Usain Bolt
Jamaican sprinter
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| January 19 2023 | Usain Bolt fell victim to a fraud scheme, resulting in the disappearance of more than $12 million from his retirement savings account. The account, held with Kingston-based investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., showed a drastic decline in balance from $12.8 million to only $12,000. |
| July 2022 | Bolt Mobility abruptly ceased operations, affecting bike-sharing programs in various cities, including Burlington, Vermont and Portland, Oregon. |
| 2021 | Usain Bolt shared with the BBC that his love for video games, including Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat, had helped him during his Olympic career. |
| 2021 | Usain Bolt partnered with SprintRay Inc to launch 'Bolt Labs powered by SprintRay' in Jamaica, aimed at increasing access to dental care using 3D printing technology. |
| July 2021 | Usain Bolt mentioned that he could have considered a career as a wide receiver in the NFL if concussion rules had been stricter in the past. |
| June 2021 | Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett welcomed twin boys, named Thunder and Saint Leo. |
| January 2021 | Usain Bolt released a single titled 'Living the Dream' in collaboration with his childhood friend and manager Nugent 'NJ' Walker. |
| May 17 2020 | Usain Bolt's longtime girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Olympia Lightning. |
| 2019 | Usain Bolt announced that he would not pursue a career in football, stating that his sports life was over. |
| November 2019 | Bolt released another compilation called Immortal Riddim that included tracks from artists such as Vybz Kartel and Masicka. |
| July 2019 | Usain Bolt made his debut as a dancehall music producer with the release of the Olympe Rosé riddim, which featured tracks from Jamaican dancehall artistes including Dexta Daps and Munga Honorable. |
| May 2019 | Usain Bolt spoke at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, where he introduced the future release of the Nano minicar and met with French president Emmanuel Macron. |
| March 2019 | Bolt made his first public appearance for Bolt Mobility during the company's launch in New York City, participating in interviews on CNBC. |
| 2018 | Usain Bolt trained with Norwegian football club Strømsgodset and played as a forward in a friendly match against the Norway national under-19 team. |
| 2018 | Usain Bolt co-founded Bolt Mobility, an electric scooter company named after him, focusing on providing electric scooters and other mobility devices. |
| November 2018 | Usain Bolt left Central Coast Mariners after eight weeks with the club. |
| October 21 2018 | Usain Bolt was offered a contract by Central Coast Mariners, facilitated by the Australian FA. |
| October 18 2018 | Usain Bolt turned down a two-year contract offered by Maltese football club Valletta. |
| October 12 2018 | Usain Bolt started in a friendly match for Central Coast Mariners against amateur club Macarthur South West United, scoring two goals. |
| August 31 2018 | Usain Bolt made his friendly debut for Central Coast Mariners as a substitute against a Central Coast Select team. |
| August 21 2018 | On his 32nd birthday, Usain Bolt began training with Australian football club Central Coast Mariners. |
| 2017 | The Jamaican team was stripped of their 2008 Olympics 4 × 100 metre title due to Nesta Carter's doping offence, a situation described by Bolt as 'heartbreaking'. |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt finished the 100 metres event with a time of 9.95 seconds, placing 10th. |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt had the third highest earning social media income for sponsors among athletes, being the only non-footballer in the top seven. |
| 2017 | During the final of the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, Bolt suffered a hamstring injury and collapsed 50 metres from the finish line, assisted to cross by his teammates. |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt participated as the anchor runner for Jamaica's 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2017 World Athletics Championships, helping the team win their heat comfortably. |
| 2017 | At the 2017 World Athletics Championships, Usain Bolt won his heat in 10.07 seconds but was beaten in the semi-final by Christian Coleman, breaking Bolt's four-year winning streak in the 100m. |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award for the fourth time. |
| 2017 | Bolt retired from competitive sprinting after the World Championships, finishing third in his final solo 100 metres race and opting out of the 200 metres due to injury. |
| 2017 | Usain Bolt won the 100 m at the Monaco Herculis. |
| December 3 2017 | A statue of Usain Bolt was unveiled in his honour at the National Stadium in Kingston on 3 December 2017, depicting him in his signature 'lightning bolt' pose. |
| August 5 2017 | Usain Bolt completed his final career race, achieving a wind-legal sub-10-second performance in the 100 metres at the World Championships. |
| February 2017 | Usain Bolt performed at the inaugural Nitro Athletics meet in February 2017, leading his team, the Bolt All-Stars, to victory in this new Australia-based track and field meeting series. |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt received the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the sixth time. |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt placed third in the 200 metres event with a time of 19.78 seconds. |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt earned approximately $33 million, making him the only track and field athlete on Forbes' list of The World's Highest-paid Athletes. |
| 2016 | Usain Bolt finished second in the 100 metres event with a time of 9.81 seconds. |
| November 2016 | In an interview, Usain Bolt expressed his desire to play as a professional footballer after retiring from track and field, stating that playing for Manchester United would be a dream come true. |
| November 28 2016 | A documentary film titled 'I Am Bolt' was released in the United Kingdom, showcasing the athletic life of Usain Bolt and his achievement of winning three Olympic gold medals. |
| August 2016 | Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the Rio Olympics with a time of 9.81 seconds, making him the first athlete to win this event three times at the Olympic Games. |
| August 2016 | Following his 100 m victory, Usain Bolt secured another gold medal in the 200 m at the Rio Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win the event three times at the Olympic Games. |
| August 2016 | Usain Bolt ran the anchor leg for the finals of the 4 × 100 m relay at the Rio Olympics, winning his third consecutive and last Olympic gold medal in this event, achieving the 'triple-triple', three gold medals in three consecutive Olympics. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt entered the 2015 Beijing World Championships to defend his sprint titles despite not being the comfortable favorite he had been since 2008. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt achieved his fifth fastest run ever for the 200 m final at the World Championships, clocking in at 19.55 seconds, thereby winning his fourth consecutive world title in this event. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt won the 200 m at the New York Adidas Grand Prix. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt contributed to Jamaica's victory in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the World Championships, helping the team defend their title with a time of 37.36 seconds after the American team was disqualified. |
| 2015 | Bolt secured gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4×100 m relay at the World Championships in Beijing, China. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt finished second in the 100 metres event with a time of 9.79 seconds. |
| 2015 | In the 100 m final at the World Championships, Usain Bolt narrowly defeated Justin Gatlin with a time of 9.79 seconds, winning his third world title in this event. |
| 2015 | Usain Bolt was honored as the AIPS Male Athlete of the Year. |
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