Usain Bolt Quiz

Question: Before specializing in sprinting, what other sport did Usain Bolt excel in?

Answer: Bolt was a good fast bowler as a child but gave up cricket to focus on running. He remains an avid cricket fan.

Question: Why didn't Usain Bolt win the 100 meters in the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, despite being heavily favored in the event?

Answer: To the track world's horror, Bolt sprang out of the blocks before the gun, earning a disqualification. He took off his shirt and left the track immediately.

Question: What is Usain Bolt's fastest 100-meter time?

Answer: At the 2009 Track and Field World Championships in Berlin, Bolt shattered his own world record of 9.69 seconds.

Question: In which year did Usain Bolt not win the award for male athlete of the year from the International Association of Athletic Federations?

Answer: Bolt had a relatively weak year in 2010, struggling with injury and motivation and losing a high-profile race to his American rival Tyson Gay. The award was won by the Kenyan middle-distance runner David Rushida.

Question: True or False: Usain Bolt is the only man ever to win the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 x 100-meter relay in a single Olympics.

Answer: Carl Lewis did it in 1984. Bolt did it in 2008 (setting three world records in the process) and again in 2012.

Question: Which of the following best describes Usain Bolt's signature "Lightning Bolt" pose?

Answer: The pose became a phenomenon on social media, and Bolt has demonstrated it alongside luminaries such as U.S. President Barack Obama and Prince Harry of England.

Question: How tall is Usain Bolt?

Answer: Bolt is unusually tall for a sprinter. Taller runners are thought to be at a disadvantage in the first meters of a short race, but Bolt’s height hasn't been a problem for him.

Question: In which of the following races has Usain Bolt not set a world record?

Answer: Although Bolt was an outstanding 400-meter runner in his younger days, he hasn't pursued the event in international competition.

Question: What is the name of Usain Bolt's main running coach?

Answer: Mills also served as the Jamaican track team's head coach for 22 years before stepping aside in 2009. He is considered one of the most-successful coaches in the history of the sport.