Usain
Bolt

At just 15, Bolt won the 200m at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, becoming the youngest world junior champion in history.

At the Beijing Olympics, he claimed 100m gold in a world-record 9.69 seconds, easing up before the line and racing with a loose shoelace — the run that made him a global figure.

At the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt claimed 200m gold in 19.30 seconds, breaking Michael Johnson's world record that had stood for 12 years and cementing his sprint dominance.

At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Bolt clocked 9.58 over 100m — the largest single improvement of the electronic-timing era, and a mark that still stands as the world record.

In Berlin, Bolt clocked 19.19 over 200m just four days after his 100m record, holding both sprint world marks at once. Both still stand today.

Bolt defended his Olympic 100m title in London, clocking 9.63 for a new Olympic record. He became the first man to retain the crown since Carl Lewis.

In London, he defended his Olympic 200m title, completing a second consecutive sprint double across the 100m and 200m events.

Anchoring Jamaica in London, Bolt drove the 4x100m relay to gold in 36.84 — a world record that still stands today.

In Moscow, Bolt clocked 19.66 to claim the 200m world title, becoming the first sprinter to win three world championships over the distance.

Anchoring Jamaica to 4x100m relay gold in Moscow, Bolt claimed his eighth world championships title, matching the all-time record held by Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and Allyson Felix.

After an injury-hit season, he claimed the 100m world title in Beijing with a 9.79 run, edging Justin Gatlin by just 0.01 seconds.

In Beijing, he clocked 19.55 to claim a fourth consecutive 200m world title and his tenth world championships gold, sealing another sprint double.

Anchoring Jamaica to 4x100m relay gold in Beijing, Bolt claimed his eleventh world championships title and completed a third straight Worlds sprint triple.

At Rio 2016, he claimed 200m gold in 19.78 to secure a third consecutive Olympic title over the distance, a feat no other sprinter has managed.

Anchoring Jamaica to 4x100m gold in Rio in 37.27, Bolt claimed his third straight Olympic relay title. The victory closed his Olympic career with eight golds in his final Games race.