Usain Bolt, a retired Jamaican sprinter, is celebrated as the greatest of all time. He boasts eight Olympic gold medals and holds world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay, solidifying his legacy as a dominant force in sprinting history.
1984: Aiming to emulate Carl Lewis
In 2008, Usain Bolt aimed to emulate Carl Lewis's double win in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics by winning gold in the 200m event.
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August 1986: Usain Bolt's Birth
On 21 August 1986, Usain St. Leo Bolt was born to parents Wellesley and Jennifer Bolt in Sherwood Content, Jamaica. His middle name was given to him by his aunt. As a child, he spent his time playing cricket and football.
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August 1986: Usain Bolt's Birth
On August 1986, Usain St. Leo Bolt was born. He is now considered the greatest sprinter of all time, with multiple Olympic gold medals and world records.
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1988: Carl Lewis defended an Olympic sprint title
In 1988, Carl Lewis became the first man to successfully defend an Olympic sprint title, a feat that Bolt would later duplicate in 2012, solidifying his status as a national hero.
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1991: Possible Long Jump
Several days after Usain Bolt broke the world records in 100 and 200 metres events in 2009, Mike Powell, the world record holder in long jump, argued that Bolt could become the first man to jump over 9 metres, the long jump event being "a perfect fit for his speed and height".
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1996: Aiming to break Michael Johnson's record
In 2008, Michael Johnson felt that Bolt would easily win gold but believed that his own world record of 19.32 s set at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta would remain intact at the Olympics.
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2000: Participated in anniversary celebrations for the Summer Olympic Games
In September 2010, prior to the race Bolt gave the runners some private coaching and also participated in the 10th anniversary celebrations for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
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2001: IAAF World Youth Championships
In 2001, Bolt made his first appearance on the world stage at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, but failed to qualify for the finals.
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2001: First High School Championships Medal
In 2001, Usain Bolt won his first annual high school championships medal, taking the silver medal in the 200 metres with a time of 22.04 seconds.
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2001: CARIFTA Games Silver Medals
Representing Jamaica in his first Caribbean regional event, Bolt clocked a personal best time of 48.28 s in the 400 metres in the 2001 CARIFTA Games, winning a silver medal. The 200 m also yielded a silver, as Bolt finished in 21.81 s.
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2002: World Junior Championships Gold Medal
In 2002, Usain Bolt won the 200 m at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, becoming the youngest world-junior gold medallist ever. He also took two silver medals as a member of the Jamaican sprint relay team and set national junior records in the 4×100 metres and 4×400 metres relay.
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2002: Signed sponsorship deal with Puma
In 2002, after winning the 200 m title in the World Junior Championships, Bolt signed a sponsorship deal with Puma.
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2003: Missed opportunity at Senior World Championships
In 2003, Bolt was not allowed to participate in the Senior World Championships finals due to a bout of conjunctivitis and concerns about his age and inexperience.
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2003: Records at Jamaican High School Championships
In 2003, Usain Bolt broke the 200 m and 400 m records at his final Jamaican High School Championships, with times of 20.25 s and 45.35 s, respectively.
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2003: Medals at the CARIFTA Games and World Youth Championships
In 2003, Usain Bolt won four golds at the CARIFTA Games and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy. He also won a gold at the World Youth Championships.
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2004: Professional Debut and Hamstring Injury
In 2004, Usain Bolt turned professional and broke the world junior record with a time of 19.93 s in the 200 m. However, a hamstring injury hindered his performance at the Athens Olympics.
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2004: Comments on Bolt's speed
In 2009, Wallace Spearmon complimented Usain Bolt's speed after the race in the 200 metres final, and the Olympic champion in Athens 2004 Shawn Crawford said "Just coming out there ... I felt like I was in a video game, that guy was moving – fast".
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2004: Injuries at the Olympics
Usain Bolt felt that both his work ethic and athleticism had much improved since the 2004 Olympics.
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2005: Injury at the World Championships
At the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Bolt qualified with runs under 21 seconds, but suffered an injury in the final, finishing in last place. However, his appearance made him the youngest ever person to appear in a 200 m world final.
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2005: New Coach and Improved Performance
In 2005, Usain Bolt started training with new coach Glen Mills, aiming for a more professional approach to athletics. In July he knocked more than a third of a second off the 200 m CAC Championship record with a run of 20.03 s.
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March 2006: Hamstring Injury
In March 2006, Usain Bolt suffered another hamstring injury, which forced him to withdraw from the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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2006: Bronze Medal at Athletissima Grand Prix
In 2006, Bolt set a new personal best of 19.88 s at the Athletissima Grand Prix in Lausanne, Switzerland, finishing behind Xavier Carter and Tyson Gay to earn a bronze medal.
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2007: Silver medal at the World Championships in Osaka
At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan, Usain Bolt won a silver medal in the 200m race, recording a time of 19.91 s with a head wind.
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2007: First time Bolt was beaten
At the 2017 World Athletics Championships, Bolt was beaten for the first time since the 4 × 100 m relay of the 2007 World Athletics Championships.
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2007: Aims to push Bolt to do longer sprinting distances
In 2007 Peart and Mills stated their intentions to push Bolt to do longer sprinting distances with the aim of making the 400 m event his primary event by 2007 or 2008.
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2007: First senior international silver medal
In 2007, Usain Bolt won his first senior international silver medal at the IAAF World Cup in Athens, Greece, with a time of 19.96 s in the 200m race.
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2007: World Championship Silver
In 2007, Usain Bolt won silver at the World Championship.
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2007: Silver medal in the 4x100 metres relay
In 2007, Usain Bolt, along with Asafa Powell, Marvin Anderson, and Nesta Carter, won a silver medal in the 4×100 metres relay at a major tournament, setting a national record for Jamaica with a time of 37.89 s.
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2007: Improved technique and training
Throughout 2007, Usain Bolt's coach, Mills, noted significant improvements in his technique, especially in balance during turns and stride frequency, contributing to increased power on the track.
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May 2008: First sub-10-second performance in the 100 m
On May 3, 2008, Usain Bolt achieved his first wind-legal sub-10-second performance in the 100m.
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May 2008: Jamaica Invitational: 9.76 seconds in the 100m
On May 3, 2008, at the Jamaica Invitational in Kingston, Usain Bolt achieved a personal best of 9.76 s in the 100m, marking the second-fastest legal time in history at that point.
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May 2008: New 100m world record at the Reebok Grand Prix
On May 31, 2008, Usain Bolt set a new 100m world record at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York City, running 9.72 s with a tail wind.
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June 2008: Response to claims of being a lazy athlete
In June 2008, Usain Bolt addressed claims that he was a lazy athlete, attributing any perception of laziness to his lack of enthusiasm for the 400m event, while he also set a world-leading time in Ostrava and broke the national record for the second time in Athens with a 19.67s finish.
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June 2008: Start of undefeated streak in the 200 m
On June 12, 2008, Usain Bolt began a streak of 17 undefeated finals in the 200m.
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August 2008: Start of win-streak covering 100 m finals
On August 16, 2008, Usain Bolt began a win-streak covering 14 100m finals.
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2008: Reaction to chest slapping
After winning the 100m race in the 2008 Olympics, Usain Bolt's chest-slapping celebration before the finish line was met with mixed reactions, including condemnation for showboating and support for expressing joy.
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2008: Gold medal from the Beijing Olympics
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt won a gold medal, which he later duplicated at the 2012 London Olympics. Bolt's success at the Olympics contributed to his legacy as a national hero.
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2008: Competed in ÅF Golden League
At the end of the 2008 athletics season, Usain Bolt competed in the ÅF Golden League, starting in Weltklasse Zürich, finishing the 100m race in 9.83 s.
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2008: Not the comfortable favorite he had been since 2008
By 2015, Bolt entered the World Championships to defend his sprint titles but was not the comfortable favorite he had been since 2008. He had been the favorite to win ever since he won the Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
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2008: Aims to push Bolt to do longer sprinting distances
In 2007 Peart and Mills stated their intentions to push Bolt to do longer sprinting distances with the aim of making the 400 m event his primary event by 2007 or 2008.
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2008: Puma releases videos promoting Bolt's Olympic chase
In 2008, Puma released a series of videos to promote Bolt's chase for Olympic glory in the Beijing Summer Olympics, including his record-setting run in Icahn Stadium.
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2008: Gold at Summer Olympics (voided in 2017)
In 2008, The Jamaican relay team won gold at the Summer Olympics with 37.10 seconds. The result was voided in 2017 when the team was disqualified.
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2008: Beijing Olympics Double Sprint Victory
In 2008, Usain Bolt gained worldwide fame for his double sprint victory in world record times at the Beijing Olympics. This made him the first person to hold both records since fully automatic time became mandatory.
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2008: 200 Metres World Record
In 2008, Usain Bolt set the 200 metres world record, with a time of 19.30.
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2008: Third gold medal and world record
In 2008, Usain Bolt won his third gold medal at the Olympics as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting another world and Olympic record with a time of 37.10 s.
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2008: Olympic 200 meters title
In 2008, Usain Bolt won the 200 meters title at the Olympics with a time of 19.30 s
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2008: 4 x 100 m relay gold from the Beijing Games
In 2008, Usain Bolt won the 4 x 100 m relay gold from the Beijing Games which he was later stripped of in January 2017 because his teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of a doping violation.
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2008: 4 x 100 m relay team
In 2009, Usain Bolt, together with other members of Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team, fell short of their own world record of 37.10 s set at 2008 Summer Olympics by timing 37.31 s, which is, however, a championship record and the second fastest time in history at that date.
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2008: Stripped of 2008 Olympics 4 x 100 metre title
In 2017, the Jamaican team, including Usain Bolt, was stripped of the 2008 Olympics 4 × 100 metre title due to Nesta Carter's disqualification for doping offences. Bolt expressed that the prospect of returning the gold was "heartbreaking".
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2009: 150 metres world best set in 2009
Bolt also holds the 150 metres world best set in 2009, during which he ran the last 100 metres in 8.70 seconds, the quickest timed 100 metres ever.
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2009: World Championship gold medal
During August 2009, at the World Championships in Berlin, Usain Bolt won his first World Championship gold medal, setting a new world record of 9.58 s in the 100m final.
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2009: World Championship Gold Medals
From 2009, Usain Bolt won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals.
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2009: 100 m and 200 m World Records
In 2009, Usain Bolt improved upon his second 100 m world record with 9.58 seconds, the biggest improvement since the start of electronic timing. He also set the 200 metres world record at 19.19 seconds.
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2009: Sets 100m world record
In 2009, Usain Bolt set the world record in the 100 metres with a time of 9.58 seconds.
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2009: Improving Speed
In 2009, Usain Bolt started the season competing in the 400 metres in order to improve his speed, winning two races and registering 45.54 s in Kingston.
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July 2010: End of win-streak covering 100 m finals
On July 16, 2010, Usain Bolt's win-streak covering 14 100m finals came to an end.
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September 2010: "Gatorade Bolt" event in Australia
In September 2010, Bolt traveled to Australia for the "Gatorade Bolt" event, aimed at finding Australia's fastest footballer.
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2010: Possible 400 metres world record attempt
Following his achievements at the Olympics, Usain Bolt considered aiming to break the 400 metres world record in 2010 due to the absence of major championships.
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2010: Release of autobiography
In 2010, Bolt's autobiography, My Story: 9.58: Being the World's Fastest Man, was released.
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2010: Ran 19.56 seconds in the 200 m
In 2010, Usain Bolt achieved the fourth-fastest 200 m run of all time at the time, clocking in at 19.56 seconds in Kingston, Jamaica. Although he expressed no ambitions to break any records for the season, he secured wins in East Asia and Shanghai.
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2010: Played a reggae DJ set to a crowd in Paris
In 2010, Usain Bolt revealed his fondness for music by playing a reggae DJ set to a crowd in Paris. He is also an avid fan of the Call of Duty video game series.
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September 2011: End of undefeated streak in the 200 m
On September 3, 2011, Usain Bolt's undefeated streak of 17 finals in the 200m came to an end.
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November 2011: Training with Memo Heredia
In November 2011, it was reported that Usain Bolt had been training with Memo Heredia, who had a past of dealing with steroids. This raised some controversy due to Heredia's history with performance-enhancing drugs.
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2011: Disqualified from 100 metres final
At the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Bolt, the favorite, was disqualified from the 100 metres final due to a false start. Yohan Blake, his countryman, won the race in 9.92 seconds. This disqualification in 2011 sparked debate about the rule change regarding false starts.
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2011: Won in Zagreb and set the year's best time
Following the World Championships, in 2011, Bolt won the 100 m in Zagreb with a time of 9.85 seconds. He later set the year's best time of 9.76 seconds at the Memorial Van Damme. Despite his performance, rival Blake's 200 m run overshadowed him.
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2011: 100 m False Start
In 2011, Usain Bolt had a 100 m false start at the World Championship.
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2011: Special guest at UEFA Champions League Final
In 2011, Usain Bolt was a special guest of Manchester United at the UEFA Champions League Final in London, where he expressed his desire to play for them after retirement.
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2011: Record at the World Championships
In 2011, the second record came at the World Championships in Athletics, a time of 37.04 seconds.
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2011: Previous world record from 2011
In 2011, the team had a world record which was beaten in the 2012 Olympics by two tenths of a second.
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2011: Undefeated over 100 m and 200 m
In the 2011 season, Usain Bolt remained undefeated in both the 100 m and 200 m races. He secured victories in Rome and Ostrava in May, and in June 2011, he achieved a world-leading time of 19.86 seconds in Oslo.
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January 2012: Advertising campaign for Virgin Media
In January 2012, Bolt impersonated Richard Branson in an advertising campaign for Virgin Media.
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March 2012: Stars in advert for Visa and the 2012 Summer Olympics
In March 2012, Bolt starred in an advert for Visa and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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July 2012: Launch of Bolt! iOS game
In July 2012, Bolt and RockLive launched Bolt!, an Apple iOS game based on his exploits.
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2012: Won gold medal at the London Olympics
At the 2012 London Olympics, Bolt won the 100 metres gold medal with a time of 9.63 seconds. With the 2012 win, Bolt became the first man to successfully defend an Olympic sprint title since Carl Lewis in 1988, solidifying his status as a national hero.
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2012: Began the season with a leading time, defeated by Blake
In 2012, Bolt began the season with a leading 100 m time of 9.82 seconds in May. Later, at the Jamaican Athletics Championships in 2012, he was defeated by Yohan Blake in both the 200 m and 100 m races.
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2012: Collaboration with Soul Electronics
In 2012, Bolt collaborated with Soul Electronics to design his own line of headphones, featuring the Jamaican color scheme and his signature pose.
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2012: 4 x 100 Metres Relay World Record
In 2012, Usain Bolt helped Jamaica set a 4 × 100 metres relay world record of 36.84 seconds.
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2012: Olympic Titles
In 2012, Usain Bolt won Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles, making him the only sprinter to achieve this at three consecutive Olympics. He also won a 4 × 100 relay gold medal.
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2012: Won gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay
In 2012, on the final day of the Olympic athletics, Bolt participated in Jamaica's gold medal-winning 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting a time of 36.84 seconds. They knocked two tenths of a second from their previous world record from 2011.
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2012: The third world record was set at the Summer Olympics
In 2012, the third world record was set at the Summer Olympics, a time of 36.84 seconds.
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2012: Ended season with wins on the IAAF Diamond League circuit
Usain Bolt concluded his 2012 season with victories in the 2012 IAAF Diamond League circuit, securing 200 m wins in Lausanne and Zürich, and a 100 m win in Brussels. The 100 m win in Brussels earned him his first Diamond League title in the 100 m.
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2013: NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game
In 2013, Usain Bolt played basketball in the NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game, scoring two points.
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2013: Named IAAF World Male Athlete of the Year
In 2013, Usain Bolt was named IAAF World Male Athlete of the Year for the fifth time in six years. He remained unbeaten in the 200 m, and his only loss that year was to Gatlin over 100 m in Rome.
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2013: Won a third consecutive world relay gold medal
In 2013, Usain Bolt won a third consecutive world relay gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay final, making him the most successful athlete in the 30-year history of the World Championships. The Jamaican team was victorious with Bolt anchoring the team.
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2013: Unexpected defeat by Justin Gatlin
In 2013, at the Golden Gala in June, Usain Bolt was unexpectedly defeated by Justin Gatlin, who won with a time of 9.94 seconds compared to Bolt's 9.95 seconds. He won the Jamaican 100 m title ahead of Kemar Bailey-Cole and skipped the 200 m.
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March 2014: Hamstring injury
In March 2014, Usain Bolt suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to miss nine weeks of training. This setback occurred before the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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August 2014: Set indoor 100 m world record in Warsaw
In August 2014, Usain Bolt set the indoor 100 m world record in Warsaw with a time of 9.98 seconds. This was his sole individual outing of the 2014 season.
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2015: Intention to make the 2017 World Championships his last major competition
At the start of 2015, Usain Bolt intended to make the 2017 World Championships in Athletics his last major competition before retirement.
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2015: Skipped the IAAF Diamond League final
Conscious of his injuries at the start of the 2015 season, Usain Bolt did not compete after the World Championships, skipping the 2015 IAAF Diamond League final.
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2015: Ended season early
Following his sole individual outing of the 2014 season, Usain Bolt ended his season early in order to be fit for the 2015 season.
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2015: World Championship Gold Medals
In 2015, Usain Bolt won consecutive World Championship 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 metres relay gold medals.
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2015: Returned from injury with reduced performances
Upon his return from injury at the start of the 2015 season, Bolt's performances were diminished, with his season's best time of 20.13 seconds ranking him 20th in the world. Despite this, two 100 m runs of 9.87 in July in London showed better form.
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November 2016: Desire to play professional football
In November 2016, Bolt expressed his desire to play professional football after retiring from track and field, reiterating his wish to play for Manchester United.
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November 2016: Release of "I Am Bolt" documentary
On November 28, 2016, the documentary film "I Am Bolt", based on Bolt's athletic life, was released in the United Kingdom.
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2016: Won the 100 metres gold medal at the Rio Olympics
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Bolt secured the 100 metres gold medal with a time of 9.81 seconds, becoming the first athlete to win the event three times at the Olympic Games. He also won the 200 m and anchored the 4 x 100 m relay to victory.
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2016: Ranked fourth on the world seasonal rankings
In 2016, Bolt competed sparingly in the 200 m before the Olympics, with a run of 19.89 seconds to win at the London Grand Prix. His best of 9.88 seconds in Kingston placed him fourth on the world seasonal rankings.
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2016: Highest paid athlete in track and field
In 2016, Bolt earned about $33 million, becoming the highest paid athlete in track and field and No. 32 on Forbes' list of The World's Highest-Paid Athletes.
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2016: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People
In 2016, Usain Bolt was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People.
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2016: Olympic Titles
In 2016, Usain Bolt won Olympic 100 m and 200 m titles, making him the only sprinter to achieve this at three consecutive Olympics. He also won a 4 × 100 relay gold medal.
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January 2017: Stripped of 4 × 100 m relay gold from the Beijing Games
In January 2017, Usain Bolt was stripped of the 4 × 100 m relay gold from the 2008 Beijing Games because his teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of a doping violation.
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January 2017: Stripped of gold medal
In January 2017, the Jamaican relay teammates, including Usain Bolt, were stripped of their gold medals from the 2008 Olympics after a blood sample from Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance.
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February 2017: Performed at the inaugural Nitro Athletics meet
In February 2017, Usain Bolt participated in the inaugural Nitro Athletics meet in Australia, leading his team (Bolt All-Stars) to victory. He had committed himself to three further editions.
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August 2017: Last sub-10-second performance in the 100 m
On August 5, 2017, Usain Bolt recorded his last wind-legal sub-10-second performance in the 100m at the World Championships.
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December 2017: Statue unveiled in his honour
In December 2017, a statue of Usain Bolt was unveiled in his honor at the National Stadium in Kingston. The statue depicts him in his signature "lightning bolt" pose.
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2017: Won bronze medal in final individual race
At the 2017 World Athletics Championships, Bolt won a bronze medal in his final individual race, finishing in 9.95 s, behind Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman. Also in 2017, Bolt pulled up in agony during the 4 × 100 metres relay final due to a hamstring injury.
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2017: Intention to make the 2017 World Championships his last major competition
At the start of 2015, Usain Bolt intended to make the 2017 World Championships in Athletics his last major competition before retirement.
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2017: Third highest earning social media income for sponsors
In 2017, Bolt had the third highest earning social media income for sponsors among sportspeople, being the only non-footballer in the top seven.
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2017: Disqualified gold medal
In 2017, The Jamaican relay team were disqualified due to his team member Nesta Carter's urine sample being retested and found positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.
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2017: Stripped of 2008 Olympics 4 x 100 metre title
In 2017, the Jamaican team, including Usain Bolt, was stripped of the 2008 Olympics 4 × 100 metre title due to Nesta Carter's disqualification for doping offences. Bolt expressed that the prospect of returning the gold was "heartbreaking".
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2017: Retirement After World Championships
Usain Bolt retired after the 2017 World Championships, finishing third in his last solo 100 m race, opting out of the 200 m, and pulling up injured in the 4×100 m relay final.
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August 2018: Training with Central Coast Mariners
On August 21, 2018, on his 32nd birthday, Bolt began training with Australian football club Central Coast Mariners and made his friendly debut on August 31, 2018.
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October 2018: Offered contracts from Valletta and Mariners
In October 2018, Bolt was offered a two-year contract from Valletta, which he turned down, and was later offered a contract by the Mariners, with funding aided by the Australian FA.
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November 2018: Leaves Central Coast Mariners
In early November 2018, Usain Bolt left the Central Coast Mariners after eight weeks with the club.
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2018: Co-founds Bolt Mobility
In 2018, Usain Bolt co-founded Bolt Mobility, an electric scooter company.
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2018: Plays for Strømsgodset in friendly match
In 2018, after training with Norwegian football club Strømsgodset, Bolt played as a forward in a friendly match against Norway's national under-19 team, wearing number "9.58".
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January 2019: Ends football career pursuit
In January 2019, Bolt decided not to pursue a career in football, stating his "sports life is over."
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March 2019: Public appearance for Bolt Mobility
In March 2019, Bolt made his first public appearance for Bolt Mobility during the company's New York City launch.
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May 2019: Bolt Mobility expands to Europe
In May 2019, Bolt Mobility expanded its services to Europe, introducing the product first in Paris.
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May 2019: Speaks at Viva Technology conference
In May 2019, Bolt spoke at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, introducing Bolt Mobility's Nano minicar and met with French president Emmanuel Macron.
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July 2019: Debut as a dancehall music producer
In July 2019, Bolt debuted as a dancehall music producer with the release of the Olympe Rosé riddim, featuring tracks from Jamaican dancehall artistes.
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November 2019: Release of Immortal Riddim compilation
In November 2019, Usain Bolt followed up with another compilation called Immortal Riddim that included tracks from Vybz Kartel, Masicka, Munga Honorable and Christopher Martin.
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May 2020: Birth of daughter Olympia Lightning
In May 2020, Usain Bolt's girlfriend Kasi Bennett gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Olympia Lightning.
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January 2021: Release of "Living the Dream" single
In early January 2021, Usain Bolt released a single titled "Living the Dream" with his childhood friend and manager Nugent 'NJ' Walker.
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June 2021: Birth of twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo
In June 2021, Bolt and Bennett welcomed twin sons named Thunder and Saint Leo.
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July 2021: Considered NFL career
In July 2021, Bolt stated he could have considered a career as a wide receiver in the NFL if rules on violent tackles had been as tightly regulated earlier, but he was concerned about being a high-priced target.
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2021: Stated that video games helped him during his Olympic career
In 2021, Bolt shared with the BBC that his love for video games, like Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat, positively influenced his Olympic career.
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2021: World Records Surpassed
In 2021, Erriyon Knighton surpassed Usain Bolt's world under-20 and world under-18 records for the 200 m event.
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2021: Partners with SprintRay Inc. to launch Bolt Labs
In 2021, Usain Bolt partnered with SprintRay Inc to launch "Bolt Labs powered by SprintRay" in Jamaica, aiming to increase access to dental care through 3D printing technology.
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July 2022: Bolt Mobility ceases operations
In early July 2022, Bolt Mobility abruptly ceased operations, impacting bike-sharing programs in several cities.
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January 2023: Fell victim to a fraud scheme
On 19 January 2023, Bolt became the victim of a fraud scheme, leading to the loss of over $12 million from his retirement savings account. The account, held with an investment firm in Kingston, was reduced to $12,000.
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