Usain Bolt is a professional track and field athlete and is known for his incredible speed. He was born on 21st of August, 1986 and is known by nicknames such as Lightning Bolt, The Fastest Man Alive and UB because of his speed. Here are some details about his personal and professional life.
Personal Basic Information
| Full Name | Usain St. Leo Bolt |
| Nick Name | Lightning Bolt, The Fastest Man Alive and UB. |
| Father’s Name | Wellesley Bolt |
| Mother’s Name | Jennifer Bolt |
| Date of Birth (Born) | August 21, 1986 |
| Birth Place | Sherwood Content, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica |
| Current Age | Age: 39 years, 6 months, and 27 days as of today. Time left for next birthday: 5 months and 4 days. |
| Height | 6 feet 4 inches (195 cm) |
| Weight | 207 pounds (94 kg) |
| Net worth | Approx. $90 million dollars as of March 2025 |
| Marriage Status | Unmarried |
| Partner’s Name | Kasi Bennett |
| Kids Name | Olympia Lightning Bolt, Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt |
| High school | William Knibb Memorial High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Jamaica |
| Nationality | Jamaican |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Current Team Name | Retired on 13 August 2017 at the age of 30 years and only 8 days were left before turning 31 |
Usain Bolt’s Net Worth
As of year 2025, Usain Bolt earned a total of $90 million dollars from his career and all this earning comes from various sources which are mentioned below:
- Track & Field Earnings: Usain Bolt is the highest paid athlete in the track and field sports history and used to earn approximately $30 million dollars every year. He used to get around $250,000 to $500,000 as his appearance fee from different types of tournaments.
- Endorsements: In his entire career Usain has earned a lot of brand deals and through these endorsements he has accumulated around $30 million dollars every year, this money comes from various deals with Puma, Gatorade and many other companies.
- Business Ventures: Usain has co-founded a company named Bolt Mobility in 2018, the company makes electric scooter and during the initial days of the company it was a huge success but in the year 2022, the company paused its operations. He also has a partnership in a dental care situated in Jamaica; he also owns many properties in his home country worth $2.65 million dollars.
- Publishing & Media: He also been involved in writing and has written two autobiographies about his life called My Story: 9.58: Being the World’s Fastest Man published in the year 2010 and Faster than Lightning: My Autobiography published in 2013. He has earned millions of dollars through the sales and royalties of the books.
Usain Bolt Early Life and Childhood
Usain St. Leo Bolt was born on 21st of August in the year 1986 in Sherwood Content, it is a small town located in Trelawny Parish in Jamaica. Usain’s father Wellesley Bolt had a grocery shop in the town and his mother Jennifer Bolt was a housewife but also used help at the shop. They had three children including Usain and lived a quiet and simple life.
When Usain was young, he was a very energetic kid and loved playing sports, he was very passionate about cricket and wished to become a cricketer someday like his idols Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis. He was a very talented fast bowler and after seeing his running style, his coach recommended him to try track.
Education and the Beginning of Sports Career
Usain completed his high school from William Knibb Memorial High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, where he used to practice his fast bowling and eventually started running track seriously.
At the age of 14, he started track and sprinting under the guidance of a former athlete Pablo McNeil and Dwayne Jarrett.
Usain started competing seriously in his teenage years and at the CARIFTA Games, where he competed on an international scale and won a silver medal in the 200m and 400m categories, after that Usain has competed in many international and national competitions.
Professional Career
2004-2008: After debuting Usain competed at various competitions such as 2004 Athens Olympics but in the year 2005 Usain suffered a hamstring injury but still kept on competing in World Championships and at the 2007, World Championship held in Osaka, Usain won the silver medal in the 200m. At the 2008 New York Grand Prix, he set a record in the 100m and in the same year at the Beijing Olympics, he achieved gold medal in two different categories such as 100m and 200m races.
2008-2011: At the Beijing Olympics Usain competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay and won it after defeating Richard Thompson, Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford and team Japan. In the year 2009, World Championship held in Germany, he defeated Tyson Gay, Alonso Edward and many other players in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay. During the 2011 Usai got disqualified because of false start in the 100m race but won the gold in 200m and 4x100m relay.
2012-2015: At the London Olympics, he won the gold medal in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay races after defeating Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin and many other players. At the 2013 Moscow World Championship, Usain achieved gold in thrice after defeating Justin Gatlin, Nesta Carter, Warren Weir, Curtis Mitchell and many other. Once again at the Beijing World Championship he achieved the gold thrice and defeated many players.
2016-2017: After competing in the Rio Olympics, Usain won the gold medal in 100m and 200m categories and defeated players like Justin Gatlin, Andre De Grasse and Christophe Lemaitre. After winning bronze in 100m category at the London World Championship Usain retired from his professional career because of an injury.
Achievements / Awards / Medals
In the professional track and field journey of Carl Lewis, he has a long list of achievements and here are some of them:
International Achievements
- 2002: Usain’s first international win was at the World Junior Championship where he earned a gold medal in 200m race after defeating Christian Malcolm and Michael Mathieu.
- 2003: In this year, Usain took part in World Youth Championships held in Canada and achieved the 1st place in 200m race and earned a gold medal after defeating Darrel Brown.
- 2008, 2016: During the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics, he achieved three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay upon competing against Richard Thompson, Walter Dix and Shawn Crawford but after one his teammates were found doping and the gold was returned in both years.
- 2012: At the London Olympic, he achieved three gold medals in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay after competing and winning against Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin and many other players.
- 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017: During the World Championship Usain claimed the gold medal in 100m, 200m, and 4x100m categories several times upon defeating many talented athletes.
National Achievements
- 2003: Usain won the first place at the Jamaican High School Championships where he competed against William Knibb and this win led in a place at the 2003 World Youth Championships.
- 2005, 2007: At the Jamaican Senior National and National Championship Usain won the 200m race after defeating Christopher Williams, Ricardo Williams and Marvin Anderson.
- 2008-2016: Usain won many gold medals in the 100m and 200m categories at the World Trials and Olympic Trials held in his home country Jamaica and there he defeated many talented players.
Married Life and Family
Usain Bolt and Kasi J. Bennett started dating back in 2014 and in the year 2016, they publicly started dating. Kasi is a well accomplished model, entrepreneur and is also a managing director of Elevate Marketing House, Kasi also has a law and master degree in business and she often engages with people on social media. According to reports there is no news of there marriage but they three kids together.
- Olympia Lightning Bolt: The first child of Usain and Kasi was born on May 17, 2020.
- Saint Leo Bolt and Thunder Bolt: In June 2021, the couple announced that they were blessed with twins.