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He continued his Olympic winning streak, taking gold in the meters in I have made the sport exciting, I have made people want to see the sport. I have put the sport on a different level. The "fastest man alive" remained undefeated in what he said would be the last race of his Olympic career, the 4xmeter relay, which he ran with teammates Blake, Asafa Powell and Nickel Ashmeade. Anchoring the race, Bolt led the Jamaican team to gold, crossing the finish line in It was the third consecutive gold medal win for Bolt in Rio.

I'm now a legend. I'm also the greatest athlete to live. I've got nothing left to prove. Bolt is an time world champion. He holds the world records in races for meters, at 9. Participating in the , and summer Olympic Games, Bolt completed a "triple-triple," with a total of nine gold medals earned in the meter, meter and 4xmeter relay races.

In doing so, Bolt joined just two other triple-triple runners: Paavo Nurmi of Finland in , and and Carl Lewis of the United States in , , and However in January , the International Olympic Committee stripped Bolt of one of these medals, for the 4xmeter relay, because his teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of a doping violation.

Bolt took back the meter world title on August 11, , after having lost the title in Although Bolt didn't strike his signature "lightning bolt" pose after the race, his winning image still caused a stir, with lightning striking just as he crossed the finish line.

Trouble with his pelvic muscles forced him to withdraw from two races, though Bolt made a comeback that July with a meter win at London's Anniversary Games. In , Bolt faced challenges on the track at the World Athletics Championships. He finished third in the men's meters, taking home the bronze medal behind Christian Coleman, who won silver, and Gatlin, who took home the gold. It was the first time that Bolt had been beaten at the World Athletics Championships since His struggles didn't end there: In the 4xmeter relay, which many believed would be Bolt's final race, he collapsed from a hamstring injury and had to cross the finish line with the help of his teammates.

In August , following the World Athletics Championships, Bolt announced his retirement from track and field. Bolt had long talked about eventually making a career in soccer.

In August , following his retirement from track and field, he planned to join Manchester United for a charity game against Barcelona, but he had to miss the match due to his hamstring injury.

In September, Bolt said he was already in talks with several pro soccer teams, including Manchester United. In October, Bolt reaffirmed his commitment to playing soccer. I don't care what people really think about it. I'm not going to lie to myself. I'm not going to be stupid," he told reporters at the U. Formula One Grand Prix. It's a dream and another chapter of my life.

If you have a dream that you always wanted to do, why not try and see where it will go. Bolt began training with the Central Coast Mariners of the Australian A-League in summer and scored two goals in a preseason match in October, but left shortly afterward when he was unable to agree to contract terms with the club.

Bolt has been private about their relationship, but he told a journalist in January that they had been dating for almost three years. In May , it was revealed that Bennett had given birth to a daughter. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. His long jump world record stood for 25 years.

Olympic gold medalist Florence Joyner brought style to track and field with form-fitting bodysuits, six-inch fingernails and amazing speed. She still holds the world records in the and meter events. He then returned to the track in , in what would be the final year of his career.

Bolt finished third in the meter dash at the world championships and was the anchor leg on Jamaica's 4x relay team a few days later. He received the baton, took a few steps and winced in pain — stricken by another one of the hamstring injuries that plagued him throughout his career. Bolt announced his retirement thereafter. Bolt won a total of eight Olympic medals in , and He swept the and meters at all three Games, and helped Jamaica win the 4x relay in two of them.

Jamaica's relay team also won in but was later disqualified after one of Bolt's teammates, Nesta Carter, was sanctioned for doping.

Beyond the Olympics, Bolt also won 14 world championship medals — 11 of them gold. Sign up for Olympic texts to get exclusive access to the Games. After retiring from track and field, Bolt first turned his attention to his other sporting love: soccer. He famously tried out for a professional team in Australia, the Central Coast Mariners, and spent about eight weeks with the team — even appearing in a few exhibitions. But ultimately, the soccer career didn't pan out. In the years since, Bolt has dived into music.

He's produced several songs and has spoken about wanting to bring Jamaica's dancehall genre to an international audience. And he's also become a father. Bolt and his girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, welcomed their first child in May — a daughter named Olympia Lightning. Bennett gave birth to twin boys, St.

Leo and Thunder, earlier this summer. Bolt holds the world record in the meter dash of 9. And no other track athlete has ever come within one-tenth of a second of that record; Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake both recorded times of 9. To put that in context: Bolt's top speed during his record-setting run was about Bolt still holds the world record, so yes, he is still considered the world's fastest man.