Usain Bolt is 6’5″ tall (or 1.95 meters), according to his official site… Usain Bolt’s 9.72 in the 100 meters in 2008 broke the record of a fellow Jamaican, Asafa Powell, who had run 9.74 in 2007… Usain Bolt was born with scoliosis, a curvature of the lower spine, making his running exploits all the more remarkable. “My spine’s really curved bad. But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn’t really bother me,” he told ESPN Magazine in 2011… Usain Bolt is known for his speed both on and off the track: he survived crashes while driving BMWs in 2009 and 2012… His fellow Jamaican Elaine Thompson also swept the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints at the 2016 Olympics.