Usain Bolt Bibliography - Year 2001

During the CARIFTA Games in 2001 Bolt set a personal best of 48.28 seconds earning him a silver medal , as well as in the 200 meter where where he ran 21.81 seconds. The CARIFTA Games was a Caribbean regional event, however Bolt made his first world race during 2001 as well at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Unfortionatly Bold did not qualify for the finals, but he still made an achievement as he ran a new personal best of 21.72 seconds.

At this time bolt was 15 years old and did not take his athletics career very seriously and when he was suppose to be preparing for the 200 meter finals at CARIFTA trials, Bolt hid in the back of the van and was detained by police for his joke. However, both Bolt and his coach McNeil attended the CARIFTA Games, and Bolt set championship records in the 200 m and 400 m with times of 21.12 seconds and 47.33 seconds. Read about Usain Bolt in 2002!