The Olympic champion and world record holder in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay is sure to get pulses racing at Glasgow 2014.
Usain Bolt is regarded by many as the fastest man in the world.
He is the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting and is also the only athlete to hold both the 100m and 200m world records.
He is a five-time world champion and holder of the coveted ‘double double’, a title he secured after winning consecutive Olympic 100m and 200m titles in 2008 and 2012.
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- born in Jamaica on August 21 1986
- competes in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m
- won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the London 2012 Olympics
- nicknamed the Lightning Bolt
- current world record holder in the 100m (9.58 seconds), 200m (19.19 seconds) and 4x100m relay (36,84 seconds)
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