Usain Bolt was born on 21 August 1986 in Sherwood Content. A Jamaican sprinter born in Trelawny, Bolt is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter in history. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics he won the 100 metres and 200 metres in world record times, and he repeated the double at the 2012 and 2016 Games, also winning the relay each time (though one relay title was later stripped because of a teammate's doping). In 2009 in Berlin he set world records of 9.58 seconds in the 100 metres and 19.19 in the 200 metres, marks that remain unbeaten. Tall for a sprinter and charismatic, he popularized a lightning-bolt victory pose. He retired in 2017 after the World Championships in London.
Before and after
- 1 July 1986Birth of Agnez Mo
- July 1986The Sanxingdui bronze pits are found
- 2 July 1986Birth of Lindsay Lohan
- 21 August 1986Lake Nyos disaster
- 21 August 1986Birth of Usain Bolt
- 27 August 1986Birth of Sebastian Kurz
- 12 September 1986Birth of Emmy Rossum
- 9 October 1986Founding of Fox Broadcasting Company
- from 16 December 1986 to 11 September 1987Toyota War
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