Usain Bolt

CTL-E-6708 · Person · other · contemporary

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica is the fastest sprinter in recorded history, holding the world records for the 100 metres (9.58 seconds) and 200 metres (19.19), both set at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. He won eight Olympic gold medals across the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Games, including the 100m–200m double at three consecutive Olympics. Bolt retired in 2017 as the dominant figure of his sport.

Notes

Merged 2026-11-02 from the staged athletes packet (website/.build-work/scratch-v114/athletes/) under the GOV-006 founder gate opened 2026-11-02; the staged record is carried verbatim — no claim upgraded in transit (GOV-004). · Roles as staged: Track & field — sprints (Jamaica) · Photo: Photo: Neil · CC BY 2.0 · Source: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usain_Bolt_(9391717499).jpg) · staged for CultureTechLens Full per-asset record in this package's photo-records.json, keyed to CTL-E-6708.

Sources

• Wikipedia, 'Usain Bolt' — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt
• britannica.com — https://www.britannica.com/biography/Usain-Bolt

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