth Place:
Trelawny, Jamaica
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Created the Usain Bolt Foundation to help provide educational and cultural development opportunites to children
- Was awarded the 2013 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award
- Recorded world records in all three of his events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Has held five of the all-time top 10 fastest times in the 200m race
- Managed to achieve athletic success despite suffering from scoliosis
- Because of his height, he started out participating in the hurdling and high jump events in track
- Well known for his sprinting abilities in track
- Founded the restaurant Tracks & Records in Kingston, Jamaica