A retired Jamaican sprinter named Usain Leo Bolt, who was born on August 21, 1986, is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter to ever compete. He owns world records in the 100, 200, and 4 × 100-meter relays.

The only sprinter to win the 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic titles at three consecutive Games are Bolt, an eight-time Olympian with a gold medal (2008, 2012, and 2016). In the 4 100 relays, he again took home two gold medals. He achieved two sprint event victories in Olympic world records at the 2008 Beijing Games, becoming the first person to do it since completely automatic timing became necessary. This earned him worldwide fame.

He is the most successful male competitor at the World Championships. With three titles, Bolt is one of the most successful athletes in the 100 m, and he is the first individual to win four 200 m World Championship titles.

From 2009 to 2015, with the exception of a 100-meter false start in 2011, he won back-to-back gold medals at the World Championships in the 100, 200, and four-by-one-hundred-meter relay. He won the World Championship 11 times.

Is Kylian Mbappé faster than Usain Bolt?

Kylian Mbappe is still a ways off from the fastest recorded human speed, which was set by Usain Bolt in 2009 when he set the world record for the 100-meter race in 9.58 seconds while clocking an almost incredible 44.72 km/h. Despite this, Mbappe keeps up an unbelievable rate of play that has him among the best players in the world right now.