How Usain Bolt spends his millions
Usain Bolt earned $32.5 million in the year running up to the 2016 Olympics.
He is the only track star who made it onto the Forbes list of highest paid athletes, coming in at number 32.
Source: Forbes.
Bolt's relationship with Puma started way back in 2002 and his $10 million-per-year deal is by far the most lucrative in athletics.
Source: CNBC.
Bolt's other sponsors include the watch-maker Hublot, Gatorade, and Virgin Media, who have deals ranging in value from $1 million to $4 million.
Source: Forbes.
Prize money in athletics is relatively low. Bolt earns $10,000 for every race he wins in the Diamond League, but he is often paid appearance fees of up to $400,000 per meet.
Source: Forbes.
Bolt earned a total of $2.5 million in prize money and appearance fees in the last 12 months, according to Forbes.
Source: Forbes.
Another big earner for the Jamaican athlete comes from Bolt's character in the Temple Run gaming franchise, which has more than one billion downloads.
Source: Forbes.
It makes sense that the world's fastest man enjoys reaching high speeds on the road. One of the track star's most lavish purchases is a £80,000 ($105,000) black Nissan GT-R.
Never content with just one trophy, Bolt also owns a special edition gold GT-R. However, this was given to him by Nissan after his golden successes at the London Olympics in 2012.
Source: News.com.au.
Bolt grew up with his parents in Jamaica.
Despite his international success, his main base is not far from home. One of Bolt's biggest purchases is his mansion in the Norbrook housing complex in Kingston, for an undisclosed figure.
Good morning World.. #Home pic.twitter.com/KLEd4r65Y1
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) December 7, 2015
Bolt's neighbours are rapper Sean Paul and Model Jodi "Jinx" Stewart-Henriques. The couple have complained about the track star's loud and lavish parties in the past.
Source: The Daily Mail.
Between the bikes, loud, horrid music, parties and screams, I honestly wish he would go back to where he came from," Stewart-Henriques wrote on Facebook in 2015, according to The Daily Mail. "He’s a horrible neighbour.
Source: The Daily Mail.
Bolt's partying is not confined to his home. In 2015 he reportedly spent £10,000 on vodka in a Mayfair nightclub ... and left without settling the bill.
Source: The Voice.
However, when he realised his mistake the next day, the athlete returned to Drama nightclub to settle the bill.
In 2009, Bolt bought a second home in Rum Cay Island in the Bahamas for an unknown fee. "Who wouldn't want to live on Rum Cay?" Bolt asked at the time. "It is magnificent."
It's that time of Sunday evening #ChillVibe pic.twitter.com/Rokb2TsewV
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) September 20, 2015
Source: PR Web.
As well as hard partying and luxury purchases, Bolt also gives back to his community. He regularly donates sports equipment to the Thorpe William Knibb Memorial High School in Jamaica, where he was once a student.
In 2015 Bolt handed over $1.3 to his old school, as well as the usual bounty of sports equipment.
First order of business on returning to my lovely island Jamaica is to visit my high school William Knibb Memorial pic.twitter.com/40OmaByIKs
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) September 16, 2015
Bolt also gives to various other community projects. In 2013, he gave $4 million to renovate a local health centre in Sherwood Content, Jamaica.
It's season of giving #UBTreat #MyCommunity #SherwoodContent pic.twitter.com/Nv3okdTyAM
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) December 27, 2015
Source: Jamaica Observer.
One of Bolt's biggest hobbies is music. He has been performing DJ sets in public since 2010. The equipment does not come cheap, with high-end DJ decks costing more than £5,000.
Source: Thump.
Bolt is dating 26-year-old Jamaican Kasi Bennet.
Christine Bolt-Hylton, Bolt's sister, has said that there is a "very strong possibility" that her brother will propose to Bennet on his return from Rio. Bolt is unlikely to scrimp on the engagement ring or the wedding, having referred to himself and Bennet as "President And First Lady" on Instagram.
Bolt travels the world in style, often by private jet.
Work hard for this life!!! pic.twitter.com/C1XHKYZ60M
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) April 19, 2016
He hangs out with lots of famous figures, including UK royal Prince Harry.
But much of the athlete's time is spent training on the track.
Having just turned 30, Bolt is aware that his speed cannot last forever. He plans to retire after the 2017 world championships in London, leaving him with much more time to spend that hard-earned cash.
Source: CNN.
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