Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

Athlete Card | Olympics Track and Field Medal Tracker

Injuries have restricted the arrival of Jamaica's Usain Bolt on the international scene of stars but signs of his unquestioned talent were on view in 2002 when he became the youngest 200m junior world champion at 15 years and 332 days when he crossed the line in 19.93 seconds. On May 31, 2008, Bolt made headlines around the world with a stunning new world record of 9.72 seconds in the 100m.

After recently setting a new 100m world record of 9.69 seconds as well as a new 200m world record of 19.30 seconds in Beijing, Bolt became the first since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win gold in both races in the same Olympic Games.

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ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

8 a.m.: Mel Kiper Jr./Todd McShay

Erik wonders where Usain Bolt would go in the NFL draft and Todd says, if he has any skills at all...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | August 29, 2008

A look back on the Beijing Games

Dan Rafael

Now that the Beijing Olympics are over, my two DVRs and two DVD recorders are finally resting after two weeks of massive overtime spent recording and ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 26, 2008

Aug. 24: Beijing Bureau closing down

...cycling race at the Great Wall. Or seeing Michael Phelps win his eighth gold medal. Or Usain Bolt blow away the world in the 100-meter dash. I could name those athletic performances or...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2008

Aug. 22: Mr. Phelps, meet your match

...of these Games. Well, not eclipsed, not exactly, but perhaps equaled. On Friday night Beijing time, Usain Bolt powered Jamaica to gold in the men's 400-meter relay, and not just gold, but...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 22, 2008

6 a.m.: Olympics/Merriman's Injury/Bills

...run through all of the latest Olympic news including bad news for women's softball and Usain Bolt. The guys discuss Shawne Merriman's injury and the end of an era for the Yankees...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | August 22, 2008

Aug. 21: A message to the IOC

From ESPN The Magazine's Luke Cyphers: This is rich. IOC president Jacques Rogge said Usain Bolt overdid it with his celebration following the most remarkable run any sprinter has ever had. "That...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Aug. 21: Something to celebrate

From ESPN.com Olympics editor Joy Russo: IOC president Jacques Rogge recently criticized Usain Bolt for the Jamaican sprinter's postrace celebrations, saying, "That's not the way we perceive being...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Noon: WR Bolt?/Ernie Accorsi

Could Usain Bolt be a wide receiver in the NFL? Todd thinks it'd be worth the draft pick...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | August 21, 2008

6 a.m.: Bolt's Records/Jackson's Holdout/MLB Replay

Usain Bolt has everyone excited as he continues to smash world records. Erik and Golic think it's...

ESPN Insider Audio PodCast | August 21, 2008

Aug. 17: 'We're not going to take it lightly'

...with a time of 10.78 seconds. It was the same margin of victory that countryman Usain Bolt clocked on Saturday night when he gave Jamaica its first victory in the 100. Williams finished...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2008