Updated 20 August 2007

Usain BOLT, Jamaica, (200m & 400m)

Born 21 August 1986, Trelawny, Jamaica; 1.96m; 86kg 

Coaches: Dwayne Barrett, Pablo McNeil, Fitz Coleman, Glen Mills

Nicknamed “lightning Bolt”, Usain Bolt is the only junior to have run the 200m under 20 seconds. Holder of the world junior and Jamaican national records, Bolt started running while in primary school, although his first love was cricket. He still enjoys the game but prefers basketball more now.