Usain Bolt is a sprinter.
The 200 metres ( also spelled 200 meters ) is a sprint running event . Usain St Leo Bolt , OJ , CD ( [ ˈjuːseɪn ] born 21 August 1986 ) is a Jamaican sprinter . Due to his unprecedented dominance and achievements in sprint competition , he is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time .